A 2009 trip to my hometown, Nantes, and to Paris. Features French food articles and French culture.
Rebel France IV
Walls are talking in France! Here is the second part of my French graffitis.
Browsing: French Escape
Rebel France III
Walls are talking in France!
What I Miss From France… And What I Don’t!
There are French things I miss, like the coffee culture and historic cities. But then, I think about the downsides: stupid shop hours, dodging dog poo, the bureaucracy…
French Cuisine
French food, from crêpes to quiches!
French Pastries
There are “pâtisseries” and “boulangeries” everywhere, the first ones specializing in cakes and elaborate pastries, the second ones offering many kinds of bread and basic bakery products.
Ah, Paris! (2/2)
And here is the second part of our adventures in Paris.
Ah, Paris! (1/2)
Ah Paris! In the spring, the city is quite nice actually.
Purchasing Power Blues In France
“C’est la crise, madame!”, you can hear everywhere when visiting France.
Historic Nantes
Nantes was pretty lucky during World War II: unlike a lot of French cities, it wasn’t totally destroyed by bombings.
Bourgeoise Nantes
Class struggle is still omnipresent in France. Because politics is a national pastime, people like to describe themselves as “à droite” (right-wing), “à gauche” (left-wing), “soixante-huitard” (a person who either participated in the May 1968 Movement or has Utopian ideas) etc.
Artsy Nantes
If you follow the Loire river from downtown, you will find a bridge that crosses to the “isle of Nantes”, a former shipyard turned into a leisure and cultural site.
Define “Airport Security”
We flew to France yesterday, and after our travels in Latin America, where airport security is straightforwards and quite basic, it was a shock.