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Naked models on display
There are so many elements that make it special that you have to come and see for yourself what those might be. But you won’t miss the butchers. They are really special here. A few days ago, I crossed this window on lovely Ile St. Louis, admiring the products of this proud butcher. It’s quite a deal to sell a Poulet de Bresse (which gained the AOC label over 50 years ago), it’s more like an honour, and it’s a real task to prepare it properly for the customer. A bird like this can cost 30 Euros (40 US$) easily, but you have the guarantee of getting the very best poultry the world has to offer. The butchers are aware of this, that’s why they decorate their windows almost like a fashion...
A presidency under the sign of soberness 3 rates
Valérie Trierweiler: a normal First Lady photo: AFP, Lionel Bonaventure Mr. Hollande promised a presidency of “dignity, simplicity and soberness”. The first sign of this change are clear: His children as well as those of his partner Valérie Trierweiller didn’t assist at the inauguration ceremony. He also picked...
Mr. and Mrs. Normal No rate
What counts are symbols. Symbols are, what remain at the end. Do you remember the first days of Nicolas Sarkozy’s term? The French do. Definitely. They’ll never forgive him the ostentatious flaunting of power and money: the party at the Fouquet’s, with a guest list that looked like the Who’s Who of the beautiful,...
And the winner is: François Hollande No rate
A normal President with his normal girl-friend Photo: AFP, Franck Fife In other words: France is more or less divided. The left it celebrating a turnover and reminding the victory of François Mitterrand in 1981, the first and last time a socialist President has been elected. The left-centre newspaper Libération had...
The Wall of I love you No rate
Gilda says lovng is chaos: put the blame on Mame, boys! This is a question which – in a city like Paris – is worth a small guide-book: “Ou s’embrasser a Paris?” If you don’t want to settle this question scientifically, than just follow your heart. Pick a nice place, a hidden bench, a lovely bridge. Head...