Pictures of France

A Quintessential Image of France

Anyone into photography or who just likes to look at photographs may enjoy this photographic record called 'Pictures of France' which has been compiled after my travels mainly in the South of France.

There are none of Paris as yet which is a shame because a lot of people like to look at photographs of France's capital city. But I am hoping that when you take a look at the photographs compiled here at Pictures of France you will agree that France has much more to offer than can only be found in its capital.

I have included a few tasters here for you, starting with the sunflower field we have in front of Le Moulin every other year, but for the full compliment you know where you need to go.

These are a few of the nosey neighbours, they are probably thinking how can we get to that apple tree again. They had a very nice treat when they went walkies in the orchard earlier this year.

This can be a bit of surprise, yes we do get snow in the winter here in the South of France and it can actually be quite magical. Anyone who has stayed might recognise the steps up to the outdoor drying area, otherwise known as the washing line.

They like a good party in Carcassonne at Christmas and New Year. This was their equivalent of the London Eye a little while ago. They also had an ice rink in the Place Carnot and a pretty spectacular lightshow at Gambetta Square. Not forgetting the fair in front of the railway station.



Anyway I hope you get a chance to go and take a look at the full set and don't forget to leave a comment letting us know you visited. Photos of France

Learning French DVD

Learning French is not an easy task to undertake, even after having studied it at school, especially if school is a long ago distant memory. But if you want to live in France I am a firm believer that you should try your best to learn the language. That said, the task seems to come a lot easier to some than others. I honestly believe that there is such a thing as natural aptitude and that, unfortunately, I haven't got it.

But what I have got is access to some very good training materials and programs that I have used since arriving in France and these have, for now at least, helped me to get by. A fluent French conversationalist I am not, well not yet anyway, but I do seem to be able to manage reasonably well on a day to day basis and drawing on help from friends occasionally when I need a bit more French than I can manage.

That is probably not the best endorsement you will get for French language courses, but it is an honest one. If you want to know more about my Learning French DVD and the other programs I have used to date then you can go and take a look at the Squidoo lens I have created on the topic via the link provided in this paragraph.

I think if you have natural aptitude you will find these tools enormously helpful and if you don't, then they should at least help you get by. Hope you find the lens useful.