Paris in July: What I Might Do This Month

 

Paris in July has begun, and, happily, Emma of Words and Peace will be hosting this year.

The aim of the month is to celebrate our French experiences through reading, watching, listening, observing, cooking and eating all things French.

There are no rules or targets in terms of how much you need to do or complete in order to be a part of this experience – just blog about anything French and you can join in. Some ideas might include:

• reading a French-themed book – fiction or nonfiction;
  
• watching a French movie;
  
• listening to French music;
  
• cooking French food;
  
• experiencing French, art, architecture, and travel;
• tasting French wine, or testing French cocktails;
• celebrating le quatorze juillet or Bastille Day.

Whatever it is that you love about France---share it with us all. And pass the word...

Emma's posts are here.

So what are my plans for Paris in July? Here are some of the things I might do...

I look forward to Paris in July all year along,

and I work to accumulate a nice stack of books for the event.

READ BOOKS

Germinal by Émile Zola (novel)

An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain (novel)

The Lost Estate by Alain-Fournier (novel)

The Paris Letter by Jon Robin Baitz (play)

Vango: Between Sky and Earth by Timothée de Fombelle (children's book)

A Walk Across France by Miles Morland (travel)

A Paris All Your Own edited by Eleanor Brown (travel)

A Time to Keep Silence by Patrick Leigh Fermor (travel)

Paintings in the Musée d'Orsay by Serge Lemoin (art)

When French Women Cook by Madeleine Kamman (memoir)

15-Minute French: Learn in Just 12 Weeks (language learning)

Say It Right in French (language learning)

Learn French: 50 French Phrases (language learning for children)

Ladurée Sucré: The Recipes (cookbook)

WATCH FILMS

Arsene Lupine (Fawesome)

The Count of Monte Cristo (DVD)

Three Colors: Blue (Max)

Three Colors: Red (Max)

Three Colors: White (Max)

Alphaville (Kanopy)

Belle du Jour (Max)

Maigret's Dead Man (Kanopy)

A Cat in Paris (Kanopy)

Paris Holiday with Bob Hope (Fawesome)

Hugo (Paramount +)

French Chef (Tubi)

LEARN THE LANGUAGE

Practice every day on Rosetta Stone and Duolingo

Read in Short Stories in French

Read Le Petit Prince

FRENCH COOKING

Try something from

Ladurée Sucré: The Recipes

The Cook's Atellier

Are joining us in Paris this month?

What are your plans?

For more photos, link up at Wordless Wednesday, Comedy Plus, Messymimi's Meanderings, Keith's Ramblings, Create With Joy, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World.

Il est Juillet et il est temps pour le merveilleux Paris in July, hosted by Emma at Words and Peace.