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A Video Diary of an American in France
http://www.american-in-france.com
My adventures as an American woman starting life over at 50 in the French Alps...with videos, photos, regional recipes, travel tips, and a few laughs about adjusting to life in France
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Website Address Reminder...Bookmark www.american-in-france.com
Just a reminder to everyone, particularly those who have been following me for more than six months, to make sure you change your Bookmark from http://american-in-france.typepad.comto www.american-in-france.com As of next week the typepad link w...
Fete des Lumieres or Festival of Lights in Lyon France: French Festivals
If you've been following my blog for a year, you will recognize this video. I took it at the Fete des Lumieres in Lyon last December. Since the festival is happening now and I will be attending tomorrow, I decided to republish last year's festiv...
Going to Mardi Gras Carnival in Nice and Menton in February: French Festivals
Just a heads-up! Trip Films will be partially paying for my trip to Nice for the Mardi Gras Carnival and the Menton Lemon Festival and Parade in February. This will benefit you because I'll be coming back with several videos about the: Mento...
The TGV Driver\'s Retirement Train
Every TGV train driver in France gets to have a 'final train' celebration. They decorate his train (or her train, which is far less common in France) and set some sparks up on the track as he pulls into his home base train station on his l...
Autumn in the French Alps: Seasons in France
I bought my new video camera while I was in Florida in October and took my first videos with it. There's definitely an improvement but it's still not up to its potential. I think I need to look into new video editing software that can handle high def...
Happy Thanksgiving
To all my wonderful readers and video watchers, I want to send out a warm wish for a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you spend it with family and friends in welcoming homes, and in good weather. And of course, I hope you eat lots of great food. In Fra...

