mobi |eng | 2008-06-30 | Author:Yapp, Nick & Syrett, Michel [Yapp, Nick]

Other holidays The French have a generous helping of days off. With luck, these fall on Tuesdays or Thursdays, which enables the French to take Monday or Friday off as ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2009-10-30 | Author:Peter Mayle [Mayle, Peter]

Fourteen The iron gates swung open to let the taxi through. Standing some fifty meters inside the gates, at the very edge of the driveway, was a larger-than-life-size statue of ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2013-06-05 | Author:Walker, Martin [Walker, Martin]

17 His shoes polished and his uniform jacket and cap brushed, Bruno presented himself at the Gendarmerie at one minute before five, shook hands with Sergeant Jules and was shown ...

epub |deu | 0101-01-01 | Author:Moore, Tim [Moore, Tim]

Ten The trouble with cycling up mountains is that — panniers or, as today, no panniers — after about four minutes, as soon as that first metallic-tasting, lactic gasp rasps ...

azw3, mobi, epub |eng | 2012-06-03 | Author:Caro Feely & Caro

'C'est vrai. But it would be a pity to lose it. C'est très joli.' The botrytis noble rot was not what the average person would call pretty. The grapes were ...

epub |eng | 2013-10-15 | Author:Ruth Silvestre [Ruth Silvestre]

A few days later I took another look at the decrepit old cupboard which still leaned against the wall in the new room. I knew that English, proprietary brand paint ...

epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Eric Hazan

This battle is an odd story, and singularly forgotten, apart from the monument to Moncey in the middle of the Place de Clichy, and the tiny Impasse de la Défense. ...

epub |eng | 2013-10-15 | Author:Ruth Silvestre [Ruth Silvestre]

‘You’d better come and have a look,’ he said. He had now reached the end section of the wall directly under the chimney and, instead of beautiful stones, had suddenly ...

epub |eng | 2013-10-15 | Author:Ruth Silvestre [Ruth Silvestre]

One morning Matthew came in very excited. ‘You’ll never guess what Philippe and I’ve been doing,’ he cried. ‘Grandpa’s got this old car – ’ ‘Grandpa has nothing but old ...

epub |eng | 2013-05-27 | Author:Melanie Jones

'Cor, I'd love to know what that frigid old bat's saying,' whispered Tracey into my ear. 'Actually, for once I'm glad I can't speak the language.' After giving the poor ...

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

The Treasury The Trésor (Treasury; admission €3/2; 9.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-6.30pm Sat, 1.30-6.30pm Sun) contains relics including the Ste-Couronne (Holy Crown), allegedly the wreath of thorns placed on Jesus’ head before ...

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

Bastille & Eastern Paris Sights | Eating | Entertainment | Shopping Drinking & Nightlife Place de la Bastille has become increasingly crass over the years, but it invariably draws a ...

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely, Planet

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet