Saturday, 15 September 2012
French Royalty Topless!
As a riposte to French magazine Closer's scandalous recent publication, La Residence brings you France's most famous topless royal...... Marie Antoinette!
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Monday, 3 September 2012
The Journalist, the President, his Partner and his Ex......
The complicated love life of French President Francois Hollande is examined in the book, Between Two Fires - Entre Deux Feux, looking at the rivalry between his partner and ex-wife.
Previous presidents would not have faced such public scrutiny of their private affairs.
Journalist Pierre Haski, who co-founded the Rue 89 news website, said the allegations about former potential candidate Dominique Strauss Kahn "broke this whole status quo in France and opened the door for investigations into private lives when they have political consequences".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9747000/9747391.stm
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Prends un tic-tac (have a tic-tac)
A very funny ad currently on French tv....
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Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Vive Bradley Wiggins!
As we wait patiently for gold medal success at the olympics, let's revisit some British sporting glory earlier this summer.
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Mind the jellyfish!
Scientists and officials in the French Riviera will soon be launching
a website to tell beach-goers where they may face a risk of a jellyfish sting.
Analysis of water mass and plankton levels helps to predict jellyfish movement along the coastline.
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Analysis of water mass and plankton levels helps to predict jellyfish movement along the coastline.
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Monday, 2 July 2012
La Barbe: France's bearded feminists
A group of French feminists has found a new way to fight inequality - with sarcastic humour and fake beards...
Colette Coffin unzipped her handbag and pulled out a small piece of artificial fur. "This is my speaking beard," she explains.
"I've got a much bushier one but this has a wider hole so I can talk without getting too much fluff in my mouth."
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Colette Coffin unzipped her handbag and pulled out a small piece of artificial fur. "This is my speaking beard," she explains.
"I've got a much bushier one but this has a wider hole so I can talk without getting too much fluff in my mouth."
La Résidence - THE French Property People
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Philately will get you everywhere
The US and French postal services have joined forces in order to pay tribute to the music legends Edith Piaf and Miles Davis.
The United States Postal Service and La Poste of France have released joint commemorative stamps to honour the careers of the two accomplished musicians. It is only the second time the two countries have released postage stamps together, with the set to be used on both sides of the Atlantic.
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