http://www.paristriptips.com Paris Travel Made Easy Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To celebrate France's presidency of the European Union, France has dressed her most famous monument in EU blue, with 12 yellow stars representing the various peoples of Europe. The tower will be blue for two months, and in January the presidency is turned over to the Czech Republic. You will ... http://www.paristriptips.com/general/why-is-the-eiffel-tower-blue/ It's that time of year again. If you happen to be lucky enough to be in France between now (June 28) and six weeks from now, be sure to take full advantage of the fabulous sales! Only occuring twice a year, you can save anywhere from 30 - ... http://www.paristriptips.com/general/vive-les-soldes/ The French are country line dancing? In Paris? So says Fox News. Now, anything on Fox News needs an asterix or a warning label next to it, because you never know if it is real or "faux". But this time they have video. Of what? ... http://www.paristriptips.com/general/this-is-madness/ So, George W is in Paris? Big deal...the French are not exactly enamored with W, they are moving on...and they have moved on to "OBAMA". They love him, love him, love him. Poor George can't get any respect in his last whirlwind tour of this beautiful country ... http://www.paristriptips.com/general/cest-lobamamania/ If you live in a francophone country, or love keeping up with the most popular French music, the answer is probably "YES". He has taken the music world by storm in France, he's cute, soft spoken and pretty modest for a guy whose name alone elicits squeals of ... http://www.paristriptips.com/news/ever-heard-of-rafael/ Leave it to the French to have an organization devoted strictly to the promotion of the bicycle: La Comité de la Promotion du Vélo. I love the organizations in France that are all about the love of life, leisure and the pursuit of happiness. I want to ... http://www.paristriptips.com/fun-in-paris/la-fete-du-velojune-7-and-8-2008/ Yves St. Laurent has died at 71, leaving Paris one fabulous designer short... http://www.paristriptips.com/general/rip-ysl/ I don't know about you, but sometimes I tire of hearing about the same old neighborhoods in Paris: St. Germain des Pres, Latin Quarter, Rue Cler, you get what I mean. They are beautiful, but they are so well known it's almost hard to find a surprise or ... http://www.paristriptips.com/general/the-frugal-traveler-visits-pariss-10th-arrondissement/ If you're a true tennis fan, you don't want to miss this famous tennis tournament played every end of May/ beginning of June in the Bois de Boulogne. The French Open, as we call it, is one of the "Grand Schelem" tennis tournaments. "Grand Slam" that is. Around ... http://www.paristriptips.com/events/tennis-anyone-the-roland-garros-is-onmay-25-june-8-2008/ This exhibit is dedicated to France's most famous queen, Marie Antoinette. It promises to offer incredible insight to what made Marie Antoinette such a strong and complex personality. The exhibit includes 300 works from all over Europe. If you are a true M-A fanatic, I recommend reading both "Marie ... http://www.paristriptips.com/events/marie-antoinette-exhibit-at-the-grand-palaisthrough-june-30-2008/