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6 mai 2010

How can public transport possibly be free?! And

How can public transport possibly be free?! And what is this special 'mutuelle' you can pay into to save you bothering with a Navigo or a carnet? I thought a 'mutuelle' was for healthcare - at least, that is what mine is for. If anyone can shed more light...

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6 mai 2010

UK elections

Oh no!! Come on Clegg!!! General election 2010: David Cameron eyes the prize Patrick Wintour and Julian Glover guardian.co.uk , Wednesday 5 May 2010 21.32 BST Article history Conservative leader David Cameron looks through a doorway before a rally in...

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1 mai 2010

Bon 1er Mai!

Bon 1er mai! Beaucoup de bonheur!

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25 avril 2010

Don't you just dig it?!

"Termite gangs" tunnel into third French bank PARIS Reuters Sun Apr 4, 2010 9:37am EDT PARIS (Reuters) - Would-be robbers armed with a pneumatic drill dug a tunnel from a Paris subway station into the basement of a bank in the early hours of Sunday but...

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20 avril 2010

Lambert jeers Roumania

Dear Everyone, Truely outrageous and a result of utter ignorance... One thing in addition - the majority of the French population have absolutely no idea that Roumanian culture has anything to do with their's...sad but true. Brancusi - who? Ionescu -...

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20 avril 2010

Andrea's Expo - Essential Tarot

Went to see Andrea's exhibition in the IVè a few weeks ago - lovely, vibrant colours full of energy. She has worked together with Francoise Bitton to create "La Legende du Tarot" published by Arcadia and now available. Go get it!

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20 avril 2010

Sip and sew!

Ingenius - if you like sewing. Sewing cafe opens in Paris Rent a sewing machine by the hour, learn a new skill or simply sip cafe au lait Lizzy Davies guardian.co.uk , Sunday 18 April 2010 22.00 BST Martena Duss (left) and Sissi Holleis at the Sweat Shop...

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17 avril 2010

Abelard and Heloise: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

Today, I wandered off in the direction of the IVè, metro Hôtel de Ville. My mission: the house of Abelard and Héloïse . The story of their tragic, thwarted love has always touched me, and I realised I had never visited their residence on Quai aux Fleurs...

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16 avril 2010

French-speakers barred from buying property in Belgium...

The following article from Deutsche Welle: Segregation takes hold in Belgium as language row escalates A fierce row between Belgium’s two language groups is threatening to spiral out of control, with some local politicians trying to segregate the French...

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31 mars 2010

The scam of Belford University

My dears, This is a post steaped with warning and caution. I have a tale to tell you. Get comfy and I'll begin. Yesterday, I heard from the BC that my application for the IELTS certification had been rejected because I do not have the minimum requirement...

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29 mars 2010

Plums are in season

Dear Everybody I wasn't in the mood for going far today, didn't feel sociable but knew I couldn't stay indoors - cabin fever and after all, it wasn't raining! So, guidebook of info in hand, hat in case the heavens opened and a bottle of water in my bag,...

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27 mars 2010

An afternoon with Chopin

Hi everyone, I just got back from a lovely afternoon with Fa visiting La Musée de la Vie Romantique and an exhibition in homage to Chopin. It is the bicentenary of his death this year and so we'll be seeing quite a lot of him - remember how it was for...

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2 janvier 2010

Making a night of it...

Oops...this from the Bucharest Herald New year, same old binge Britain: girls fell face down on the pavement It might have been the start of a brand-new decade but there was nothing fresh about the state of many revellers on the streets of Britain last...

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1 janvier 2010

Police suspect inside job as Degas pastel

Police suspect inside job as Degas pastel disappears from museum Lizzy Davies in Paris guardian.co.uk , Thursday 31 December 2009 23.05 GMT Les Choristes (The Chorus) by Edgar Degas was on loan from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Photograph: Photo RMN/Herv...

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1 janvier 2010

Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Good health, love, luck and joy to you all, Love, Sarah

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29 décembre 2009

Marseille Journal: French Mosque’s Symbolism

Marseille Journal: French Mosque’s Symbolism Varies With Beholder By STEVEN ERLANGER Published: December 27, 2009 MARSEILLE, France — The minaret of the new Grand Mosque of Marseille, whose cornerstone will be laid here in April, will be silent — no muezzin,...

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29 décembre 2009

TV dinners

We all need a Julia... This from The Telegraph: French develop a taste for British-style cooking shows They may consider their country to be the home of gastronomy, but when it comes to cooking on television, the French are looking to Britain for inspiration....

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18 décembre 2009

Nora's a genius!

Well, well, well...I have just discovered that Nora Ephron wrote all three of my very favourite films ever: Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally and since last night, Julie and Julia! Woooooooooow! So, there's two autobiographies I'll have to read...

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18 décembre 2009

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18 décembre 2009

Chirac in the soup...

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