đŸ€‘Bonus: get 20% off up to and including April 27 we push open the door to the “Camp Room” where we can take part in a variety of activities related to everyday Viking life You’re invited to take part in virtual interactions in response to the stories of the Vikings who populate the camp over dinner… You meet different characters each with their own personality and well-defined role and actively participate in the organization of the camp You’ll even learn to tie figure-8 knots Many mayors are frustrated by drivers using their towns and villages as shortcuts to avoid busy main roads based on suggested routes provided by the popular navigation app Waze The Waze app has become essential for many drivers making their way to popular tourist spots on unfamiliar roads or looking to scrape a few minutes off their daily commute to work It warns drivers where they risk getting bogged down in traffic and recommends alternative routes to save them time Read more: Why GPS apps will not always suggest the fastest route in France  in many cases it directs drivers down shortcuts through tiny villages.  This is the case for the village of Saint-Montan with 180 residents which reports 1,000 vehicles a day through its narrow streets from spring to autumn causing “monster jams” as people leave the A7 motorway and head towards the Gorges de l’ArdĂšche bank holidays and pont days from April 1 to September 30 has put a barrier across a country road on the Lautagne plateau that is commonly suggested by Waze and Google Maps including many cars with foreign number plates The road goes past homes and a primary school.  Read more: What are the best road maps to use in France?  the mairie had to change the commune’s street plan creating new one-way streets to help manage the overload cutting traffic by 16% with 2,700 fewer vehicles per day has put traffic lights near the town entrance that only work in the morning rush hour and only when the traffic reaches a certain level.  Mayor Michel Bisson said: “The Francilienne [Ile-de-France ring road] borders our commune and in the morning you can bypass a part of it by crossing our town to rejoin it a bit further along – it allows you to gain six minutes but they direct people based on the journey time so they then cross towns whose infrastructure was not intended to deal with such major traffic flows “They have been crossing residential areas at around 8:30 to 9:00 when parents were taking children to primary school other children were going to the collĂšge and other residents were heading out to work “The traffic gets congested and buses take ages to get to the station It generates lots of problems with daily life.” He added: “We’ve been working with residents to find solutions including new no-through roads or one-way roads and lights in places where they can slow traffic down and increase the time it takes to cross the town Making the traffic stop at the new lights gave breathing space to the residents who could leave their homes with less difficulty But it’s not been enough to completely solve the underlying problems.” if it could at least indicate on the app streets that have schools and which it is therefore preferable to avoid.  Mr Bisson said Waze agreed to this but that he does not know if it has been applied The mairie also talked to mapmakers who make the street maps the app uses to ensure they have applied the correct classification to its roads from 7 for a motorway to 1 for a local lane but app companies need to have more sense of civic responsibility and social and environmental dimensions “It’s not enough for them to just indicate the fastest route from A to B – and probably also with commercial interests in mind such as sending people along routes with restaurants.” A Waze spokesman said: “Waze helps drivers navigate more safely and conveniently It routes users using the public roads infrastructure based on local driving laws and the legal road signs in the area.” public roads are by their nature accessible to everybody it is accounted for on the app within days.  It also says it has safety features such as highlighting crash-prone roads or hazards such as potholes Speeding in villages is another common problem is petitioning to reinstate a speed camera that was wrecked by gilets jaunes in 2019 Read more: Can apps such as Waze show location of speed cameras on French roads?  Three communes in DrĂŽme have clubbed together to buy a €7,000 mobile speed camera for the local police.  A 12-year-old has also reportedly installed a fake speed camera outside the family home in Cours-de-Pile Parliamentary committee vote leaves future of scheme in doubt New radars are equipped with number plate reading technology New law would make a GP visit mandatory to continue driving But that was not the only French church suffering from vandalism recently Was it youthful hubris or deliberate religious hatred a gang of minors is responsible for damaging a Catholic church in Cugnaux The Saint-Laurent de Cugnaux church suffered the start of a fire when a person nearby saw smoke rising and paintings were broken." This says Albert Sanchez Sanchez says to be "extremely shocked" and condemns the "act of violence against a religious community." The mayor expressed his solidarity with the Catholic faithful Various inscriptions were tagged on the church wall inscriptions in Arabic and several other things were drawn on the wall Aside from several inscriptions, there was also the sentence "Long live