On The Other Side

Little Possum

2008-11-16T11:40:00.003-06:00

A little possum showed up recently in our garden, looking for food next to the house.

Kiteboarding in Fort Bloqué, Brittany

2008-10-05T22:41:00.004-05:00

In Brittany, nearby the city of Lorient, there is a very long beach by an old fortress, called “Fort Bloqué”. Over the recent years, this beach has become popular for kiteboarding.

Ducklings in Paris

2008-10-03T22:48:00.001-05:00

A duck family enjoys a stroll on the lake in Parc Montsouris, Paris, France. We were there a few months ago and recommend this park as a nice place to relax away from the crowds of the other more popular parks in Paris. You can go to the Parc Montsouris by taking the RER Line B, and stop at "Cité Universitaire".

Embedding High Quality Videos

2008-09-29T23:52:00.005-05:00

This is a cheat sheet to remember how to post high quality videos on this blog, but this can be helpful to you too!

Summarizing from two original posts on My Digital Life:

- To link to the high quality version of a YouTube video, add &fmt=18 at the end of the published video URL (More here).

- To make sure the Flash player displays by default the high quality version of a YouTube video, add &ap=%2526fmt%3D18 at the end (after the &hl=en&rel=0 (or similar) sequence) of the two video URLs in the html code (More there).

Et voilà !

The story of the toad who got trapped when growing up...

2008-09-28T22:51:00.012-05:00

A few months ago, we discovered a little toad in our garden. This video illustrates the toad's story, for the enjoyment of kids and grown-ups alike!

Waterton-Glacier National Park

2008-09-20T23:47:00.009-05:00

We are just back from our annual hiking week in a U.S. National Park. This year, we went to Waterton-Glacier, at the border between Montana and Alberta. This video shows an overview of the park. Hikes through Alpine landscapes are more varied than in other U.S. parks, and made the week very unique. More to come once we have processed the pictures!

Welcome!

2008-09-20T23:42:00.006-05:00

Welcome to our blog!
We are a French-American couple living in Dallas, Texas. We invite you to a cross-discovery of French and American cultures. Over the months, we will propose ideas of vacation in France and North America, recipes, photo galleries of our travels, and much more.