me , france and the french

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My Journey to France

Bus trip.3 days3000 kilometers7 countries

Finally – France, Paris

Facts about Paris

The capital of FrancePopulation : 2,167,994The coat of arms of the city of

Paris Situated on the river SeineOver 30 million foreign

visitors per yearNicknames : “The City of

Ligths”, “The city of Love”

Famous places

The Eiffel TowerThe Louvre museumVersailles PalaceNotre-Dame CathedralThe Arc de TriompheThe Champs-Elysées Etc

The Louvre museum

Worlds most visited art museum

A historic monumentA national museum of FranceArea of 60,600 square metres.Nearly 35,000 objects

Amazing sculptures

Material : marble (marmor)Usually in life-sizeAppearance : very true to life

(elutruu)

Venus de Milo

LOTS of paintings

Notre- Dame Cathedral

Striking gothic exteriorStarted building in 1163

and completed in 1330Total length: 128 metresSurface area : 4,800 m²Huge rose windows (max.

diameter 13.10 m.)

The Eiffel Tower

380 meters high119 years oldOne of the most recognized

buildings in the worldOriginally built as the

entrance arch for the Paris World’s Fair

Visiting The DisneylandOut of town ( 32 kilometers)First, we got lost in the

subway, but finally found the right train.

Disneyland is one of Europe's leading tourist destinations.

Officially opened in 1992.

Attractions

47 attractionsI visited 15 of them

Space Mountain : Mission 2

Pirates of the Caribbean

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril

Disneyland Railroad etc.

The red strict area

Men have to be careful when walking through those areas

Visiting sex shopPimps (kupeldajad)

Me and the frenchMy aunt has lived in Switerzland and is now

living in France.Communication and contacts with their family :

PostcardsLetters and e-mailsCalling Visits to Estonia

7 years ago in Kadrina

Christmas with family

4 years ago in KadrinaHelve & SamHow do I paraphrase potato?Dandelion (võilill) ( in french: a tooth of a

lion) & gooseberry (tikker) ?A “mustik ( in french : mosquito) cat”.

2 years ago in Pärnu

Summer spent with Helve & Sam Lovely mornings

1 year ago in PärnuMeeting againCancelled tripWedding in MarokoChanged auntieEstonian girls have too short skirtsIslam

Thank you all for listening!

Questions?

SourcesMy old diaryMemoriesPostcards, pictureshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvrehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_

Parishttp://www.shanemcdonald.com/laughs/l-fact

s-about-paris-france.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_

Paris