Islam and peace" drawn onto the wall. The Mosque of Lieusaint has "strongly condemned this act of vandalism", Bisson told the media outlet CNews The Mosque was sceptical that Muslims could have made these inscriptions It is not the first time that the Lieusaint church was vandalised; the conservative news website Valeurs Actuelles reports Several statues had been degraded and overthrown but the police could not arrest the perpetrators of this act Search'Submit to Allah': French villagers horrified by vandalism of 58 graves, church with Islamist slogansLog InSubscribeThe Christian Post To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Please click here to learn how You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience 2024Defaced Catholic church building in Lieusaint | AmauryBucco/TwitterVillagers at a cemetery in Dordogne Department in southwest France were horrified that vandals painted Islamist slogans in French and Arabic on 58 graves a World War I memorial and tomb art depicting the crucifixion The defacement happened overnight in Clermont d’Excideuil between March 10 and March 11 A local church building near the cemetery had “Ramadan Mubarak” (“Blessed Ramadan”) daubed on its doors “Submit yourselves to Allah,” “Happy Ramadan non-Muslims” and “Koufars,” meaning “unbelievers.” One of the grave slogans read “France is already Allah’s,” according to British newspaper the Daily Mail Clermont d’Excideuil Mayor Claude Eymery discovered the vandalism on the morning of March 11 and contacted police He told FranceInfo that he thought such incidents “only happened elsewhere.”  the French state’s regional representative “The prefect strongly condemns the new act of vandalism committed at the Clermont-d’Excideuil cemetery A gendarmerie investigation continues under the authority of the PĂ©rigueux public prosecutor’s office which has opened an investigation into aggravated damage.” “Christian cemeteries have been tagged with satanist or other messages But I’ve never heard of a Christian cemetery being tagged with Islamic references,” Cumet told Christian Daily International but this kind of tagging in the Dordogne — as far as I’m concerned immediately came forward to help with clean-up following a request by police Cumet said police officers took photos and samples and asked the association to clean off the markings quickly “Vandalism of graves are very serious and show a total lack of respect for those who lie there,” Cumet said “It’s the same disrespect shown to our heroes of the First World War and We cannot understand what happened in these people’s minds The vandals mainly targeted the Catholicism “The weirdo could have tagged the walls of the town hall but he or she chose Christian symbols,” she said “Just imagine waking up in your little and peaceful village to go out and discover all of this,” she said astonishment and indignation were in all the people’s hearts that morning.” Police launched an investigation into the vandalism but Cumet said no culprits have been caught churchgoers were upset to discover Islamists had wrecked Philadelphia Evangelical Protestant Church broke doors and windows and painted slogans “The last prophet is Muhammad” and “Jesus is not God.” France has seen a rise in anti-Christian hate crimes with Islamist motives in recent years executive director of the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDACE) She said similar graffiti was recently found in the Dordogne region “Today this is the land of gwer [infidels] “All these slogans express a claim of superiority of Islam and the targeting of Christians as ‘unbelievers’ or ‘infidels,’ which is common in Islamist extremism,” Hoffman told Christian Daily International “It seems worrying that the country’s secularist elite do not want to acknowledge this dimension of the aggression.” The reactions of local residents to the cemetery vandalism showed how traumatic such acts can be for a religious community French politicians need to take further measures to protect Christian communities in the country “Although France has increased its budget for the protection of places of worship due to frequent attacks politicians also need to take measures to address this inter-religious dimension of anti-Christian hate crimes,” Hoffmann said.In March 2022 French MEP Jean-Paul Garraud challenged the European Commission to address a surge in anti-Christian hate crime in France and other parts of Europe He asked why there was no coordinator or strategy planned to combat Christophobia The commission had appointed a coordinator to combat antisemitism in 2015 and another to combat anti-Muslim hatred in 2018 confirmed no coordinator was planned for Christophobia “The commission is committed to protect Christians and members of other religious groups from persecution within the EU and does not make any distinction between religious groups,” JourovĂĄ reportedly said “The commission has no plans as regards a specific strategy on Christophobia or to appoint a dedicated coordinator on this issue.” Christian Daily International provides biblical stories and perspectives from every region holistic mission and other issues relevant for the global Church today Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone By making a recurring donation or a one-time donation of any amount you're helping to keep CP's articles free and accessible for everyone Hope you’ll give us another try and check out some other articles. Return to homepage. Lift