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The Seine – A fleuve, part 2
The Seine – A fleuve, part 2
Continued from our previous article what follows are a few suggestions to better acquaint yourself with the Seine, this magnificently extraordinary fleuve.
Pay homage to Django at Samois sur Seine
Jean «Django» Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953) was a Belgian-born, Romani French jazz guitarist and composer, regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. He was the first jazz talent to emerge from Europe and remains the most significant by far. In 1951, Reinhardt retired to Samois-sur-Seine, near Fontainebleau, where he lived until his death.
The popularity of gypsy jazz has generated an increasing number of festivals, such as the Festival Django Reinhardt held every last weekend of June since 1983 in Samois-sur-Seine. (The festival appears to be moving definitively to Fontainebleau for security reasons).
Samois-sur-Seine is a town in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France. The town extends for about six kilometers along the Seine (left bank)…
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The Seine – A fleuve, part 1
The Seine – A fleuve, part 1
A specific word in French indicates rivers that end in oceans : fleuve. Getting my hair cut the other day in Boulogne Billancourt not far from the Seine I asked my coiffeuse, an immigrant like myself, if she knew anything about the Seine. « I know it’s a floose » she replied. Everyone in the salon erupted in laughter. This fleuve is no floose.
Traversing Paris under 37 bridges on it’s 776 kilometer run from a plateau north of Dijon to the English channel at Le Havre, the Seine, steeped in history with a capital H, is one of five principal ocean-flowing rivers in France. The Loire is the longest at 1010 kilometers. La Garonne, Le Rhône and Le Rhin are the others. Until joined by the tributary Aube, the river Seine carries the first of its noms-de-fleuve, the Petite-Seine. Farther on, augmented again by the Yonne at Montereau, it is the Haute-Seine until Paris. Then it is the Basse-Seine to Rouen and, finally, the Seine-Maritime to the sweep of the sea. The Seine everybody sees i…
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An Elegant New Year’s Eve at Hotel Vernet
An Elegant New Year’s Eve at Hotel Vernet
Under the historic glass dome designed by Gustave Eiffel at the Champs-Elysées' Hotel Vernet enjoy an elegant
New Year's Eve Feast 25, rue Vernet 75008 www.hotelvernet.com Reservations: +33 (0)1 44 31 98 00. Valet parking The hôtel Vernet is a sumptuous Parisian building in the legendary and true « Haussmann » style. An institution which has seen centuries of change, situated in just about the most perfect location, between the golden Triangle of Paris and the Place de l’Etoile on the Champs-Elysées. The Hotel Vernet celebrated its 100th birthday by entering the age of modernity. Entirely renovated and refurbished in 2014 by its new owners, the French family owned hotel group B Signature Hotels & Resorts, the Hotel Vernet revives the tradition of the great Parisian establishments of the chic 8th arrondissement of Paris by offering itself the distinction of a contemporary interior created by Interior designer François Champsau…
Sorbonne French: historic and state-of-the-art
Sorbonne French: historic and state-of-the-art
THE SORBONNE
FRENCH LANGUAGE
AND CIVILIZATION
COURSES for foreign students throughout the year.
Sorbonne French !
What better place to study and experience the French language than at its source – The University of Paris, Sorbonne. This is the oldest longest established French school in all of Paris, dating back to 1899. At the Sorbonne you will not just learn French and history but you will live Sorbonne French history. The program objective is to give all foreign students, whatever their level, the opportunity to attend French Language and Culture courses in Paris. The course is open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Certificate of completion (transcript) is provided to each student upon completing the course.
All courses are taught in French. Over 150,000 students from around the globe have participated in this program. Conveniently located in central Paris in a historical building on boulevard Raspail. The state of the art classrooms were renovated and e…
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Location d’appartement avec Absolutely Parisian
Location d’appartement avec Absolutely Parisian
Location d'appartement avec Absolutely Parisian
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Depuis quelques mois la loi Alur a tout simplement métamorphosé le marché de l'immobilier. Bien difficile pour les propriétaires aujourd'hui de louer sereinement son bien.
Ces nouvelles mesures touchent aussi bien la location vide que meublée.
Ainsi, Absolutely Parisian devient un partenaire de premier ordre pour y faire face et vous aider avec votre location d'appartement. Absolutely Parisian, agence à taille humaine, composée d’une équipe dynamique et disponible saura répondre à vos interrogations et vos inquiétudes. La clientèle de l’agence est composée essentiellement de sociétés et clients Premium pour loger des cadres expatriés ou en mobilité géographique.
Face aux changements liés à la loi Alur, en particulier honoraires d'agence et en…
Contemporary knife show
Contemporary knife show
For those FUSAC readers interested in knives here is an event you will not want to miss!
The International Forum of Contemporary Knives has rounded up 80 artist craftsfolk for the 2nd edition at the Palais Brongniart. This event is expected to be anything but dull.
FiCX-Paris presents a unique set of knife-makers among the most renowned and innovative of our time.
Come and admire the richness and cultural diversity of art knives and discover the skills of these craftsmen who combine tradition and innovation to express themselves through forms, mechanisms and unusual materials. Knife-makers bring the mark of their times to the nobility of traditional materials such as gold, silver, gems, tortoise shell, mother of pearl, ivory and shagreen, working with modern anodized alloys and unexpected composites to reveal perspectives, forms, styles and novel designs.
2015: 82 exhibitors, 20 nationalities.
www.ficx-paris.com
Contemporary knife show
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Nathalie Baye to lead master class
Nathalie Baye to lead master class
Nathalie Baye to lead a master class at the Cité Universitaire in Paris on April 2nd
In collaboration with the renowned actress and in partnership with the Cité Universitaire in Paris and movie magazine StudioCinélive, UniFrance Films is launching a series of master classes hosted by leading figures of the French movie industry.
Nathalie Baye will inaugurate this series of master classes to be held as part of the Cité Universitaire in Paris's international program with an evening event to be held Thursday, April 2, hosted by UniFrance Films' executive director Isabelle Giordano.
During this event, the legendary French actress will discuss her remarkable career in which she has taken part in 90 films, playing the lead for some of the world's most iconic directors, including François Truffaut, Xavier Dolan, Jean-Luc Godard, Steven Spielberg, Claude Chabrol, and Bertrand Blier.
This event is free of charge and everyone is welcome, but be sure to book as there is only a limited …
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When to write about France and the French
When to write about France and the French
Article proposed by author Marilyn Z. Tomlins.
Once, I was told that one must never write about a country while living there. The reason is because only once one has left a country can one be objective about it. Objectivity was once very important: do not express your opinion, just tell the story, rookie journalists used to be told by their editors. These days, though, with technology having become what it is, the rule is not to leave out any details about a story as someone else may steal your scoop with a tweet.
I’ve been living in Paris now for … well, I’ve stopped counting the years … but I began writing about France and the French kind of from my first months here when I lived in an attic near to the Pompidou Center and which was six floors up and there was no elevator in the very old building. Not that that bothered me because climbing stairs gave me no problem. Today, it does – a little. But there is an elevator in the building where I live now though it does break down…
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