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Five years in succession the notion of gastronomy is inseparable from that of fashion in InterContinental Paris Le Grand's Café de la Paix.
After highly successful creations of women designers - Agatha Ruizde la Prada, Stanislassia Klein, Chantal Thomass and Agnes b, who have been creating their masterpieces in 2005-2006, the baton was picked up by men designers - Paco Rabanne, Gaspard Yurkievich and Claude Montana. That gave a title to the collection of desserts-2007 - "Designed by men".

The second collection of trendy desserts is presented this year. The very first masterpiece of 2008 ("Dentelle") was created by Olivie Lapidus. Made from exquisite white chocolate, crowned with finest lace, the dessert is an unforgettable combination of nut praline, chocolate, lemon jelly and subtle bergamot flavor...an irresistible temptation!
You can taste the fashionable sweetie in Café de la Paix from 15 January to 15 May 2008.

 

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Service offered by Perrier-Jouet champagne house.2008-03-25Champagne connoisseurs might really like the new service offered by one of the French wineries. The Epernay Champagne manor, Perrier-Jouet (1,5 hours from Paris) creates "personal", tailor-made champagne for you. How can this be?

As one might know, the process of champagne-making is a complex thing, which involves various chemical processes and physical intervention. But since the result can vary, why not try to adapt it to one's taste? People arriving to Perrier-Jouet undergo several tests - they touch silk, look at paintings and do many other things. Depending on their reaction, the Cellar Master of Perrier-Jouet defines their "champagne personality" and creates the sparkling drink that suites them best. But note that it takes almost a year for your personal champagne to get 100 % ready. At the same time, you can even co-sign the bottle's label.

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Charles de Gaulle international airport2008-03-31Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle international airport reopened on Sunday. It happened nearly four years after part of its roof collapsed.

According to French radio the first passengers arriving at the newly opened terminal building were from New Delhi.

This terminal was closed just several weeks after its opening, when the roof collapsed killing 4 people. The investigation showed that it happed because of a number of structural errors in the design. The structure was completely torn down and replaced, that cost some 130 million euros (200 million dollars).

Paris is still number one travel destination in the world, although, like the rest of Europe, it suffers from too high euro.2008-04-01Paris is still number one travel destination in the world, although, like the rest of Europe, it suffers from too high euro.

The number of tourists staying a night in a Paris hotel in 2007 rose 1 percent to about 8.8 million people. However, due to weak dollar the number of the tourists from the US has fallen 5.5 percent.

The largest increases came from Russia, China and Brazil. Rugby World Cup held in the autumn contributed a lot to the success of the hotel industry. For example the amount of British tourists rose 10 percent.

MUSEE JACQUEMART-ANDRE2008-04-02Paris is among the cities with the largest number of the art masterpieces in the world, and these masterpieces are not only French. The collection Barbier-Muller, the most beautiful private collection of African and Oceanian art can now be seen in Musee Jacquemart-Andre. The exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of this collection belonging to the Swissman Jean-Paul Barbier-Muller.

The collection contains around 100 objects of art (statues, masks, pendents, totems, headdresses, crests, swords, sceptres...), and some unusual items such as the Nigerian 12th century "Horseman Sceptre". This collection is exhibited till 24 August.

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Until 18 May 2008.2008-04-21Until May, 18th you are invited to The Foire du Trone - one of the largest country fairs, held at Pelouse Reuill. The story says that the event dates back to 957 when merchants met with farmers to trade grain and rice. It therefore numbers around 1050 years, which makes it one of the oldest entertainment events. Every year almost 5 million people arrive at Foire du Trone to enjoy a great choice of entertainment: roller coaster rides, the big wheel, dodgem cars, acrobats, jugglers, fire-eaters and much more. The Foire du Trone is the event not to be missed!

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Place de la Bastille.2008-04-28Place de la Bastille is one of the most famous attractions of Paris, best known for the Bastille prison which used to stand there until July 14, 1789, when it was destroyed during the French Revolution. But it is not only history that attracts tourists to the site - various events are organised here as well. One of them is the biannual Grand Marché de l'Art Contemporain - La Bastille Modern Art Fair, which takes place 29 April - 4 May 2008. The event attracts around 500 artists and 40,000 visitors, who arrive to Place de la Bastille to observe numerous artworks, including canvasses, ceramics and installations, created by the city's most talented artists. The subject for this spring is "horses." Next event will take place in October, and it will focus on Cartography.

Works by 250 artists at 130 sites of Paris.2008-05-12The «Ateliers d'Artistes de Belleville» association opens doors to the public and gives visitors a chance to have a look at how and where artists work. During four days May 16th - 19th you can find yourself in the world of ceramists, engravers, video-makers and painters. Works by 250 artists are represented at 130 sites all over the 20th, 19th, 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris. The theme for this year's event is "Temptation." Don't miss exhibitions of works by three associations from Morocco, Brasil and Vietnam, and other events within the Open Days, including street theatre performances, installations and balls.

Museums open their doors until 1 am.2008-05-15May 17th Paris joins a number of cities throughout Europe to hold the greatly popular Night of Museums (La Nuit des Musées). For one night various museums around the city open their doors to the public until 1 am, and free of charge - a perfect chance to browse around cultural spaces for those who usually don't have the time to do that.

Not only the widely-known museums like the Louvre, Orsay or Les Arts Déco, but also smaller venues (Centre Culturel Suedois, Centre Culturel Suisse) welcome visitors to exhibitions and a wide choice of other entertainment: shows, concerts, cinema screenings, conferences etc. The highlights of this year's event are: silent cinema screenings of Keaton at Cinématheque Française, video installations at the Pompidou, the projection of Sofia Coppola's film at Grand Palais and much more.

20th arrondissement.2008-05-2324 - 26 May works by more than 50 painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers and artists ateliers are displayed at the "Portes ouvertes aux Ateliers du Père Lachaise." The event is organised in the Père Lachaise area in the 20th arrondissement of Paris twice a year, every autumn and spring, to give visitors a chance not only to admire the outstanding artistic works, but also to meet some of the artists. Three information desks will help you choose a tour to suit your taste.

The President challenged a group of architects to think of a new urban project for the city.2008-06-05In one of the recent news about Paris we wrote that the city's La Defense district would get a new skyscraper. The latest news is that the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy seeks a new fundamental change in the city looks.

For this he challenged a group of architects, supported by engineers, city planners, sociologists and even philosophers (there are a total of about 250 people in the team) to think of a new urban project for the city boundaries, transport system, housing, business developments, administrative bodies etc. Sarkozy aide Henri Guaino comments that "The aim is to spawn a new city, like Baron Haussmann did in his day." The Famous civic planner Baron Haussmann rebuilt the capital of France in the 1850s and 60s. The project is set to be elaborated within 6 months.

Currently the city of Paris and the web of smaller towns surrounding it are run by separate bodies, which causes problems with transport policy and other spheres affecting the entire metropolis.

The building on Avenue Kleber will be rebuilt into a hotel.2008-07-16An investment holding company Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Co. Ltd. has signed a non-legally binding agreement with Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co. according to which they will together rebuilt a building in Paris, on Avenue Kleber, into a Peninsula hotel. At the moment the building is used as the Centre International de Conferences. The Peninsula hotel will open in 2012. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Co. will take a 20% stake in the hotel.

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