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Avignon, A place with great History.

azleen — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:11:30 +0000

Avignon is called the UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its long history, great landmarks and buildings. Avignon is located in the southern France and has a long history dating back to the Roman Empire. One famous landmark is the Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Doms with its large statue of Virgin Mary. Notre-Dame is also the final resting place for Pope Benedict XII and Pope John XXII. You can visit Notre-Dame everyday as its open daily for tourist and seems to be�’the major’ attraction in Avignon. Looking for a great dining spot in Avignon, well Travel Avignon offers great tips from Fine Dining to Casual Dining. Popular hotels in Avignon includes the Hotel Roques, which is a 3-start hotel but its abit far from downtown, about 2 miles from the city. If you need a place closer to Avignon city, then try Hotel De L� Horloge which is located right in the city center. Avignon, definately a historic place to visit.

Understanding more than just English

azleen — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:44:22 +0000

I was thinking to take French Courses�simply because in certain places, knowing just English wont take you very far. Europe have a wide range of languages from Spanish to Russian. Another reason I would take French classes, is that I think it will be cool to know another foreign language, like French or Spanish. With the Internet age, you could search for�plenty of�language cources offered online. My idea of a good language course would be one that offered�flexiblelity in terms of time and location. The courses offered should cater for busy people. I mean, I dont want to tied down to a regit schedule. The courses offered should also be trained by professional teachers, not some part-time foreign student trying to earn couple of bucks. Location is another factor that I think is second to none. You (and me as well) wont want to travel 100 miles just to learn French, would you? If its offered online, than training material must be easy to follow with lots of online help as well. Last thing (and most important), it must be fun as well.

How about taking French Classes?

webmaster — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:53:51 +0000

I crossed my mind just today that, HEY, Europe uses more than just English. You got Spanish, French, German, Italian and more (i guest). I would love to one day go to Paris BUT i dont know how to speak French. Boy, its goin to be difficult as I only speak English. So off i go searching the Internet and found this French Classes site. You can learn to communicate in French and they have classes all over the place. This is really good since you dont want to travel far to learn something new. So, looking at the French Courses, the trainers are native Frenchmen (which i think is a MUST for any language course) and you can have the classes anytime (weekdays, weekends, morning, night, you name it). Yes, i do hope i could one day go to Paris and at least know a bit of French (that will be cool).

Cirque de Navacelles, France

azleen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:36:26 +0000

Cirque de Navacelles located on the Southern of France. This cirque (valley head) normally surrounding with a steep cliffs. It usually formed by the glassier erosion. However, if you look at the picture below you can see a small communities living in this area. The nearest town is Millau with a 2 hours driveway.

Cirque de Navacelles, France posted by Doctor_bob.

Pont du Gard, Nimes

azleen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:57:17 +0000

Pont du Gard (meaning- Bridge of the Gard) is an aqueduct. It was build in 19 BC during the Roman Empire. This structure is designed to carry water across the small Gard river valley. It was divided into three levels. The first level is used as a road while the middle and third level are carry the water conduits.

Pont du Gard, Nimes posted by Doctor_bob.

The Tour Magne in Nimes

azleen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:23:17 +0000

On the Summit of Mount Cavalier, stand a 98ft (30m) height Roman monument. The dry stone tower with an octagonal base was built in 15 BC. From the top you can see the panoramic view of Nimes.

The Tour Magne in Nimes, France posted by Doctor_bob.

The Arena of Nimes

azleen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:55:01 +0000

The Arena (Roman Amphitheatre) was built in 1st and 2nd Century. This 133m long and 101m wide elliptical building ringed with 34 seats. It can fit over than 10000 capacities and was still used as a bullfight and a public event.

The Arena of Nimes, France posted by Doctor_bob.

Jardins de la Fontaine, Nimes

azleen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:26:22 +0000

Nimes is a city located at the Southern of France. It is an administrative town of the Gard department (named after the river). All the architecture in the area has related with Roman Empire. The famous buildings that remain the Roman Empire are the Maison Carree (Square House), Arenas (Amphitheatre), Tour Magne (Great Tower), Pont du Gard (aqueduct) and Jardins de la Fontaine (Gardens of the Fountain). The garden are located at the foot of Cavalier mount. This beautiful 18-century garden lay out with canals, statues and fountains.

Jardins de la Fontaine, Nimes posted by Doctor_bob.

Louvre Museum and Louvre Pyramid

azleen — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:35:59 +0000

Louvre museum is one of the famous, largest and oldest museums in the world. It was located along the bank of the Seine with a huge glass pyramid on the main entrance of the museum. The museum was built late 12 century by Philippe-Auguste as a fortress to protect Paris from enemy. This museum has many collections of art works and one of it is the famous Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

Louvre museum and Louvre pyramid, Paris posted by Priyanphoenix.

Louvre museum, Paris posted by Photos-travel.

Lets go to…..Champs Elysees, Paris

azleen — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:36:48 +0000

Champs Elysees (Elysian Field) is one of the famous streets in Paris. This is a place you can go for shopping.You can see a lot of restaurants, shops, cafes, cinemas, night clubs etc.

What are you waiting for…lets go shopping!

Champs Elysees, Paris city posted by Nicolas Raymond.