a spell that weighs on your life and the lives of magical creatures... If, like us, this isn't part of your daily routine, Locked Up, anescape game located in CarrĂ© SĂ©nart offers you a training session worthy of the name with its adventure,"Become the master of black magic" This room is accessible to youngsters aged 7 and over and invites you to save yourself and other fantastic creatures from a witch who isn't here to knit.. And a spell to lift to regain your freedom and probably save your skin come and shiver with your team and discover this new creation by LockedUp" this adventure is available to visually impaired or blind people an"accessibility companion" available from the store's reception desk you will need to be accompanied by a person who is not visually impaired you're not ready to face the evil witch in her cabin Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here ‘immeuble bambou’ by monica donati, carré sénart, commune de lieusaint, franceimage © camilla pongiglioneall images courtesy of monica donati et associes paris-based architect monica donati has completed the first block of a three-phase office complex that occupies the liminal area between city built perpendicular to the line d’eau a tranquil canal in the lush lieusaint region, ‘immeuble bambou’ is remarkable in its use of repetitive building systems to seamlessly weave the architecture into the landscape the building exploits concepts of interstitial space by boldly bifurcating angled masses and then linking them with generous glazing black mullions delineate constructivist patterns across horizontal bands of windows; however the bamboo skin is the primary method by which the architecture fractures light and form and additionally multiplies views of the waterscape and expansive greenery the gently twisting lines of the bamboo create a sun-shielding envelope each building is equipped with distinctly colorful loggia which afford optimal views of the canal at a height rendered impossible by the existing promenade the architectonic language looks toward the developed areas of carré sénart and simultaneously pulls nature into its atrium through visual accessibility and extraordinary cladding.  the building has a relationship to the existing strips of greenery and arterial canal image © camilla pongiglione glazing and color work in synthesis image © camilla pongiglione shutters also move along metal tracks to provide additional protection image © camilla pongiglione entrance view image © camilla pongiglione bamboo was chosen primary for its inherent durability and renewable qualities image © camilla pongiglione the skin provides aesthetic rhythm image © camilla pongiglione generous atria pull in natural light image © camilla pongiglione floor-to-cieling fenestration lends an openness to the office spaces image © camilla pongiglione the interstitial space between the two buildings is connected by glazing affording waterfront views image © camilla pongiglione AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style French real estate company Iad has agreed a deal to sponsor France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) ©2025 SBG Companies Limited or its affiliated companies either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content People have been spotted queuing for hours to get food from McDonald's restaurants in France, after several stores reopened for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown Fast food fans waited for up to three hours in traffic jams outside the branch in Moissy-Cramayel in the northern Île-de-France region the restaurant chain has reopened several of its drive-thru stores The roads soon became gridlocked as people rushed to get their fill of fast food "I had to take another route to get home because there were so many people," a 24-year-old local called Josua told French newspaper Le Parisien "People have posted messages and videos on Snapchat Friends waited up to three hours to get their McDonalds." La queue pour le mcdo 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/RE2UgBvGCR La réouverture du Mcdo de Lieusaint-Moissy #mcdo pic.twitter.com/52keTxeLhD areas of Europe are seeing signs of the outbreak slowing down and Norway have begun to lift some restrictions this week while France and Spain ruled out any relaxation for several weeks There are currently more than 159,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in France and the death toll stands at 20,796 French officials said on Sunday that although the virus appeared to be under control there the country's strict lockdown would continue for at least another three weeks President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that schools would begin to open from 11 May "It is an epidemic unique in France in modern history and it is not finished," said Prime Minister Édouard Philippe "We are making progress against this epidemic The situation is improving slowly but surely.. To think the epidemic is behind us would be an error." He added: "Our lives after 11 May will not be exactly the same as before the lockdown Not at once and probably not for a long time." "We have to learn to live with the virus," Philippe said "We see the population is not immunised—it may be one day the circulation of the virus has been restrained Nor will we have a vaccine before 2021…and at this stage there is no treatment that has been shown to work That leaves us one instrument: prevention." