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		<title>Blog rebirth today!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 13:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I am pleased to announce you that Rendezvous in L.A. is born again today! I know it&#8217;s been a while still I haven&#8217;t updated it and here&#8217;s why. Shortly after I started this blog, I got a few positive answers for my traineeship application. I began discussions with some companies and organizations in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauress.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11549826&amp;post=65&amp;subd=lauress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hello </strong>everyone,</p>
<p>I am pleased to announce you that <em>Rendezvous in L.A.</em> is born again today! I know it&#8217;s been a while still I haven&#8217;t updated it and here&#8217;s why.</p>
<p>Shortly after I started this blog, I got a few positive answers for my traineeship application. I began discussions with some companies and organizations in Los Angeles. I eventually secured a six-month position in a marketing agency. Yay! So, I have been busy gathering all the paperwork and getting through the visa process. But now I&#8217;m done with it, and I am at the very moment packing my bags for the City of Angels.</p>
<p>On top of that, I have been working intermittently in street marketing and English tutoring. Add a few travels and some dentist appointments and you&#8217;ll get a very busy girl!</p>
<p>But now that my traineeship is less than a month close, I decided it would be the perfect time to start writing for <em>Rendezvous in L.A.</em> again. It will still talk about the city and its most secret gems, but also be the place where I will speak about myself and my adventures.</p>
<p>So, you&#8217;ll better stick around!</p>
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<p><strong>Bonjour</strong> à tous,</p>
<p>J&#8217;ai vous le plaisir de vous annoncer la résurrection de <em>Rendezvous in L.A.</em> ! Ca faisait longtemps que je ne l&#8217;avais pas mis à jour et voici pourquoi.</p>
<p>Peu de temps après avoir commencé ce blog, j&#8217;ai reçu des réponses positives à mes demandes de stage à Los Angeles. Les négociations ont donc commencé avec les entreprises et les associations intéressées par ma candidature. J&#8217;ai finalement choisi de faire mon stage de six mois dans une agence de marketing située non loin de la côte. S&#8217;en ai suivi une longue période de remplissage de paperasse et de course pour franchir peu à peu tous les obstacles de la délivrance du visa. Heureusement, tout cela est fini aujourd&#8217;hui, ouf ! Il ne me reste plus qu&#8217;à faire les valises !</p>
<p>A côté de ça, j&#8217;ai fait des petits jobs comme streetmarketer et prof d&#8217;Anglais pour remplir mon emploi du temps. Rajoutez quelques heures de TGV et une pincée de rendez-vous chez le dentiste et vous obtiendrez une fille légèrement overbookée !</p>
<p>Je suis maintenant à moins d&#8217;un mois du début de mon stage et donc il me semble que c&#8217;est l&#8217;occasion rêvée pour faire renaître <em>Rendezvous in L.A.</em> de ses cendres. Je continuerai à vous dévoiler les trésors de la Cité des Anges, mais ce blog me servira aussi de carnet de route.</p>
<p>Au plaisir de vous revoir !</p>
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		<title>Hidden Gem N°8: El Pueblo De Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who said Los Angeles had no History? The city of Angels keeps well hidden from French tourists its oldest section: El Pueblo de Los Angeles. It was, in fact, the center of L.A. before the United States took over California. You can find there a well-preserved adobe house. Built in 1818, it&#8217;s now the oldest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauress.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11549826&amp;post=41&amp;subd=lauress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://lauress.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/maria-de-los-angeles.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40" title="Painted wall representing Virgin Mary" src="http://lauress.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/maria-de-los-angeles.jpg?w=450" alt="Painted wall of Los Angeles"   /></a><strong>Who </strong>said Los Angeles had no History? The city of Angels keeps well hidden from French tourists its oldest section: El Pueblo de Los Angeles. It was, in fact, the center of L.A. before the United States took over California.</p>
<p>You can find there a well-preserved adobe house. Built in 1818, it&#8217;s now the oldest residence in Los Angeles. There&#8217;s also a church, a street and a few painted walls representing Virgin Mary. On the photo above, you will notice the many flower bouquets lying against the wall. They form a great symbol of the strong worship present in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Though it is often packed with tourists, El Pueblo de Los Angeles allows you to get a taste of the hispanic heritage of the city. Great mexican food, mariachi singing in spanish and typical architecture make you feel like you are already in Mexico.</p>
