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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol est encore à Meudon, une petite ville qui recèle de fabuleux secrets. Pour les photographes, il y a un panorama presque complet sur toute la ville de Paris. Pour les amateurs d'astronomie et les curieux, il y a l'observatoire de Meudon qui garde le téléscope le plus grand d'Europe.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nous sommes toujours à Meudon avec Daniel Benchimol qui nous fait découvrir un orphelinat extraordinaire. Celui-ci accueille plus de treize mille jeunes pour les aider à s'intégrer dans la vie moderne. Ce bâtiment nous rappelle aussi les bâtiments des films comme Harry Potter et le Cercle des poètes disparus.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol reste près de Paris, à Meudon où vous pourrez admirer la vue sur Paris de son petit promontoire de plus de cent mètres de haut. Si vous avez soif d'histoire, allez visiter la chapelle Saint-George et le potager du Dauphin.

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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dans cette troisième vidéo sur Nogent-sur-Marne, Daniel vous fait découvrir les bords de la Marne avec ses guinguettes et ses péniches. Vous en apprendrez plus aussi sur les relations entre la musique et cette ville grâce à Jean Sablon qui introduisit le jazz en France.

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Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker was inducted into the Pantheon in recognition of her outstanding service during World War Two. Yet scholars have only just begun to study her contributions to the war effort.

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Caption 4 [fr]: et se produire un peu partout dans la région, et même plus loin,
Caption 4 [en]: and perform all over the region, and even further afield,

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Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker, the legendary singer, actress, and cabaret dancer, played a very active role in World War Two in France. Using her celebrity as a cover, she helped with counterintelligence efforts during the French Resistance.

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Caption 5 [fr]: libérée des occupants italiens et allemands quelques mois plus tôt,
Caption 5 [en]: liberated from Italian and German occupying forces several months earlier,

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more treasures from the Sceaux domain, including the orangery and the rose garden, as well as the beautiful Dawn Pavilion. The estate also includes something that is fairly rare in France: a dog park!

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Caption 4 [fr]: plus précisément dans l'orangerie et dans son extraordinaire roseraie.
Caption 4 [en]: more precisely in the orangery and in its extraordinary rose garden.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sceaux is full of many historical treasures, including a castle and an orangery, as well as an esplanade that became famous more recently as the site of a historic concert by Madonna in 1987. Watch the video to find out which French president was there (and the legend attached to his attendance!).

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Caption 3 [fr]: plus précisément dans la très jolie ville de Sceaux
Caption 3 [en]: more precisely in the very pretty city of Sceaux

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to its historic castle, the town of Sceaux is also home to a group of vegetated islets that provide passersby with a place to rest and wild birds with a place to nest. The castle grounds also include an orangery and numerous pavilions to explore.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Quelques années plus tard, il fit l'acquisition justement du Petit château
Caption 9 [en]: A few years later, he actually acquired the Petit Château

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us two historic landmarks in the town of Sceaux: the Saint John the Baptist Church, which contains many valuable artifacts, and the Félibres Garden, which is named after the Félibrige literary movement. He starts out his tour at a former railway station that is now the town's market hall.

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Caption 10 [fr]: plus précisément le terminus d'ailleurs.
Caption 10 [en]: more precisely the end of the line, incidentally.

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Giulia - Sa marque de bijoux 'Desidero'

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Giulia has been a jewelry maker since 2012, when she launched her Desidero brand. You can see and buy her creations in her boutique and studio located in Paris.

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Caption 23 [fr]: mais le plus souvent, l'idée, elle est dans ma tête,
Caption 23 [en]: but most of the time, the idea is in my head,

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Sandra - Gérante de "Gîte Arbonne"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

You can get away from it all just an hour away from Paris by visiting Sandra's alternative accommodation in Arbonne-la-Forêt. You can choose between a tree house or a cottage in the heart of the forest and enjoy the wildlife. There's no public lighting, so the animals won't be disturbed.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Il y a, euh... du chalet plus familial
Caption 24 [en]: There's, uh... a more family-friendly chalet

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Gilles de 'Paname Workshop' - Créateur d'objets de décoration

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gilles Martineau is a craftsman who makes beautiful objects out of concrete. Using 3D software, he first designs a mold that he prints himself with a 3D printer. Then he pours concrete into the mold to create his art.

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Caption 13 [fr]: qui sera la plus nette possible.
Caption 13 [en]: that will be as neat as possible.

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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This video on Nogent-sur-Marne focuses on the town's beautiful architectural heritage, from the Royal Palace Cinema, to the Art Nouveau houses, to the Coignard mansion and its gardens. Daniel concludes with a discussion of the song that made Nogent famous, "Le petit vin blanc" (The Little White Wine).

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Caption 25 [fr]: les deux villas les plus réussies de toute cette rue.
Caption 25 [en]: the two most successful houses on this entire street.

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Maison Légeron - Boutique de fleurs artificielles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Bruno Légeron tells us about his family business of making artificial flowers and feathers for fashion houses and the movie industry. The Maison Légeron dates all the way back to 1727.

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Caption 4 [fr]: depuis plus de quatre générations.
Caption 4 [en]: for more than four generations.

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