Halloween in France: what do the French really think?
The French, many believe, wouldn’t accept Halloween as their own holiday, as they’re much too protective of their culture - we could be in for a drastic change...
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Meet the French in Paris: going local
The next step in my aim to meet the French: taking part in activities a…
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Paris Mosaic: meet florist Aline Profit of Les Fleurs d’Aline
True artisan florists are rare these days, but for Aline flowers were a childhood passion.…
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Paris Mosiac: meet artisan baker Bruno Solques of Boulangerie Bruno Solques
Meet Boulanger Bruno Solques and discover the delights of his business, Boulangerie Bruno Solques.
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Paris Mosaic: meet the artisans in Paris
Meet the many talented and dedicated artisans in Paris - fleuristes, chocolatiers, boulangers and fromagers:…
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Grey areas in French culture: would you take a 12-year-old to see 'Fifty Shades'?
Have the French gone too far this time?
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Understanding 'laïcité': a knight to be remembered
Lean about French secularism, and how an 18th-century martyr and the massacre of Charlie Hebdo…
Paris, FranceQuestioning the authenticity of a Parisian romance
Every year, as the courtyards and walkways of the Louvre and the wooden planks of Le Pont des Arts become eroded and heavy with use, more and more tourists leave Paris with their heads full of romantic memories, but their hearts full of disillusionment. Paris, France