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Summer festival in Paris

[ July 15, 2009 to August 9, 2009. ] Paris celebrates with a summer festival (Quartier d’Été) of music and dance between 15 July and 9 August 2009.

For four weeks the streets of Paris are transformed into a huge open-air performing arts space for the Summer Arts Festival . The event includes opera, jazz, theatre, classical music, circus, film and dance in avariety of

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Charity Cycle Ride from London to Paris

[ July 10, 2009 to July 13, 2009. ] Medcins du Monde UK  (World Doctors) runs an annual London to Paris Bike ride to raise funds (10-13 July 2009).

Day 1
Cycling from London to Dover.
Board the ferry at Dover, arrive in Dieppe in the evening.
Day 2
Set off 10.00 am through the lovely French countryside.
Finish cycling early evening and stay overnight in a French country inn.
Day

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Fontaine de Mars Brasserie in Paris

A favourite treat for our visits to Paris has for many years been the Fontaine de Mars brasserie in the 7th Arrondisement. The main attraction has always been the informal atmosphere and the menu of South West France specialities – especially duck, foie gras and the use of Madiran and other Southwest Wines for sauces

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Segway down the Loire Valley!

Now that does sound like fun – although maybe a little scary until you are confident on the machine – hire a Segway for a tour of the parts of the Loire Valley
“The Segway PT (Personal Transporter) is unique! Each machine is a self-balancing electric transportation device. Teamed up with two computers, gyroscopes automatically respond

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That French shrug!?

many visitors (especially from the UK) often misunderstand the non-verbal body language employed by the capital’s residents, reinforcing the idea that Parisians are

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Classic French cars at Retromobile

[ January 22, 2010 to January 31, 2010. ] There is an annual classic car show in Paris called Retromobile, which features many of the stylish and iconic vehicle designs for which France has been famous.
The 2009 Retromobile show runs from 22-31 January 2010 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on the Peripherique.
One highlight was expected to be Citroen’s launch of a new

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