The banks of the Seine
Hello! Today, a post about the banks of the Seine! Paris is split in half by the Seine. The north bank is called "rive droite" (right bank) and the south…
The first lady of song
Wikimedia Commons CC0 Ella Fitzgerald, a jazz singer. She's considered one of the most talented and successful jazz singer of the 20th century. She's as famous as Billie Holiday. I'm…
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Jack the Great
Wikimedia Commons / CC0 Jacques Brel was Belgian, but he sang mostly in French. His most famous song is "Amsterdam", a song about life he only sang in front of…
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Aïd moubarak
Today is Aïd-el-Kebir. It's a big celebration for Muslims. It's a celebration of the sacrifice of his son by Abraham. God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son but at the…
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The luckiest days
Hello! Today, a post about Friday, the 13th! There's a widely believed superstition about Friday, the 13th in France. It is supposed to be a lucky or unlucky day, but…
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Tennis time!
Hello! Like every year this time of year, it's the French Open! Ji-Elle / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 In the Roland-Garros stadium, Paris, France. I'm extremely popular among the French.…
The most famous woman in Paris
Hello! It's me! They call me "the Mona Lisa" in English, "La Joconde" in French, but my name is Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Mr. Francesco del Giocondo. I am…
The snail
The French are famous for eating snails when they're hungry, but I believe that you'll eat anything when you're hungry enough. What do you think this is? (hint: look at…
I want a drink!
Justinc / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 It's a water fountain. Water falls from the top into the sink at the bottom. It's called a Wallace fountain, after Mr.…
The saints of Paris
Paris has two "saint patrons" : a man and a woman. The female saint of Paris is Saint Genoveve (Geneviève). She was born about 420 AD and died about 512.…
The boat floats on the river
Carnavalet / CC0 A boat floating on a river. Under it there's the text "Fluctuat nec mergitur". The boat is the symbol of Paris. The latin sentence translates as "it…
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What country is this?
An easy one: NASA / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 France! Notice how it's shaped like an hexagon? That's her nickname: "the Hexagon" (l'Hexagone) Then what is this? Superbenjamin / Wikimedia…