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France

Anna O’Gorman

How to get to France

The Foods of France

Escargots- Snails Crepes- Thin pancakes

Croissants Garlic

Disneyland • Opened in 1992

• Two parks• Disneyland• Walt Disney Studios

• 20 km from Paris

Mona Lisa• Mona means Madam or Ms• Painted by Leonardo Da Vinci• Painted in the year 1503-

1517 • It is in the Louvre museum in

Paris• It is protected by bullet proof

glass• People have sprayed paint

and thrown stuff at it.

French Sports

• Tour de France• 2000 miles• Mountains and towns

• Basketball • Rugby• Soccer

• Thierry Henry• Famous for scoring a goal

with the help of his hand against Ireland

The Eiffel Tower

• Located in Paris• Over 320 metres in height• Named after the

engineering company that built it

• It is painted every 7 years to prevent rust

• 50 tonnes of paint are needed

Skiing in the French Alps

• Skiing, snowboarding, sledging and ski trekking are very popular in the French Alps

• The Winter Olympics were held there in 1992

• Cote D’Azure…blue coast• Perfume Capital of the

World• Monaco Grand prix is held

there• The famous Cannes Film

Festival is held there