Bienvenue à l’ete in France… where nothing much happens! I have to say, I struggled writing this week’s newsletter because there is not much happening at the moment, everyone is on holiday.
That is, other than those few protesters who are protesting the French “pass sanitaire” that is now required to get into everything from movie theatres to restaurants to certain trains. As is typical, it is the extreme left and the extreme right who seem to be most concernend. About 100k people across France have protested, but more than 5 million have signed up to get their vaccines. So I guess it is pretty clear how that is going.
Anywhoo, other than that there is the Olympics, which is fun especially since France will be hosting the 2024 Summer Games. Which seems like a lifetime away, when we hope finally to put this crise sanitaire behind us.
Until then, everybody to a terrasse!
In other news:
- France currently has won 7 medals at the Olympics so far, 4 of which are in Judo. This may not seem obvious but France has actually a very strong history in the sport with French standard bearer Teddy Riner leading the way.
- If you want to see what the prison fort at Bastille looked like before the French revolution, here you go:
And new in the blog this month:
History of the Louvre: From Royal Château to Museum
The history of the Louvre in Paris is a long and fascinating one. Today it is home to a wide range of art collections spanning thousands of years. Almost as interesting as the works it holds, is the history of the building itself…
29 Famous French Artists and Painters you should know
France has always renowned for its cultural scene, attracting artists and art lovers from around the world. Most people know that France as the country of origin of the Impressionism movement and the Belle Epoque, but that…
15 Facts about William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror may be best known for the 1066 Battle of Hastings in England and establishing a lasting monarchy there, but the English King’s heart was actually back in France. It is in Normandy in France where William…
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