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The French TripThe French Trip

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IntroductionIntroduction

Day 1

An annual trip to Paris and Disneyland Paris is organised by the French

Department. It provides students, from all Year groups, with the opportunity to visit France.

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

This French trip allows the students to practice the French they have learned.

It also allows them to gain a better understanding and ability with the

French language.

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When they arrive at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, the group meet their tour guide at Place de La Concorde parking, Cours de la Reine for a Tour of Paris which covers the main landmarks in the city, such as:

• L'Arc de Triomphe• Place de Charles de Gaulle• Champs Elysées • Jardins de Tuileries• Louvre• Notre Dame• Palais Royal

The students fly to Paris via Dublin Airport.

They will eat at ‘Flunch’

Itinerary: Day OneItinerary: Day One

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Itinerary: Day TwoItinerary: Day TwoThe group will visit the Louvre Museum

in the morning and have the chance to see the famous ‘Mona Lisa’.

They’re at liberty for lunch and after they have the opportunity to visit the ‘Georges Pompidou Centre’ or take a stroll in the area to view the street

acts and scenery.

After they are taken to see the Eiffel Tower and have the chance

of going to the top floor to see the spectacular view of Paris.

Dinner is reserved in ‘Flunch’.

In the evening, the group takes a cruise along the river Seine.

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Itinerary: Day ThreeItinerary: Day Three

The students are served breakfast in the hotel before departing for

‘Disneyland’.

They spend all day in Euro Disney, which enables them to venture

around, test out their French and have lots of fun going on the wide variety of exciting rides available.

There are also lots of shops for the students to buy their gifts and other things they may need.

In the evening the group eats dinner in ‘Planet Hollywood’.

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Itinerary: Day FourItinerary: Day FourThe Last day of the Trip, the group of

students visit:• Sacré Coeur Basilica• L’Arc de Triomphe• Champs Elysées• La Défense

They are also given another opportunity to shop for any last minute gifts.

They depart from the Charles de Gaulle Airport in the evening.

The group will be picked up at Dublin airport by Coach links to return to the

school

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Where is Paris?Where is Paris?

Paris is the capital and largest city of France and lies on the River Seine.

•Paris

•It has several famous monuments.•One of the most famous is the Eiffel Tower which is shown on the picture below.

• Paris is a city in north central France. As shown in the map opposite.

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Eiffel TowerEiffel Tower

Built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 for the Universal Exhibition of which it

was the star.

The Eiffel Tower, rising in the twilight sky above Paris, was built for the World Fair of 1889.

A meteorological station, a radio

communications station, and a

television transmission

antenna, as well as a suite of

rooms that were used by Eiffel,

are located near the top of the

tower.

The most famous monument in the world (317 metres, 10,100

tonnes).

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L’Arc De TriompheL’Arc De Triomphe

From the roof of the Arch there are spectacular views of Paris. Looking

eastwards, down the Champs Elysées.

•Monument built to the glory of the French army inaugurated on 30th July

1836.

Beneath the Arch is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and eternal flame commemorating the dead of the two world wars.

Engraved around the top of the Arch are

the names of major victories won during the Revolutionary

and Napoleonic periods. The

names of less important

victories, as well as those of

558 generals, are to be found

on the inside walls. Generals

whose names are underlined died in action.

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Champs ElyséesChamps ElyséesThe Arc de

Triomphe, one of the major landmarks in

Paris, stands at the top of the

Champs Elysées.

Below is the View from

the mid point of the

Champs-Elysées

toward Place de la

Concorde; 23 March 1995

Opposite is a picture taken from the top of the L’Arc

de Triomphe. It shows the

Champs Elysées.

L’Arc de Triomphe is surrounded

by a round-a-bout.

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The Sacré CoeurThe Sacré CoeurThe basilica of Sacré Coeur, on the summit of Montmartre, was completed in 1914.

The Sacré Coeur is a Church that was built by the national will following the defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of

1870.

The basilica was

consecrated in 1919.

The architect of the Sacré Coeur was

Abadie (1875-1912)

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Centre PompidouCentre PompidouIt opened in 1977

The building houses a

modern art museum, an

industrial design centre, and a public

library with an extensive

audio-visual collection.

The Centre National

d’Art et de Culture

Georges-Pompidou is one of the

most famous tourist

attractions in Paris.

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The LouvreThe Louvre

The Louvre houses one of the world’s largest and finest art collections. It was built in the 1200s as a fortress and expanded in the 1500s as a palace for French nobility. It became a museum in 1793 and

has been periodically renovated ever since.

This is an exterior view of the Louvre. It is now fronted by a glass pyramid

that was designed, in 1989, by I. M.Pei.

The above painting which is the famous

Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre, Paris. It was painted by Leonardo

da Vinci

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Notre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame CathedralBelow is a picture of the Notre Dame Cathedral. It is a gothic masterpiece.

Road distances in France are

calculated on the basis of the "0 km" marked on

the square in front of the cathedral. Notre Dame, conceived by Maurice de

Sully, was built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries

(1163-1345).

The north rose window (shown above) of the

cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, was made by Jean de Chelles in 1240-

1250.

The great cathedral of Notre Dame (Our Lady) stands on the

Île de la Cité at the heart of Paris.

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