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Making your family tree: where to start?

What to do if you don't have any family papers? Many people who would like to delve into genealogy are afraid they won't be able to trace their ancestors because they haven't kept family papers. Contrary to what is often imagined, it is possible to create your family tree even when you don't have ...

15
June
2023

Land art : the artist Saype repaints the Ballon d'Alsace

situ. This allows him to keep the memory of his ephemeral creations. Indeed, the artist always remains faithful to the same principle: he leaves no trace of his passage in the landscapes where he makes his works. He says: 'I allow myself to make a huge fresco to mark the collective memory, wi ...

04
July
2022

Lettering : 5 tips for beginners

and again Lettering requires a lot of practice. As in classical calligraphy, it is mostly a matter of acquiring a gesture for each letter you want to trace. So the last of the 5 tips for beginners is to practice over and over again without getting discouraged. It is very likely that your first fe ...

27
Dec
2022

Nostalgia Radio: France's second music radio station

A station where nostalgia sells well. Nostalgia (formerly known as Radio Nostalgia) is a French radio station owned by the NRJ Group. This station is characterized by a programming mainly composed of Francophone artists. Riding on the nostalgia of past decades, it heavily features songs from the 1 ...

19
Mar
2007

The Palace of Versailles: 5 things to know about the Sun King's palace

of the modest hunting lodge initiated by Louis XIII in 1623, to the present day. In this gallery, over 120 works of art, complemented by digital devices, trace the ever-evolving changes of a palace in constant excitement. ...

31
July
2007

Christmas DIY: how to make an advent calendar?

rt. Choose the placement of the nails according to the size of the bags (about 4cm by 6cm) and drive the nails into the support. Above each nail, trace with a felt pen and in disorder the numbers from 1 to 24. To embellish your design, you can use silver or gold colored markers. 3- The next s ...

16
Nov
2007

Guédelon: an astonishing medieval construction site to visit

raftsmen have been working on the historical reconstruction of a fortified castle using stone and wood from the Guédelon forest. On the site, there is no trace of an old medieval castle. This project is a "new" construction but with ancestral techniques, without electricity or modern machines. Num ...

07
June
2010

Lourdes in France: 5 Things to Know About This Pilgrimage Site

llion pilgrims came to celebrate the "150th Anniversary of the Apparitions". 3- A route is dedicated to pilgrims. In the city of Lourdes, several sites trace the life of Saint Bernadette. A pilgrimage route allows pilgrims to follow in the footsteps of Bernadette Soubirous while discovering the sign ...

05
July
2010

The Orient Express: History of a Legendary Train

1883: the commissioning of the Orient Express The Orient Express was inaugurated on June 5, 1883 under the name Express d'Orient. Originally, it ran twice a week on what was then the world's first international railway. It provided a connection between Paris (Paris-Est station) and Constantinople ...

19
May
2011

Mushroom Picking: Understanding Mushrooms in 5 Questions

midity conditions must be met. Mushrooms only last 2 to 7 days. Once their spores are dispersed, they decompose very quickly and disappear without a trace. This is why mushroom picking is a more complex art than one might think! 3- How do mushrooms survive? Unlike plants, which are capable of synth ...

09
Sep
2011

The main installations to entrust to a professional plumber

plan of the room. Then, he will locate the water inlets and outlets in order to define the position of the sanitary facilities. After that, he will trace the route of the networks to calculate the length of the pipes necessary for the Brussels plumbing installation and he will quantify the number ...

23
Dec
2021

Cartier and the Arts of Islam: a dazzling exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

inspired by pieces brought back from the Orient. This scientific research work was made possible thanks to the archives of the House of Cartier, which trace the jeweler's creations over 170 years... In the end, the exhibition 'Cartier and the Arts of Islam' does not simply juxtapose the jewel ...

04
Feb
2022

The House of Alexandra David-Neel: a visit with a difference in Digne

ce of reflection), has recently been restored. Visitors can therefore visit the villa where the writer resided, its gardens but also a museum that traces her life, her commitments and her travels. This tireless traveler was the first European woman to enter the Forbidden City of Lhasa, in Tibe ...

14
Apr
2022

The great saga of the Tour de France: relive the emotion of the Grande Boucle on France 2

edictable - The scandals of the Tour - The Tour for women This great retrospective in images thus promises to be very complete. It aims to trace the history of this legendary cycling race, to which the French are particularly attached. An exciting human adventure More than a simple ...

24
June
2022

Astronomy: the Gaia satellite revolutionizes our vision of the Milky Way

phy of our galaxy Gaia is the name of the European satellite put into orbit in 2013 by the European Space Agency, or ESA, to map our galaxy in 3D and trace its 13-billion-year-old history. To do this, this satellite has positioned itself in the famous second Lagrange point L2, located 1.5 million ...

30
June
2022

Johnny by Laeticia: a moving portrait on M6

is wife and adopted daughters, but also sometimes at work during rehearsals. These private images shot with a camcorder and then with a cell phone trace the daily life and the fragility of the man behind the rock'n'roll legend. We discover a facetious, funny and tender Johnny, especially with Jad ...

08
Dec
2022

Moon Boots: the history of iconic après ski boots

in the mountains. We could see her at the feet of many people as Paris Hilton or Kylie Jenner. A real consecration for this shoe that has been able to trace its path from the Moon to the Earth by touching the stars ... ...

26
Dec
2022

Malacca or Melaka in Malaysia: 6 things to do there

a and the Portuguese controlled it from 1511 until 1641, before the Dutch and then the British took over. Of this period of Portuguese occupation, no trace remains today, except for a gate called Porta de Santiago or A Famosa. This remnant of a former Portuguese fort is one of the oldest European ...

12
Jan
2023

What does the European Digital Services Act or DSA change?

its them from targeting minors or publishing ads based on sensitive data such as religion or sexual orientation. In addition, e-commerce sites must be able to trace sellers in order to reduce fraud. Pioneering legislation worldwide With the entry into force of the Digital Service Act, five years af ...

28
Aug
2023

Tourism: 5 Good Reasons to Visit Egypt

feel quite small standing before the four colossal statues that guard the entrance to the great temple… To sail on a mythical river. The best way to trace the thread of Egyptian history is undoubtedly to follow the course of the Nile. Taking a cruise on the Nile is a dream for many travelers. It' ...

17
Apr
2024