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General Sites covering a large range of ideas.

http://premier-ministre.gouv.fr/GB/HIST/ this site offers background on some French items.

http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/fricon.html Information about a variety of people, places and things which are the emblems/icons of France.

http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/famille.html Family Life in France and Francophone Countries. Useful links to sites which specialise in family life, children, women's issues, traditions and customs.

http://www.i-spy.com/webcams/bcam/Breadfacts All about French bread

http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/fetes.html Francophone Holidays and Traditions

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July 14th Bastille Day

http://www.powerup.com.au/~rdale/bastille.htm

http://www.lauriston.com/food-clips/bastille-day.html

http://www.silcom.com/~taxabo/bastille.htm

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Money and the Euro

http://www.bergen.com/travel/eurodol199811158.htm Changing currency to the Euro

http://www.monnaiedeparis.com/default.htm French Mint site - coins - pictures of all the ones used and the Euro.

http://banque-france.fr/gb/billets/main.htm This site shows you pictures of all the French bank notes in use, and in addition, the new designs for the Euro.

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Sports

http://www.letour.fr/ The Tour de France - everything you might need to know.

http://www.allezfrance.org/ The French soccer team

And .... if all else fails, try this one!

http://globegate.utm.edu/french/ Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links. A 4 500 link super site!!  Themes include:  books, literature, art, music, films, history, tourism, language, media, education and ...... and ......

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