Do you wonder how a week in the life of normal President looks? Let’s browse Hollande’s summer agenda to get a hint of the diversity of his recent activities, until his short holiday at the official résidence d’été présidentielle.
It is a fact that many of the world’s most skilled noses are French, or if they are not, then they usually will have studied in Grasse. Most of the perfumes considered to be iconic have been created in France.
The new President of France was nominated on 15 May during a very official ceremony of 'passation de pouvoir'. But even before that, François Hollande had started to work on various fronts, from taxation in France to international matters.
Both Hollande and Sarkozy have now stepped into a new chapter of their lives with certainly a fully booked agenda in the coming weeks.
Once again about 80% of the French population went to the voting offices on Sunday 6 May 2012. This will no doubt be a date to remember, as it promises to open a new era for France. With 51,67 % of the votes in favour of François Hollande, the French population has voiced out its will for a change in the coming five years.
The long-awaited confrontation between Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande kept more than 17 million French people in front of their TV for almost 3 hours on Wednesday night.
France is living a crazy two weeks between the first and second round of the presidential elections. In this entre deux tours, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, the media and the unions have entered a frantic race of communication... And don't be surprised if they knock at your door.
Exactly 100 years ago the French chemist Georges Claude took a colorless, single atom gas and put it under pressure in a column of glass, thus perfecting red neon lighting. By experimenting ... an entire palette of color was created and within 30 years artists were manipulating the material to create monumental works of art.
A few weeks ago I was invited to participate in a scavenger hunt ... at the Louvre. I love art and I am fairly passionate about museums, but I am also something of an Oscar when it comes to group activities. However, my fellow bloggers ... were undeniably persuasive. I simply had to join them.
As well as pounding the pavements, we researched pâtisserie recommendations from waiters, bookshop staff, and people next to us queuing up for their daily baguette. Here is our work-in-progress list. Bon appétit!
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