No, the Eiffel Tower has not been blown up: that's just what
we do here to celebrate Bastille Day, a (very) rough
equivalent to Independence Day in the United
States. This particular excuse to blow things up, however, is a
different animal altogether.
Tag - Paris
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Bastille Day: five things you didn't know you wanted to know
By Baron von Rupp on Wednesday 13 July 2011, 11:42 - Living in France (general)
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Jacques Chirac trial postponed...forever??
By Baron von Rupp on Wednesday 16 March 2011, 11:15 - In the News
When a French court postponed the criminal trial of former president
Jacques Chirac last week, the subtext was clear: the man will
never be held accountable for the criminal activity that helped create the
political machine that got him elected in 1995. I guess the word "equality,"
proudly inscribed alongside "freedom" and "liberty" on official French
buildings and documents, does not include equality before the law for wealthy
and powerful men.
Sunday 7 November 2010
Gay Paris
By Baron von Rupp on Sunday 7 November 2010, 17:33 - Vacation/Travel
While I've not found it to be especially gay in any known sense of the term, a
recent foray into the capital of my adopted country confirmed beyond any doubt
that Paris is still...Paris.
