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Galeries Lafayette Paris Celebrates its 100th Birthday in Style
I first visited the famous Galeries Lafayettes in Paris when I was a teenager and was awed by the sheer beauty and effortless class ...
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Bon Marché, Paris
The Paris Left Bank’s legendary department store Le Bon Marché celebrated its 160th birthday in 2012 with a series of commissioned illustrations. Le Bon Marché ...
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My French Life: The Renault Estafette – a French Icon
Recently I came across a lovely camper van parked up at the side of the road at Fressin in the Pas-de-Calais. I took a picture ...
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My French Life: Happy Birthday Fabergé
You might think that being a Russian, Faberge shouldn’t feature in my French blog life. But as I absolutely love his art I am working ...
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My French Life: Saint Joan of Arc remembered
France has an enduring love for Jean La Pucelle – better known as Saint Joan of Arc, one of the patron Saints of France. There ...
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Eiffel Tower history and facts
The Eiffel Tower or Tour Eiffel as it is in French, has become synonymous with Paris and France. It is impossible not to feel moved ...
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The Giants of France
In France there are giants – they attend carnivals and important events and there are hundreds of them! The géants as they are called in ...
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