Te(st)rrifying – Did you know? 1. Why the Celts began wearing masks and costumes during...
French District Confidentials
You are a nobody, welcome to Milk and Honey…if you can manage to enter that is. For all the...
The entry This is the Lair of sin…But we must show your identity proof before being permitted...
The door to the entrance is black, with no sign or indication; yet for those who know it...
Discovering France
A village in southern France… A treasure of Roman Art. Journey with us through the narrow streets...
Having seen light since the Middle Ages, Maincy is a small picturesque village in north...
Penny for our thoughts
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...
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...
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...