Monthly Archives: May 2007

In English: [youtube]f_tJ2Rnqqkg[/youtube] And in French: [youtube]P6Cu9187tCY[/youtube] We’re still waiting for proof that Sarkozy is just as fluent in two languages. Related: Britain’s Blair uses YouTube to congratulate French president-elect Sarkozy

Poor Johnny Hallyday: on the move again. Let’s pity aging French rocker Johnny Hallyday. The guy never never stops finding out where he wants to live. Here’s the story so far. Two years ago Johnny, although born and bred in … Continue reading →

We’d better get used to the man who has become France’s new president. Here are some enlightening articles. The Man: Profile of Nicolas Sarkozy The Job: The French presidency: a user’s guide The Pledge: Full text of Sarkozy’s speech at … Continue reading →

The race is over. The boy won. The real challenge starts today. Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa, aka Sarko, is the man who will have the job of leading France through the next five years. Marie-Ségolène Royal lost the … Continue reading →

The Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir a 1,000-foot-long steel bridge Take a walk along the Seine in southeast Paris, about a mile east of Notre Dame Cathedral, and you’ll see a dense collection of boxy glass-and-steel office buildings, futuristic apartments, cleverly … Continue reading →

Acclaimed comedy writer Laurence Marks became a devotee of fine Bordeaux at the age of 19. So when an old friend took him on a tour of the best châteaux in the region, each sip – and bouquet – evoked … Continue reading →

Thierry Henri, Bernard Arnault. What does it say about France if the list of the world’s 100 most influential people holds only two French – and none of them is a politician or artist? Time Magazine has just released its … Continue reading →

Don’t touch my president – or else! The next French president shouldn’t worry about job security – or should he? Since 1983, French presidents are surrounded by their own little army of bodyguards, both in France and during foreign trips. … Continue reading →

I loved this photo on the Paris Daily Photo blog. The statues are apparently copies of Michelangelo’s Dying Slave, which is featured in the Louvre in Paris: Source | Dying Slave

Chiwawa puppies. Imagine having hundreds of them… A man in the French town of Nancy, who owned 339 dogs, appeals his conviction to four months in prison. The man and his wife started with eight chiwawas, griffons, yorkshires et spitz … Continue reading →

I’m not quite sure how relevant this survey is: city dwellers walk 10% faster than ten years ago. The findings, from 32 countries, reflect the fact that increasing numbers of people are living in the fast lane. Teams with stop … Continue reading →

Next month the new, super-fast TGV will branch out to the east. But which stations on the line are really worth speeding to? The Telegraph selects three cities: Reims, Metz and Strasbourg. Read the guide, with sites to visit, events … Continue reading →

The wired candidate. Who was whispering in her ear? And what was said? After the debate between French presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal, some bloggers and commentators mentioned that Royal had something strange hanging in her hair. Now … Continue reading →

Bottom: Chirac’s last hand kiss for Merkel. Whatever you may think of Jacques Chirac – he has style. Yesterday, during his last official foreign visit, he said farewell to German chancellor Angela Merkel in his own traditional way. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

First, the bad news: more than 6,000 people should have died in a 17-day heatwave that gripped France last July. The good news: only 2,000 actually succumbed. The dilemma was revealed in a study published by France’s National Institute for … Continue reading →