Category: Living in France
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How to do the French Cafes without Looking like a Tourist
French cafe, morning: Walk straight to the counter, when the bartender looks at you, nod your head, point your pointer finger up, and at the same time mouth whisper, "Espresso please". Grab a croissant off the platter, pinch off a…
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Traveling the Lavender Route in Provence
If you want to see lavender in France you must come in July. Fields and fields, with rows and rows of lavender. The scent alone will send you into la la land. Intoxicating. The lavender fields are in the south…
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French Bread and Tomato Salad
How to make French bread and tomato salad. In the land of baguettes, where a bakery is on every corner, and bread is baked in a wood oven once and sometimes twice a day, where buying a baguette daily…
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The French Market Scene and the Tradition Breakers
Most French villages have a bi-weekly outdoor food/flower market, (cities have several throughout the week) when coming to France your visit would not be complete if you did not take a morning and go through a market. The markets are…