Europe is well ahead of the U.S. when it comes to putting environmentally-friendly concepts into action. In France especially, utility prices are high — encouraging people to save money and fuel — energy-saving products line the shelves of grocery stores, and healthy, sustainable living has become an affordable part of European life.
The introduction of public [...]
Ryanair was created in the 80s as a small, Dublin-based, budget airline flying small planes at competitive rates from Dublin to London. It is now the top budget airline in Europe, currently serving 153 destinations in 26 countries. If France is just one of your European destinations, it’s worth checking out their booking website to [...]
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It’s July 14th! France’s Independence Day falls just 10 days (and 13 years) after our own in the U.S., and the holiday incites as much national pride and festivity as does the 4th of July in the States.
Celebration • Vocabulary
La Fête Nationale
La Fête Nationale, better known to us as [...]
Films are an integral art of French culture. France is famous for festivals, most notably the one at Cannes, and for producing edgy movies that are subtitled or dubbed to be replayed around the world.
If you happen to be in the right place at the right time to check out a film festival in [...]
“So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”
-Christina Aguilera
(She’ll never live that one down.)
Le Festival de Cannes
As most of us are well aware, the Festival de Cannes is an annual film festival held in the town of (you guessed it!) Cannes, France. The event takes place each year (usually in May) at the [...]
Beauvais Airport (BVA) is the third and smallest international airport serving Paris (the other two being Charles de Gaulle and Orly). You won’t land there if you’re flying from North America (or anywhere outside of Europe or Morocco), but if Paris is a secondary destination and if you plan to travel within Europe, you may [...]
More »On January 26th, director Tim Burton was announced as the President of the Jury for the 63rd Festival de Cannes in 2010. He will be just one of hundreds of thousands of film industry professionals and cinema fans who will flock to the beautiful French Riviera city to take part in the festival from May [...]
More »Orly is one of three international airports in Paris (and its environs), the other two being Charles de Gaulle and Beauvais. Beavais is the furthest from Paris, and does not serve flights arriving from North America. (It is a very small airport that is mainly used for Ryanair flights within Europe, but more on that [...]
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As in many other countries in the world, Easter is a holiday observed in France by both religious and non-religious people. France is still a largely Catholic country, and even those who don’t regularly attend mass throughout the year will go to church on Easter Suday, or Pâques.
Many [...]
LES RUES DE PARIS: PARTIE UNE – THE STREETS OF PARIS: PART ONE
“Paris Arrondissements”
“Paris Districts”
Paris, like New York City, is divided into large districts. Though smaller and more numerous than New York’s boroughs, the arrondissements of Paris are large enough to comprise many neighborhoods. There are twenty arrondissements of Paris, [...]
Anne has studied and spoken French for over a decade and has lived in both France and Francophone Cameroon. She strives to write lessons that reflect her real experiences and represent the way people really speak.
