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Today we’ll take you to the North of France at the complete opposite of the Marseille area, in the city of Lille.
Because it is located a few miles from the Belgian border, the culture in the city is influenced by its proximity with North-Eastern Europe.… Read More
Today, we would like to introduce you to a French city called Nancy.
Nancy is located in the North-East, more or less half way between Paris and Strasbourg. It is among the biggest French cities, with 110.000 inhabitants. Nancy is well know not only for its intensive industry, but also for its history and cultural assets.… Read More
Easter exists in France and in America but there are a few differences between the 2 celebrations.
In France, even if this is a religious holiday, it is more often a family holiday to celebrate the beginning of Spring. Normally, the French Spring Break always happens around this date.… Read More
French language is full of idioms that seem to be coming from nowhere. Indeed, we do love to embellish our way of speaking! Below is the origin of some common idioms:
“To fall into the apples” means to faint. This idiom is believed to be invented by George Sand, a contemporary writer who used to write “I’m in the cooked apples” when she was feeling very tired.… Read More
Can you guess what is the common point between the poet Jean de la Fontaine and one of the main characters of the French Revolution, Robespierre ? Their bones lie at the same place … in the Parisian Catacombs!
Can you believe it? There is an additional under ground network, besides the Parisian “metropolitan” subway.… Read More
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