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les meilleures glaces de Genève!
Glaces & Gourmandises: 7 route des Acacias J’ai trouvé les meilleures glaces de Genève! Je suis arrivée un peu en avance à un rendez-vous dans le quartier moyennement glamour des Acacias, à la recherche d’un café et je tombe sur cette toute petite arcade qui vend des glaces. Joseph, un passioné qui fait tout maison…
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Expolangues
Assimil is a French company, founded by Alphonse Chérel in 1929. With over 80 years of experience, It creates and publishes foreign language courses, and of course French! We were in Paris in February to learn more about French teaching methods.
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Montaigne was the original blogger!
“He is a great French Renaissance thinker who took himself as the great object of study in his Essays. In studying himself Montaigne is studying mankind. He attempted to weigh or ‘assay’ his nature, habits, his own opinions and those of others.” (Source)
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Happy / Bonheur
Aujourd’hui est la Journée internationale du Bonheur / Today is the International Day of Happiness!
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Daft Punk
Daft Punk, the French electronic music duo consisting of Parisien musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, were standouts at the Grammy’s this year winning the album of the year. Here’s an interesting article about whether or not they are “really French”: Daft Punk est-il vraiment français?
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France Imposes Driving Restrictions As Smog Worsens
Source: gensgaia France will introduce driving restrictions in Paris on Monday to tackle dangerous pollution levels, the first such ban in twenty years as politicians try to get rid of health-threatening smog days before municiple elections. Paris is more prone to smog than other European capitals because of France’s diesel subsidies and its high number…
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Ah l’amour…
Ah l’amour… It’s that time of the year where spring blossoms and so does love. Our friend Martine Perret is a French renowned photographer and was one of only a handful of official united-nations photographer. She’s now based in Australia and runs photography workshops and does weddings – http://34degreessouth.com
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The Interrnet is 25 years old today!
Joyeux anniversaire – L’Internet a 25 ans aujourd’hui / Happy Birthday – The Interrnet is 25 years old today! Did you know that French is the 8th most commonly used language in the Internet?
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A question about movies
Caroline asked us to recommend some French movies – here’s the trailer to one of our favorites from 2001: “Amélie” with a great soundtrack from Yann Tiersen. “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain est un film français réalisé par Jean-Pierre Jeunet et sorti en 2001. Il s’agit d’une comédie romantique écrite par Jean-Pierre Jeunet et Guillaume…
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What strange sign posts do you have in your country?
Every country has strange sign posts – including this one from France which translates into “Balloons, bicycles, and skateboards are not allowed” – funny there’s no mention of dogs pooing! What strange sign posts do you have in your country?