We are now
in the capital of France and I love it here!
The
official language of France is of course French. The Académie française is very
strict to behold the standard of the language purity. The Academy has taken
some actions to promote the French culture and language.
The Roman
Catholicism has always had a big role in France. Most people are Roman Catholic
Christians and it still has a high value.
However the
Roman Catholicism is no longer considered to be the state religion because of
the French Revolution.
The second
largest religion in France is the Islam. France has the biggest percentage
Muslim population of Western European.
The French
people enjoy traditional food and France is of course known for the ‘haute
cuisine’. When you think of excellent food, you think of the Michelin stars
which origins from France in the 19th century.
France is
also famous for its delicious wines. The country has lost the first position of
largest wine producing country to Italy. French wine producers fabricate between
50 and 60 million hectolitres per year. The wine has an ancient history and it dates
back from the 6th century.
Not only
the wine is famous in France, but also the champagne. This is more expensive
than wine and is made in the Champagne region of France.
France has
also famous fashion houses such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier,
Hermès, Dior, Givenchy… You can find stores of all of them in Paris. I really
love shopping there but I think these brands are a little too expensive…
We went to
the Louvre museum where you can see a lot of impressive paintings such as the
Mona Lisa, The Raft of the Medusa, the Lacemaker and also the painting ‘Liberty
leading the people’ from Delacroix. This is a very symbolic and important painting
to France. It signifies the end of the French Revolution.
See you
next time!
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I wish I could stay a few days longer. Promise me we'll come back some day?
ReplyDeleteI have to say, I didn't expect the Louvre to be so HUGE, did you? I'm happy we didn't get lost. I have to say we have had our weird moments, like the camel incident, I wouldn't have been surprised if we got lost in the Louvre!