France-The French Way

26/10/2021

06/08/2021

Progress being made!

Digital COVID Certificates have been used in Europe since 1 July 2021. People vaccinated in the UK will now be able to present an NHS COVID Pass in France, indicating their full vaccine status.

16/06/2021

Take this new service when we’re back travelling again - Paris to Rome on a boutique train! What a night we’d have!!

Gros retour de hype pour le train de nuit. Après Jean Castex en guest du Paris-Nice ressuscité, la start-up Midnight Trains va lancer des bêtes d’hôtels roulants.

29/03/2021

On this day 153 years ago, Vincent van Gogh was born - one of the most important artists in recent history.

http://france.co.nz/blog/2011/10/auvers-sur-oise-dining-with-vincent-van-gogh

Don McLean’s hit song “Vincent” captured for us the agony suffered by Vincent Van Gogh as he tried to live his life.

17/02/2021

Restoring 96-metre spire, destroyed by fire in 2019, will require up to 1,000 trees between 150 and 200 years old

22/06/2020

Temperatures in Avignon this week. You can see why I love to spend summer in this region!!

12/05/2020

Here’s a great way to learn/practise your French!

Well-known childrens stories translated into French and spoken by a native French speaker. Read along in French or English. Great for adults too!

27/03/2020

26/03/2020

19/03/2020

Good luck to everyone confined at home at the moment. Bonne santé!

The fine for people going out without a form during home confinement has today been raised from €38 to €135, and €375 when it is not paid in the next 45 days.

20/02/2020

How about these pop-up urinals that are available from 7pm to 6am and then they go back underground!! Currently at Place des Abbesses (Paris).

Elles ne sortent que la nuit, à partir de 19h, et disparaissent sous terre vers 6 heures du matin.

🚽 http://bit.ly/2T0Gi8M

21/01/2020

Having fun on our Escorted Tours through Europe. Leave “normal” tours behind!! We still have vacancies for 2020. Check out www.france.co.nz/tours/escorted-tours.

14/01/2020

Parfait!?

Janvier nous offre des levers de soleil à couper le souffle🤩
January offers breathtaking sunrises🤩

26/11/2019

DOZENS of rivers across France and Italy have burst their banks, unleashing devastating floods that have already killed at least six people and sparked a terrifying red weather warning.

11/11/2019

We shall never forget!

94 415 Parisiens sont morts, 8000 sont disparus, pendant la Grande Guerre. N'oublions jamais.

🙏 Long de 280 m, un Monument aux Morts leur rend hommage le long du cimetière du Père-Lachaise : http://bit.ly/2Q0mAue

📷 Guillaume Bontemps / Ville de Paris

08/11/2019

Here’s a fun art installation in Paris this month.

08/10/2019

There’s always a magic view to see when walking the streets of Paris.

26/09/2019

Happily touring!

14/09/2019

Weekend market in St Raphael. I just want to fry these up!

19/08/2019

This would be worth seeing when complete.

🌱La plus grande ferme urbaine au monde sera à Paris en 2020 ! Elle s'étendra sur 14.000 m², un refuge de biodiversité sur le toit d'un pavillon du parc des expositions de la Porte de Versailles.

😃 Ce "rooftop" proposera des activités collectives multiples dès le printemps 2020.

(💪Pour cet ambitieux projet, Viparis s’est entouré de trois partenaires experts : Agripolis - 'Semeur d'idées', Cultures en Ville et Le Perchoir)

👉 http://bit.ly/2F8Qaq3

19/08/2019

This was some special day in France.

« Paris outragé, Paris brisé, Paris martyrisé mais Paris libéré ! »

🏅Le 19 août 1944 s'ouvrait l’une des pages les plus marquantes de l'histoire de notre ville : la Libération de Paris !

👉 De nombreux événements célèbrent ce 75e anniversaire: https://www.paris.fr/actualites/paris-celebre-le-75e-anniversaire-de-sa-liberation-7049

09/08/2019

If your driving in France here is some good advice on driving rules etc.

We look at the meaning of some of the more confusing French road signs, as well as some useful French words and phrases for your road trip.

19/07/2019

When it’s so hot on tour, the umbrella works better than anything to keep you at least a few degrees cooler!

07/07/2019

If you are visiting the South of France a visit here to learn about Fernand Leger will be a highlight of your day!

20/06/2019

The new six-year public service delegation contract between the French Riviera Urban Community and Keolis is expected to generate a total revenue of €60 million.

18/06/2019

Amazing progress! Bike paths/ Scooter paths!

🍀 Près de 200km de pistes cyclables créés depuis 2014. Bientôt, nous aurons au total 1000 km de pistes cyclables dans Paris ! 🚴‍♂️

👉 Pour en savoir + sur "2020 : Paris, capitale du vélo": https://www.paris.fr/velo

17/06/2019

Are we in France or Italy? Could be either. This town has only been French for 159 years! Welcome to Nice .

12/06/2019

Not long now and the lavender will be blooming in Provence! In another week or more this will be a sea of colour - with its wonderful scent.

25/04/2019

Interesting to see what happens here.

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31/03/2019

: JT 13H - Le soleil est au rendez-vous un peu partout dans le pays. A Villefranche-sur-Mer, dans les Alpes-Maritimes, les maillots de bain sont de sortie.