From why on Good Friday it is not a vacation in (most of) France to beautiful villages to visit this spring and summer, in addition to the various applications of the word ‘blow’, the Bulletin La Belle this week offers an essential starting point to eat, speak and live like.
Belle Vie is our usual look at the true culture of France, from language to kitchen, manners and films. This newsletter is published weekly and can receive it directly on your entrance tray, going to the preferences of your newsletter in “My account”.
As families, the acrance buy chocolate and plan their CHASSES AUX OEUFS (Search eggs), workers wait for a day off.
Yes, you listen to that well. A single day free of work. In several European countries, Easter weekend implies two days off at work: both Good Friday and Easter Monday.
France is something or an atypical case. Most of the country does not have a day off for Good Friday, but a part of France has a holiday … thanks to its complex history as an anterior part of Germany.
Why is Good Friday a vacation in (Must O) France?
If you are a worker in France and you are not satisfied with the three -day Easter weekend, fortunately you have to wait for the whole month of May. This year, there are three holidays, each who fall on Thursday, giving the perfect opportunity to Faya Le Pont And take on Friday to build a four -day weekend.
If you are not an salaried worker, there are still many reasons to love in France. From the flowers that flourish to the long nights drinking wine in a restaurant terraceThere is much to wait.
5 reasons to wait in May in France
In my opinion, April and May are the perfect time to travel in France, since the weather is not yet very hot (as it is increasingly in the summer) and the crowds are much smaller.
For example, I have visited the Calanques National Park near Marseille several times. It has become so popular that local authorities have begun to put in summer installments for the most visited calenques, in an effort to avoid degradation of the natural environment.
I have been at the end of April already. While I admit that we were less attracted to jumping into the water in April, there were no crowds, the sun shone and the walk through the calanques was quieter.
The same logic applies to visiting popular French villages. Here are 10 that can add this spring or early summer to your list.
Advertisement
10 of the most beautiful peoples in France to visit
In recent days, I talked to readers who chose to move to Nice. There is something in the city of French Riviera that is very fashionable these days, especially for Americans. (Be attentive to our next article that explains this phenomenon).
As Teaser, a point that I have heard again and again is the accessibility of the beautiful coast of Azur to the city.
List: the direct flights between the French Riviera and the United States this summer
For some people, moving to France is a Coup de Coeur. You fall in love madly and suddenly, and you can’t imagine living elsewhere. For me, it was more gradual.
The first months in France were so challenging that I could not have imagined having finished the end of the year, much less spend six more years here and any request for nationality. In the first days, one could say that I had more than one Barre’s blow.
Advertisement
Hit: the French is that it can mean a blow, true love, a position of one night and much more
If you are like me, you can start feeling more at home as your confidence in the French language grows. It is easy to surround yourself with other English speakers, sometimes you really need your foreign partners to support when times are difficult.
That said, while you build your vocabulary and challenge yourself to leave and use it, you open yourself to new possibilities and friendships.
The three best tips of a language expert to learn French
]