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all Locked Up, the CarrĂ© SĂ©nart escape game chain which awaits you at its Lieusaint premises to put you behind bars ("to lock up" you'll need to escape to complete your mission "Do you think you can escape from a real prison cell You'll have one chance to escape before the guards catch you this escape requires insight and real teamwork Can you rise to the challenge and regain your freedom?" It's the perfect opportunity to experience a highly unusual adventure How about booking a session at Locked Up If you're a fan of escape games and spooky locations, we may have just the experience for you... Head for Locked Up a chain of escape games located in Lieusaint which invites you to discover a very creepy room: The diabolical investigation And you'll need a lot of courage to complete your mission.. unexplained murders led the police to a sordid hotel The murderer was never found and investigations had to be interrupted due to very strange events occurring during the investigation The building was condemned and the murders stopped for decades; but it seems that this story is not really over..." Note that the room is forbidden to people under 16, and can be played by 2 to 5 players. As always, you have one hour to solve the various puzzles and get out of the room (alive). A nerve-wracking experience... But if you book this room, it's because you're looking for that kind of thrill, right? Good luck and enjoy your session at Locked Up Juliette Darmon Martinet © George MarksOKTiens le mini-golf cette activité de vacances qui revient à la mode chaque été car ta nièce fait un caprice depuis votre arrivée pour se la jouer Tiger Woods On a pourtant plutôt tendance à complètement l'oublier durant l'année C'est pourquoi le Bonbon t'a déniché les meilleurs spots dans les environs de Paris pour réveiller ton enfance Ce parcours de 18 trous est plutôt atypique avec un monument parisien miniature accompagnant chaque trou. Ouvert tous les mercredis samedis et dimanches de l’année les jours fériés et tous les jours pendant les vacances scolaires on compte de 5 à 12€ pour une partie.  Une publication partagée par Ivana Letic (@ivana.letic) le 31 Juil Route de la Pyramide – 12ePlus d'infos À Juvisy, à 15 minutes de Paris, ce mini-golf de 18 trous est ouvert de février à novembre à partir de 5 ans. Les prix vont de 3 à 5€.Rue du Port aux Cerises – 91210, DraveilPlus d'infos Ce mini-golf de 18 trous est plutôt hors du commun car il se déroule dans le noir les balles et les clubs de golf sont fluorescents Les fresques murales et les décos sont en 3D Ouvert d’avril à fin septembre les prix vont de 7€ pour les adultes et 5€ pour les enfants Une publication partagée par Goolfy et Laser Game Mons (@goolfymonslaser) le 1 Nov Universal Circuits, ZA Pariwest, Rond Point Pariwest, Rue François Cevert – 78313, MaurepasPlus d'infos A 1h15 de Paris, à partir de 6 ans. Parcours de 18 trous tous les jours de juin à août puis avril, mai et septembre sur réservation. 4€ hors saison, mais profitez de l'entrée piscine de juin à août pour faire du mini-golf gratuitement. 73, rue des Roches – 77760, ButhiersPlus d'infos Le mini-golf à 12 trous de Bièvres à 40 minutes de Paris est ouvert toute l’année mais l'ambiance est très conviviale les enfants sont acceptés à partir de 6 ans Une publication partagée par Sabby (@sabby7892) le 27 Août 2018 à 9 :51 PDT 66, route de Jouy – 91570, BièvresPlus d'infos le parcours de 3 à 4€ comprend 18 trous Intersection du bd de l’Hautil et de la rue des Moulines – 95000, CergyPlus d'infos Le mini-golf à 12 trous thématisé pirates à partir de 4 ans et à 40 minutes de Paris Les prix vont de 5 à 10€ par personne Une publication partagée par Urban Adventure Golf (@urban_adventure_golf) le 26 Mars 2016 à 9 :41 PDT Shopping parc de Carré Sénart – 77127, LieusaintPlus d'infos le combo artistique gagnant pour les 16-28 ans Ă  La Seine Musicale Cette rando au bord de la Seine vous entraĂźne dans les pas des Impressionnistes Visit Koezio SĂ©nart and Koezio Cergy to try out a wide range of activities one of the most unusual spots in the department bearing in mind that there's plenty of (free) parking Travel to Thailand in just 1 hour from Paris: that's the promise made by Wat Thammapatip the pagoda that seems to have arrived straight from South-East Asia at ChĂąteau de Luny With its thousand and one gilded Buddha statues And it makes no difference whether you're a Buddhist or not: the temple is open to all (all year round as long as you remove your shoes (and respect the requested silence) the tables and large lawns are more than ideal for a picnic: in winter there's no fuss: the Thai street food festival offers all its dishes at the same price: €6 for pad thai All you have to do is stand in line to exchange your cash or luncheon vouchers (please note: no credit cards are accepted) for "food" or "drink" coupons (€2) then line up in front of the stand of your choice low prices and big portions: the winning combo for a fresh opt for the traditional glutinous rice with coconut milk and diced mango or the excellent plantain fritters with sesame seeds taking advantage of the swings or reading on one of the benches contemplating the philosophical quotations scattered throughout the garden to remind you to live fully in the present moment Don't forget to light a stick of incense and make a wish in the quaint little hut on site How about a trip to Thailand in the heart of the Île-de-France region this weekend