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Parisian Street Furniture: Part Deux

Parisian streets are teeming with interesting and often quite beautiful objects that today we would call “street furniture”, and yet many visitors know little about them, or may not even notice them. I can guarantee that this lecture will open your eyes to things you’ve either never noticed before, or had noticed but had no idea what they were. You’ll never see Paris in the same light again!

Julian MoseleyFrance

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Parisian streets are teeming with interesting and often quite beautiful objects that today we would call “street furniture”, and yet many visitors know little about them, or may not even notice them. I can guarantee that this lecture will open your eyes to things you’ve either never noticed before, or had noticed but had no idea what they were. You’ll never see Paris in the same light again!

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Spanish Soul Food — Passports Tour Director lecture

Julian MoseleySpain

Spanish Soul Food

Since World War II, beans and pulses have slowly but surely fallen out of favor in many western countries, whilst in Spain they have remained very popular, and are still served regularly in homes and restaurants. They frequently appear amongst the options of

Parisian Street Furniture — Passports Tour Director lecture

Julian MoseleyFranceHistory

Parisian Street Furniture

Parisian streets are teeming with interesting and beautiful objects that today we would call “street furniture”, and yet many visitors know little about them, or may not even notice them. This lecture will open your eyes to things you’ve either never noticed before, or had noticed but had no idea what they were. You’ll never see Paris in the same light again!

Spanish Tortilla Cooking Lesson — Passports Tour Director lecture

Julian MoseleySpain

Spanish Tortilla Cooking Lesson

Learn Spanish with Julian - inside his kitchen - while he demonstrates the proper technique for Spanish Tortilla making! The Spanish Omelette or Tortilla Española is a traditional and popular dish in Spain. One of the pillars of Spanish cuisine and an essential element of tapas culture, it is a thick disk-shaped omelette made with eggs and potatoes, often including onion and sometimes other ingredients such as red peppers or chorizo sausage. It's usually served at room temperature as a tapa, as a snack, or in a bocadillo (a baguette sandwich). No tapas bar, café or cafetería in Spain can be without a Tortilla sitting on the bar, ready to be sliced into wedges and served as a tapa, pincho or raciòn. ¿Vamos a ver como se prepara?

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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Rousseau

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, specifically by reading and analyzing excerpts from two of Jean Jacques Rousseau's major works, The Social Contract (1763) and Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality am…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Age of Enlightenment: France: Voltaire (Candide)

Students in this lesson will analyze and understand the basic story behind Voltaire's satire by reading Candide (1759). In doing such analysis, students will also gain an appreciation and understanding of how Voltaire challenged the French …

ItalyHistoryGrade 11-12

Ancient Rome: Identity: Rape of the Sabine Women

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details behind the Rape of the Sabine Women and how the myth became part of the Roman identity and sens…

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Byzantine Istanbul (330-1453): Great Schism of 1054: Orthodox Christianity

Through the investigation of selected sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain in detail the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian Church into Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, what di…

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Crimean War 1853-1856

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Early Modern France (1498-1789): The Sun King: Louis XIV

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Destination guides for France

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Moss-draped thermal fountain on Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence, France

Aix-en-Provence student group travel for teachers: Cézanne's studio, Provencal markets, and educational tours for teacher-led French high school group trips.

Ajaccio harbor and Corsican mountains across the Mediterranean

Ajaccio, France

Ajaccio student group travel for teachers: Napoleon's Corsican birthplace, Mediterranean coast, and educational tours for teacher-led French high school trips.

Roman amphitheater in Arles lit at dusk amid Provencal rooftops

Arles, France

Arles student group travel for teachers: Roman ruins and Van Gogh's Provence on teacher-led educational tours and high school group trips in art and history.

Pont d'Avignon and the Papal Palace fortress walls above the Rhône River in Provence

Avignon, France

Avignon student group travel for teachers: the Papal Palace, Pont d'Avignon, and Provençal history on teacher-led school group tours through southern France.

Grande Plage beach and Atlantic surf below the Belle Époque hotels of Biarritz, France

Biarritz, France

Biarritz student group travel for teachers: Basque coast, Belle Époque seafront, and Pyrénées day trips on teacher-led educational tours in southern France.

Royal Château de Blois rising above the Loire River in the Loire Valley, France

Blois, France

Blois student group travel for teachers: the Royal Château, Loire Valley castles, and French Renaissance history on teacher-led high school group trips.

Place de la Bourse and its water mirror reflection along the Garonne River in Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux student group travel for teachers: UNESCO waterfront, wine country, and Atlantic France on teacher-led educational tours and high school group trips.

Mémorial de Caen peace museum entrance with the WWII memorial sculpture in front, Normandy

Caen, France

Caen student group travel for teachers: WWII history, the Mémorial peace museum, and D-Day beaches on teacher-led educational tours through Normandy.

Palm-lined Boulevard de la Croisette curving along the Cannes seafront on the French Riviera

Cannes, France

Cannes student group travel for teachers: the Croisette, Le Suquet, and the Lérins islands on teacher-led educational tours of the French Riviera.

Flower-draped half-timbered houses reflected in the canals of old Colmar, Alsace

Colmar, France

Colmar student group travel guide for teachers: half-timbered canals, Alsatian food, and Unterlinden — an Alsace city built for a teacher-led educational tour.

Grenoble's Bastille cable-car bubbles rising above the Isère river and the French Alps

Grenoble, France

Grenoble student group trips for teachers: Alpine capital with Bastille cable car, Stendhal, 1968 Olympic history — our educational travel guide for schools.

The Eiffel Tower above the Seine at golden hour, Paris's iconic skyline

Paris, France

Paris student group travel for teachers: Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, and the curriculum behind teacher-led trips and educational tours.

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