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Une Véritable Chanson d’Amour (A True Love Song): Je l’Aime à Mourir Posted by mtaulier on Jan 11, 2014
Bonjour une fois de plus et bonne année (Hello once again and happy new year)! This is a post pour ceux qui aiment les chansons d’amour (for those who like love songs) and what better way to sing a love song that to sing it in le langage de l’amour (the language of love)? J’aime…
Tout l’amour que j’ai pour toi (All the Love I Have For You) Posted by Hichem on Jan 9, 2014
After the chanson d’amour (love song) posted by mon collègue Michael just a few days ago, here is yet another one presented to you here on the French Blog—albeit slightly of a different era, style, and even accent! Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya…
Qu’est-ce que l’amour? (What is Love?) Posted by Hichem on Jan 7, 2014
L’amour (love.) Such a wide subject that had countless French thinkers and writers ponder about it. Today, we will go through a few quotations that aim to define it for what it really is. In other words, it is l’amour through des yeux français (French eyes.) Aimer, c’est trouver sa richesse hors de soi (To love is…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 12) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 23, 2013
We have reached the final installment of our series. I hope you have enjoyed learning about the different tourist sights, but most of all I hope you will be able to benefit from this information if you ever travel to Paris. Remember that these sights represent a small portion of all the attractions in Paris…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 11) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 20, 2013
In the last post we learned about the Musée d’Orsay and its rich collection of western art. Today we will cross the Seine River to visit the Palais Garnier (Garnier Palace), home of the Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera) opera company. The Palais Garnier is often referred to simply as the Opéra de Paris, however…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 10) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 18, 2013
As we near the end of our journey through the city of Paris, I’d like to return to some of the older tourist attractions that you might not be familiar with. We discovered elements of the more modern side of Paris in the last few posts but today we’ll be going back in time to…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 9) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 16, 2013
We discovered la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (the City of Sciences and Industry) and talked a little about le Parc de la Villette (Villette Park) in the last post. Today, we’ll be focusing on one interesting attraction located just a few steps from la Cité: La Géode. La Géode is a unique building…