As we have mentioned before, the Découverte de la France (Discover
France) class at AVF is one of our favorites – and has been since we first came
to Lyon. This spring Andrée-Anne, our
very able maîtresse, focused on architectural styles. She gave us a good background in class and
then took us on short “field trips” around Lyon to admire examples of Art
Nouveau and Art Deco (buildings, stained glass, wrought iron, etc). We are fortunate to be in Lyon where there
are so many examples – and all within walking distance.
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Enjoying gâteaus on the patio overlooking the back yard.
(That's Andrée-Anne at the head
of the table.)
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And so, it was very logical to have architecture be the theme
for our end-of-year soirèe at her home.
(Andrée-Anne and her husband, Bruno, have a lovely apartment on the
second floor (American style or first floor French style) of their
building. What is surprising is that attached
to their apartment, they have a large back yard complete with grass, trees,
flower beds, hedges, etc.)
We were each
supposed to bring a dessert, preferably gâteau (cake). All of them were delicious, but two architectural creations really
stood out:
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Modern building in style of Le Corbusier
(a famous French architect) |
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Château fort - complete with
draw bridge, turrets, cannons, and friendly gate keeper.
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Needless to say, we are looking forward to seeing what Andrée-Anne
has in mind for next year.
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