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NewsletterSeptember 2013 2CV-by-the-SeaI thought I'd see many sights in Carmel-by-the-Sea and maybe Clint Eastwood, but never imaged seeing a Citroën 2CV - with French plates! Flights to ProvenceXL Airways has flights to Marseille from New York. Service runs until October 25th 2013. Hopefully service will run again next year. XL also has flights from New York to Paris and had San Francisco to Paris service. La RentréeSeptember means the end of summer vacation for many and back to school for students. What the French call La Rentrée. This k-12 school year runs September 3rd to July 5th. Vincent Peillon, the Minister for Education, last year proposed a change in number of school days for k-5, in France that's Maternelle (Kindergarten) and École élémentaire (Primary school) students. It was four days a week with Wednesday and weekends off. This year starts school on Wednesday mornings for k-5. This is being phased in over the next two years and for this year only about 25% of students will have school on Wednesday mornings. The Minister had hoped for 50% participation. A hundred per cent of k-5 students should be on the new schedule by next year. Home MovieFound this from the BBC. During WWII a group of French POWs secretly made a short film of their daily life. They used a hollowed out book for the camera body. The movie is called Sous Le Manteau (Clandestinely) and can be seen on DailyMotion. Events in FranceHere are two events coming up in France. The first is Journées européennes du Patrimoine - European Heritage Days taking place September 14-15. Journées européennes du Patrimoine is a great way to see buildings in France normally closed to the public. Last year I discovered the industrial heartland of Burgundy. Another plus, public museums in France are free, and private museums offer reduced admission. Mail Box"Its All About Lunch", a journal by Anthony Craig: In paperback and for the kindle. After a 45 year business career Tony and his wife decided to try living in Provence. They also have a farmhouse in Luberon for rent in the summer.
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