Summer is a time for the weird and wonderful in France. And I don’t mean things like Paris Plage where a beach is recreated in central Paris. Or the French penchant for all going on holiday at the same time in August.
Le Rock dans tous ses États, Beauregard ou encore Chauffer dans la Noirceur : ces trois festivals ont égayé les amateurs de musique aux quatre coins de la Normandie pendant trois semaines.
Elsa Lenthal is currently enjoying the best of life in France, with roots in Provence and aspirations in Paris. For five years, Elsa studied film and cinema production at school, in the capital city. She now works in Paris most of the year as an Assistant Director in the film industry. In the summer, she returns to her parents' home in les Alpilles near Les Baux de Provence to spend the warmer months with her friends and family... This lovely, young woman is far from idle in the summer months. Elsa is single-handedly trying to maintain the tradition of creating lavender fuseaux, an old artisan craft.
L’idée d’un petit guide destiné aux adolescents francophones allant faire pour la première fois un séjour aux États-Unis, m’est venue lors d’une conversation entre une amie et moi. En effet, mon amie me demanda un jour, qu'est-ce que je ressentie lorsque après plus de vingt heures de voyage je foulai enfin le sol américain. Je me suis rappelée alors ma première venue...
Cooling down and having fun under the mist showers.
With the holidays in full swing, one thing is sure; the French have a different idea of travel to the rest of us. It’s deeply engrained in their culture and of course in the language. Here are a few examples to show you what I mean.
In 2008, we lived in the Montmartre area of Paris ... On August 1, we went to our favorite restaurant to discover, much to our dismay, that they would be closed for a month and a half, closing August 1, re-opening September 15. At first I thought, 'How weird, why would anyone close for a month-and-a-half?'
Eating in a Parisian bistrot is always enchanting... the meal, the wine, the coffee...
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