If you are a lover of history and art, then I’m sure you would want to snap up the chance to buy an historic piece of Paris. On December 14th several pieces will be for sale at auction including stairs from the Eiffel Tower and street lights from the Champs Elysees. These pieces will form part of the Paris Mon Amour (Paris my love) sale to celebrate 120 years of the Eiffel Tower and ‘pay homage to Paris’, according to auctioneer Christophe Lucien. Forty steps of the Eiffel Tower staircase are expected to reach between 60,000 and 80,000 euros, while an oak public phone box is estimated at 1,000 euros. There’s also the opportunity to buy old rubbish bins, street benches, 18th century tourist maps of Paris and ancient books. Basically there’s something for everyone and I would love to have some of this stuff in my house or garden!
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The perfect chance to own a piece of history!
October 14th, 2009Paris, je t’aime
December 26th, 2008In seven days time, according to the French Government Tourist Office, Paris Ile-de-France will be a new place. The region has apparently been given a ‘facelift’ for 2009 which will be advertised through a new marketing campaign based around famous artworks and events. The artistic side of the capital will be the main focus of the advertising with the involvement of the artists Jeff Koons and Patrick Blanc. There will be many new exhibitions to visitors to have a look at, such as a showcase of work by Renoir in the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais and a display dedicated to Kandinsky at the Centre Pompidou. Many places around will also look different, such as the Centquatre which will host exhibitions, art projects and festivals. All in all, it should make for a jolly good time!
The end of paper boarding passes?
September 6th, 2008Air France is currently trialling new boarding passes on mobile phones which don’t leave a paper trail. The trial is taking place on flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam. Passengers only need personal identification as a message containing a secure barcode is sent your mobile phone which is then scanned at the boarding gate. The message contains all the normal information shown on a boarding pass but just in an electronic form. According to Patrick Roux, vice-president of marketing for Air France: “This is the first time customers will be able to travel to and from two countries with an electronic boarding pass”. Although it sounds like a good idea, what happens if the screen of your phone is really scratched and can’t be scanned?
