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Postcards from Paris
30th October 2010
Bonjour tous le monde! Hello everyone!
How have you been? I hope you’ve been having lots of adventures and planning a trip to Paris – always a fabulous past-time :-)
I’ve had laryngitis for a couple of weeks, I know – how weird is that? haha
So that meant I had to curtail all my video making until I got my voice back. I’m soooo pleased it came back yesterday – woohoo!!
So here’s today’s Video Newsletter for you … hope you like it :-)
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Using Google Maps for Paris, France
I’ve had emails asking me about how to plan trips to Paris in advance, which streets to go down to get to the metro or specific restaurants, chocolate stores etc etc. OK – let’s jump in and click on the video!
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Google Maps make it soooo much easier to plan ahead! you can even print out the maps AND the directions, so you can plot your walking tours from your accommodation to all the great places close by. Let me know how this works out for you if you try it. To read more about Google maps in Paris France, pop over to the page.
My Book of Photos of Paris
I am soooo excited! I’ve been working on this for absolutely ages, even had one book published but I wasn’t 100% happy with it. I’m almost finished and hope to have my photo ook available within the next few weeks and I CAN’T WAIT!! I know a lot of you have contacted me about this, and I thank you for that – so it’s finally nearing completion and will look something like this:
It’s a collection of some of my photos taken in Paris, with a brief description of each one.
When I look at the photos, each one conjures up a memory of a slice of time in Paris, and has me yearning to return. I’ll keep you posted when it’s ready!
The French Language
I love speaking French, but I don’t get nearly enough practice; that doesn’t stop me looking online for interesting things to say in French, and I’ve found some fabulously funny sayings which I think you might like – pop over to this page to read more:
Les Arts Decoratif – Decorative Arts Museum, Paris, France
I love this place – and I love getting their Newsletter, it’s always chock-full of fab photos and wonderful things I wish I could see each month in Paris.
So this is the next best thing – I pop over to the website and browse to my heart’s content :-)
On this snapshot of the website, you’ll notice a small British flag – that means you can click it to read the site in English – perfect!
Click the image below to pop over there now
Here is the website after you click on the British flag, to read it in English:
If you enjoy the site, sign up for their Newsletter. It’s in French, but you can always read it in English on the site :-)
You can also copy some text you’d like to translate, and pop over to:
http://google.com/translate paste the text OR paste the webpage link
Books about Paris, France and French
I came across a very cool little French language tutorial book a few months ago, and I keep meaning to mention it …
If I’m going out for the day and know I may have to spend time in a café, or waiting for someone, I pop this book in my handbag.
The book’s called 15 MINUTE FRENCH by Eyewitness Travel, and is only about $15-$20 (free shipping).
What I love about this book is the way it’s presented, each lesson is mostly photos so it is so easy to understand and grasp. If you’ve been looking for an inexpensive book to help you learn French, this book might be just what you’re looking for.
Well, we’ve come to the end of today’s Video Newsletter – I hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Ciao for now, Au revoir, a bientot! (Goodbye, more soon!)
Teena!
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