Bonjour tout le monde 🧡 Today I'll told you more about the city where I live.
First, where is it?
France is a country in Western-Europe surrounded by Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Luxembourg. As you maybe know the capital is Paris. But I live in a city in the southeast at the foot of the mountains, the Alps.
Is there anything interesting to see in your city ?
Of course!
- Grenoble (where I live) is 20 minutes by car away from the mountains.
- There is the 3rd longest avenue of the Europe. Named "Cours de la Libération et du Général De Gaulle" and "Cours Jean Jaurès", it is 7.8 kilometers.
- In the city there are many universities and museums.
- There is a telepheric named "Bastille" or "Les Bulles de Grenoble"
- The city has its own Rugby Team (the FCG) and a Ice Hockey Team (BDL: Brûleurs de Loups)
Are there famous French people who born close to where you live that I could have heard of maybe?
- Stendhal (author)
- Olivier Giroud (soccer player)
- Míster V (youtuber)
French food:
- Baguette
- Crêpes
- Bugnes
- Gratin Dauphinois (from where I live)
- Tartiflette
- Foie Gras
- Raclette
- Fondue Savoyarde
Fun facts:
- On 1968 there was the Olympics Games of Winter in Grenoble (where I live)
- France is the world’s most popular tourist destination
- Louis XIX was the king of France for just 20 minutes, the shortest ever reign
- A French woman is the world’s oldest ever human
- France produces nearly a billion tons of cheese a year in around 1,200 different varieties
That's all for this article. Thank you for reading and I hope you learned a little bit about where I come from.
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love, 07-28 💕
