A few well-known French people are buried in the cemetery of the small Valmondois village in the Vexin county: writer Georges Duhamel or grammarian Louis-Nicolas Bescherelle. In the days before All Saints’ Day, women bring chrysanthemums to family graves. The cemetery was also used in a few French movies. October 2015. Quelques célébrités françaises sont…
The spa city of Vittel has retained some of its prestigious past made of luxury hotels and beautiful galleries. But the place is no longer as busy as it used to be. September 2015. La station thermale de Vittel a gardé un peu de son passé prestigieux fait d’hôtels de luxe et de belles galeries.…
One of the most famous places in Deauville is its sea front and its « planches », a walk that was designed in 1923 to protect women wearing long dresses from the sand. The beach cabins all hold the name of a movie star who has previously been to Deauville’s American Cinema Festival. April 2009. Un des…
This lady tries to find her friends in the packed amphitheater at the Domaine d’Ô. This is the annual Radio France and Montpellier music festival: the evening jazz concert with The Amazing Keystone Big Band is about to begin. July 2015. Cette dame essaie de trouver ses amis dans l’amphithéâtre comble du Domaine d’Ô. C’est…
During the summer season, short trips can be made on some old trains in Butry-sur-Oise, along a line, one kilometre (0.62 miles) in length, nicknamed the « impressionists’ railway ». The steam locomotive driver is a volunteer but he takes his job very seriously. July 2015. Durant l’été, de petits trajets peuvent s’effectuer sur de vieux trains…
Port Cergy is a marina on the River Oise. The neighborhood looks rather bucolic. It is very different from the image most people have of the « new town » of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s. July 2015. Port Cergy est une marina sur l’Oise. Le quartier a l’air plutôt bucolique. C’est très différent de l’image que…
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