{"id":41,"date":"2008-12-28T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2008-12-28T17:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=41"},"modified":"2008-12-28T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2008-12-28T17:02:09","slug":"oh-ce-conducteur-du-dimanche-conduit-trop-lentement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/oh-ce-conducteur-du-dimanche-conduit-trop-lentement\/","title":{"rendered":"French Regions – Oh, ce conducteur du dimanche conduit trop lentement!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I came across this expression ‘conducteur du dimanche<\/em>‘\u00a0which is the same in French as English…the ‘Sunday driver’ and I began thinking back to my time living in the outskirts of Paris and how I loved to take the car on Sunday or go with a friend on a Sunday on a drive to Versailles or Saint-Germain-en-Laye or another such history-filled place and just stroll around. \u00a0One of my very favorites was Fountainebleau. \u00a0I’m not sure if this is because the royal grounds are so very charming or because I was always on the lookout for Charlotte or Caroline of Monaco as supposedly that is where they reside most of the year (at least at the time) and where the children went to school. \u00a0In any case, it always seemed as we had our coffee at a caf\u00e9 in the town center or walked up to the gates of the residence that you could really feel the history there despite all the people walking about in their very modern and fashionable clothes.<\/p>\n

For some, Fountainebleau, which is located about 34.5 miles to the southeast of Paris and is home to one of the largest royal ch\u00e2teaux<\/em>\u00a0(castles) in France, evokes the palace. \u00a0Others quickly think of the dense woods and yet others, of the horse competitions. \u00a0It is a remarkable place really and one where you can quickly become lost in thoughts of being invited to a great royal hunt or a glamorous royal ball.
\nThe Castle was lived in by all French Queens, Kings, Emperors and Empresses from Fran\u00e7ois I to Napoleon III. \u00a0The state apartments are open daily to the public except on Tuesdays. \u00a0On certain days, there are tours of the small apartments which house the Napoleon I museum. \u00a0The five main courtyards, gardens and parks are open every day and I recommend taking a horse-drawn carriage ride around them. \u00a0Despite the somewhat kitschy commentary, the feeling you get is quite majestic. \u00a0Click here<\/a> for some panoramic views of Fountainebleau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I came across this expression ‘conducteur du dimanche‘\u00a0which is the same in French as English…the ‘Sunday driver’ and I began thinking back to my time living in the outskirts of Paris and how I loved to take the car on Sunday or go with a friend on a Sunday on a drive to Versailles…<\/p>\n

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