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Archive for 'Country & Travel'

Lost in France

Near Clermont-Ferrand airport (central France) is this maze in the shape of France:
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Posted: Fri 19-Sep-08 under Country & Travel

I love France, but I'm leaving anyway

Last year, far right and center right presidential wannabees use the slogan "France, love it or leave it" (Aimez-la ou quittez-la). Franco-Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia is making headlines with a slogan that borrows heavily from the presidential campaign:

I love France, but at that price I'm leaving
The carrier (a daughter of Air France - KLM) offers […]

Posted: Fri 19-Sep-08 under Country & Travel

Air Sarko

In his first 280 days as Commander-in-chief, Nick Sarkozy had already circumnavigated the planet five times, more than his three predecessors together. French journalist Bruno Dive traveled quite a few times with Sarko and has published a book about it, named Air Sarko.

According to this article in Rue89, life on board the presidential jet is […]

Posted: Thu 18-Sep-08 under Country & Travel, Sarkozy & Co

Paris City Hall in HDR

I'm not always fond of HDR photography, but in this case the effect is rather impressive. The image shows the Hotel de Ville in Paris, which is not a hotel but the main city hall.

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Posted: Wed 17-Sep-08 under Country & Travel, Created in France

What are they selling here?

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Posted: Tue 16-Sep-08 under Country & Travel, Created in France

House Between the Rocks

WebUrbanist presents Unique Beach and Lake Houses. This one is in France:

Castel Meur, also known as The House Between the Rocks or La Maison de Plougrescant, was built in 1861. It’s nestled between two natural granite pillars on the English Channel coast in Brittany, France. Those rocks and the waterside location make Castel Meur an […]

Posted: Mon 15-Sep-08 under Country & Travel

3D Map of Paris with Big Mac Index

Onion Maps offer 3D tourist maps of the world’s most popular cities, including Paris

You can zoom and move around the place just like on Google Maps but the interface is cleaner and more basic. Especially foreign tourists may find these maps useful since all the major city attractions, hotels & restaurants, shopping joints, etc. are […]

Posted: Sun 14-Sep-08 under Country & Travel

Louvre, Differently

Sometimes, you can find photos that stand out from the rest. This is one of them. (Click for bigger)

Posted: Sat 13-Sep-08 under Country & Travel, Created in France

Point Of Interest

Found on Pixdaus:

Posted: Thu 11-Sep-08 under Country & Travel

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Roy Evan Burstiner is a 55-year old abstract artist who grew up in NY, lived in California for 10 years, & is currently living in Hawaii. He's also a future traveler to Paris (he hopes), and probably the most qualified person to teach you some French, phrase by phrase. He does it on his Let's […]

Posted: Sun 07-Sep-08 under Country & Travel, Language

Celebrating Sister Cities

"Daily Photo" bloggers across the world choose a common theme each first day of the month. Today, it's "Sister Cities". Nearly 150 bloggers participate today, and I picked this one from Evry Daily Photo.

Evry, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, [wiki] is twinned with the Nicaraguan town of Esteli. This fresco "Life and […]

Posted: Mon 01-Sep-08 under Country & Travel, Web

Strasbourg By Night

The Alsatian city of Strasbourg [wiki] has changed hands between Germany and France several times in history. After WW2 it became French. If the Germans were still occupying Strasbourg the graffiti would probably say "Bum". (Click pic for bigger)

Posted: Mon 01-Sep-08 under Country & Travel

Postcards from France

While I'm away I am sending you some postcards, so you're not coming here in vain. Click each for bigger or source:

Posted: Tue 26-Aug-08 under Country & Travel, Created in France

Please do not disturb

Blogger Michael Lebowitz's grandfather passed away last year. The old man had been in the foreign service and he had filled a whole wall of his study with hotel door hangers from all his travels throughout the world. Here's one from Paris — date unknown.

Hotel Lotti still exist, but looking at their website it's probably […]

Posted: Tue 26-Aug-08 under Country & Travel, History

Morbid Anatomy

Morbid Anatomy is a blog dedicated to, er, morbid anatomy. These photos of some lovely diseases and malformations were taken in the Musée Dupuytren, Paris:

The Musée Dupuytren is a medical museum in Paris, France. It was established in 1835 and features an amazing collection of waxes and teratological specimens, all with beautiful antique labels.
If you […]

Posted: Sat 23-Aug-08 under Country & Travel, Created in France

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