Show notes:
Episode 1: Paris, France
1. Introduction:
Hello everyone. Welcome to our podcast about vacation spots. My name is Caitlin
and my name is Kimmie. Our two vacation spots today are in (location of
vacation spots). The first vacation spot is (vacation spot 1) and the second
vacation spot is(vacation spot 2).
2. Announce
Vacation spots
3. Review
vacation spot 1- Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower is a major and
historical landmark located in Champ de Mars in
Paris, France. It was built in 1889 when France hosted a World’s Fair
for the 100 year anniversary of the French Revolution. It took hundreds of
workers around two years to assemble the framework of the tower. They had to
put together over 18,000 pieces of puddle iron and 2.5 million rivets. It stood
10,000 feet tall and at this time it was the tallest structure in the world.
Eventually they were able to add 2 more levels on to the Eiffel Tower. Now, the
Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable structures on the planet, and has
about 500 employees working their everyday.
4. Fun
facts about vacation spot 1
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In 1909, it was almost torn down, but it
became very valuable during WWI. It was able to intercept enemy radio waves,
relayed zeppelin alerts and was used to communicate with emergency troops.
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It was named after Gustave
Eiffel
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It weighs about
10000 tonnes
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Every 7 years, 50 tonnes of
paint is painted on the Eiffel tower, so it does not rust.
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Since its opening, it has had more than
250 million visitors climb it.
5. Review
vacation spot 2- Louvre Museum
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The Louvre museum is one of the
finest art galleries in the world, located in Paris, France. It was built in
1910 as a fortress to protect the people of France against raids from Phillipe-Auguste. In the 16th
century it was reconstructed to be a royal palace.
6. Fun
facts about vacation spot 2
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It is the largest and most well-known museum in the world.
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It became a fine art museum in 1793 and
held only 537 paintings.
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It holds over 380,000 sculptures,
paintings, jewelries and other types of artwork.
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In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from
the Louvre.
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Napoleon renamed it Musee Napoleon and increased the Louvres collection of artwork.
7. Popular
restaurants/food in Paris
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Pain au Chocolat- it is a croissant
filled with rich chocolate in the middle
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Croque Monsieur- a grilled ham and
cheese sandwich with an egg on top.
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Crepes- a buckwheat galette that typically
has ham and cheese or Nutella and fruit in the middle
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Brandade de Morue- Mashed salt cod blended with olive oil and
garlic
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Macaroon- a colored cookie sandwich typically with
coconut on it.
8. Final
comments / Conclusion
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Thank you for listening. I hope
listening to this will make you want to go to France. Tune in next Monday
morning where we will be talking about two new vacation spots in (vacation
spots).
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