French History and Culture

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French Cathedrals

They’re big.  They’re awe-inspiring.  They’re colorful. Magnificent minglings of stone and light. Man made wonders at which to marvel.  And they’re all over France. French Cathedrals. Not churches, mind you.  Which are more numerous and range in size from tiny chapels to good sized houses of worship. But Cathedrals. The largest of the breed. The […]

24Jul2011 | | 7 comments | Continued
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Firey French Connection

It’s a Family affair. With relatives you’ve never seen before.  And not the distant Uncles, Aunts and Cousins variety. But relatives you’ve never met, and almost certainly – will never meet again. Your relatives are incredibly welcoming, friendly and accomodating. They’ll do anything they can to help.  And they’ve just met you!  They’re not trying […]

18Jul2011 | | 9 comments | Continued
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Camille Claudel

They’re wild, weird, way-out, whacked out people. Delusional. Illusional. Depressive. Regressive. Suicidal. Paranoid. Excessive. Obessive. They drink, smoke funny cigarettes, take drugs, pop pills. Often they don’t sleep or eat for days. And when they do eat, it’s likely to be something so grotty the dog wouldn’t touch it. They don’t give a rat’s ass […]

11Jul2011 | | 8 comments | Continued