Halloween at a price Many chic and trendy parties are organized for Halloween in various...
French District Confidentials
You are a nobody, welcome to Milk and Honey…if you can manage to enter that is. For all the...
Not only filet, ribs and steaks but also typically French pieces such as the rib-eye or...
The door to the entrance is black, with no sign or indication; yet for those who know it...
Discovering France
Having seen light since the Middle Ages, Maincy is a small picturesque village in north...
The westernmost part of France, Breton (Brittany) might be called Finistère, meaning ‘land’s...
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...
7 French something’s that are not so French!
“When in doubt attribute quotes to Mark Twain”, so said Mark Twain. So believable, right? Yet, rest assured he never said it and it is entirely untrue.
“When in doubt attribute quotes to Mark Twain”, so said Mark Twain. So believable, right? Yet, rest assured he never said it and it is entirely untrue.
Party like the French?…14th of July it is!
“Vive le 14 juillet!” or Long live the 14th of July
Storming of a prison, sparking of the French Revolution…July 14th is celebrated as Fête Nationale “Bastille Day” all over France and by Francophiles all over the world. Stepping back… Built as a medieval fortress on the...
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...
