Lyon City Blog

A French Resistant Woman in Lyon

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:46:05 -0000

Lucie Aubrac (1912-2007) was one of the most famous woman who played a very important role in the French Resistance during the Second World War in Lyon.

With her husband Raymond Aubrac she joined the Lib�ration-Sud resistant group in Lyon and then ran the underground paper Lib�ration in 1941.

Her husband was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and sent with the famous French resistant Jean Moulin to the Montluc prison located in Lyon.

Lucie Aubrac managed to convince Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo's chief, to allow Raymond Aubrac, the father of her child, to get married with her before he was executed. During his transportation to the German command, the French resistants managed to release him with the 13 other members of the French Resistance. The Aubrac left for London and their daughter became De Gaulle's goddaughter.

As a history teacher, Lucie Aubrac was always active...

Buy a House in the Beaujolais Region

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:57:51 -0000

Home Attitudes

is a property search consultancy in the beautiful Beaujolais region near Lyon and the South Burgundy. With many years of experience and a perfect knowledge of the region, the agency can help you buy the most suitable property for you.

Situated between Burgundy to the North and Lyon to South, the Beaujolais offers a panorama of spectacular rolling countryside, with vines to the east and massive fir tree forests to the west; not to mention the striking Golden Stone Region' to the South, fittingly a likened to Tuscany.

Home Attitudes

helps you find your property according to your requirements. The agency also organizes a discovery tour of the Beaujolais region so that you can see by yourself your future home region and get all the local information you need.

At...

The French Agricultural Industry is in Danger

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:15:42 -0000

The French agricultural industry is in danger, although it is considered as one of the best in Europe

.

What about the Rhone-Alps region?

France is the leading country of European agriculture and the second exporter in the world after the United States. French agriculture is based on farms and produces beef, wine, poultry and cereals, but also milk and sugar beet with Germany.

Contrary to most countries, France has implemented a controlled property market since 1958 as land and rural properties cannot be purchased freely. This structure control ensures that the young farmers can find properties more easily or enlarge their agricultural surface areas, but it also supports the operations of agriculturists with several jobs.

Agriculture covers 51 % of the total surface area in France and 60 % farms produce...

The Frog Eaters in Lyon

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:34:38 -0000

The Frog Legs (cuisses de grenouille)

are a very traditional recipe of France. They are very popular in the region of the Dombes in the North East of Lyon. They are usually prepared with butter (beurre)

, garlic (ail)

and sparsely sauce (sauce persill�e).

The French really appreciate their mild flavor that tastes like chicken wings (ailes de poulet

).

What is more, the frog legs are often associated with the French cuisine as the English nickname for the French is Frogs or "Frog eaters" (mangeurs de grenouille)

. If the frog legs are mainly eaten in France and in China, they are also eaten in India or in the United States, particularly in the state of Louisiana where they are either fried or grilled.

The most famous recipe of Lyon to cook the frog legs is the Cuisses de grenouilles saut�es...

Artist Ben is Everywhere in Lyon

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:36:20 -0000

The Modern Art Museum of

Lyon

presents

a retrospective of the artworks by the French artist Ben Vautier

nicknamed Ben from March 3

to

July 11

. He is mostly popular for his text-based paintings in

Mail-Art

.

He is a highly controversial artist who thinks that signing and writing slogans on artworks contributes to the art creation. However, some criticize what they consider to be his lack of respect for the arts standards. They see his work as sensationalism. French local magazine

Lyon Capitale calls into question the controversial artist : can we consider Ben as a real artist?. The magazine denounces...

Internations Lyon get -together was a real Success

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:13:31 -0000

InterNations Lyon get-together was a real success on February 25th. About 15 nationalities and 60 members took part in the event at the Hilton Lyon Hotel where the staff of the bar was very friendly.

As the Lyon Community is getting bigger, the members of the InterNations network are eager to meet every month and welcome the newcomers in a recreational atmosphere. InterNations is an international online community of expatriates who exchange information on expat-specific topics in the World forum or in their town community.

Many members of the Lyon community think it is very important to share their ideas and tips or advice with friends or business contacts on the Internet, but also meet them in fashioned and cosy locations in Lyon. Internations plays a key role as it enables its members to have a first contact, then meet regularly and strengthen their friendship or partnership.

Of course, we can expect the...

Lyonnais/ Lyonnaise in Lyon

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:19:40 -0000

The adjective LYONNAIS or its feminine equivalent � lyonnaise � is usually used in expressions that refer to the local information about Lyon and its local people.

The people living in Lyon are called the Lyonnais : les Lyonnais et les Lyonnaises .

In the same way Parisien means the people living in Paris and the Londoners or Londonniens means the people living in London.

In addition, Lyonnais is also included in other expressions that mainly deal with the French gastronomy, sport and banks.

The Bouchons Lyonnais are very traditional restaurants in Lyon where you can eat the most famous dishes � la lyonnaise like the andouillette lyonnaise . The dishes are served in the local style with sauces.

The Cr�dit Lyonnais is a historic bank that opened in Lyon in 1863 before it was nationalized in 1945 and went...

A Russian in Lyon

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:17:34 -0000

More and more Russians love Lyon and would like to visit our wonderful city. Some of them can speak English or even French.

However, only a few tourist guides are published in Russian. The Russians often need interpreters and translators to visit Europe and France.

Lyon, the second largest city in France should make some effort to integrate the Russians people and help them find information, tips and advice more easily.

Fortunately, a few Russians like Tatiana Klimova who has been living in France for about 5 years, try to share their passions for France with the Russians. She has been writing many interesting articles and blogs in her French and Russian blog of gitane " Veni, Vidi, Vinci

".

