Monica Jackson's Blog, page 115

Paris here and there-Back in the past of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

L ‘Arriving, via the courtyard of the cour du Commerce-Saint-André, immerses us into the atmosphere: it is a journey of time offered by the hotel Saint-André des Arts, located on the street of the same name.

The original building, dated from the 17thand century, there are windows of irregular length, always in these buildings in the center of pair. Set the tone, people come here to enjoy the beauty of the ancient stones and the “Parisian” atmosphere.

The grand Hôtel Saint-André d...

In Venice, the quintessence of artistic craftsmanship

NAAwhen we go through a digital age, it feels good to take a walk on the small island of San Giorgio Maggiore, 5 minutes by vaporetto from the very busy Saint Mark’s Square in Venice, where the Biennale of Venice also captures art , another major event in Serenissima.

The block accommodates, in fact, up to 1er next May, the second part of another biennial, far removed from contemporary art, called “Homo Faber”. A non-commercial, but cultural exhibit dedicated to contemporary work ...

Leaders Series: Hubert Joly, Passion for Human Leadership – Frenchly Morning US

Their ” unwavering optimism “, wrote the New York Times in a portrait last year, it allowed him to recover, in a spectacular way, the distribution giant Best Buy, which everyone believed was doomed to disappear. In just a few years, Hubert Joly has become an emblematic, recognized and visionary leader. Founder of the chair purposeful leadership at HEC, teaches today at Harvard and passionately trains tomorrow’s leaders.

On Tuesday, April 26, Hubert Joly will address the FrenchFounders comm...

President: In London, Minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne beats Emmanuel Macron’s campaign

It was in London that Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne chose Wednesday 20 April, accompanied by Emmanuel Macron’s local campaign, to watch two rounds of debates against candidates President and Marine Le Pen. “But I also went on the trip, met with French people living in the UK and had a trailer meeting with this team that has been active for weeks”just before the debate began, the French minister, who lives abroad, revealed.

Mobilize and persuade in the context of a ‘potentially tense’ second roun...

Two French companies expected to participate in international dance festival Breakin’ Convention

For the 19th year in a row, the dance, hip hop and theatre festival ‘Breakin’ Convention’ returns to London. 2022 will welcome artists from all over the world, from the UK to Peru.will be held from Friday, April 29th to Sunday, May 1st at Sadler’s Wells Theatre.

Two French companies will have the opportunity to represent themselves this weekend.will be awarded on friday niawho will explain minerchoreographed by Rachid Hedli.

miner, Combining different styles such as break in and pop up, a t...

Blues legend struggles with Lukaku after bad run against Arsenal

eleventh world EXCLUDED: Ronaldo, Ben Arfa, Lassana Diarra… Hannibal Maybry’s dream eleven!

The season is far from Romelu Lukaku’s expectations. Hired with great fanfare during the latest transfer window after a fantastic year at Inter Milan marked by a Scudetto victory, the Belgian striker is struggling to justify the €120m invested in him. Worse, the latter even lost his seat for weeks and was distinguished by dubious media coverage of his role in the workforce.

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Bilingual Revolution: The Battles of French in Louisiana – FrenchMorning US

As a child in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, Robert Desmarais Sullivan was punished for speaking French, his native language, at school. His mother, aunts and uncles only spoke French, but it was forbidden to do so in class.

For this new episode of Bilingual Revolution, Fabrice Jaumont is in New Orleans to trace a bit of the rich history of francophones and their fight to preserve the language they speak at home through the story of one of the pioneers of the Bilingual Revolution. .

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St George’s Day: Trafalgar Square in the colours of British National Day

The celebration of St George’s Day will take place in the heart of the British capital. To celebrate the British National Day, the Mayor of London put these dishes on a large plate.

L’family activitiesl will be held in Trafalgar Square on the afternoon of Saturday 23rd April with live music West End Music ChoirString Quartet Archers, collective all flashbrass band volcano and artist Folk James Riley and Roof Assembly.

Next to the main stage, there will be other events on the show: St. George...

Leclerc’s watch worth over €300,000 was stolen by ‘fans’ wanting to be photographed – World Today News

Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had his watch stolen on Monday in Tuscany after being arrested by fans. It is estimated at no less than 300,000 euros. An investigation has begun.

Charles LeclercThe F1 championship leader had a hectic Monday. While a Ferrari driver was strolling through the seaside town of Viareggio in Tuscany, he was robbed of a watch worth at least 300,000 euros, according to some Italian media.

The incident occurred around 22:00, when the Monegasque was on ...

Corentin de Chatelperron et son catamaran Nomade des Mers de passage à New York – French Morning US

This is the end of an adventure whose aura lasted more than six years. Corentin de Chatelperron, who created the Low-tech Lab, a collaborative research program on low-tech, and navigated partout dans le monde à la recherche d’innovations écologiques, utiles et accessible à tous, s’apprête à boucler son world tour.

Après avoir laissé son catamaran, le Nomade des Mers, dans un port à sec dans le Connecticut cet hiver, le jeune Breton vient de le remettre à l’eau. He is heading towards New Yo...