Traditions and everyday life in FranceFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in France. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
216 keepsakes from France (93 traditions and culture, 123 personal) · page 5 of 8Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.
Drag shows are some of my favorite activities in Paris ! Most lesbian bars organize them and it's always nice to discover new drag kings and creatures. It's a fun and artistic way to bring the community together.
Shared by BobbySlays
Le pieu is my favorite mountain. It’s in front for my grand mother’s house and every time I see it, it reminds me of my childhood. I plan on climbing it this summer because that’s what my inner child wants
Shared by k07th
we rented bikes with my parents and my brother and went around the island. we stopped at a beach to have a picnic and swim (but the water was too cold). it was beautiful but I ended the day with sunburn
Shared by Loulouuuu
Living next to the sea, with my grandfather every time we went to the beach or around my grandparents' house, he made us rub our hands on lavender. it was a sort of tradition from my grandfather to us.
Shared by Ange-elle
I love going to cemeteries, especially the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris! I find these places very quiet and full of greenery. It's always a pleasure to spend my afternoons wandering around.
Shared by dissonance
So, I have this habit of every time I come to visit my grandma, we go in Pont Aven, Le Moulin Du Grand Poulguin to eat some crepes and this place is for sure my favorite place for crepes ever.
Shared by Hina_ang3l
I love this season in the South of France. The weather is still nice, I like drinking cappuccino outside, making small pumpkins using needle felting. And eat waffles or seafood from the area.
Shared by Cotillou
This is a photo of the Milky Way that I took last fall in a "Dark Area" in the south of France, not too far from where I live. The windmill in the foreground used to be used to ground flour.
Shared by UnlikelyVoyager
Toulouse is a large city located in the south of France. Its nickname is the pink city Rugby is very important to us and we have a very good team! Finally the specialty is the violet
Shared by claramtz_
When we go to our holiday apartment near the sea, we buy ice cream at the same place everyday and eat it on the beach listening to the waves and playing with the sand with our feet .
Shared by MayaIsWriting
I love to walk in my little village and around , this is beautiful, most of the time there is nobody. Just walking with music in my ears , it's fantastic ! Only me and the nature .
Shared by TeSlip
So... there are some piece of messy art. I’m not a professional I’m just doing it for fun ahah. I’m doing a lot of different styles to try and find my style ahah. Enjoy it !
Shared by Jusansromeo
Conventions are the best place to meet other fans, cosplay, buy fanarts and have fun ! They are super popular in France especially for mangas/ kpop/ disney/ marvel fans !!
Shared by Dawn79
I love South-West of France. This picture was taken ten years ago. I spent a night on the beach in front of the ocean... Waves were rocking my sleep... I woke up at dawn.
Shared by Giles01
i enjoy to go at museums and see all those same colors tones ( grey,black,gold,beige and white >~
Shared by Yotam
To motivate me to go to the gym I pick a long addicting tv show that I allow myself to watch only at the gym it’s really fun and I find myself looking forward to it
Shared by Whosmimi
Christmas spent with family and loved ones and my partner for life who i love more than the world and more than the amount of sand particles on the sahara desert.
Shared by Thea the chicken
80% of Le Havre was destroyed during World War II. Auguste Perret was the architect tasked with the reconstruction. Le Havre is part of UNESCO World Heritage.
Shared by SimzaTheElf
A good friend of mine got me and my boyfriend some clay so that we could try to do some cute clay trinkets, I think you can tell by the pictures who's who haha
Shared by Elodie Dorleac
I absolutely love matcha under all its forms, may it be as a matcha latte (in the cutest mug!, a thin matcha (with only water) or any matcha flavored sweets !
Shared by LisonChivalry
For my 17th birthday i’ve had a picnic at the park with my friends. I baked / cooked every single food there. That was so so cool. I’ve had such a good time !
Shared by theodorine
I love going to the cinema, it’s my comfort place. When I’m sad I go to the movies, when I’m mad I go to the movies, when I’m stressed, happy or others! :)
Shared by jjenn.08
It's the Christmas market in Nice (southern France). And that day, the sky was simply INCREDIBLE. I love this day because we ate crêpes with my friends.
Shared by SosoInClouds
I like going to the theater, visiting museums and taking part in cultural events. We take our daughter with us, so we do a lot of child-friendly things.
Shared by Nairo
when we were first introduced to stopmotion our teacher told us we could either draw or take pictures. One of my friends decided to do a chair race...
Shared by jonquille
A lovely town between lake and mountains. Very touristic, but just after Covid, I have been lucky to see the street without people for the first time.
Shared by solesol
I like to do sport and to know about the surrondings. I live in a very touritic and famous place in France, Alsace. I like to share my discoveries :)
Shared by Nonameisagoodname1
Hey, giving you a bit of my daily life in Lyon. :) Our famous confluence museum, the basilica of fourviere and the statue of the carrying men.
Shared by Cap6971
I love walking with my mother, one time we saw a doe, it was wonderful! I live in the countryside, near from the beach, so it is really great.
Shared by mathildezz
my childhood took place in SE Asia, and when we lived in Vietnam, for new years we would eat this sticky rice from a corner street restaurant
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