I just posted two articles that are related: 6 Mandel, an elegant chambre d’hôte in Paris with views of the Eiffel Tower and a profile of French fabric designer, Philippe David, who designed many of the fabrics used in 6 Mandel. 6 Mandel is an insider tip (from Philippe). They don’t advertise, the site is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘france’
Latest on Mapplr and Shopplr: chic Paris abode, French fabric designer
Posted: 11 July 2009 in TravelTags: france, paris, Travel
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May 1968 France: the student revolution (in videos and photos)
Posted: 24 March 2008 in Current eventsTags: france, may 1968
The historic events of May 1968 — the student revolt and workers’ strikes — have been captured on film and camera but where are they now? A remarkable website created by the French newspaper Liberation has compiled many of the videos and images, a lot of them never seen before. Go to http://mai68.ina.fr. I saw [...]
[EU News] France, Germany ban smoking; Malta, Cyprus adopt the euro; Germans protest data retention
Posted: 2 January 2008 in Current eventsTags: data retention, euro, france, germany, smoking
Goodbye to smokey cafes and bars in France and Germany: dry cleaning businesses face grim future Malta and Cyprus adopt the euro: now watch the prices rise 30,000 Germans fight against new data retention law: the law requires companies to keep for 6 months records of e-mail sender and recipient addresses, time spent on the [...]
Orange, Apple’s exclusive partner in France, is required to sell the iPhone unlocked, if requested by a customer. The reason: French law prohibits the tying of a device to a cellular service. Operators can sell phones for a lower price if they subsidize it, but if the customer just wants the phone, they have to [...]
