{"id":31989,"date":"2020-05-14T22:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31989"},"modified":"2020-05-14T22:37:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:37:10","slug":"dreaming-of-the-arrondissements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/dreaming-of-the-arrondissements\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of the arrondissements&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonjour tout le monde!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Je m\u2019appelle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Bridgette and I will be joining Tim to contribute to the French blog! I have been the Italian blogger for Transparent Language for almost a year now, if you want to check that out just click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m really excited to also be able to share with you my passion and love for all things French, just as I have been doing for all things Italian. Please, don\u2019t ask me which I prefer over the other though\u2026 it is too difficult to choose just one. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Un peu au sujet de moi\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Je suis enseignante de fran\u00e7ais et italien \u00e0 Rochester, NY. Je suis Irlandaise-Am\u00e9ricaine, donc je suis Europ\u00e9enne! Je veux d\u00e9m\u00e9nager \u00e0 Paris, apr\u00e8s cette p\u00e9riode de confinement.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>I am a French and Italian teacher in Rochester, NY. I am Irish-American, therefore I am European! I want to move to Paris, after this period of confinement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like many of you, I have been working from home and staying isolated, so I have had a lot of time on my hands to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">r\u00eaver,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or to dream. One thing I\u2019m dreaming about is having a quaint little apartment in Paris in one of the many beautiful <em>arrondissements<\/em>, or districts. Here is a very nicely illustrated video and quick explanation of the history and current clich\u00e9s!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"les arrondissements de Paris - Karambolage - ARTE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZEv01cJuLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s look at some of my favorite<em> arrondissements<\/em> and where I have been focusing my search for an apartment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>IV<sup>e<\/sup> arrondissement<\/i> &#8211; Le Marais\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, I would love to live in the district named \u201cThe Swamp\u201d in French. Named for the marshy land near the banks of the Seine, this has to be the most fashionable \u2018swamp\u2019 there has ever been.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31991 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/lemarais-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/lemarais-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/lemarais-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/lemarais-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/lemarais.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 4th arrondissement boasts Notre Dame and Place des Vosges, which is one of Paris\u2019 oldest squares, having been built in the beginning of the 17th century. Victor Hugo once lived in an apartment there, and I was excited to have visited it a few years back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31992 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/placedesvosges-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/placedesvosges-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/placedesvosges-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/placedesvosges-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/placedesvosges.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m focusing my search here for its central location, but also for its \u2018old-world feel\u2019 and medieval buildings. On my list of \u2018<em>les d\u00e9sirs<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019, or wants for an apartment &#8211; architectural charm, and I know I will find that in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Le Marais<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. What else is on my list? Lot\u2019s of light, a balcony, and a stove. I really like to cook, and I have found that many small Parisian apartments have fancy toaster ovens as a substitute, and well, I just don\u2019t know if I could make that sacrifice. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peut-\u00eatre\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><i>XVIII<sup>e<\/sup> arrondissement<\/i>\u00a0&#8211; Butte-Montmartre\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Home of the second most visited landmark in Paris, the\u00a0Sacr\u00e9 Coeur basilica which is perched right on top of the hill known as Montmartre. Hence the name of the district, the &#8220;Montmartre Hill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31994 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although a bit farther out from the center of Paris, Montmartre has a tranquil village like feel, where artists such as Van-Gogh and Picasso lived and worked. It is also known for the iconic Moulin Rouge cabaret.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31996 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/moulin-rouge-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/moulin-rouge-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/moulin-rouge-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/moulin-rouge-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/moulin-rouge.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><i>XI<sup>e<\/sup> arrondissement<\/i>\u00a0&#8211; Popincourt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A hip and trendy neighborhood known for the nightlife, it was here that I watched France win the world-cup in soccer in 2018. The streets were electrified with chanting and champagne literally flowing from the windows of those celebrating above, to those celebrating in the street.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31999\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31999\" class=\"wp-image-31999\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/4656ADF6-AC42-4825-8CD8-754A235EE4B8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/4656ADF6-AC42-4825-8CD8-754A235EE4B8.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/4656ADF6-AC42-4825-8CD8-754A235EE4B8-262x350.jpeg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by me immediately after the win.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Shortly after the win, I followed the crowd to place de la Bastille where hundreds of people began to climb the July Column in an ecstatic fervor. An interesting juxtaposition if you picture that it was here the French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille, a prison and fortress which held political prisoners. Once stormed and captured, it gave legitimacy to the revolutionary movement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31997\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31997\" class=\"wp-image-31997 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_2409-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_2409-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_2409-197x350.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/IMG_2409.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by me. Look closely and you&#8217;ll see the people climbing the monument.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Bien s\u00fbr<\/em>, every arrondissement has something special and unique to offer in Paris. <em>Lesquels pr\u00e9f\u00e9rez-vous<\/em>? Which do you prefer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"280\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-280x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/sacre-coeur.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><p>Bonjour tout le monde!\u00a0 Je m\u2019appelle Bridgette and I will be joining Tim to contribute to the French blog! I have been the Italian blogger for Transparent Language for almost a year now, if you want to check that out just click here. 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