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14 octobre 2009

The nightmare of fairy tales

I was always scared of fairy tales. Little Red Riding Hood was the worst, I think, though I did love Cinderella, The Magic Porridge Pot and The Princess and the Pea. But Brothers Grimm...yow...what was wrong with those guys? What cruel stories they told....

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11 octobre 2009

Gypsies hit Canada...

Okay, guys listen up - for all of you still sympathetic to gypsies in France, or worse still for those of you who consider all Roumanians are gypsies OR all gypsies are Roumanian because you STILL haven't done your homework or paid a single heed to anything...

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11 octobre 2009

Now I've seen it all!

Another Landlord Worry: Is the Elevator Kosher? By PAUL VITELLO New York Times Tangible things occupy the days of most building managers in New York City. Hot water, floods, bugs, rent checks and so on. But last week, newly added to the tenant issues...

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9 octobre 2009

Prince's Project for Hotel Lambert

A Palace Overhaul, Treading on French Heritage New York Times Ed Alcock for The New York Times The “Gallery of Hercules.” By STEVEN ERLANGER and MAÏA de la BAUME Published: October 7, 2009 PARIS — The Hôtel Lambert, in a corner of the Île Saint-Louis...

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6 octobre 2009

Stag Parties in Hungary, by Julien

Hi Everybody, Today is my LAST day teaching here and Julien is my final victim. He has been very prolific these last few days with two previous posts. Today, as a parting shot, he has had to analyse an article in Courrier International and write a summary...

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5 octobre 2009

South Western France by Franck

If you go to the south west of France, you will discover a lot of fascinating places loaded with history: prehistoric sites and caves, for example. Landscapes are beautiful (Quercy and the Vallée du Lot...) and many of the most beautiful villages in France...

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5 octobre 2009

Music and French Ambiance by Marie Jo

Le Limonaire is a very nice place at the Cité Bergère, a small street off rue Montmartre in the 9è. I love it because it's one of the places in Paris which permits the discovery of really talented artists who do not pass by the media due to their political...

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2 octobre 2009

Car Boot Sales in the Loiret by Guylaine

The day continues and the students keep coming - always nice to see them all. Next on the list in my diary is Guylaine. What would she like to tell you about, I asked. Guylaine loves car boot sales, rifling around for forgotten and hidden gems. "I like...

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2 octobre 2009

The Bastille by Anne

My next victim is Anne who has chosen, as her specialised subject on Mastermind, The Bastille: "This is a famous place in Paris which had a very bad reputation because of its history: the Revolution in 1789. At this epoch, Bastille was a jail and represented...

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2 octobre 2009

The Casino at Deauville by Julien

Julien is back! Glutton for punishment, for he has another 2h...professional stuff out of the way, he is now ready for another creative hour on "Back In Paris". Today, he has chosen the Deauville Casino because it's classy, chic and elegant. He wears...

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2 octobre 2009

Mont St. Michel by Sylvaine

Friday...last day of the week, and it begins with Sylvaine who has chosen Mont St. Michel in her beloved Brittany as the subject for her post. "The Mont St Michel, a wonderful island of rock, is based at the limit of Normandy and Brittany in the north...

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1 octobre 2009

The Arc de Triomphe by Julien

My classes over my last few days in Paris are revolving around my blog. As I am leaving France next week for six months, everyone is writing a post about something they associate with France: musicians, poets, food, history, monuments, literature, films,...

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1 octobre 2009

Maurice Fanon and La Petite Juive by Marie Jo

I am sitting here in a class with Marie Jo who is telling me about Maurice Fanon, singer, composer and performer who died in 1991 at the age of 61. He belongs to a category of musicians termed 'cursed'. A pascifist, horrified by war and the consequences...

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30 septembre 2009

Woman kidnapped while jogging still missing

From LCI.fr Les gendarmes recherchaient toujours mardi dans la forêt de Fontainebleau , près de Paris, la femme qui a disparu après avoir appelé les secours en se disant victime d'un enlèvement lors de son jogging. "Nous sommes (...) très inquiets quant...

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30 septembre 2009

Sotto Voce at the Pharmacy and other tales...

A little story to make you giggle from V who's a little horse...I mean, hoarse: Alors voilà hier soir, après la chorale, mon ami me dépose à la pharmacie pour que j'achète un truc pour ma voix. Y avait une queue de 2km déjà. Quand arrive mon tour, je...

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29 septembre 2009

NYT on Polanski in Paris

It's proposterous. It's worse than proposterous. It's odious. It's obscene. Roman Polanski committed a crime 32 years ago, and without question, without a doubt, justice should be done. That 13 year old girl is now 45 years old. Plied with alcohol, drugged,...

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29 septembre 2009

Fernandel et Félicie aussi

I had this as a ring tone once... Félicie Aussi C'est dans un coin du bois d'Boulogne Que j'ai rencontré Félicie Elle arrivait de la Bourgogne Et moi j'arrivai en Taxi Je trouvai vite une occasion D'engager la conversation Il faisait un temps superbe...

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27 septembre 2009

Unchartered 15è

Dear Everyone, I've just got back from a lovely exploration of the 15è: places I have walked past so often and yet didn't know were there. Huh. And I thought I knew Paris. I began on rue Lecourbe. It's hard to find streets such as this around these days....

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26 septembre 2009

The mystery of Mary Seymour

Dear Everyone, I've been musing, somewhat inspired by last night's Lady Jane post...how can one not be inspired by such a tale of blood and thunder, betrayal and tragedy. I got to wondering what on earth happened to Mary Seymour, the daughter of Henry...

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25 septembre 2009

The Nine Day Queen

Dear Everybody I have just come back from an evening with Cheryl. We sat in her cosy kitchen chatting about all kinds of things, books we had read lately... The conversation began to lean towards Tudor history and eventually to Lady Jane Grey, the "Nine...

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