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Lettre de Paris, #3 - October 2007

Lettre de Paris - October 2007

What’s in the Lettre de Paris today:

• Surprising France !
• Catherine Malandrino, a star is born
• Nuit Blanche 2007 in Paris
• Private OnLine sales: A selection
• Meet Parisians!
• Le Bouillon Racine
• Expat services on Chicline.com
• 66 Champs Elysees
• La Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
• Blues Festival in Val d'Oise

Surprising France !

"La France, c'est renversant !": You’ve no doubt seen this new Galeries Lafayette slogan for the start of the 2007 school year. This encouraging message of an unleashed France ushers in a new dynamic sense of enthusiasm the French have needed for so long.

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Catherine Malandrino, a star is born

Even if you are not already familiar with this stylist from Grenoble, you should know she has become somewhat of an icon of French fashion in the USA.

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Nuit Blanche 2007 in Paris

The All nighter is a major Parisian event: every year the organizers invite you to wander around the streets of Paris from 7PM to 7AM and discover the works of known and unknown artists alike. This year the Nuit Blanche is dedicated to Ingrid Betancourt, a politician taken hostage by the FARC in Colombia on the 23rd...

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Private OnLine sales: A selection

Private on line selling has become a veritable phenomenon in the past two years; but it’s not just a matter of sticking “Private Sales” on a web site to attract thousands of high end repeat customers looking for good deals on exclusive or limited series items.

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Meet Parisians!

Whether you’re from abroad or just the sticks and find yourself a tourist in Paris for a couple of days, you can spice up your stay by leaving the beaten path and meeting real Parisians. If this is what you’re after, here’s an address that should fill the bill: meetingthefrench.com.

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Le Bouillon Racine

This restaurant has become a much frequented Parisian institution. Created in 1906 by the Chartier brothers this Art Nouveau brasserie, just a stone’s throw form the Odeon Metro station in the Latin Quarter, has faithfully preserved the atmosphere of Paris in the 1900’s.

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Expat services on Chicline.com

To help our foreign friends to better know our country and assume more protective coloring in French society we have created the “Settling Down in Paris > Expat services“ section in our directory.

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66 Champs Elysees

What’s at 66 Champs Elysees ? A recently renovated shopping arcade sporting a multitude of brands for the power shopper.

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La Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine

If you’re a fan of architecture this center for Architecture and Heritage at Trocadero is a must.

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Blues Festival in Val d'Oise

The Festival "Blues en VO", organized in the Val D'Oise until October 20, claims its particularity of an authentic blues. During this festival, some thirty concerts will be given with artists coming from all over the world, and every blues style will be represented.

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