Introduce your kids to some French history - and make it fun!
Children are very curious and love to learn new things. Teaching them French history can be the prefect gateway into the French language. And, it’s easier than you think.
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Paris museums off the beaten path: Musée Carnavalet
When it comes to museums, Paris has a charm all of its own. And the…
Paris, France
‘Camille Claudel, 1915’ – very French, very authentic
Juliette Binoche stars as Camille in the biopic French film based the sculptor's life. She…
France
Chenonceau: the women behind the French château
The Loire Valley’s Château de Chenonceau has a fascinating story to tell- and it’s very…
The Loire Valley, France
Rencontre avec les Etoiles à l’Institut d’Astrophysique et l’Observatoire de Paris
J’avais toujours aperçu le dôme de l’Observatoire de Paris, près de la place Denfert Rochereau,…
Paris, France
Comment l'Australie n'est pas devenue française
En 1800 Napoléon se voyait déjà maître du monde et la Nouvelle-Hollande était l'un des…
Australia
Your pocket-sized Guide to French philosophy: Voltaire
How well do you know your French philosophers? Voltaire was a French philosopher and writer…
FranceThe Dreamtime comes to France: an Australian view from the Eiffel Tower
Eight million people scale the Eiffel Tower each year for the view over Paris, and now, amongst the Notre Dame, the Louvre and Sacré Coeur, visitors will be treated to the sight of a great barramundi, floundering on the banks of the Seine, upon the roof of Musée de quai Branly. Paris, France