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French Alps Map | Travel Map for the French Alps

editor — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:04:10 +0000

ON TOP OF THE WORLD Emma Lewis and family head to the French Alps for an active summer break. Four-year-old Scarlett excitedly holds the binoculars to her eyes and peers through,desperately trying to see the marmots (groundhogs) in more detail. Around us, other families are pointing out the little furry creatures to each other as these mountain-dwelling rodents scurry around or stand,sentry-like on their hind legs, looking out for danger. Six-year-old Imogen,having had a turn with the binoculars, is now trying to catch the grasshoppers that are jumping around in the grass at our feet.As I look up at the

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Visit to Bière De Garde In Lille France’s Old Farmhouse Beer Style

editor — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:24:00 +0000

At the end of summer, across Northern France and into Belgium, the grain fields had been harvested, the wild hops were at their plumpest, the farmworkers had finished their long working days, temperatures were beginning to drop, and the ideal time came for brewing what we now, rather starry-eyed, call “farmhouse beers.” A few months earlier, in the peak July heat, the men were too busy in the fields, the weather was too hot for clean fermentations, and there was no fresh grain. The hops weren’t ready for picking yet and so, through a combination of necessity, harvest, and weather,

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Travel To Paris

editor — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:38:25 +0000

The Eiel Tower, among the most photographed edifices in the world. You can wander along the riverbank, hand in hand with your special person, watching the bateaux mouches as they serenely move beneath the arches of the bridges. Or stroll through the gardens of the Tuileries, admire the lights of the city spread beneath you from the top of the Eiel Tower, or explore the cobbled passages, pavement cafés and tiny galleries of the Marais district. One of arguably the three most influential cities on the planet, alongside London and New York, it’s a destination favoured by foreign tourists as

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Former Brothel Paris

editor — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:15:00 +0000

Maisons closes (or closed houses) where prostitutes offered their services, were for centuries an institution in Paris, but have been banned since 1946. The interior design was frequently luxurious and erotic. Some of these venues have been transformed into cafes and restaurants, and here is an address that you might want to incorporate into a neighborhood visit: Delaville Cafe, 34, boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris 10, (Tel: +33 (0)1 48 24 48 09), Metro: Bonne Nouvelle (Line 8, 9), Strasbourg Saint-Denis (Line 8, 9) www.delavillecafe.com Located in the 10th arrondissement, it is near the Musee Grevin, the Theatre du Gymnase, and

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August on Paris

editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000

It seems that some practices are unchangeable, immutable. Since the Front Populaire, in 1935, French workers have had the right to paid vacation, now up to a minimum of five weeks. And traditionally they take off at least some of that time during the month of August. In fact, factories, companies and many neighborhood shops may shut down partially or completely during the entire month of August. While this has no impact on the well-beaten path of tourism, traffic is much lighter and whole neighborhoods have a wonderful, empty and less claustrophobic feeling. Many Parisians prefer to spend August IN

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Getting around of Paris

editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:45:00 +0000

You’ve probably heard this before: do not plan to drive in Paris. Correct! Parking is a challenge, and cars coming onto larger thoroughfares from side streets on the right have the right of way (and they insist upon it). Getting behind the wheel does seem to bring out rude, aggressive and sometimes homicidal behavior in people who otherwise act normally. (If you are driving out of Paris, you’ll need to pay special attention to the drivers on motorcycles and motorbikes who weave in and out of traffic. Also, pedestrians have the right of way in walkways that are frequently not

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Chocolate Paris

editor — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 06:15:00 +0000

Paris is home to over 300 chocolate shops, and there are fabulous treats for every taste and budget. One of my favorites is Jean-Charles Rochoux, one of an elite group of designer chocolatiers. Jean-Charles goes to the Rungis food market every Friday and selects fresh fruit for his tablette ephemere, which he sells on Saturday morning only. It could be strawberries, or mango or litchees, it all depends on what is in season. This week there were juicy, tart raspberries, covered in dark chocolate, a happy marriage of flavors and aromas. The tablettes need to be eaten within two days,

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Chemin du Montparnasse Paris

editor — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:30:00 +0000

Let us imagine that you’ve visited the Tour Montparnasse, which does offer a pretty spectacular view of Paris (it is otherwise a rather uninteresting building, whose main claim to fame is that it created somewhat of a scandal when it was built, as it was the first skyscraper in Paris, and building it required tearing down what were considered to be quaint neighborhoods). Be that as it may, where will you go from there? As you know, I think visiting cemeteries is an interesting way to learn about the history and culture of Paris (see above) and the Cimetiere de

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Chinatown Paris

editor — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:15:00 +0000

There are several Parisian neighborhoods populated by Asian immigrants. The first post World War II wave came from South-East Asia during the 1970’s and they settled in the 13 th arrondissement in an area formed by the triangle of Avenue de Choisy, Avenue d’Ivry and the Boulevard Massena in groups of really unsightly high-rise towers. These towers had been built to attract young Parisian managers but they remained empty because the location and architecture were so unattractive. Subsequent waves of immigrants arrived, most recently the Chinese. I come to this neighborhood whenever I can because I love the ambiance, the

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Cemeteries Paris

editor — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:00:00 +0000

During the summer that I was pregnant with my daughter we were living in Montmartre and I used to go and sit in a little cemetery near our apartment. The benches faced the sun and I would sit there in that peaceful setting, knitting baby clothes and chatting with old ladies who would sit down next to me. Occasionally, I would contemplate the endless chain of life, death and renewal, but mostly I was counting stitches and enjoying being pregnant. I’d get up to stretch my legs and walk through the rows of tombstones and family plots, following the history

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