Here is one example that I have found very beautiful in French and in Russian.

True,...

The Atelier Clafoutis in Lyon

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:05:55 -0000

The Atelier Clafoutis

welcomes you in a very cozy home kitchen where all the fans of the kitchen can learn how to cook very modern and original recipes.

The bilingual chef Nathalie Guiral will share her passion for food with you as she teaches you how to prepare a large selection of dishes that you can bring home for a very reasonable price.

As a member of the slow-food movement she defends the local food traditions as she considers that biodiversity for food guarantees tastefully high-quality products and well-being.

In her workshop situated in the center of Lyon, Nathalie Guiral offers adult classes for individuals or private groups as well as classes for children and adolescents in French or in English. The adults can prepare full menus or menus for special events and they can also learn the expertise of pastry cooks whatever their level of cooking. The kids...

The Nostradamus Prophecies at the Municipal Library of Lyon

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:00:22 -0000

In his brillant article entitled 500-year-old Nostradamus prophecies become first French book to be archived on Google, Graham Smith said, " A sixteenth century edition of predictions by Nostradamus has become the first book from France's vast archive of literature to be digitally preserved by Google.

The collection of prophecies is from a vault containing 500,000 classic French books stored at the Municipal Library of Lyon.

Nostradamus is best known for The Prophecies, the first edition of which appeared in 1555 and has rarely been out of print since his death.

France has a 750million euro (�650million) scheme in place to digitise its libraries and museums."

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The Case of the Fraudulent Pinot Noir

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:48:58 -0000

"... a group of French wine brokers were convicted of selling to E. & J. Gallo 3.57 million gallons of red wine from the Languedoc that it falsely called pinot noir but in fact was made from a much less expensive grape,Some French wine brokers were convicted...", reported Eric Asimov in the New York Times on February 19. Read the article

The French are Lazy and Unreliable

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:06:47 -0000

The French are lazy and unreliable. Many people think the French have too many vacations compared to other countries. They usually have about 8 weeks more of vacations. A lot of French workers have part-time jobs and work 4 days a week depending on their firms. They also have a lot of trouble going to work when the public transport is on strike, which happens regularly . That's why they are used to staying at home as soon as it is possible, especially when they are said that the weather conditions are going to prevent them from going home after work.

Some could say that the arguments against the French are highly debatable since they are merely stereotypes.

However, the French think that vacation has been a social right since the First World War and they highly respect the men and the women who died to fight for their rights. In other words, they have been used to a system that gives more priority to the rights than to the obligations....

Lyon is the City of Art and Creation

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:31:03 -0000

Lyon has always been considered as the city of art and creation. It all started when Lyon was the city of the silk industry in the 16th century. From the past to the present, Lyon has been associated with the luxury products of jewelry, textile, fashion, interiors and design that highly contributed to the international popularity of the French how-to-do.

Today, many well-known French designers exhibit their creations in the world in order to show the exceptional inventiveness of French luxury. With the support of the New York Design Center, the Comit� Bellecour (the directors of 5 major Lyonnais houses ) have promoted professional designers in the gastronomy, design, fashion and decoration sectors in America since 1997.

The dress designer Max Chaoul was one of the professional designers to participate in the exhibition in the New York Design Center. He exhibited his vibrant red Nefertiti Dress made of Lyonnais tulle, a very refined luxury...

The Village des Cr�ateurs (Designers' Village) in Lyon

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:31:48 -0000

Located on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse area in Lyon, the Village des Cr�ateurs ( Designers' Village) helps promote 50 young local companies in the textile and fashion industry. The village gives them advice and personalized guidance in business strategy, legal and financial assistance as well as professional trainings.

The Village des Cr�ateurs also contributes to the promotion of the designers' projects in the different media by communicating about their creations in a monthly newsletter and a promotional website.

What is more, 10 resident companies of the Village des Cr�ateurs have their own workshop in Passage Thiaffait, where they can either produce, exhibit or sell their creations such as the "Luminous objects" by Elsa Somano , BonChicBonChien by C�line Boulud who produces dogs' clothes and accessories, the Tube � Essai that is a workshop managed by...

In Cuisine Shop in Lyon for the Food Lovers

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:03:08 -0000

Situated in the heart of Lyon, the capital of the French cuisine, In Cuisine unique shop offers many products and services all dedicated to the food.

You can buy novels, culinary guides, dictionaries, studies about food and nutrition, but also books about the cuisines of the world, food history, recipes, healthy food, food for the children in a very recreational atmosphere.

In addition, you may find the best kitchen utensils or have your name printed on a chef toque if you are ready for a gastronomic adventure.

To make your own recipe, you will find a wide range of high-quality products in their delicatessen section .

Don't worry if you aren't a good cook. In Cuisine food workshops for the adults and the children can help you to learn how to make your best French macaroons or Sushis.

What is more, you can have a tea or a meal in the tea room while you are looking at the exhibition of...

Child Care in Lyon

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:56:26 -0000

Some parents need temporary child care (garde d'enfants temporaire

), especially when they intend to spend a few weeks or months in Lyon.

They should contact only professional child care providers that offer occasional baby-sitting services. They usually have qualified baby sitters who can take care of the children under and over 3 for a few hours or days per week . The baby-sitters are chosen according very strict criteria: they must be experienced baby-sitters who easily interact with the children and are aware of first-aid.

However, if you do not work in France or not not intend to hire a nanny for one year, you may not benefit from the reduction of taxes or receive the state aid.

In Lyon, there are a few child care agencies that provide temporary nannies (nounous

) and the pay range can be from 15 � to 20� per hour, or about 264 � for 16 hours...