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A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 4) Posted by mtaulier on Nov 11, 2013
In the last few installments, we discovered La Tour Eiffel, L’Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame de Paris and Le Musée du Louvre. Today, we will be ascending a long flight of stairs to make our way to another famous tourist attraction just north of downtown Paris: La Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre (The Basilica of the…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 3) Posted by mtaulier on Nov 4, 2013
Je suis heureux de voir revoir. Continuons notre visit de la capitale Française (I’m glad to see you again. Let us continue our visit of the French capital). In the last two posts, we visited virtuellement (virtually) la Tour Eiffel, l’Arc de Triomphe and la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Aujourd’hui nous allons visiter un des…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 2) Posted by mtaulier on Oct 30, 2013
In the last post, we looked at two of the most famous tourist attractions in Paris: La Tour Eiffel and l’Arc de Triomphe. Today, we will continue our journey through the French capital by focusing on another tourist site that is sure to help you develop a greater appreciation of French history and architecture. Bienvenue…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 1) Posted by mtaulier on Oct 28, 2013
What country do you think is the most popular tourist destination? If you guessed La France, you are correct. In 2012, 83 million tourists visited France. That’s more than the nearly 67 million people living in the country. C’est impressionnant, n’est-ce pas (It’s impressive, isn’t it)? France is the top tourist destination for a number…
Le Délice au Chocolat Posted by mtaulier on Oct 23, 2013
Today I thought we could enjoy learning how to bake a delicious French dessert. If you haven’t already heard, les Français sont les maîtres des arts culinaires (the French are the masters of the culinary arts) and are world renown for their food. Are you familiar with the French chef stereotype? Forget the typical…
Château d’If: The Original Alcatraz Posted by mtaulier on Oct 21, 2013
For those of you who are familiar with classic French literature, you have probably read—or at least heard of—Le Conte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte-Cristo), a novel written by famed 19th century French author Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Dantès, the main character, is wrongfully accused of being a Bonapartiste (a follower of Napoleon) and is…
Bonjour Mes Amis! Posted by mtaulier on Oct 8, 2013
Bonjour mes amis! (Hello my friends!) My name is Michael and I hope to educate and to entertain you through my posts. Before we begin, let me tell you a little about myself. I’ll wait while you grab your beret and pour yourself a glass of rouge (red wine). Thanks to my wonderful parents, I grew up…