Letter of Introduction 29: Stendhal, Grenoble, France

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Letter of Introduction Stendhal, Grenoble, France Teacher: Anne Boursier
Grenoble is situated in a valley surrounded by the Alps.The river Isere' runs through it, separating the city into two distinct
areas.Typical architecture of the town centre is shops topped by Neo-Classical apartments.There are numerous parks,museums and art galleries scattered around the town. Our city has a large university campus.People come from all over to visit the picturesque 'Chateau de Vizille', the birthplace of the French Revolution.Grenoble was also the home of the Winter Olympics in 1968. Grenoble is a rather polluted city since it is in a valley . .It is for this reason that there is an extensive tram and electric bus system which runs back and forth through the town. In the centre of the city stands our school.Stendhal is divided into two sections: the international and national sections.The languages taught in the International section are Spanish, Italian, German and English. The section is mostly made up of people who are bilingual or are from another country.
Our school was named after a famous French writer, Stendhal, who was educated there. It also contains a historical monument: the Solar Clock.

We work a minimum of 4 hours and a maximum of 8 hours a day. At the earliest, we start at 8 a.m and at the latest we finish at 6p.m We also wanted to mention something that is extremely important to the French: food.Most people would never dream of spending 10 minutes with a sandwich in front of the TV. The French eat to enjoy their food....frogs' legs and snails included.
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