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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
CYF 027 —1856 — Mercredi 24 juin 2020 — Journal de bord 100e jour : au marché avec Lisa
CYF 026 — Mercredi 17 juin 2020 — Journal de bord 91e jour : retourner à l’école et au collège
CYF 025 — Mercredi 10 juin 2020 : Journal de bord 86e jour : quelques instants dans le ciel
CYF 024 — Journal de bord 74e jour : le retour à l’école et la robe verte
CYF 023 — Journal de bord 67e jour : des glaces chez Gilles Cresno
CYF 022 — Journal de bord 58e jour : première visite
CYF 021 — Journal de bord 51e jour : le flan
CYF020 — Journal de bord 44e jour : aller à pied à la boulangerie Montgolfière
CYF 019 — Journal de bord 36e jour : les arbres qui sentent bon
CYF 018— Journal de bord 32e jour : une atmosphère différente
CYF 17 — Journal de bord 25e jour : interview de Micaela
CYF 016 — Journal de bord 18e jour : les rencontres qui font du bien
CYF 015 — Journal de bord 9e jour
CYF 014 - Récit du week-end de confinement : 5 et 6e jours
CYF 012 — Chez Frescolet, fromagerie à Pigalle
CYF 012 — Chez Mamiche
CYF 011— Rochechouart : Dans le même panier
CYF 010 — La fête de la viole de gambe
CYF 009 — Blanc comme neige 3/4 : Chenonceau
CYF 008 — La rue de Maubeuge à l’aller et au retour
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