637 Versailles; Reporting from West Africa; Orthodox Easter Traditions

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🗓️ 1 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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New York Times correspondent Dionne Searcey tells us about her work as the paper's West Africa bureau chief, where her team's reporting on the women kidnapped by Boko Haram won them a Pulitzer. Learn how the palace of Versailles was built to impress — and still does so for visitors today. And hear about the elaborate traditions of Bulgaria and Greece for Orthodox Easter.

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0:00.0	The lavish palace of Versailles, just outside Paris, was designed to impress.
0:06.0	And its landscape takers provided a place to catch your breath.
0:09.0	So many of these kings sought refuge at the back of Versailles,
0:13.0	at the back of the gardens in the Trianon.
0:15.0	Coming up guides from France help us plan a de-trip to Versailles.
0:19.0	Among the stories Dion Circi covered as a reporter in West Africa,
0:23.0	one of them earned her a Pulitzer.
0:25.0	It was about the women and girls who escaped being used as suicide bombers
0:29.0	by Boko Haram.
0:31.0	These women weren't vicious fires as the media as the government had portrayed them.
0:37.0	And friends from Greece and Bulgaria tell us about their special traditions
0:41.0	for observing Orthodox Easter.
0:43.0	The Saturday before Easter, we have a celebration of Saint Lazarus Day.
0:48.0	It's very important for all the girls.
0:51.0	From the opulence of Versailles to the changing scene in West Africa,
0:54.0	come along.
0:55.0	It's travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.0	Hey, I'm Rick Steves, and I love art.
1:03.0	And in my new book, Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces,
1:06.0	I share my favorites with gorgeous photos and vivid descriptions.
1:10.0	It's all in Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces, art for the traveler.
1:15.0	It's available now at ricksteves.com.
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