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The neighbourhood where we live is called « Bécon-les-Bruyères », it is situated at the intersection of three towns : Courbevoie, Asnières-sur-Seine and Bois-Colombes.
The train station of Bécon-les-bruyères was opened to the public in 1891 and then buildings started to appear around the station, as it happened in all the Parisian suburbs at that time. Even though, they were mainly buildings with flats to let, each of them had it own style! They are often rather colourful because bricks were often used in this period. Architects used to play with the different colours or finish of enameled bricks to draw patterns on the façade.
During the second lockdown, my friend Anne-Laure and I met every thursday for a walk in our neighbourhood.I had pulled out from my library the excellent book by Historian Pierre Mignot about Paris façades. We often started our walk at the station. Buildings from the same period can be so different. We also noticed the houses. It was important at that time to be close to the railway, close to modernity. There are a lot of very big and very nice houses near the railways. Each walk offered us some nice discoveries, this is what you are going to hear in today’s episode.
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My name is Laetitia, I’m French, I live just outside Paris and I share with you a small slice of my daily life here in France. I also run the podcast One Thing In A French Day since 2006
All the information about the transcripts, notes and photo is available at www.cultivateyourfrench.com
205 — Le gâteau de crêpes des deux mamies — mercredi 27 mars 2024
204 — Mes vies secrètes — mercredi 20 mars 2024
203 — Nice : rencontres et médailles — mercredi 13 mars 2024
202 — Légers changements — mercredi 5 mars 2023
201 — Le pavillon de l’Arsenal — mercredi 28 février 2024
200 — Lisa s’est fait percer les oreilles chez Nico — mercredi 21 février 2024
CYF 199 — Quel est ce chien qui aboie? —mercredi 14 février 2024
198 — Chez Chanel avec Alice Chance — mercredi 7 février 2024
197 — Bordeaux, le Grand Théâtre et les cannelés — mercredi 1er février 2024
CYF 196 — Les macarons avec Sanam — mercredi 24 janvier 2024
Balade à Paris : le tour préféré
CYF 194 — Le réveillon du Nouvel An — mercredi 10 janvier 2024
CYF 193 — Emballages cadeaux — mercredi 20 décembre 2023
CYF 192 — Montparnasse : la Villa Vassilief — mercredi 13 décembre 2023
CYF 191 — Chez Rosalie restaurant crèmerie de Montparnasse — mercredi 6 décembre 2023
CYF 190 — La colère de Rachilde et André Breton — mercredi 29 novembre 2023
CYF 189 — Le couple doubleur — mercredi 22 novembre 2023
CYF 188 — La Frasnée — mercredi 15 novembre 2023
CYF 187 — Avec Micaela dans les transports — mercredi 8 novembre 2023
2291 — La crêperie électorale (avril 2012) — mercredi 25 octobre 2023
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