Paris goes all-out in war on rats
December 12, 2016
Stung by bad publicity and concerned about health issues, Paris is taking strong steps to curb its rat population.
Stung by bad publicity and concerned about health issues, Paris is taking strong steps to curb its rat population.
Paris’s attempts to end the Love Lock problem have made scant progress; more keep coming and the city will now sell them off for refugee relief
In Chartres, a monument shows its history, with its date given in the French Revolutionary calendar.
Perfume maker Chanel is trying to stop France’s rail operator from building a new line to Nice that will cross fields where flowers grow for Chanel #5
Gumbo member and long-time Paris chronicler Kerouac2 has posted Christmas videos, featuring the sights and window displays of two big department stores, and also the big Christmas outdoor market along the Champs Elysées.
Even if it’s caused by a tree on the tracks, France’s SNCF will now offer refunds for delays on its TGV trains.
Prices to own a parking spot in Paris have gone so high they cost more than houses in other parts of the country.
A section removed to make room for an elevator goes for more than 10 times the estimated price.
Long despised as an American habit brought on by over-large portions, doggy bags are becoming popular in France as a way to end food waste.
A bakery in western France invents the ‘biker baguette,’ bent to make it easier to carry it home on a bike or scooter.
Stung by bad publicity and concerned about health issues, Paris is taking strong steps to curb its rat population.
Paris’s attempts to end the Love Lock problem have made scant progress; more keep coming and the city will now sell them off for refugee relief
In Chartres, a monument shows its history, with its date given in the French Revolutionary calendar.
Perfume maker Chanel is trying to stop France’s rail operator from building a new line to Nice that will cross fields where flowers grow for Chanel #5
Gumbo member and long-time Paris chronicler Kerouac2 has posted Christmas videos, featuring the sights and window displays of two big department stores, and also the big Christmas outdoor market along the Champs Elysées.
Even if it’s caused by a tree on the tracks, France’s SNCF will now offer refunds for delays on its TGV trains.
Prices to own a parking spot in Paris have gone so high they cost more than houses in other parts of the country.
A section removed to make room for an elevator goes for more than 10 times the estimated price.
Long despised as an American habit brought on by over-large portions, doggy bags are becoming popular in France as a way to end food waste.
A bakery in western France invents the ‘biker baguette,’ bent to make it easier to carry it home on a bike or scooter.