THAT may well be some irony, huh? Christmas is supposed to be solemnizing the birth anniversary of the Messiah but spending it in a naked city is best reserved for adventurers. Well, of sorts. Adventurers in the naked city of Cap d’Agde in the Mediterranean south of France are definitely not conservative Catholics, which most of France is. They are just there for adventure during the holiday season but they are not perverts either. So you may as well join them because they are just like the rest of us only they are naked. They are naked because of their free will to be that way and because the place dictates them to be. Some of them may not even be nudists at heart but they work there are waitresses or bartenders and that’s the norm there. Clothed people are accosted there but the naked city of Cap d’Agde cannot be seen from up above because the entire area is domed much like the setting in the movie The Truman Show. Only it is real.

Cap d’Agde is not a representation of France though for the rest of the country is serious, straightforward and conservative. Think of Joan of Arc. The French people are definitely the most treasured possessions in France. They may not appear to be as jolly as the Italians yet they are passionate at heart. That is why French is considered to be the most romantic language because romance is neither forced nor outward, it is simply an inward emotion. And the French can best represent that. There are lots of places in France where one can find to be titillating and romantic. Examples of which are the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral, the Shakespearean Library in Paris, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the banks of the River Seine and so many others.

French food is something portrayed as elitist in pop culture. But this is not true in France where French food is a staple even among humble rural farm growers. French elegant dining is only reserved at high end restaurants where the crème de la crème of society hang out but one can still savor delicious, nutritious and quality French food any time of the day in small eateries. I mean, come on, they don’t import what they eat here so you may as well count that as French food. Do I hear any argument there? Oops.

The traditional French breakfast is composed of baguette whipped with butter and croissants downed with black coffee. This is especially true during the nine dawns preceding Christmas where religious French folk wake up and go to mass as part of the vigil of Christ’s birth. After mass, they savor their breakfast and what better way to start the day than to have a brewing cup of hot pure black coffee to keep you awake all morning long. After breakfast at one of the eateries outside church, you may decide to jog all the way home. In this way, you can spend on taxicab fare and you can also care for your health.