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

Pont Alexandre III

The Pont Alexandre III is Paris’s most elegant, grandiose, and sumptuous bridge: one of the most beautiful river crossings in the world. It was built for the Exposition Universelle of 1900, an international world’s fair that introduced talking films, escalators, Russian nesting dolls, wireless telegraphy (radio), and the most powerful telescope ever built. Rudolf Diesel exhibited his new combustion engine which ran only on peanut oil, and the city staged the first Olympic Games outside of Greece. The fair introduced the Art Nouveau style into popular culture and for the first time electric lights illuminated the City of Light.


Saw:
A bridge = un pont
Some boats = Certains bateaux
The Eiffel Tower = La Tour Eiffel
A plaque = Une plaque
A river = Une rivière

Heard:
Water flowing = l'eau qui coule

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• Au Pont Alexandre III j'ai pris un tour.

une quiche

Tarte tropézienne

Jardin des Tuileries

The Tuileries Gardens get their name from the tile factories which previously stood on the site where Queen Catherine de Medici built the Palais des Tuileries in 1564. The famous gardener of King Louis XIV, André Le Nôtre, re-landscaped the gardens in 1664 to give them their current French formal garden style. The gardens, which separate the Louvre from the Place de la Concorde, are a cultural walking place for Parisians and tourists where Maillol statues stand alongside those of Rodin or Giacometti. The gardens’ two ponds are perfect for relaxation. The Musée de l’Orangerie, where visitors can admire the works of Monet, is located south-west of Tuileries. From March to December, free tours in French are organized. For lovers of candyfloss, rides and thrills, go to the Fête des Tuileries from June to August.

Saw:
Tulips = des tulipes
A Ferris wheel = Une grande roue
A bird bath = Un bain d'oiseau
A cafe = Un café
Garden chairs = Chaises de jardin

Heard:
People talking = les gens parler

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• Aux jardins de tuileries j'ai mangé au restaurant

le pan-bagnat

Canelés

Versailles Palace

Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and centre of government, now a national landmark. It is located in the city of Versailles, Yvelines département, Île-de-France région, northern France, 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Paris. As the centre of the French court, Versailles was one of the grandest theatres of European absolutism.The original residence was primarily a hunting lodge and private retreat for Louis XIII (reigned 1610–43) and his family. In 1624 the king entrusted Jacques Lemercier with the construction of a château on the site. Its walls are preserved today as the exterior facade overlooking the Marble Court.

Saw:

A black and white floor = Un plancher en noir et blanc

Big balconies = grands balcons

Gold detailing = Or détaillant

Flowers = des fleurs

The French flag = Le drapeau français

Heard:
A camera shutter = un obturateur de caméra

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fais?
• Au palais des versailles j'ai pris des photos

du pot-au-feu

Gâteau Basque

Jardin du Luxembourg

Situated on the border between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter, the Luxembourg Gardens, inspired by the Boboli Gardens in Florence, were created upon the initiative of Queen Marie de Medici in 1612. The gardens, which cover 25 hectares of land, are split into French gardens and English gardens. Between the two, lies a geometric forest and a large pond. There is also an orchard with a variety of old and forgotten apples, an apiary for you to learn about bee-keeping and greenhouses with a collection of breathtaking orchids and a rose garden. The garden has 106 statues spread throughout the park, the monumental Medici fountain, the Orangerie and the Pavillon Davioud. There are many activities and facilities for children such as puppets, rides and slides. Adults, whether they are Parisians or tourists, can play chess, tennis, and bridge or remote control boats. The cultural programme is characterized by free photography exhibitions on the garden railings and by concerts in the bandstand.

Saw:
Palm trees = palmiers
Pink carnations = oeillets roses
Peonies = pivoines
Roses = des roses
Lilys = fleurs de lys

Heard:
Bees buzzing = abeilles bourdonnant

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fais?
• Au Jardin du Luxembourg, J'admirais les fleurs

les moules marinières

Eclair au chocolat

Musee d’Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet,Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe.



Saw:
A golden clock = une horloge d'or
Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait = Autoportrait de Van Gogh

Bal du moulin de la Galette = Bal du moulin de la Galette

Van Gogh's starry night = nuit étoilée sur le Rhône par Van Gogh
The Seine = la Seine

Heard:
Sombody coughing = quelqu'un tousse

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fais?
• Au Musee d’Orsay, J'ai regardé au des sculptures.

le gratin dauphinois








le soufflé

Palais Garnier

The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra,^[7] as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille.The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet. The Palais Garnier is "probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or theSacré Coeur Basilica.This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and, especially, the novel's subsequent adaptations in films and Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular 1986 musical.Another contributing factor is that among the buildings constructed in Paris during the Second Empire, besides being the most expensive,it has been described as the only one that is "unquestionably a masterpiece of the first rank. This opinion is far from unanimous however: the 20th-century French architect Le Corbusier once described it as "a lying art" and contended that the "Garnier movement is a décor of the grave"

Saw:
A stage = une étape
A red curtain = un rideau rouge
Rows of seats = des rangées de sièges
A turquoise roof = un toit turquoise
Flags = des drapeau

Heard:
Opera music = musique d'opéra

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• Au garnier palais, j'ai regardé un spectacle d'opéra.

la fondue

la tarte Tatin

Les Invalides

Les Invalides commonly known as Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), or also asHôtel des Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and theMusée d'Histoire Contemporaine, as well as the Dôme des Invalides, a large church with the burial site for some of France's war heroes, most notably Napoleon Bonaparte.


Saw:

Saw:
Lamp posts = lampadaires
A gold roof = Un toit d'or
Bushes = des buissons
A pond = un étang
Cannons = canons

Heard:
Crying babies = pleurer les bébés

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• A Les Invalides, j'ai touché un canon.

le canard à l'orange



le pain perdu

La Sainte Chapelle

The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France. Begun some time after 1238 and consecrated on 26 April 1248, the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns—one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. Along with the Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle is one of the earliest surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité. Although damaged during the French Revolution, and restored in the 19th century, it has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collection anywhere in the world

Saw:
a gate = une porte
big windows = grandes fenêtres
chandeliers = lustres
A red door = une porte rouge
an alter = un autel

Heard:
Rain = la pluie

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• A la Sainte Chapelle, je me suis assise sur un banc.

le coq au vin



la mousse au chocolat

L'Arc De Triomph

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. It should not be confused with a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.The Arc de Triomphe is the linchpin of the Axe historique (historic axis) – a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route which runs from the courtyard of the Louvre to the Grande Arche de la Défense. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806 and its iconographic program pits heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments with triumphant patriotic messages.

Saw:
Cars = des voitures
A street = une rue
An arc = un arc
detailed stone = pierre détaillée
eternal flame = la flamme éternelle

Heard:
The wind = le vent

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• A l'arc De Triomph, j'ai conduit.

la ratatouille



les macarons

le sacre coeur

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the defeat of France in the 1871 Franco-Prussian War and the socialist Paris Commune of 1871crowning its most rebellious neighborhood, and an embodiment of conservative moral order, publicly dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was an increasingly popular vision of a loving and sympathetic Christ.The Sacré-Cœur Basilica was designed by Paul Abadie. Construction began in 1875 and was finished in 1914. It was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919.




Saw:
horse statues = statues de chevaux
pews = quelques bancs
Painted ceiling = un plafond peint
Flower windows Les fleures en vitrine
a view of paris = une vue de paris

Heard:
Footsteps = trace de pas

• Qu'est-ce que tu as fait?
• A le Sacre Coeur, je suis descendue les étapes.

la salade nicoise

la fondue au chocolat