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**All the wonderful colours of our All the wonderful colours of our countrycountry !!!!!!** ==>>

• Our flag is made up of Our flag is made up of three colours : blue, white three colours : blue, white and red.and red.

• The blue for the Clovis's The blue for the Clovis's coronation coronation

• The white for the color of The white for the color of the flag of army.the flag of army.

• The red for the The red for the prestigious abbey of prestigious abbey of Dagobert the first.Dagobert the first.

The Eiffel Tower is a very important The Eiffel Tower is a very important monument for the French. Paris is not Paris monument for the French. Paris is not Paris

without it. The Eiffel Tower is grey but it makes without it. The Eiffel Tower is grey but it makes our city so beautiful. Thanks to it we have a our city so beautiful. Thanks to it we have a

wonderful view all over our capital city from the wonderful view all over our capital city from the top.top.

The Moulin Rouge is The Moulin Rouge is a big cabaret of a big cabaret of

French cancan. His French cancan. His colour is the red, it’s a colour is the red, it’s a

very successful very successful cabaret and there is a cabaret and there is a film about it entitled film about it entitled « Moulin Rouge » « Moulin Rouge » with the famous with the famous actress Nicole actress Nicole

Kidman.Kidman.

In France we have very wonderful view, specialy whene we go In France we have very wonderful view, specialy whene we go to the beach. There are the sea, the sun and it’s realy beautiful to the beach. There are the sea, the sun and it’s realy beautiful with a cloudy weather. Many people come to the beach to see with a cloudy weather. Many people come to the beach to see the view or when the sun goes out, then the sky is a blend of the view or when the sun goes out, then the sky is a blend of

orange, yellow and red on the blue.orange, yellow and red on the blue.

Not a long time ago, Not a long time ago, in France we started in France we started

to have a new to have a new beautiful subway beautiful subway

ticket colored purple. ticket colored purple. Before this one we Before this one we had a subway ticket had a subway ticket

green or orange. The green or orange. The purple tickets are purple tickets are

trendier than before.trendier than before.

The yellow Tee-shirt is the The yellow Tee-shirt is the tee-shirt tee-shirt worn by the worn by the

cyclist who is at the head cyclist who is at the head of Tour de France. of Tour de France.

The first Tour de France The first Tour de France took place in 1903took place in 1903

whereas the Yellow Tee-whereas the Yellow Tee-shirt arrived in 1919. shirt arrived in 1919.

Mont Blanc is the highest summit of the Alps, which Mont Blanc is the highest summit of the Alps, which offers a wonderful view from 4807 metres. offers a wonderful view from 4807 metres.

We can go skiing and we can climb it.We can go skiing and we can climb it.

The chocolate cake is very The chocolate cake is very present in the French present in the French

gastronomy. Every French can gastronomy. Every French can make this cake, it’s the easiest make this cake, it’s the easiest

cake to make.cake to make.

The Bois de Boulogne, in Paris is twice as big as Central Park in New

York. In this wood, one of the two green lungs of Paris we find lakes and ponds,

the garden of the greenhouses of Auteuil and the garden of Pré-

Catelan.

The French military uniform is designed to blend with the forest of Fontainebleau. It is kaki since

1994.

The Feast of the lemon takes place every The Feast of the lemon takes place every year, three week-ends in February in Menton year, three week-ends in February in Menton in the South of France. This feast celebrates in the South of France. This feast celebrates

lemons but also orangeslemons but also oranges. .