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<p><strong>Qui</strong> a dit que Los Angeles n&#8217;avait pas de monuments historiques ? La Cité des Anges garde loin des yeux des touristes français son plus vieux quartier : El Pueblo de Los Angeles. Construit par les missionnaires qui ont fondé  Los Angeles, ce quartier fourmille de vestiges du passé de la ville.</p>
<p>On y trouve notamment une  maison en argile qui date de 1818. Dans un état remarquable, elle met en scène la vie des missionnaires. Le quartier comprend également une rue ancienne, Olvera Street, une église et de magnifiques murs peints. Vous pouvez admirer sur la photo ci-dessus une représentation de la Vierge Marie, sainte patronne de la ville. On remarquera les centaines de bouquets de fleurs déposés au pied du mur, vivants témoignages de la ferveur religieuses des catholiques latinos.</p>
<p>La visite de El Pueblo de Los Angeles est un agréable voyage au cœur des racines hispaniques de Los Angeles et de la Californie en général. Les touristes les plus séduits se laisseront tentés par les restaurants mexicains du coin et écouteront la musique des mariachi présent sur la place.</p>
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		<title>Hidden Gem N°9: Griffith Observatory</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Built on Mount Hollywood, Griffith Observatory is the ideal place to get a panoramic view of Los Angeles. There, you can see everything from the snowy mountains to the skyscrapers of downtown L.A. Griffith Observatory is located in Griffith Park, in the Northwest part of Los Angeles. Apart from being an excellent place to take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauress.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11549826&amp;post=29&amp;subd=lauress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://lauress.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/observatory.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-30" title="The Observatory" src="http://lauress.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/observatory.jpg?w=450&#038;h=279" alt="Front view of the Observatory" width="450" height="279" /></a>Built </strong>on Mount Hollywood, Griffith Observatory is the ideal place to get a panoramic view of Los Angeles. There, you can see everything from the snowy mountains to the skyscrapers of downtown L.A. Griffith Observatory is located in Griffith Park, in the Northwest part of Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Apart from being an excellent place to take photos of Los Angeles, Griffith Observatory is also a museum dedicated to astronomy. You can learn a lot about the Earth and the Solar System through entertaining exhibits. Another good point is that the museum is mostly free! If you are interested in sciences, you will like the big Foucault pendulum. It demonstrates the rotation of the Earth.</p>
<p>I recommend tourists to go to the Observatory on the first day of their visit to Los Angeles, preferably on a clear and sunny day.</p>
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<p><strong>Perché</strong> sur Mount Hollywood, le Griffith Observatory est l&#8217;endroit idéal pour découvrir Los Angeles en version panoramique. En effet, de là-haut on peut admirer la totalité de la ville : des montagnes enneigées aux gratte-ciels du centre-ville, en passant par les studios de cinéma et les immenses quartiers résidentiels&#8230;</p>
<p>Le Griffith Observatory fait partie de Griffith Park, le &#8220;Central Park&#8221; de Los Angeles. En plus d&#8217;être un endroit parfait pour faire des photos de L.A, l&#8217;Observatoire est aussi un musée dédié à l&#8217;astronomie. On y apprend beaucoup de choses sur la Terre et le système solaire à travers des petites expositions interactives. Les plus matheux pourront découvrir un énorme pendule de Foucault (vous savez, comme celui du docteur Tournesol) qui prouve que la Terre tourne. Autre point positif : l&#8217;entrée au musée est gratuite !</p>
<p>Je préconise aux touristes de grimper au Griffith Observatory le premier jour de leur visite de la ville. Evidemment, c&#8217;est mieux quand il fait beau et ensoleillé. Mais à Los Angeles, ça ne devrait pas être un problème !</p>
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		<title>Hidden Gem N°10: La Brea Tar Pits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[French people often miss a true hidden gem in Los Angeles : La Brea Tar Pits. They are a geological treasure that you won&#8217;t see anywhere else. The Tar Pits consist in oil (black gold!!) seeped up from the ground. They are forming puddles and small lakes in the area. Often recovered by water they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauress.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11549826&amp;post=18&amp;subd=lauress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><strong>French </strong>people often miss a true hidden gem in Los Angeles : La Brea Tar Pits. They are a geological treasure that you won&#8217;t see anywhere else. The Tar Pits consist in oil (black gold!!) seeped up from the ground. They are forming puddles and small lakes in the area.</p>
<p>Often recovered by water they use to attract prehistoric animals who wanted to drink, and then trap them&#8230; By this mechanism, the tar pits accumulated full skeletons of animals during thousands of years. Only for archeologists to find them now and create a very interesting museum.</p>
