Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Les douanes

(les) douanes (pronounced doo - ahn) = customs
(un) douanier (pronounced doo - ah - nee - ay) = a customs officer

Henri Rousseau, also known as Le Douanier Rousseau because of his daytime occupation, was a famous Naive French painter at the start of the 20th century.

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