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Lettre de Paris, #7 - Febrary 2008

Lettre de Paris - February 2008

What’s in the Lettre de Paris today:

• Ratatouille [DVD]
• Tigran Hamasyan's New Album: New Era (CD)
• In the Merde for Love (book)
• Paris Hilton and Paris
• The Stade de France: “I’m 10 years old”
• RATP: All the best for 2008
• In 2010 Air France will take the train
• Les Halles: The project continues
• 36, rue des Morillons

Ratatouille [DVD]

If you’ve already tasted this Pixar Studios picture or if you missed it in the theaters you have reason to rejoice: Pixar has just released the DVD version of this blockbuster film. It’s a real homage to Paris and French cuisine.

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Tigran Hamasyan's New Album: New Era (CD)

Tigran Hamasyan is a 20 year old Armenian pianist. A child prodigy, he discovered Jazz at the age of 7 and composed his first pieces at age 10. With « New Era » he pays homage to the world’s Jazz greats.

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In the Merde for Love (book)

From the bestselling author of "A Year in the Merde", the next instalment in the hilarious adventures of Paul West.

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Paris Hilton and Paris

The municipal elections are approaching and you still don’t know who to vote for? Well, a special web site has been created to help you out by suggesting a serious candidate for the office of Mayor: Paris Hilton!

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The Stade de France: “I’m 10 years old”

It’s tough to imagine the 12th of July 1998 as just another date on the calendar – especially at the Stade de France where almost 10 years ago the French national team beat the Brazilians in the world cup finals.

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RATP: All the best for 2008

The Métro’s best wishes programs almost went unnoticed: at the beginning of January the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, or RATP, sent wishes out to their customers in the métro and the public press in such an original manner that we just had to repeat them here :

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In 2010 Air France will take the train

Early in February 2008 Alstrom unveiled its AGV (Automotrice a Grand Vitesse), the successor to the venerable TGV (Train a Grand Vitesse). No sooner was the AGV announced than operators were placing orders: NTV in Italy placed an order for 25 of them and in France the first client could very well be Air France-KLM.

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Les Halles: The project continues

The renovation of the Forum des Halles reached a critical pass on the 29th of June 2007 with the choice of the « Canopy » proposal by Architects Patrick Berger and Jacques Anziutti, the laureates of the contest started in 2006.

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36, rue des Morillons

36 Rue des Morillons is an address every forgetful person in Paris should make an effort to remember : it’s the Lost and Found of the Paris Police Department.

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