Located at the heart of France’s hexagonal territory, Auvergne is a sparsely populated land of volcanic plateaus and large valleys. Unlike the Alps to the east or the Pyrénées to the southwest, its highest peaks reach only 6,000 feet above sea level and are free of snow in summer. The local authorities? efforts to safeguard the environment have made Auvergne one of the last protected zones in Europe.
Before going to Auvergne, familiarize yourself with its history and its gastronomy.
I’m debating on making reservations at Jules Verne vs Altitude 95 at the Eiffle Tower. Any thoughts? I’ve heard that JV is crazy expensive. What does that mean? What’s the price range.
I guess, this is our first anniversary and our first time in France, so I want to enjoy a special dinner and am willing to splurge.
Thanks!
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Although there is no great love fpr Pres. Bush in France,you must remember that only half the voters voted for him. Everyone I have spoken to recently has been greatly concerned about the rioting. Even people who in the past had nothing good to say about France. We care here in America. Let’s bury the hatchet and agree to disagree. The world has gone crazy, we must find the answer before a nueclear bomb falls into the wrong hands,and let’s not forget biological weapons. We all know by now there were no WMD’s in Iraq. There is no particular country to go to war against,that would be too simple. We all must find out what is the underlining problem is and do something! Thank you, I love you France
3 Read MoreBon Jour — I am taking a 150-piece high school marching band to Paris for a New Year’s Day parade — what kind of music do you think the Parisians would want to hear? We will play a few US tunes, but perhaps we could add something French? Would they want to hear French music by an Amercian Band, and if so any suggestions? Are there any French Holiday pieces — New Year’s or Christmas — that would sound good played by a marching band?
Merci! Brian
4 Read MoreMayor Claude Dilain sits on the edge of his chair in his community’s wedding banquet hall. His hands are folded on the table in front of him, and his face is a tortured reflection of the doubts and fears inside him.
For the past 10 years, Claude Dilain, 57, has been the mayor of Clichy-sous-Bois, a suburb in northeastern Paris with 28,100 inhabitants, mostly immigrants. Dilain calls it “a powder keg.” He slightly resembles the French author Michel Houellebecq, but today he is paler than even the author normally is. The strain of the last few nights is no doubt part of it. But so too is a growing suspicion — that the modern welfare state may be fully incapable of addressing some of his community’s most pressing problems.
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Everything is being done to ensure that tourists coming to discover our country have a safe and enjoyable stay.
The French Government Tourist Office would like to point out that no tourist areas were affected by the incidents and that tourists can visit France without concern.
French Government measures to re-establish order and calm in affected suburbs.
Several immediate measures have been announced on November 7, 2005 by the Prime Minister of France in response to recent events:
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0 Read MoreLate last night rioters shot and injured 10 police officers, two seriously, when security forces confronted 200 stone-throwers. One officer was treated in hospital for shotgun wounds to the throat, and another for leg wounds. The gunmen were among crowds attacking police in Grigny, south of Paris.
 Rioting was once again widespread. Youths seized a bus in Saint-Etienne, in southern France, ordered passengers off, and torched the vehicle; its driver and one passenger were hurt, officials said. In Rouen, in the north, rioters pushed a burning car against a police building; nobody was hurt, police said. Cars were also burned in Nantes, Rennes and Orleans.
0 Read MoreIt takes only six stops on a sub urban train to travel from the
romantic heart of Paris and emerge in something more akin to the fall
of ancient Rome. By daylight Aulnay-sous-Bois, a northeastern suburb of
the great city, presents an orderly face to the world. The Hotel de
Ville, the town hall, is aglow with yellow dandelion displays and
trimmed borders of wild cabbage.
I have been hearing on the news,here in America, that massive rioting is occuring in France. What is going on?
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