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Friday France Photo: Cute Birds at the Parc du Thabor - Rennes, France
2008-06-06 17:01:00 There’s a bird sanctuary inside the beautiful Parc du Thabor in Rennes, which is where we saw this adorable bird couple while wandering and exploring nature inside a city with our buddy and favorite Rennais, Martin. (Photo by Martin, btw. Merci!) Are they Parakeets of some sort? I’m not sure. More About: Cute , France , Birds , Friday
Woman Marries the Eiffel Tower!
2008-06-05 17:12:00 From the telegraph: “Erika La Tour Eiffel , 37, a former soldier who lives in San Francisco, has been in love with objects before. Her first infatuation was with Lance, a bow that helped her to become a world-class archer, she is fond of the Berlin Wall and she claims to have a physical relationship with a ... More About: Woman , Tower , Eiffel Tower
Paris Hotel, Hôtel Plaza Athénée Getting into Sex & The City
2008-06-05 10:22:00 The Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris is climbing on the SATC bandwagon and giving you the opportunity to step into the shoes of Carrie Bradshaw for the time of your fictitious TV life with an ultra-glamorous offer. Here’s what you get: ? A Cosmopolitan cocktail “Carrie’s favourite drink” for each person, served at ... More About: Hotel , City
What Zee Heck, Y?all!
2008-06-04 17:18:00 Alrightee then. French tax payers will pick up the tab for people wanting to learn how to line dance in France. GA! From timesonline: “The French administration has moved to create an official country dancing diploma as part of a drive to regulate the fad. Authorised instructors who have been on publicly funded training courses will be ...
Fort La Latte
2008-06-03 21:00:00 The 14th century castle/fort, Fort La Latte sits majestically atop a 70 meters (230 ft) high cliff along the Cote d’Émeraude (Emerald Coast) in northern Brittany. It is one of the most spectacular sites in Bretagne. Built from the ground up on a small spit of land on the Baye de la Fresnaye by one of ...
Warning / Reminder if You?re Tired While Driving
2008-06-02 16:02:00 Strategically placed at the toll booth where you have to stop, you can’t miss this warning. Here’s what the sign says reminding people driving on the road to pull over and rest if they show any signs of fatigue. Or else! Tired ? DEAD Tired? After the first signs (of fatigue), Don’t go any farther. More About: Driving , Warning , Reminder
La Fête du Lait Bio 2008 - Organic Milk Festival
2008-06-01 08:37:00 This organic milk festival is today in Bretagne (Brittany). Sorry about the late notice. Learn more about organic products and how their production respects the environment (non-GMO, no pesticides or chemicals) and animal well-being, via this festival that every department in Brittany is celebrating with concerts, theater plays, debates and more. This isn’t just the organic ... More About: Milk , Festival , Organic , 2008
Friday France Photo: Saint-Brieuc Street Art
2008-05-31 08:44:00 I almost didn’t notice this fun street art in the pedestrian shopping area of old town Saint -Brieuc, Brittany France , and would’ve just walked by without taking a picture. Good thing I did a double-take! tags: france travel street art bretagne saint brieuc brittany More About: Photo , Street , Friday
The Neolithic Menhir Alignments in Carnac, France
2008-05-30 17:31:00 There’s an article in iht.com today that reveals the greatest mysteries of Stonehenge, namely, what the giant brooding stones represented. Apparently, the location was a a burial ground for several generations of a single, elite family. This is interesting because a similar idea dominated our conversation when we were visiting the “French Stonehenge” in Carnac, in ... More About: France , Neolithic
TV Shows Available on iTunes France
2008-05-29 18:49:00 From applegazette: “Apple announced today that television programming is finally coming to iTunes France . Top French networks like TF1, France Télévisions, Arte, Mediatoon?s Dargaud TV and Dupuis TV and US shows from The Walt Disney Company and MTV Networks are all available in the iTunes Store in France now. Customers can now purchase and download primetime hits ... More About: Itunes
When Will the French Demonstrate Against the Escalating Food & Gas Prices?
2008-05-27 21:23:00 For a country that is King of demonstrating against injustices inflicted on its people, I honestly don’t know why no one has done anything about the unreasonably high food prices, and now, gas prices. The fleecing of France by merchants charging exorbitant food costs began 6 years ago with the introduction of the euro. ... More About: Food , French , Gas Prices , The French , Prices
Never Ignore an M.O.F. in France
2008-05-26 19:17:00 Last week in Rennes, we ALMOST met miserable misfortune by NOT stepping into this place, Le Daniel, a patisserie. My sweetie stopped abruptly and said, “M.O.F.!” “Wha?!” “M.O.F.! M.O.F.! We HAVE to go into Le Daniel; he’s an M.O.F.” “We just ate and I’m not very hungry. How do you know? And…What the heck is an ... More About: France
Île de Bréhat, Bretagne / Brittany
2008-05-25 22:00:00 We were happy to have beautiful weather when we visited Île de Bréhat in Brittany, where I took this photo just a few days ago. I have more photos that I’d like to post as a mini-slideshow plus more travel info, so if I could just figure out how to do that, I’ll post it ...
