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Petanque: Games of France
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 29 March 2012
Petanque, or Boules, or in Italy, Bocce, is played all over France. The south plays it a little differently than the north, but in general, the goal is getting your large metal balls the closest to the little white or yellow marker ball that is thrown onto the ‘court’ randomly. The south plays it with [...]
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Coastal Drive from Toulon to Marseilles, France
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 27 November 2011
This is a relaxing video of some of the sights we saw on our drive from Toulon to Marseilles. Enjoy.
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Saint Mandrier, France: Coastal Town Near Toulon
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 18 November 2011
The town of Saint Mandrier, which can be reached easily by ferry, sits on the peninsula near Toulon, France. It’s tiny and completely walkable. Besides the boats, there are several cute restaurants and bars to quench your thirst and hunger, and cute little houses you can rent. We had a great dinner at Cote Mer [...]
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Toulon, France: An Overview Video
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 14 November 2011
Toulon sits on the Mediterranean Sea, east of Marseilles. It’s been inhabited for thousands of years by prehistoric tribes, then the Greeks, Ligurians and Romans. It was Christianized in the 5th century and then became a significant military based under King Louis XIV. In 1720, 13,000 people (half the population) died of the Black Plague. [...]
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Giens, France: Villages of France
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 8 November 2011
Here is another surprise we discovered on our drive between Toulon and Marseilles: Giens. This village sits on a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It’s tiny and artsy and a little touristy. Still we enjoyed a walk around and had a great lunch at Chez JO. Here’s a quick video of the town and a [...]
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Sollies-Toucas and Signes, France: Villages of France
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 4 November 2011
While driving between Toulon and Marseilles, we decided to take a few detours to see villages which we heard were very quaint and characteristic. The villages we stopped at were Sollies-Toucas and Signes. The first was located on a mountain and the latter in a valley on a flat mainland. Neither were on the water [...]
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Overview of Marseilles, France
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 24 October 2011
We took advantage of last summer’s good weather and visited the coastal area around Marseilles, as well as the cities of Marseilles and Toulon. This is the first video of a series of our summer trip, which features the city of Marseilles on the southern coast of France in the Provence region. Marseilles is the [...]
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