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Chirac oversees likely last Bastille Day
Jetfighters streaked above the famed Champs-Elysee Avenue on Friday, along with AWACS surveillance and a bevy of helicopters.
On the ground, soldiers in dress garb marched in formation, Leclerc tanks rumbled and horses strutted from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, under the eye of France’s top civilian and military authorities.
The red trucks of the Paris firefighters also took part, drawing a huge applause from the crowd.
The army “has not lost its link with the nation,” Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said later. “In these difficult times, it is an indispensable element of vigilance.”
Security was tight with Metro stations in the area closed off and police stationed along the avenue and on side streets.
Older penpal wanted
I am Canadian. Believe it or not, I am trying to write a story that takes place in France. This is very hard to do since I have never been there. I need to know all sorts of details in order to make my story realistic. For instance, do you have auctions in France for ordinary household furniture, dishes etc.? I am very willing to exchange information with anyone from France who wishes to learn about Canada.
France finishes second in the World Cup 2006
To the very end of his career, Zinedine Zidane could dictate the
flow of play with rare skill and elegant control of the ball. In the
World Cup final, Zidane lost control of his temper.
The parting image for the France captain will forever be him rearing back in anger, lowering his bald head and launching his bald crown into the chest of Italy defender Marco Materazzi’s chest after the two exchanged words while walking down the field in extra time Sunday.
The game was tied 1-1 when Zidane was given a red card in the 110th minute. Without their sharpshooting captain, the French couldn’t unlock Italy’s defense and went on to lose in a shootout, 5-3.
GOOD LUCK FRANCE! BUENA SUERTE FRANCIA! WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS 2006 *+*
BUENA SUERTE FRANCIA! GOOD LUCK FRANCE! VIVE LA FORZA FRANCIA! VIVA ZZ! WORLD CUP 2006 GERMANY
FROM JAMES PARTSCH-GALVAN IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TEXAS USA (FRENCH TEXAS/FRENCH TEJAS)
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GO FRANCE! FORZA FRANCIA! WORLD CUP 2006 WWW.GALVAN.ORG
Arriba Arriba Mexicana – Anais Mariana Ana Barbara Pablo Montero
Bob Sinclar Pres. Goleo VI – Love Generation
We're more alike Than You May Think
I watched a French movie today, not pornography, and realized just how much alike we are. The US is a democracy, surprise.Pres. Bush has a 29% approval rating. Unless he can pull a rabbit out of a hat this next election, the Republicans are in trouble. Europeans seem to think that the churches in the US are running this country. Nothing could be further from the truth. For example, abortion is legal foe any reason up to to time of viabilty. Abortion is the thorn in the side of the evangelicals since 1973. Also, the evangelicals are against gay rights, yet gays in this countries have all the civil rights as anyone else. Now they want gay marriage, so far only Mass. has it, but time is still going on and I’ll bet in five years gay marriage will be an accepted fact.
Is the Roederer Champagne house in Reims or Epernay?
I am planning a trip to Paris in October and would like to take a 1day trip to Epernay or Reims. I want to visit a champagne house or two and one I would definitely like to visit is the Louis Roederer house where they produce Cristal. Does anyone know where it is located? Thank you.
Help with Arrondissements??
Hello!
I am starting to book my trip to Paris and need help figuring out where to stay. This will be my first trip to Paris and I would like to stay somewhere that is centrally located to everything, everyone tells me that you can walk everywhere in Paris but I just don’t want to get stuck out in the middle of nowhere..any help would be appreciated.
Not sure if the time of year matters but we are planning on the first week of October 2006…how is the weather around that time??
Thanks for your help
Angela
Zidane propels France to finals
MUNICH, Germany—One more time, Zinedine Zidane stepped up to the penalty spot, 12 yards from another shot at glory for himself and France.
Dripping with sweat, Zidane converted the kick in the 33rd minute after Ricardo Carvalho was whistled for a foul on Thierry Henry, giving the French a 1-0 victory over Portugal and a berth in the World Cup final.
France, which was supposed to be soccer’s over-the-hill gang, meets Italy at Berlin in a matchup of blue—France’s Les Bleus vs the Italian Azzurri.
The French will be making just their second ever appearance in a World Cup final—the other was their famous 3-0 victory at home over Brazil in 1998. Italy, trying for its fourth title, will be in its sixth final.