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Category: France

Traboules of Lyon

March 2, 2022 Brent

These secret passageways have helped merchants move their goods and hide the resistance fighters who took on the Nazis in…

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Posted in: France, Lyon Filed under: france, French resistance, Lyon, nazis, silk, Traboule, Traboules, WWII

Lyon’s Little Prince

May 17, 2021 Brent

A statue honoring Lyon’s favorite son, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is hiding in plain sight. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Lyon, France’s second…

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Posted in: France, Lyon Filed under: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, france, Lyon, the little prince, WWII

Movies that will make you want to visit France

February 8, 2021 Brent

Anyone who’s been to France knows it is a beautiful and romantic country. Here are a few movies that make…

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Posted in: France Filed under: Audrey Hepburn, france, Movies

Canelé – Bordeaux’s Column-shaped pastry

April 7, 2020 Brent

Visit a bakery in the French city of Bordeaux and you’re sure to enjoy cute cakes shaped like little Doric-style…

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Posted in: Bordeaux, France Filed under: Bordeaux, cake, Canele, france, pastry

4 Ways to Have an Authentic Foodie Experience in Lyon, France

February 24, 2020 Brent Leave a comment

You might be surprised to learn that Paris isn’t the gastronomy capital of France. Lyon is. And, the city’s love…

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Posted in: France, Lyon Filed under: Bouchon, france, Lyon, Market, Salad, salade Lyonnaise, tarte Lyonnaise

Is It Chocolatine or Pain au Chocolat?

February 7, 2020 Brent Leave a comment

Depending on where you are in France, the singular treat is called by many different names. I love culinary debates.…

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Posted in: Bordeaux, France, France, Paris Filed under: Bordeaux, Chocolatine, croissant, espresso, france, linguistics, Pain au Chocolat, Paris, sandwich

Love Locks at Pont des Arts in Paris

October 19, 2019 Brent

Photo: Brent Petersen The Pont des Arts in Paris, also known as the Lovers Locks Bridge was a spot where…

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Pont Alexander III, Paris

Brent

One of the nicest ways to spend an afternoon in Paris is by wandering along the Seine. In the 7th…

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Sinking boat in Arles, France

Brent

A small boat lies half-submerged while the local authorities try to keep the oil and fuel from the harbor.  Look…

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Linen Lux, Paris

Brent

Wandering the St. Germain neighborhood in Paris, I get lost.  Somehow I stumble upon a street with colorful hanging lampshades. …

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Posted in: France, Paris

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