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A little cartoon in French showing what happens when an industrialist tries to maximize production and minimize costs by cloning genetically-modified cows (text in French, but you can figure it out).
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
France and the US may have a lot more in common these days, but there are still a few sights we're used to in America that you'd never see in Paris...at least not yet!
On a French flag hanging in a café near the Marché de l'Aligre, Equipe à vendre (peu servi).
"Team for sale (hardly used)."
Around Paris this month… The Fête des Tuileries The north tower (left) of St-Sulpice revealed after extensive restoration work. One of the newly re-opened 19th-century greenhouses at the Jardin des Plantes. Les Soldes are almost over (August 3rd)...
The Breakfast of Champions? Not quite...
The Garde Républicaine is the modern incarnation of the historic military corps that have, since the earliest kings of France, protected the city of Paris, its people, and its government institutions. The Garde Républicaine also serves as the honor guard for...
Yes, those are indeed small children being nursed by a wolf. Pay attention when you stroll through the gardens of Paris or you'll miss all of the interesting statues!
A first-hand report from last weekend's Solidays Music Festival by Secrets of Paris correspondent Camille Malmquist.
Told they're going to retire at age 62 instead of 60, French transport unions call for a nationawide general strike on Thursday, June 24. But don't worry, most of you won't even notice...
Orange turnips? Nope, these are actually carrots.
Enjoy the view from the back of a scooter riding along the Boulevard St-Michel from the Sorbonne to the Quai des Grands Augustins, filmed one fine spring evening…sorry about the shakiness, it was recorded with my mobile phone!
Ladies' Days are when women come dressed up in their most elaborate hats and party dresses, and the men are in suits. Très élégant.
