Category Archive: France

When we do not judge the book by its cover, we receive the most special treasures and gifts. Two years ago, when my French teacher received a big envelope from a school in Bayonne with letters from French students who were waiting to receive an American friend, nearly all of the students in the class […]

Today is France’s Independence Day. I actually have to research on how France became a country. From what I heard, it’s more complicated than United States’. United States’ was just simply to be free from England. Anyways, Anaïs, Michèle (Anais’ mother), and I went to La Rhune. It’s the highest mountain in Pays Basque region. […]

I spent my afternoon with a holocaust survivor. He was in Auschwitz for two years where he ate only one piece of bread each day, he was beaten, and lived in horrible condition. This man is the only living holocaust survivor in the Aquitaine region of France. He is 95 years old and not only […]

Today was not the most extraordinary day, but still very enjoyable and relazing since yesterday was a big long day. Anais, her mom, and I went to downtown Bayonne where we took stroll. It’s a very nice, old, and charming town. This town was actually built during the Middle Ages. In fact, there is a […]

The Basque region is the most shocking region.. This regiion reminds me of New England; There are millions of old and charming towns. Anais’ mother explained to me that there are strict laws in the basque region, that houses have to be built in a certain style, the basque style, in order to keep its […]

It’s so wonderful to be a beach that reminds me of Bethany Beach, the beach place where my family and grandparents went to every summer when I was growing up. Anglet Beach has massive waves like Bethany Beach in Delaware! Massvie enough for the surfer fans. Anais, her mom, and I went to the beach […]

I’m sure that many of you Americans have been ignoring the World Cup because we were kicked out ages ago. Well, France was heating up for the final World Cup. In fact, every time they had won each round; Paris went CRAZY! More than we can imagine. The images that we see in the news […]

Within less than an hour on the airplane, I saw exactly what I wanted to see from the air – the beautiful green pyreenes mountains. It’s amazing that France is so small, about the same size as Georgia, and within one hour or two by airplane or even by car, the region is completely different, […]

Paris obviously has some optimist for the future too. Everyday, we normally see old charming buildings that were built hundreds of years ago. However, there is ONE section of Paris that is very futuristic looking! I went to La Défense area today and it’s the MOST modern area of Paris. This whole area did remind […]

Three museums in one day and the day was certainly busy! First I went to Musée Cognaco-Jay, a museum about the Enlightenment Age. I bet almost none of the tourists know about this museum! I really enjoyed this museum. They have huge collection of porcelain, furniture, and paintings from the Enlightenment Age which was during […]