Parisians pissed off with pissoires
Controversy: pissoires are causing a (metaphorical) stink in Paris.
Paris, France
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Paris, France
Sigmaringen: two lessons from a dark past
Except for the darker side Sigmaringen could almost have been designed by Walt Disney for…
Domestic Violence in France: Quel Scandale ! ( Not only France!)
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the “International Day for the…
Heroes of WWII in France - Females all of them! - Part 2 - Odette Sansom
Born Odette Hallowes in Amiens in 1912.
Heroes of WWII in France - Females all of them! - Part 1 - Violette Szabo
Violette was born in Paris in 1921. Her father was a publican, taxi-driver and car…
My mother with Alzheimer’s: not a unique French story
We spoke about our respective mothers. And found out that our mothers have both gradually…
Beauty and the beasts
Eugène Paul Louis Schueller, the founder of a huge cosmetics company, was a thoroughly nasty…
Collaboration versus resistance—alive, well and living in France
This week we celebrate the anniversary of the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. What have we learned in the 75 years since the Nazis were driven out of France?