Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Montmartre


At the beginning of the twentieth century, during the Belle Époque, many artists had studios or worked in or around Montmartre, including Salvador Dalí,Amedeo ModiglianiClaude Monet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Piet Mondrian,Pablo PicassoCamille Pissarro and Vincent van Gogh. Montmartre is also the setting for several hit films. This site is served by metro line 2 stations of Anvers,Pigalle and Blanche and the line 12 stations of Pigalle, AbbessesLamarck - Caulaincourt and Jules Joffrin.
1. restaurants = restaurants
2. food = la nouritture 
3. art galleries = galeries d'art
4. sacre coeur 
5. carousel = carrousel
I eat...
garbure
ispahan
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Saint Germain des Pres for Boutiques


For a shopping spree in the heart of Paris, not-to-be-missed districts are Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Sèvres-Babylone and rue de Rennes.Haute couture and ready-to-wear: everything is there! At the bottom of the road, on boulevard Saint-Germain and in neighbouring streets, the window displays of grand couturiers vie with one another: Giorgio Armani, Sonia Rykiel, Christian Dior, and also Ralph Lauren, A.P.C., Carven, Vicomte A., and finally, for bags, Jérôme Dreyfuss. The designer Karl Lagerfeldhas a shop at 194 boulevard Saint Germain.
1. clothes = vêtements
2. stores = magasins
3. shoppers = acheteurs
4. sales people = ventes personnes
5. accessories = accessoires
I eat...
magret de canard
chocolate profiteroles
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Catacombs of Paris


The Catacombs are among the 14 City of Paris Museums managed by Paris Musées since January 1, 2013. The catacombs are formally known asl'Ossuaire Municipal or Catacombes officiels and have been called "The World's Largest Grave" due the number of individuals buried.[2] Although the ossuary covers only a small section of the underground "les carrières de Paris" ("the quarries of Paris"), Parisians todayoften refer to the entire tunnel network as "the catacombs".
1. skulls = crânes
2. bones = os
3. ghosts = fantomes
4. dirt = salete
5. spirits = esprits
I eat...
piperade 
bugnes lyonsaises 
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Place de la Concorde


The Place de la Concorde (French pronunciation: ​[plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]) is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 8.64 hectares (21.3 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
1. an obelisk = un obélisque 
2. tuileries jardins
3. le champs elysees 
4. eight female statues = huit statues feminines
5. a flag = un drapeau
I eat...
pot-au-feu 
caneles 
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Disneyland Paris



Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort inMarne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km (20 mi) east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of France and Europe.[1] It is owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A., a publicly traded company in which The Walt Disney Company owns a majority stake.[2] The resort covers 4,800 acres (19 km2)[3] and encompasses two theme parks, several resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States, following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983.
1. a pink castle = un chateau rose
2. micke y mouse
3. colored lights = lumieres colorees
4. roller coasters = montagnes russes
5. animated characters = personnages animes
I eat...
steak tartare  
gatuau au yaourt 

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