It may be true what they say: “In Europe, one speaks with one’s hands and feet!” and it is certainly true in the gestures that accompany the beautiful French language. Of all the gestures, one has its own name: the Gallic shrug. It gets our vote for one of the most versatile and subtle ways…
Paris just feels right, doesn’t it? I was there this past fall for work and just fell in love with La Ville-Lumière all over again. In fact, in this month’s UnTours Eurozine, I wrote about how Paris makes me feel. Here’s an excerpt: “The first time I went to Paris, I was barely out of…
1 and 2. We asked Bill two questions:”Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour.” and “What is your favorite UnTours memory?” and here’s his answer: Late in October 2009, we took an Air France flight out of Dulles to Paris. My wife needs assistance in walking, so we were placed on the…
From the Alsace region of France, a Tarte Flambée (or Flammeküeche in the Alsatian language, a dialect of German) is unique to this region. That being said, given it’s reliance on heavy cream, bacon and onions, one can discern it’s very French and German roots, like nearly everything else in Alsace! One legend is that…