Category: French interviews

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer

In 1825, fishermen in Boulogne-Sur-Mer organized an association for rescuing boaters in difficulty. Currently, the National Association of Rescue at Sea has 230 stations spread along the French coasts.

Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 1

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Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 3

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Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, Track 9

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Soldat inconnu vivant

This is the story of a man found wandering in a Lyon train station at the end World War I. He was dressed as a soldier but had amnesia and could not give his name. I think you’ll find this very interesting!

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 1

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 2

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 3

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 4

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 5

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 6

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 7

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 8

Soldat inconnu vivant, Track 9

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Le Palais Idéal du Facteur Ferdinand Cheval

Ferdinand Cheval was born in 1836 and became a postman in Hauterives, a town in the Drome region of France. In 1879, while walking his delivery route, he stumbled upon a beautiful stone that started the wheels turning in his head. He spent the rest of his life building an “Ideal Palace” out of rocks collected from his postal route.


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