A day out in Grenoble
looking for Anglo-American places
Alexiane , Boris, Osée, Rabianti, Sikurina, Sirine & Yulia
Did you know that Grenoble is the second French city after
Paris where the most important population of Anglo-Saxons lives?
That's why we decided to make this brochure. It is aimed at the expatriates who
come to settle in Grenoble and wish to keep in touch with their country but also at
French people who want to know more about Anglo-Saxon culture and are ready to
get rid of the old clichés.
In this brochure you will discover six different places:
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Lush (pages 3 and 4)
Le Comtoir Irlandais (pages 5 and 6)
The Camelia Family Cupcake (pages 7 and 8)
The International Library (pages 9,10 and 11)
The Cake Shop (pages 12 and 13)
The Bookworm Café (page 14)
Once you have read the articles, we suggest you do the quiz (page 15)
We hope that after reading this brochure, you will feel like discovering
these places. We can promise you that you will not be disappointed!
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– A shampoo which makes your hair grow
faster.
– A soap which looks like blue and sticky jelly
(jelly plum-plum).
– A moisturizer made with real chocolate.
– Copacabana > a moisturizing soap
They also do a lot of campaigns for example they associated with “Sea
Shepherd” and launched an anti-shark-finning campaign to save these
animals!
You can contact them at this address: [email protected] or on
their website: http://www.lush.fr and you can find them on Facebook.
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LE COMPTOIR IRLANDAIS
So Easy To Get To...
This shop is located in the centre of Grenoble, on 1 rue Jean-François Haché.
Easy access from Tram A and B.
Check for details at this number: 04 76 01 01 51
So much to buy...
The Big Irish Shop!
A very good and friendly atmosphere in this place. The shop assistant is nice and very
welcoming.
They have a special letter box for sending postcards from Ireland while you stay in France.
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A wide range of products...
The shop offers different products, such as : food and drinks, clothes, sportswear, souvenirs
and other many things… They have musical instruments like the Irish flute and the famous
frame drum bodhran..
All these products come from many Anglophone countries mostly Ireland, Scotland and
England.
Some food and alcohol...
When you walk in the shop you see a shelf with lots of Irish and Scottish Whisky, beer and
other alcohol on the right. You can find Indian hot sauces in this shop. They offer a large
variety of delicious products such as cookies, scones, pies, candies, marmalade… And you
can also find typical English tea.
So why not taste some British biscuits or the choco-coco candies?
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Different clothes...
You see kilts and sporrans the Scottish national dress for men. A sporran is a little bag worn
over the kilt.
If you want to support an Irish rugby team why not buy a rugby jersey or a polo shirt?
They have all sorts of different hats for rugby or football fans and they have berets of different
colours.
Laughing Whacky Woollies...
Whacky Woollies are cute sheep and you can find them on different souvenirs such as
umbrellas, coffee mugs, bags, key chains, pens, aprons, towels... One big shelf was adorned
with crazy, wacky woollies sheep!
Some people buy them as a token from Ireland because they have lots of sheep there.
Yulia and Sirine, 1L
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CAMELIAAAAAA !
The Camelia Cupcakes Family is a restaurant in Grenoble, the best of its
kind in town, located in Galerie St Claire. (easy access from tram B)
In this small and nice restaurant, you can eat cupcakes, cookies,
doughnuts, cheesecakes, brownies... You can also eat savoury hot dishes:
hamburgers, wraps, bagels...There are soft and hot drinks too.
The food is typically American with Anglo-Saxon specialities like coleslaw,
(a salad consisting of shredded cabbage and carrots seasoned with French
dressing.)
There are purple sofas and fabrics hanging from the ceiling. The dominant
colours are fuchsia and black. It's a welcoming and charming place that
makes you feel comfortable thanks to its friendly atmosphere.
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The BEST for us was the large and varied selection of cupcakes flavours
(cotton candy, m&m's, oreo, nutella...) and the really enormous pink or
white cakes, which are incredible ! The typical big American hamburger
(also called BBQ) with bacon and avocado is truly delicious !
Opening hours : everyday, from Monday to Saturday
Monday : from 12pm to 7pm
Tuesday to Saturday : from 9am to 7pm non-stop.
To order cakes call: 04 76 54 35 69 or go to their website :
http://www.camelia-cupcakes.fr
Sikurina and Rabianti, 1L
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The International Library
You can find the library at the end of B line, 6 place de Sfax 38000
Grenoble.
