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Français avec Nelly - Mon voyage au Vietnam - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly continues to explore Vietnam. She had the pleasure of eating in a restaurant that became famous after the recent visit of a former US president. Find out who that could be!

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Caption 50 [fr]: malgré le temps nuageux.
Caption 50 [en]: despite the cloudy weather.

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Cannes - Le Suquet

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Cannes is known for its film festival and its La Croisette promenade... But there's so much more to see. Watch this video and discover the arts neighborhood of Le Suquet.

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Caption 53 [fr]: un très beau quartier quand même... quand même, hein, malgré tout.
Caption 53 [en]: a very beautiful neighborhood, still... still, you know, despite it all.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nice's Jetée-Promenade is the site of a former casino by that name. Built on pilings over the sea, the original building was once a thriving casino attracting many tourists, especially British tourists who flocked to the Riviera.

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Caption 22 [fr]: malgré de nombreuses difficultés économiques et politiques.
Caption 22 [en]: despite many economic and political difficulties.

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us inside the castle of Dourdan, with its belfry, arrow loops, and many fortifications. This castle has a somewhat unusual history: find out why its roof was knocked off and why it was pretty much impregnable.

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Caption 60 [fr]: c'est malgré tout nettement moins résistant.
Caption 60 [en]: it's still clearly much less resistant.

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the town of Poissy, about twenty kilometers from Paris. The town name is derived from the word poisson (fish) due to its once important fishing industry.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Malgré son état de ruine,
Caption 54 [en]: Despite its state of ruin,

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in Toul, Lionel takes a closer look at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Toul. Its construction started in the thirteen hundreds and was completed around 1495.

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Caption 46 [fr]: malgré le fait que l'époque baigne dans la Renaissance.
Caption 46 [en]: despite the fact that the era was immersed in the Renaissance.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel concludes his tour of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by taking us along the quays to see some of the barges that are docked there. Among them, you will find a houseboat that doubles as a chapel and the last tug boat ever built in France!

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Caption 10 [fr]: mais malgré tout le bâtiment mérite très largement le détour.
Caption 10 [en]: but despite all that, the building is very much worth a visit.

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Voyage en France - Maisons-Laffitte - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part three of our visit to Maisons-Laffitte, Daniel Benchimol reveals even more interesting facts about this city. The Maisons Castle, which epitomizes seventeenth-century French architecture, has been used for the filming of many famous movies, such as Love and Death, Dangerous Liaisons, Queen Margot, and many more.

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Caption 47 [fr]: Malgré tout, j'espère que vous avez apprécié cette visite.
Caption 47 [en]: Despite all that, I hope you enjoyed this visit.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le parc André-Citroën

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol shows us around the André-Citroën Park in the fifteenth arrondissement of Paris. The park contains a series of beautiful gardens organized by color as well as the largest hot-air balloon in the world!

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Caption 32 [fr]: mais malgré tout c'est un panorama sur Paris qui est absolument exceptionnel.
Caption 32 [en]: but nevertheless, it's a panorama over Paris that is absolutely exceptional.

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Voyage en France - Vexin Normand - Gisors - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last part of his tour of the town of Gisors, Daniel shows us an interesting structure called a cabinet de verdure (greenery chamber) as well as a waterfall that served as the major driving force of the town's economy for centuries. Daniel also tells us the story of Philippe Auguste and the Golden Virgin, which you won't want to miss!

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Caption 30 [fr]: et malgré son nom de Vierge dorée, elle est en fait réalisée en acier inoxydable.
Caption 30 [en]: and despite its name of Golden Virgin, it's actually made of stainless steel.

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le canal Saint-Martin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion takes us along Paris's Canal Saint Martin, which is part of a waterway network that measures one hundred thirty kilometers long. In their heyday, the Parisian canals were the main means of transportation of goods and materials, and even drinking water! Nowadays, historic buildings, restaurants, and concert halls are the main attractions along the canals.

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Caption 15 [fr]: et souvent de mauvaise qualité, malgré l'existence d'aqueducs et de puits.
Caption 15 [en]: and often of poor quality, despite the existence of aqueducts and wells.

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Voyage en France - Carrières-sur-Seine

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the quiet village of Carrières-sur-Seine, a mere twenty kilometers from Paris. He points out a fun bench called Le banc des menteurs (The Liars' Bench), where one can sit and presumably tell lies until closing time at 7 p.m. Then the liars can take cover in one of the nearby cave dwellings carved straight out of the cliffs.

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Caption 19 [fr]: malgré les grosses chaleurs que nous avons à l'extérieur.
Caption 19 [en]: despite the great heat that we have outside.

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - La place des Vosges

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the Marais district, Marion takes us to the Place des Vosges, the oldest square in Paris. Its center was sometimes used for tournaments and duels, until Richelieu put a stop to that in 1626. The distinctive red brick buildings surrounding the square were once home to such renowned historic and literary figures as Richelieu and Victor Hugo.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Ils sont arrêtés. Et malgré les demandes de grâce de la noblesse,
Caption 22 [en]: They were arrested. And despite the pleas for pardon from the nobility,

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to the Rambouillet castle, which includes a very interesting building on its grounds: the Laiterie de la Reine, or Queen's Dairy, which was built for Marie Antoinette in accordance with the "pleasure dairy" trend of the eighteenth century.

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Caption 30 [fr]: mais malgré tout, c'est un endroit à découvrir absolument.
Caption 30 [en]: but despite everything, it's a place that is absolutely to be discovered.

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