Click above to listen to the Podcast Episode on France Download your France Printables above! Hey there, traveler! Are you ready to have an exciting adventure? We’re about to explore the marvelous country of France. It’s the land of corrupt kings and fancy food, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Tour de France cycling race, and Napoleon. Have you heard of the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre Art Museum, Versailles Palace, and the Eiffel Tower? We’re gonna explore it all. You’ll taste french bread, croissants, creme brulee, and maybe even snails and foie gras. Grab your passport, and let’s hit the road! Along the way, I’m going to tell you a little bit about our France for Kids product and our free France printables. We’re gonna start by reading from France Adventure, and during this episode you’re going to learn lots of things about France. Salut! My name is Faye. My home is the city of Paris. It’s also the capital of France. It’s so beautiful! We go for long walks along the Seine river, or in the gardens near the Eiffel Tower. I like to help in my family’s restaurants. I’m learning to cook French cuisine. My big brother Philippe is an amazing chef, and I love to eat his food. Did you know that France is the most visited country in the world! It has over 80 million visitors every year. Here, you can find Notre Dame Cathedral and the Arc de Triomphe. France is also home to Disneyland Paris, and that’s the only Disneyland in Europe. France is known for its excellent gourmet cuisine. Our pastries are definitely worth trying. We did not invent the croissant, but we made it famous. Our French cheeses include Camembert and Brie. Baguettes are the long, thin French bread you can find in any bakery here. If you’re adventurous, you might want to try escargot, which is basically snails. Some people find them weird, but to the French, they’re delicious. Some well-known French people were Napoleon Bonaparte, who made great conquests, Joan of Arc, the Martyr and Saint, and Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille for blind people. We have many famous artists as well, such as Monet and Renoir. French is spoken throughout the world. Do you know any French? The French flag is blue, white, and red. If you go to find our free France printables, there’ll be a flag that you can color and learn about. Some people say that each color of the French flag represents part of the motto of the French revolution – blue for freedom, white for equality, and red for brotherhood. Paris is the capital of France, and some of its big cities are Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Dijon – have you heard of Dijon mustard? The Louvre is one of the most well-known museums in the entire world. About 10 million people come to visit it every year. Out of those, about 8 million probably come to see the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The Louvre holds many masterpieces within its walls. Did you know that despite the fact that the museum was opened around the time of the French Revolution, the actual building was built back in the 12th century? It was used as a residence for royalty back then until Louis XIV moved to the Palace of Versailles. If you have seen the Louvre, you may have noticed a glass pyramid standing in front of it. This pyramid is actually one of five. If you check out all the awesome art and it makes you hungry while visiting, then you could head over to one of the many cafes or fancy restaurants inside the Louvre. Have you heard of Notre Dame Cathedral recently? There was a big fire there and it took a few years to rebuild. It was opened again last year. It was built about 800 years ago. That’s a long time! It’s right in the middle of Paris and has a big bell that weighs 13 tons. It’s called the Emmanuel Bell. Notre Dame Cathedral has two towers that are 226 feet high, and they have 387 steps. There are beautiful stained glass windows, some from many hundreds of years ago when it was built. What language do they speak in France?
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