Every Wednesday at 8 pm exactly – a huge wall transforms to come to life! A huge...
French District Confidentials
Dragon Boat Festival In Asia, the Dragon Boat Festival or the Duanwu Festival honors the...
Welcome to Florida! Starting with the absurd… 1. It is prohibited to see your child. 2...
The “library” Museum Pass, how does it work? The pre-requisite Have access to a...
Discovering France
Nestled among vineyards, olive groves and almond trees, the village of Lourmarin has been...
Eguisheim is an offshoot to Colmar in Alsace with a distinct history and importance. Pope...
Penny for our thoughts
The best ways to learn French?…We give you three
André Gide said “Que l’on parle bien quand on parle dans le désert!”…Wondering if this is French?
It sure is French! The above quote literally means “We are so eloquent, when we talk in the desert!” French is a beautiful language not because of fancy pronunciations of its words, but because of the people that speak it! When...
French survival phrases
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” said Charlemagne.
Well, surprise surprise (or no surprises there for the ones who know)… “wee” is “Oui” which is for “yes in French” and “mercy” is actually “merci” and they are just thanking you in French. French phrases could sometimes throw you...
Oh baguette, my French love!
One of the better known icons of French food, “bread”.
Children grow up with being responsible for buying the family bread while the elderly get a breath of fresh air outside their homes by visiting the bakery. Every meal is adorned with more than one variety of bread...
Funny French caricatures
Line drawings about the French as perceived by the rest of the world. Maybe…maybe not!
It is said that, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. So we’ll let them do most of the talking here. Fair warning though…these are stereotypical and musings of the common mind. Don’t let them offend the Frenchie...
