Quartier latin

Atmospheric Parisian cafés, quirky bookshops, and stylish students give the Latin Quarter a special Bohemian charm. This vibrant, artsy, and eclectic quarter is one of the oldest areas of Paris. During the Middle Ages, the Sorbonne University attracted scholars from all over Europe who learned and spoke Latin, explaining the quarter's name. There are still many higher education institutions in this historic academic quarter, including La Sorbonne and the Collège de France. Roughly bounded by Boulevard Saint-Michel, Boulevard Saint-Germain, and the Seine River, the Latin Quarter represents one section of the city's 5th arrondissement in the Left Bank.

Saw:
A pizzaria = un pizzaria
A bakery = Une boulangerie
Parks = un parc
Clothing stores = Les magasins de vêtements
Pet dogs = Les chiens de compagnie

Heard:
A dog barking = un chien qui aboie

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• au Quartier latin j'ai mangé un peu de pizza.

TARTIFLETTE 


















pain au chocolat

Montmartre

Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 130 metres high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city. The historic district established by the City of Paris in 1995 is bordered by rue Caulaincourtand rue Custine on the north; rue de Clignancourt on the east; boulevard de Clichy and boulevard de Rochechouart to the south.^[1] containing sixty hectares. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which the Jesuit order of priests was founded.



Saw The Montmartre museum = Musée de Montmartre
Sacré Coeur = Sacré Coeur
A flower shop = Un magasin de fleurs
A grocery store = Une épicerie
A souvenir store = Un magasin de souvenirs

Heard:
Church bells = les cloches de l'église

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• à montmartre j'ai visité le Sacre Coeur

une croque madame









madeleine

Saint Germain des Pres

Saint-Germain-des-Présis one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the north, the rue des Saints-Pèreson the west, between the rue de Seine and rue Mazarine on the east, and the rue du Four on the south. Residents of the quarter are known as Germanopratins. The quarter has several famous cafés, including Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore, le Procope, and the Brasserie Lipp, and a large number of bookstores and publishing houses. In the 1940s and 1950s, it was the centre of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. It is also home to the École des Beaux-Arts, the famed school of fine arts, and the Musée national Eugène Delacroix, in the former apartment and studio of painter Eugène Delacroix.

Saw:
posters = des affiches
Motorcycles = La moto
Apartments = appartements
Parking lots = Places de parking
Traffic signs = Panneaux de signalisation

Heard:
somebody playing the guitar = quelqu'un jouer de la guitare

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• à Saint Germain des Prés J'ai marché mon chien

une crêpe salée










Bûche de Noël

Catacombs of Paris

In the ground beneath Paris, hundreds of miles of tunnels run like arteries. Underneath the streets lie spaces of all kinds: canals and reservoirs, prisons, crypts and bank vaults, wine cellars transformed into nightclubs and galleries. None are as creepy as the infamous Catacombs. At a depth of 20 metres, equivalent to the size of a five story building, the catacombs lie deeper than the Metro and sewer systems. These 200 miles of old caves, quarries and tunnels are full to bursting with the bones of deceased Parisians from centuries past. The history of the Catacombs is one of gory necessity: the story of a city which could no longer contain its dead. The catacombs have existed since the 13th century, when the mining of limestone quarries to provide bricks for the city’s buildings created as a side effect an entire underground city: the carrières de Paris, an intricate web of tunnels, lying mostly under the southern part of the metropolis.

Saw:
Skulls = Des Crâne
Dirt = Saleté
Bones = Des os
Graves = La tombe
Stone walls = Murs de pierre

Heard:
A tour guide giving a tour = un guide donnant un tour

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• à Catacombes j'ai regardé quelques os

une omelette


Clafoutis 

Place de la Concorde

The Place de la Concorde, is the largest place in Paris, it is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elysees. Architect Jacques Ange Gabriel, started construction on behalf of Louis XV, in 1754, and was eventually completed in 1763. It was then named the Place Louis XV. The place was constructed in the form of octagon bordered by large moats, which have now long disappeared. The place was constructed to hold an equestrian statue of Louis XV that was commissioned by the city in 1748.

This website uses Google Analytics to collect visitor data through the use of cookies. By continuing to access this site you will be agreeing to the collection of this data. For information on how to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Saw:
An obélisque = Un obélisque
Tourists = Des Touristes
A stone fence = Une clôture en pierre
Buses = Les autobus
Water = de l'eau

Heard:
Somebody eating chips = quelqu'un manger des chips

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• à la place de la Concorde J'ai attaché ma chaussure

un croque-monsieur


chou à la crème

disneyland paris

Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km  east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of France and Europe. It is owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A., a publicly traded company in which The Walt Disney Company owns a majority stake. The resort covers 4,800 acres and encompasses two theme parks, several resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States, following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983.




Saw:
Mickey Mouse = Mickey la souris
Hot dogs = Chiens chauds
A roller coaster = Un manège
Donald Duck = Donald Duck
A castle = Un château

Heard:
People screaming = les enfants qui hurlent

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• à disneyland paris j'ai pris une photo avec Dingo

la soupe aux oignons

Palmiers

Hotel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville de Paris has been the seat of the Paris City Council since 1357. The current building, with a neo-renaissance style, was built by architects Théodore Ballu and Edouard Deperthes on the site of the former Hôtel de Ville which burnt down during the Paris Commune in 1871. Visits to the town hall, a powerful and prestigious place, are possible. Guided tours are offered by reservation only and are organized by the city’s Protocol Department. Visitors can discover the function room, created as a replica of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Free major exhibitions are also organized here and are a great success.


Saw:
A wooden floor = Un plancher de bois
Red chairs = chaises rouges
Books = Des livres
Lace curtains = rideaux en dentelle
Tapestries = tapisseries

Heard:
Thunder = tonnerre

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• à l'Hôtel de ville J'ai parlé à certains touristes

la salade lyonnaise

Meringues