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September 21 2010
Back to La Défense
I spend quite a lot of time at La Défense (the main business district of Paris) these days... This week I went there last Monday. The weather was absolutely fantastic and I spent some time wandering in between the skyscrapers... I also took this photo. Easy, but nice! BTW, here is a useful information: there is a huge shopping mall over there and it's the only one of the close Paris suburbs to be open on Sundays!
August 15 2010
Water for 1 €
Here is a photo I've been dying to take for a long time, but I never dared digging out my camera in front of one of these guys. "These guys" are more or less illegal immigrants, all part of a "business gang" that sells water or miniature Eiffel Towers to tourists. According to an article I found on the web, they make about 400 € a month on average, which is not much. Needless to say they are pretty camera shy as their business is not exactly appreciated by legal shopkeepers, nor the Police... I personnaly would not buy water from them, not because they are illegal, but because I'd be afraid of what is really into the bottle! Did you ever try?
June 29 2010
Good old French Food!
I'm not Bill Gates, nor a business angel from Silicon Valley, but from time to time I enjoy encouraging young entrepreneurs who have the guts to start their own business. That is what I did for Marc Thouvenin, founder of Regioneo.com a site that promotes genuine French food from the "Terroir" (Provinces). He helps local producers finding customers on the web. Last night he made a little gathering to thank those who invested in his company , but I made sure I stayed away from the fattening stuff and sticked to the organic carrots and cucumbers!
March 30 2010
(Still) made in France!
I already told you the the French find it tacky to be "too" patriotic. On some occasions, however, it is OK to be proud of being French; this includes wars, football or rugby matches and... French goods! We even have a trade show - called "Made in France", not very original! - to promote them. The show is not about large industrial world leaders like Dassault (airplanes), or Alstom (trains) or even Dannon - Danone in French -(dairy products), but about small and medium businesses related to fashion or haute couture is general (like the famous embroider Lesage who is now a school). I just saw the outside of the show (it takes place inside the Paris Chamber of Commerce) unfortunately, but I'm sure it was really worth the visit.
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