Category Archives: Géneral

Château de Versailles – a day in the life of the Sun King and the royal family

Posted on January 21, 2012 by yoanag

Palace of Versailles (in French: Château de Versailles) is undoubtedly one of the most inspiring and pretty places that I have seen in Paris so far.  When we visited it in Thursday, it was a little cloudy outside but we … Continue reading →

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Reims Cathedral: Art of Stained Glass

Posted on January 21, 2012 by mahunna

On Tuesday we visited cathedral in Reims and it was really, really gorgeous. What fascinated me the most are the stained glass windows so I wanted to share some of that beauty on this blog. Stained glass windows in churches … Continue reading →

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Understanding the French Political Spectrum: La Gauche and La Droite

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jcolt129

On Wednesday, we heard from French political specialist Vincent Martigny, who explained to us the history of and differences between the two ends of the French political spectrum:  la droite (the right) and la gauche (the left). The idea of … Continue reading →

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Paying Tribute to Pariseans Past and Present: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jcolt129

This Monday, we started off the week with an eventful visit to the Cemetière du Pere Lachaise, a famous cemetery located on the eastern outskirts of the city in the 20th arrondisement.  The cemetery is named after Pere Francois de … Continue reading →

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Versailles

Posted on January 20, 2012 by cdelgado542

19.01.12 Nous avons eu la chance de visiter le chateau de Versailles.  Après avoir pris le métro, nous sommes allés à pied tout de suite au Château.  La vue nous a laissé sans voix.  Je n’ai vu que la couleur d’or qui orne … Continue reading →

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La gauche contre la droite

Posted on January 20, 2012 by cdelgado542

18.01.12 Aujourd’hui, nous avons entendu parler Vincent Martigny sur le sujet entre les différences de la droite et de la gauche du système politique en France.  Il y avait beaucoup de clivages idéologiques qui séparent le peuple.  On pense immédiatement … Continue reading →

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Visite historique à Reims

Posted on January 19, 2012 by shubhig12

Hier, nous avons pris le TGV pour aller faire une visite historique de Reims, une ville située à nord-est de Paris (à peu près 160 km). Parce que notre train était à 8h, il fallait qu’on se réveille à 6h … Continue reading →

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Cathedral Notre-Dame de Reims

Posted on January 18, 2012 by yoanag

Yesterday, we visited a town, located 130 km away from Paris, called Reims. Everything in Reims has history behind it but I was amazed the most by the cathedral called Notre-Dame de Reims, which looks a lot like the famous … Continue reading →

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Reims

Posted on January 18, 2012 by alussiez7

In addition to exploring Paris, we were given the opportunity to spend a day in Reims (pronounced like the word rince in French), a city in the Champagne region of France.  We spent the first two hours walking around the … Continue reading →

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L’Etat Royal

Posted on January 16, 2012 by alussiez7

On Saturday afternoon, we attended a history lecture given by Vincent Delaveau about the construction of the Royal Estate during the 17th century.  The Royal Domain started out as a very small region, centralized around Paris, but quickly spread to … Continue reading →

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