Alexis - Instablogs
Nov 18 2009
The rule banning women from dressing like men – namely by wearing trousers - was first introduced in 1800 by Paris’ police chief and has survived repeated attempts to repeal it. The 1800 rule stipulated than any Parisienne wishing to dress like...
Nov 2 2009
Bike-sharing programs are gaining momentum throughout Europe and even in car-loving US cities, but vandals and thieves are doing a bang-up job of chipping away at that momentum, and adding cost to the programs—especially Paris’ Velib scheme, as...
Sep 8 2009
President Nicolas Sarkozy is so sensitive about his height that his aides “cast” small women to appear beside him in public, according to Belgian TV. A video clip, in which a tiny Norman woman says that she was selected to stand behind Mr...
Dec 1 2008
I was lucky. Just two hours separated me from a life altering event.Yes I was there. My flight was on approach to BOM when the first terrorist attacks took place.Our ETA to the Oberi/Trident hotel was about 90 minutes later. The outbound crew was...