We all know a chauvinist pig or two don’t we ladies – a gentleman who has a ‘prejudiced belief in the superiority of his own gender’?
Did you know how the word ‘boudoir originated?
Ironically, despite its French origins, Britain is also the only European country to measure distance in miles instead of kilometres.
Did you know how the word ‘debonair originated?
Did you know how the word ‘boudoir originated?
The original meaning of the word ‘curfew’ was ‘to cover the fire’.
The word rousquille comes from the Spanish word ‘rosquilla’ meaning ‘little wheel’. Traditionally flavoured with aniseed and orange blossom, this medieval speciality started off with a biscuit texture, but has been developed over the years to become more of a cake than a biscuit.
In the shadow of the Canigou, collaborator Nessim Eskenazi would play a decisive role in one of the darkest tragedies in the department’s wartime history.
A moderately easy walk in the wooded hills above Valmy Chateau
I have chosen at random three of the new exhibits….