The Sarko Disease
2008-05-24 13:50:00 There’s a strange article that you’d imagine would come straight from The Onion but it’s from the New York Times. Ok, everyone many consider the nyt to be an equivalent… Anyway, it’s about an obsessive disorder, a “Sarkosis,” if you will, with the afflicted being passionately for or against Nicolas Sarkozy. Sounds like a paid ... More About: Disease
Friday France Photo: Unfortunate Business Name
2008-05-23 08:34:00 Nope. This isn’t photoshopped. There IS a real hair salon in Rennes, France that doesn’t enormously inspire anglophones to get their hair coiffed - named Hairlices. Hair Lice! [Thank you, Martin, for the photo. Mine was a little too blurry.) More About: Business , Photo , Friday
Bergamote Salon de The, Saint Malo
2008-05-22 16:18:00 If you happen to find yourself in Saint Malo, a small, walled port town in northwestern France in Brittany, and can only do one thing there, make sure it’s visiting what is facing the cathedral, which is a heavenly salon de thé called Bergamote. The tea and pastries and crepes are more sacred than the ... More About: Salon
En Bretagne / In Brittany
2008-05-20 10:24:00 We’ve been in Bretagne / Brittany (western France) for several days now, so I thought I’d post a quick blog entry while I have a minute. This photo was taken between Cancale and St. Malo along the Atlantic Ocean. It doesn’t quite do justice to the real beauty that is Bretagne, but that is probably ...
Double Talk From French Politicians
2008-05-17 08:36:00 Yea, what else is new. I know. Anyway, when Calimero left a comment on the GMO (genetically modified organisms) post, I wasn’t sure what he was referring to until I watched a short clip from the (week) daily 5 minutes segment of the day’s highlights called, “Zapping” on Canal Plus. Watch it here ... More About: French , Double , Politicians , Talk
Friday France Photo: Cat in Carcassonne
2008-05-16 15:57:00 “Lucky Boy” (that’s not very French!) is probably one of the most chill cats ever. He’s the cute mascot of the B&B in Carcassonne , Aux Anges Gardiens chez Patricia and Andre where we stayed not long ago. He IS lucky to live where he does and in fact, he is so lucky, he rubbed a ... More About: Photo , France , Friday
Veggie Pride Tomorrow in Paris
2008-05-16 14:34:00 Celebrate tomorrow by showing how proud you are of your vegetarian or vegan self! - and fight against cruelty to animals. In a nutshell, it is a festival of vegetarian and vegan pride and participants aim to do the following: 1) demonstrate against the inhumane treatment of animals; 2) show pride of vegetarianism and veganism; 3) ... More About: Paris , Tomorrow , Pride
French Activists Say ?Non? To GMO
2008-05-15 12:48:00 From reuters: “PARIS - Hundreds of activists marched in Paris on Tuesday ahead of the expected approval of a law they say blurs the line between natural and genetically modified (GM) foods. The bill lays down conditions for the cultivation of GM crops in France, Europe’s largest grain producer and exporter, and creates a body to oversee ... More About: French
Place Daniel Sorano, Avignon
2008-05-15 11:36:00 When you exit le Palais des papes (the Palace of Popes) in Avignon along Rue Peyrolerie (which is more of a ruelle), you will find yourself at Place Daniel Sorano, dedicated to the French actor, Daniel Sorano (1920-1962), probably most famous for his role in the 1960 film version of Cyrano de Bergerac ...
Seen on the Streets of Paris
2008-05-12 15:22:00 More fun stuff from wooster collective: More About: Paris , Streets , The Streets
Travel Tips for Globetrotting Geeks - A Guide to Mastering the Art of High
2008-05-11 14:11:00 From wired: “So you’ve decided to leave the comfort of your nerd-friendly lair and head out to explore the larger world. Perhaps a conference in Bangkok beckons, or maybe a Linux gathering in Europe. Even a trip with the family to some deserted isle? Whatever the case, no self respecting geek goes globetrotting without preparation, research and ... More About: Travel , Geeks , Travel Tips , Tips , Guide
Google?s Street View Meets Resistance in France
2008-05-10 14:03:00 From slashdot: “Google has begun to scan the streets of Paris as part of its Street View service, but the company may be hindered from publishing them unedited. The reason? French privacy laws. Google may be forced to blur faces or use low-resolution versions of the photographs. The Embassy of France in the U.S. has a ... More About: Resistance
Friday France Photo: Montignac
2008-05-09 15:44:00 When you see the famous prehistoric paintings at the Lascaux Cave in Dordogne, you must purchase your tickets in the village of Montignac. (Ticket purchase is not available on-site.) You won’t feel inconvenienced by this because Montignac is beautiful and worth a stop to explore its two different areas located on both sides of the ... More About: Photo , France , Friday
France Fears Plague of Mosquitoes in the South
2008-05-09 10:34:00 From the guardian: “Authorities in southern France fear a possible mosquito invasion in tourist resorts this summer and blame EU regulations which prevent them from using the most efficient insecticide. The area affected runs from the Camargue down to the Spanish border. Agents from the EID, the Entente interdépartementale de démoustication which clears thousands of hectares of ... More About: South , Fears , Mosquitoes
France Buys Baguettes from?England!
2008-05-07 10:01:00 From the guardian: “Britain’s assault on French cookery has been stepped up by a Yorkshire bakery which has started exporting lorry-loads of baguettes across the Channel. Fosters of Barnsley has used a legal loophole to beat local boulangers to a contract supplying the narrow loaves to the whole of the French railway system. The order follows a double ... More About: England , France
Random French Video: Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg
2008-05-05 20:41:00 This fun and kooky scopitone is from the 60s and is called, “Comic Strip” featuring Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot . From what I can tell, Serge is beckoning Brigitte to come into his comic strip for some serious SHEBAM! POW! BLOP! and WHIZZZZ! Click on the image to see the video at YouTube. More About: Video , French , Random
Hermes? Apple ?Purse?
More articles from this author:2008-05-04 18:23:00 Isn’t this Hermès apple purse (and knife) adorable? Yes. It IS small and restricted in its use (ONE apple or keys or condoms or credit cards or change or an iPod Nano…some other stuff) but if it were bigger it wouldn’t be as CUTE. Hermès [via] More About: Apple , Hermes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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