by Eleanor Beardsley, in Paris.
Traditional French restaurants, where people would come to dance and enjoy lunch along the banks of the Marne River — are back in fashion. Gomgiettes were first made famous by the Impressionists, most notably by Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party.”
by Eleanor Beardsley
July 6, 2010
President Obama wants to make preschool available to every child in the United States. In Europe, universal preschool is a pillar of society, allowing women to work and kids to be socialized. In France, children start school at age 3.
The number of Catholic priests in France has declined steadily since the 1960s. The church recently launched a public relations campaign meant to attract more young men to the priesthood. But the campaign has come at a difficult time amid child abuse scandals, and potential recruits are skeptical.
by Eleanor Beardsley
More than 450 years after being liberated from the English, the French coastal town of Calais is boasting of its links with the traditional enemy across the English Channel. The 2012 Olympics are in London, and Calais is determined to win some of the attention and money associated with the event.
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