{"id":31924,"date":"2020-04-07T05:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T03:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31924"},"modified":"2020-04-12T20:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T18:03:13","slug":"french-culture-explore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-culture-explore\/","title":{"rendered":"French Culture – Explore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malheureusement<\/strong> (Sadly<\/em>) the world is still at home<\/a>. If you are one of the many people still looking at the world from inside the safety of your own home, I hope this week’s blog will being you a little\u00a0divertissement<\/strong> <\/a>(diversion)\u00a0<\/em>and un peu d’espoir<\/strong> (a little\u00a0hope<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

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On reste \u00e0 la maison …<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are\u00a0staying at home<\/em> (as you should, if your home country is currently experiencing Covid-19) you probably, like me, need a way to pass the time. While last week was all about Paris, this week we go a little further afield.<\/p>\n

Le roi soleil<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louis XIV<\/a>, the sun king<\/em>, famously said L’Etat c’est moi<\/strong> (I am the state<\/em>) … he also turned his father’s hunting lodge into one of the world’s most amazing and well known chateaux<\/strong> (palaces).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

If you would like to experience\u00a0un peu<\/strong> (a little bit)<\/em> of the decadence that was\u00a0la cour du roi soleil<\/strong> (the court of the sun king)\u00a0<\/em> you can enjoy this documentary on YouTube<\/a> … or you might want to look for the French\/Canadian co-production Versailles<\/a> 1<\/a><\/sup>Note: The episode listing on this Wikipedia page provides lots of great vocabulary … compare the French episode names with their English translations, especially in Season 3.<\/span>(disponible sur Netflix<\/b> \/\u00a0available on Netflix).<\/em><\/p>\n

Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re looking for something French outside of France, but you still want your history historic, this wonderful little video<\/a> will transport you to the beautiful city of Qu\u00e9bec <\/a>for a few moments of\u00a0divertissement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Une autre chanson d’espoir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Puisqu’ils<\/a> sont tous, comme nous, \u00e0 la maison<\/strong> (Since, like us, they are at home<\/em>) many artists are using their time to create new music, videos, and songs to inspire and unite people. One of my favorites is this beautiful\u00a0song of hope<\/em> from Calogero<\/a>.<\/p>\n