The French tell Belgian stories like the Brits tell (or used to tell) Irish stories and hold themselves laughing. I am now going to tell you a Belgian story, but it’s not funny. In June this year a couple from Ghent in Northern Belgium advertised on the Web that they wish to sell their baby. […]
I know it is Christmas when (1) The decorative lights on Avenue des Champs-Elysées are switched on (2) Beaujolais Nouveau arrives Yesterday No. 1 happened. Marion Cotillard, the French actress who played Edith Piaf this year in the film “La Môme” and won the Oscar for Best Actress switched the Champs-Elysées Cmas decorative lights on […]