French Alps for non-skiers?

Like me, here is the article link:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/travel/27cover-alps.html?hpw

A pretty fair description, but is missing the beautiful ice-skating rink in Courcheval with the view of the alps. Also the other favorite hotel at Courcheval 1850 - La Lana - which has the Clarins spa, and a wonderful restaurant. Also worth a mention is the Biblos Hotel. Although it is a little bit outside the main town at 1850, a very good restaurant and great views of the slopes.

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Leave it to the French

A doggie hotel in Paris:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/24/actuel-dogs-bills-itself-_n_827785.html#s245367

I'm ready to check in.

Paris Secrets

From Travel and Leisure:

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tls-guide-to-secret-paris/1

I think you can live in Paris or Provence and never be tired of finding and experiencing something new.

Provence Planning

In beginning to plan for this summer, I found this excellent article about Provence in Conde Nast Traveler. To sleep, per chance to dream of Provence:

http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/502676?pageNumber=1

Air France contest

for those wanting to win two tickets via air france, go to Air France on Facebook and click "like". Then you must write something as others have done below in the comments. Check it out.

back to FIAF

On to French 102, interrupted last spring, but I have now returned. OMG, what a confusing language. I envy those in the class who speak Spanish. So hard to remember whether a word is masculine or feminine, and so much more. We English as a first language speakers are quite spoiled with not having to know these things. Not that English is an easy language, but it is more simple than French. But I will continue trying although it will likely take many years before I can even begin to master even a small portion of the language.