Category: Living in France
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Running the Marathon in Paris
Yann is running the marathon in Paris tomorrow (Sunday). If you would like to cheer him, on and follow his progress you can do so by downloading the app Schneider, then you…
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Off the Beaten Path in France, Where is it?
I am often asked about France, it makes sense given that I live here and write a blog about it. When I travel to a new place I like to have a few facts about the place in…
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Arriving to Marseille by Train
The TGV (high-speed train) from Marseille to Paris and visa versa takes three hours it is significantly faster than driving by car or by flying. I returned home tonight after spending a few days in Paris visiting my…
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Peeks into Beautiful Paris
Paris is a wonderland this Spring as the pink blooming trees are wearing nature's crown jewel. Against the greyish white buildings, the pink is intensified. The light in Paris, mixed with the stark stone…
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April First Joke that Still Makes me Laugh and Yann Not so Much
On April 1st the French give each other chocolate fish called: "Friture." The tradition has it that on the 1st of April children try to stick a homemade paper fish onto people’s backs without the person knowing it, then run…
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Portrait Memories of Carpentras 1914
Glued on the stone columns along the arcade in Carpentras was the reproduction portraits from Louis Rama who earlier in the year had an exposition of portraits he created of WWI. Louis Rama called the…