France

Thniking fo France

Dana18 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:44:17 -0700

I have been thinking a lot about France lately.
I get my fix by going to this little french cafe near work.
They make the best french press coffee and the chocolate croissant is out of this world.
Who has been to France latley? and where is the best place to go?

Planning my 1st trip to France

laurel9894 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:53:31 -0800

Bonjour France! I am taking a trip with 2 of my besties to France but we are already lost. It's going to be at the end of May and we want to fly into Paris and travel all around. We only have 7 days and we want to see the south of France too. Are we asking too much? We totally want to get a rental car and drive but we dont want to be too rushed with our time limit. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm open to all. I'm excited but i dont want to overwhelm myself or my friends. Please please help

Help w/ French In-laws

hmcmcd — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:27:49 -0700

Hi everybody, my husband (he is French) and I are going to France next week to stay with his family and I need to think of something to offer my mother-in-law and sister-in-law (she is 29). I have visited them one other time 2 1/2 years ago and (shame on me) came empty handed. I really don't want to do that again! They live in the south of France (Perpignan) but everything I think about offering them, I feel like they can get better quality in France! Please...ANY suggestions would be great!

Carla Bruni: France's Next First Lady?

justingirl1989 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:00:43 -0800

Mother knows best: "My daughter is living a true love story," Carla Bruni's mother, Marisa Borini, tells France's Le Parisien for its front page Sunday, about the ex-supermodel's relationship with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Adds the potential mother-in-law: "I think that she could very well end up with Nicolas."

Earlier this month, Borini told Italian news outlets that her daughter had received a marital proposal from Sarkozy – with a New Year's acceptance deadline.

In Sunday's exclusive interview with Le Parisien, the self-described "very Italian mamma" apparently raised the stakes, saying she participated in pre-vacation discussions with the couple concerning how they envision Bruni's future role.

"If Carla becomes the first lady of France, she'll have to keep space and time for herself to write," says her mom. "She needs to write her poems, compose music, record her albums. The same with her other obligations she may have, she'll need to arrange her time."

As for Sarkozy, says the prospective mother-of-the-bride, "I think that the President of the Republic doesn't just see the beautiful girl in her and that he has great respect for her artistic side. We've already spoken about that together and he's totally in agreement."

Rumors of a Christmas Day engagement have flourished since Wednesday, when Bruni toured Luxor's Valley of the Kings wearing a previously unseen pink diamond solitaire ring on her left hand.

A Rapid Romance
Press speculation concerning the new adornment (estimated worth, $20,000) has only flourished since the couple disappeared behind a security shield, Thursday. (Security on the private vacation, enforced by Egyptian Army units, has been extreme and caused hospitalization of at least one French news agency staff photographer.)

To say the couple's rapid romance has been a coup de foudre (stroke of lightning) is an understatement. The 52-year-old Sarkozy, divorced from his second wife Cecilia in mid-October, has been inseparable from Bruni, 39, since Nov. 23, when he met the former supermodel-turned-singer-songwriter at a Paris dinner party.

Very visibly involved in development of the couple's month-old relationship is her mother, who chaperoned their outings to Versailles and Disneyland Paris, as well as accompanied Sarkozy to the Vatican this month. Borini did not, however, join the twosome in Egypt, sources tell PEOPLE, and is currently caring for Bruni's 6-year old son Aurelian in the ski resort of Mergeve.

It is expected that Sarkozy and Bruni ("Sarkozni"?) will return from Cairo Monday before heading to the Alps to spend New Year's skiing with family.

Élysées Palace press officers have consistently refuse to comment on Sarkozy's personal life.

source: people.com

Living in Paris

morgandp — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:43:45 -0800

Hey all in this group!
I just wanted to say salut!
I'm living in Paris right now and could not be happier, I am loving to winter coming, the rain falling, but I hope that this group will be an outlet for speaking about what I am doing over here. Please don't hesitate to ask me questions if you are planning on visiting and traveling in France or in Paris. I know a lot about the country, my family is from Saumur, about 4 hrs south of Paris and it really is an amazing country and culture!
More blogs to come!

Morgan

First visit

sugarymelis — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:46:14 -0700

I am going to France for the first time in my life!! I'm going to Paris for 3 days at the end of October (from there I'm going to Ireland for 7 days). I'm so excited - I cannot wait! What are some necessities I should pack so I don't look like a gauche American?

Eiffel Tower Light Show

lilegwene — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:19:21 -0700

My fiance and I at the Eiffel Tower in July 2007

My Portfolio: Elle Magazine/Elle.com

kiroyale — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:41:06 -0700

Blogging the photographs published in Elle.

From the article (not written by me!)

"Carthusa Aria di Capri
Notes: lily of the valley, wild carnation with andalwood, ylang-ylang, and oak

Blu Mediterraneo Arancia di Capri
Notes: a citrus mix of orange, lemon, and tangerine

Carthusa Aria di Capri, $65, visit www.aedes.com, and Blu Mediterraneo
Arancia di Capri, $57, at Neiman Marcus

These fragrances were inspired by ...
Capri

What to pack: Bright, white, mod sunglasses reminiscent of Jackie Onassis; Christian Louboutin sandal flats for strolling the cobblestone markets; an effortless chic 3.1 Phillip Lim T-shirt dress; and to channel Brigitte Bardot, something with a checkered print.

Where to go: Roman ruins; Villa Verde for a lux-rustic dining and celeb sightings; and the breathtaking geological marvel that is the Blue Grotto.

What to buy: Made-to-order sandals by Antonio Viva; olive oil by the cases; and Capri pants, natch, at the original boutique where Audrey Hepburn got hers: La Parisienne.

Who you'll see: The jet set immortalized in Slim Aaron's photographs and the paparazzi trailing them."

Photographs by Rebecca Butler
copyright Elle Magazine, Elle.com
Summer 2007

Copyright ©2007 Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc.
All rights reserved. Elle.com/Elle Magazine/Elle Decor.

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Travel to the south of France

bcn — Thu, 03 May 2007 23:26:14 -0700

Hello everybody, we're planning to rent a car in Europe and travel around the south of France, we are travelling with our 6 month old baby, but this isn't a problem, she is very easy.

Some advice? nice places to visit? Where to sleep? and eat?

Thank you!

Pictures of Paris in April

kabuto — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:14:45 -0700

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