Bienvenue! Welcome!
I'm making plans to travel to France on June 30, 2010.
I'll be studying for three weeks at a language school in Vichy, France.
Do you know where Vichy is located?
Sais-tu où se trouve Vichy?
:-) Mme Maliszewski
Le Mont St. Michel Parking
The tide will not cover the parking lot today at Mont St. Michel. Hooray!!
Je ne fais pas.
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J'adore ca et toi aussi! Quelle chance cherie! Je crois....Vichy se trouve au centre de la France? Je ne suis pas certaine, mais me je me souviens un peu de l'histoire, quelque chose avec les Nazi etc. Alors, amuse-toi bien et attention aux aventures tu sais bien.
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Liz
Tre Bien! All of my French, sorry...This looks great Gloria! Have a wonderful time I'll check back to see you you are doing!
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J'aime le blog, surtout ta photo. C'etait facile a creer? Amuse-toi bien et laisse-moi savoir ou tu vas. Peut-etre nous pourrons nous reunir?
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Looks great Mom! This will be a fun way to keep up with you on your trip.
ReplyDeleteTu vas te regaler! J'en suis sure! Bon voyage!
ReplyDeleteQuelle bonne idee de creer ce blog!
Je sais!! Vichy est en France, quelque part. Haha Je plaisante, je ne sais pas. Je voudrais visiter la France. J'espere vous passez un bon vacances!
ReplyDeleteAvez-vous pris la photo de le louvre? C'est tres bon!!
ReplyDeleteJe voudrais visiter la France! I am sure that you will have a wonderful time in France. Have Fun!!! BON VOYAGE!!! :-)
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Merci, tout le monde.
ReplyDeleteNon, Mariel, je n'ai pas pris la photo, c'est mon fils qui a pris la photo du Louvre quand nous étions en France en 2007.
(No, I did not take the picture of the Louvre, it was my son when we were in France in 2007.)
Merci, Maddy!
Gloria, sorry, I'll be one of the few who doesn't speak or understand French on your blog! Anyway, I sure hope you have a great time and if you run into any French people with the last name of Chaudoin or Plessy (Plessis)let me know! I'd love to know where the Chaudoin's came from in France! I know the Plessy's came from Lyon. Love you, kiddo!
ReplyDeleteIch hoffe das sie eine gute zeit haben.Claus
ReplyDeleteBon Voyage Aunt Gloria! I'll live vicariously through you for the next month or so. :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds Incredible Gloria, hope you have a great time! Don't forget,,,, don't drink the water! Oh wait, that is Mexico! Never mind.
ReplyDeleteJ'ai une question. What will you study in Vichy? Will you study more French or more about being a French teacher? What are some of the places you'll visit in France? Will you only be staying in Vichy? Oops... maybe I didn't only have one question. :) Enjoy your vacation! Bon Voyage!
ReplyDeleteClaus, Danke schoen.
ReplyDeleteMariel, I will study both the language and the art of teaching French. I received a brief outline that indicates I will be in class from 9 a.m.-noon, then again 1:30-5 p.m. Monday through Friday for three weeks. It does not indicate topics each day. Looks like I'll have the typical French lunch for 1 1/2 hours each day. Then there are evening events and weekend excursions as well. :-)
HINT:
ReplyDeleteTo find Vichy on the interactive map of France, click on the map, then zoom in just west of Lyon. Pour trouver Vichy sur la carte, clique et chercher à l'ouest de Lyon.
:-)
Hello Mrs. Maliszewski!! How's your summer going before your trip to across the world? I hope you have a wonderful time in the country of your favourite language. Have a nice trip! Bon voyage!
ReplyDeleteMadame Maliszewski! J'ai trouvé Vichy! C'est tres *close* de Clermont-Ferrand, adjacent de Lyon. :-) J'espere j'ai raison!
ReplyDeleteFound Vichy, mid way between Paris and Montpellier...France not Iowa. The real quiz is where is Montpellier, Iowa and why is it named Montpellier?
ReplyDeleteFound Vichy mid way between Paris and Montpellier...France not Iowa. The intereting question is where is Montpellier, Iowa and why was it named such?
ReplyDeleteOK, Ted, I give. How did Montpelier get its name? I Googled it and found out that the first post office in the current Montpelier, Iowa was called "IOWA", then later changed to Montpelier.
ReplyDeleteWas it named after the French town?
:-)
Gloria,
ReplyDeleteNot sure how Montpellier, Iowa became Montpellier, Iowa but odds seem pretty high that it is named after the city in France. I'm guessing that the folks in Montpellier, France might be a little embarrassed by the condition of Montpellier, IA. In the 70's the school in Montpellier was closed by the Muscatine Community School District.
Brother Ted
Hi Mom!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea why the government of France was located in Vichy during the german occupation during WWII? I've always wondered about this... Talk to you soon.
DJ
Dear DJ,
ReplyDeleteI don't know the answer to that. There is no mention of that era of the city's history anywhere that I have seen to this date, but I have not been around a lot of the city yet.
Maybe I can ask my English teacher friend over the weekend. :-)
Je sais! I know! Vichy was chosen because it had a lot of hotel rooms since it was already a therapy center for people to come to who were wanting to soak in the hot spring baths. There was also a phone network already in place. At that time Vichy was one of the largest cities in the free zone, the southern 1/2 of France.
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