Prince Charles, St Tropez’s nudist Liberty Beach and Brigitte Bardot... In the late sixties and early seventies, the Côte d’Azur was the playground of the rich and famous; the esplanade and marina the promenade of celebrity and the nudist beaches, the epitome of the freedom this era enjoyed.
I always pictured life in Australia as relaxing, full of sun, wildlife and surfing. But when I arrived in early July, the weather was awful every day.
Because there are really two French languages: written French, and spoken French. Schools traditionally teach you to speak like you write, but it is so wrong...
For the holidays, I created a realistic dialogue to introduce you to both the French traditions and precise vocabulary used in France around Christmas and the holidays. Pay close attention to the many uses of 'on'. Enjoy, and happy holidays!
Baudelaire wrote of Eugène Delacroix that he was passionately in love with passion, but coldly determined to express passion as clearly as possible. I thought of this as I visited the Musée National Eugène Delacroix in the artist’s old apartment on the rue de Fürstenberg. For me, Paris has always stirred many passions.
On the road from Grenoble to Valence, there are lots of beautiful and interesting places to see, including the medieval village of Pont-en-Royan (including the Choranche cave), the medieval village of Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye and Le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval.
Episode 2: The Parisian property reality. Gilles hands us a large clump of keys of varying sizes and complexity. There are two particularly large and complex keys in the collection, for the locks on the front door. These look a bit like fish cleaning tools.
Episode 1: The Parisian property dream. One Saturday, a newspaper article pointed out that in the current economic climate, Paris is a good place to buy investment properties.
For an art and history lover like me, France is a constant source of inspiration. My art is closely linked to history, and my art is very French. Anywhere I look, I can see fascinating things and not only in Paris, everywhere in France.
Episode 2: Camille's evaluation of self-teaching methods and immersion programs. What would she do if she were a French language student?
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