Jasmine Grace

A Pheasant In the Bidosa river as it flows into the Bay of Biscay, there lies an island about 10 meters from the Spanish bank of the river and 20 meters from the French bank. It is called Ile de Faisans , meaning 'Pheasant Island,' but there are no pheasants living there. You may think that's a little odd, yet by far the strangest thing about this island is that its nationality changes every six months.  Though this strip of land is only about 200 meters long and just 40 meters long and has...

French is well known for its wines, many different regional wines, such as Bordeaux, Champagne, and, of course, the Beaujolais Nouveau from Beaujeu. Beaujolais nouveau is a relatively unique and very seasonal wine. It is a young wine, enjoyed after only a few weeks of fermentation. This delightfully fruity drink is celebrated as a marker of the end of the year's harvest. While parties are held all over the world, nowhere else are the festivities as great as at Les Sarmentelles  in Beaujeu. ...

Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet (c. 1444, Louvre , Paris) France, 1429.  Between the invading English forces and the...