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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 087 — mercredi 18 août 2021 — Au marché de Dieppe
CYF 086 — mercredi 11 août 2021 — Devinette au musée Carnavalet
CYF 085 — mercredi 4 août 2021 — Randonnée aux Rousses
CYF 084 — mercredi 28 juillet 2021 — La suite des vacances : après le concert à Pontlevoy, direction le Jura
CYF 083 — Promenade nocturne au château de Chenonceau
CYF 082 — mercredi 14 juillet 2021 — La Tour Eiffel
CYF 081 — mercredi 7 juillet 2021 — Dans le train du retour
CYF 080 — 50 gâteaux de grands pâtissiers qu’il faut avoir goûté une fois dans sa vie, rencontre avec Hélène Luzin
CYF 079 — Mercredi 23 juin 2021 — Chez Dehillerin, un magasin de matériel de cuisine à Paris.
CYF 078 — mercredi 16 juin 2021 — Acheter du pain ou des viennoiseries à la boulangerie Painâme
CYF 077 — mercredi 9 juin 2021 — Mini-guide de survie
CYF 076 — mercredi 2 juin 2020 — Avec Hugo Borrin chez Projet Boussole
CYF 075 — mercredi 25 mai 2021 — Et si on parlait de Versailles? Promenade avec Lorena
CYF 074 — mercredi 19 mai 2021 — Une belle table pour un brunch entre amies
CYF 073 — mercredi 12 mai 2021 — En passant à la boulangerie Archibald
CYF 072 — mercredi 5 mai 2021 — Rencontre avec Djamel Cherigui
CYF 071 — mercredi 28 avril 2021 — dégustation de macaron
CYF 070 — mercredi 21 avril 2021 — Le matin, au petit-déjeuner
CYF069 — mercredi 14 avril 2021 — Acheter des macarons pour offrir
CYF 068 — mercredi 7 avril 2021 — Chez Pauline, le bureau devient une chambre
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