<p>The main interest of the place is that you can see the oil coming out of the ground, it&#8217;s very impressive!</p>
<p>The museum also retraces Los Angeles foundation and its links to oil rush.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the tar pits are as extraordinary as Grand Canyon or sequoia at Yosemite Park. Definitely a place to go with children!</p>
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<p><strong>Les</strong> Français passent souvent à côté d&#8217;un des plus sites naturels de Los Angeles lorsqu&#8217;ils visitent la ville : La Brea Tar Pits. Ou plutôt les puits de goudron du ranch La Brea. Bon, dis comme ça, je suis d&#8217;accord que ça donne pas très envie. Et pourtant !</p>
<p>Les puits de goudron sont une merveille géologique qu&#8217;on trouvera difficilement ailleurs qu&#8217;ici. Ils ressemblent à des lacs et à des mares de pétrole remontant vers la surface. Ils attirent facilement les animaux, du fait de la fine pellicule d&#8217;eau qui les recouvre. Mais une fois que l&#8217;animal entre dans cette eau goudronnée, il y reste bloqué&#8230; Pour cette raison, de très nombreuses créatures préhistoriques ont été retrouvées dans les puits de goudron. Elles étaient dans un état très bien conservé, si on peut dire. </p>
<p>Un musée a été construit à côté des puits de goudron pour rassembler les squelettes des animaux. Il retrace aussi l&#8217;histoire de Los Angeles, à travers la ruée vers l&#8217;or noir.</p>
<p>La Brea Tar Pits se placent directement aux côtés du parc Yosemite, dans la catégorie des merveilles naturelles des Etats-Unis. </p>
<p>Un seul conseil : Faites attention où vous mettez les pieds ! Les flaques de goudron se forment naturellement autour du musée. Il serait trop bête d&#8217;y perdre ses chaussures&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Why French People Hate Los Angeles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles is not a very popular destination among French tourists. Even the ones that visited  the City of Angels are often disappointed. Their complaints? Too much traffic, too hot, nothing historical, lack of things to see. I will admit that it&#8217;s not until my third time there that I began to like the city&#8230; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauress.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11549826&amp;post=10&amp;subd=lauress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://lauress.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/christmas-2009-090.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6 alignright" title="Beautiful view from City Walk, Los Angeles" src="http://lauress.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/christmas-2009-090.jpg?w=450&#038;h=337" alt="view of Los Angeles" width="450" height="337" /></a><strong>Los</strong> Angeles is not a very popular destination among French tourists. Even the ones that visited  the City of Angels are often disappointed. Their complaints? Too much traffic, too hot, nothing historical, lack of things to see. I will admit that it&#8217;s not until my third time there that I began to like the city&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">So I realised: Wow, I can be French and actually like Los Angeles! I can now understand why thousands of Americans move every month from New York to L.A.!</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">My new challenge is now to spread the love among the world.  And possibly I will get people to go see the city with their own eyes.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">So stay in tune to discover or rediscover the wonders and hidden gems of Los Angeles!</p>
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<p><strong>Los </strong>Angeles ne fait pas partie des destinations de rêve des touristes français. Même ceux qui y sont déjà allés en gardent généralement un mauvais souvenir.</p>
<p>Voilà ce qu&#8217;ils reprochent à la Cité des Anges :</p>
<p>-  trop de bouchons sur la route,</p>
<p>- chaleur insoutenable,</p>
<p>- pas de monuments historiques,</p>
<p>- rien à voir, etc.</p>
<p>Moi-même, je dois admettre que je n&#8217;ai commencé à apprécier la ville qu&#8217;au bout de ma troisième visite. Là, j&#8217;ai réalisé qu&#8217;on pouvait être Française et a-d-o-r-e-r Los Angeles ! Je comprends maintenant pourquoi des centaines d&#8217;Américains quittent New York chaque mois pour s&#8217;installer à Los Angeles !</p>
<p>Mon défi du moment est donc de faire découvrir aux Français (et à tous ceux qui me liront, bien sûr) les merveilles et les trésors cachés de la Cité des Anges.</p>
<p>Revenez souvent par ici, et j&#8217;arriverai peut-être à vous convaincre d&#8217;aller voir la ville de vos propres yeux !</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauress.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11549826&amp;post=1&amp;subd=lauress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello. I am Frenchie, a young <em>and dynamic</em> woman. I&#8217;m currently in the process of getting an internship/training position in the City of Angels.</p>
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