The Land of Desire: French History and Culture

34. A Tour de France – Lyon

The Land of Desire: French History and Culture ›

25:37 | Oct 26th, 2017

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This week, we continue our petit Tour de France to Lyon, where we leave the cityfolk behind and try our best to meet the isolated peasants of the countryside, trying to make a franc out of 15 centimes...Show More



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epekilis recommended:Feb 28th, 2020

Miniseries within this podcast that explores key spots in France along the route of the Tour de France. Some of the description of how the peasants lived in the late 19th century (living with the animals inside, all huddled together in a bed to keep each other warm and reduce the need for food throu...Show More

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epekilisMar 9th, 2020

Reading an article today on france24.com about harassment in the French restaurant sector that had a relevant cross-reference to the great Paul Bocuse who was trained by one of the founding stars of Lyonnaise cuisine, Eugenie Brazier. As noted above, Brazier was the first woman to receive 3 Micheli...Show More

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