When you walk in you can see different shelves on which books
are classified according to languages (Arabic, English, French,
German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish). Each language has its own
colour, for example yellow for English. All the languages that you can
find in the library are taught at the international high school nearby.
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There are a lot of books (in their abridged, bilingual, or original
There are a lot of books (in their abridged, bilingual, or original
version), audio books, many CDs of traditional and modern music
version), audio books, many CDs of traditional and modern music
from all around the world, DVDs, books and board games to learn
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Internet are in open access...
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Residents of Grenoble
Students Under 18
Age 18 to 25
Adults
Over 65s
Short
Subscriptions (3
months)
16,00 €
Free
Non-Residents
Free
8,00 €
35,00 €
35,00 €
8,00 €
For more information:
visit: http://www.bm-grenoble.fr/657-bibliotheque-municipale-internationale.htm
Or write at this address: [email protected]
Or call: 04 38 12 25 41
Alexiane and Rabianti, 1L
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THE CAKE SHOP
In this small tearoom you can buy lots of cooking accessories, and of
course you can taste a large variety of cupcakes, scones, cookies,
cheesecakes and other English products, while drinking a cup of tea or
coffee.
Look at the big shelf with lots of decorations for cakes, such as flakes,
food dye or candles. The shelf is organized by sections, and events like
Halloween, Christmas and Birthdays are well represented.
Their big collection of cooking books will help you learn how to cook
simple recipes with Mars or Milka and other chocolate bars. Moreover, the
employers can teach you how to realize your own cakes, and desserts a
big wedding cake.
We talked to the shop owner, an Anglo-French lady who owns the shop.
She was very sociable and even though she spoke English very quickly,
we understood her well. She told us that the Cake Shop is an
independent shop, and that the principal motivation is to share her
experience with people and cook with them. Two people speak English
so, it's easy for the Anglo-Saxons to do their shopping there.
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They updated their website recently, and you can order cakes or
accessories from the Internet. They send you your order in only one
or two days. It's quick !
To us, it's a good place to go if you want to eat real good cookies and
scones. Moreover, they have various teas like the well-known Earl Grey or
the mint green tea.
Definitely a good address !
Opening hours : from Tuesday to Saturday.
From 10:30 am to 18:30 pm.
Telephone : 04 76 95 86 62
Website : http://www.thecakeshop.fr
Sikurina and Yulia, 1L
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The Bookworm Café
 The Bookworm Café is situated in Grenoble, in Rue Saint
Laurent. For more information call : 04 76 25 29 98
The name comes from the fact that some people are fond of
reading around a cup of coffee.
 The lady who owns the café is welcoming and friendly. She
told us that her Café is independent
which means that it does not belong to
a chain store. The Bookworm
welcomes foreigners like Chinese or
English people. The owner is Scottish
and in her café she offers English
books to read. The comfortable
couches and small wooden tables
contribute to make it cosy and warm.
 The tearoom offers various traditional English and herbal
teas, espresso coffees, fresh and hot homemade cakes and scones.
Moreover you can buy the books or read them on the spot while
enjoying a nice cup of tea or coffee and a piece of Irish or English
cake.
 The shelves are organized by
genres :
–
Newspapers and Magazines
–
English classics
–
Science fiction
–
History books
–
Fantasy
All books are second-hand.
Sirine, Osée and Yulia, 1L
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QUIZ !
1. Can you borrow books in the Bookworm Cafe?
2. Can you find cupcakes in the Camelia ?
3. Find the odd one out : shampoo / hair / soap / coleslaw / bath
4. Where can you find Jelly Plum Plum?
5. Where will you go if you want to learn how to cook your own cakes?
6. Where can you borrow DVDs in various languages?
7. Where can you buy Golden syrup?
8. Is “Whacky Woolies” the name of a cake ?
9. What do you call the traditional Scottish clothes worn by men?
10.
If you're a student under 18, do you need to pay to be a member of The International
Library ?
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Acknowledgements:
We would like to thank our English teachers, Catherine Duvergne and
Nathalie Andanson from André Argouges High School for this wonderful day
out in Grenoble.
We would also like to say thank you to all the people who took some of
their time to receive us and answer our questions:
Le comptoir irlandais : Hélène Janki
Lush : Laura Restivo & Olivier Brunel
The Camelia Cupcakes Family: Lucie Tatin & Anne-Sophie Spada
The International Library : Cécile Zoia
The Cake Shop: Ariane Zenker
and the manager of The Bookworm café
Thanks, finally, to our printer Silvère Collet
Printed by Lycée André Argouges Press, 2012