French Easter Chocolate More chocolate gets consumed in France on Easter Sunday than on any other day of the year – over 15 thousand tons of chocolate deliciousness. The French yearly chocolate tally adds up to about 9.3lbs of chocolate per person per year, just a little below the American average of 9.5lbs per person. That surprised me, considering the…
Category: Holidays
Happy New Year from PARIS !!!
It’s a New Year! “Tous mes meilleurs voeux de bonheur pour une année douce, riche d’amour et de prospérité.”
Christmas Postcards From France…
Joyeuse Fête!!! A glimpse of festive Christmas images depicting the holidays in France. Christmas Postcards from France… just click on a photo to start the slide show!
Happy Thanksgiving !
Happy Thanksgiving ! Thank you to all of my “virtual” friends for following my blog and keeping me company out here in Cyberspace! It would be very lonely without all of you!!! Happy Travels, -Girl Gone Gallic
Books Make Great Gifts !
Have a Francophile Holiday ! Christmas will be here before you know it, and if someone on your gift list loves France, maybe one of these books by Margo Lestz of Curious Rambler would make the perfect present. Available on Amazon !
Jokes for a Francophile Halloween
What did the french fries dress up as for Halloween? – Masked potatoes.
Halloween in Paris – Thrills for the Brave
In Paris for Halloween ? Looking for thrills ??? Although France isn’t completely onboard when it comes to Halloween, there are still those that love the holiday.
A somewhat “gory” look at the Storming of the Bastille.
What really happened on that day back in 1789 ? For those of you who are not too squeamish, and yet still curious about the events surrounding the storming of the Bastille, prepare yourself for a few choice details… History can be so much fun!