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Summer sales 2011
Friday, June 24th, 2011 | Main events | No Comments
Only a few days left before the beginning of the summer sales in Paris! From June 22nd at 8am to July 26th at midnight, clients will clean out the stores to find the the fashion “Must-Have” of the summer. Indeed, since 2008, the summer sales have become an essential rendezvous before summer holidays, every last Wednesday of June.
Hence, Wednesday morning at 8am, Daphné Bürki, an editorial from the French magazine Be, will kick off the sales at the Galerie Lafayette Haussmann! She will welcome the first clients with a collector bag “Be fête les soldes aux Galeries Lafayette” (Let’s celebrate sales with Be at Galerie Lafayette) and “petits fours”.
Prices will be displayed with 30-50% discount on a wide selection of every kind of products. Products from the brand “Galerie Lafayette” will even have a 60% discount!
If you’ve been dreaming of a new pair of shoes or a new bag for the last six months, don’t have qualms anymore! Rush into the stores to find your size and the best products before they’re sold out! Alternatively, if you prefer to avoid the general excitation and the long checkout lines, you can order everything you want on the internet. Lots of online shops provide interesting discounts for the sales.
Here are some unmissable products for the summer:
- Colors: Flashy colors such as coral, turquoise and fuchsia.
- Materials: lace, fishnet, cotton, deerskin.
- Patterns: Vichy, Liberty, flowers, panther, Python, dots and scratches.
- Shapes: combination, shorts, long skirts and wide pants.
- Details: ropes, fringes, feathers, pleated, English embroidery, gildings and glitters. The butterfly will be everywhere!
Get ready, sales are coming!
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The Opera Garnier
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 | About Paris, Paris monuments | No Comments
The Opera Garnier is one of the most famous buildings of Paris, built in the Second Empire. It is located in the center of Paris, in the 9th arrondissement. With its large proportions and its very central location, on the Place de l’Opéra, the Palais Garnier is an unmissable monument of the French capital! It was called Opera of Paris before the opening of the Opera Bastille in 1989.The Opera Bastille was created to relieve the activity of the Opera of Paris. From that time, it is named after the name of its architect: Charles Garnier.
The Opera Garnier is one of the largest Opera House in the World! Its construction took over 15 years and required 73 sculptors and 14 painters. The project of the Palais Garnier was part of the great reconstruction of Paris initiated by Emperor Napoleon III and the Baron Haussmann during the Second Empire.It was opened in 1875 and has been listed as an historical monument in 1923. This luxurious building, dedicated to dance and operas has impressive rooms such as the Grand Foyer and the Grand Escalier. The ceiling of the theatre was painted by Marc Chagall in 1964 and represents famous composers.
Finally, if you look at the façade of the Opera, the huge cupola reminds us of an Emperor’s crown. Napoléon III wanted a monument to his image, as imperial as him!
Do you like honey? You’ll be amused to know that beehives have been installed on the roof of the Opera since 1982! If you want to taste the “Honey from Paris “, the price is 15€ for 4.2oz.
You can visit the Opera every day from 10am to 5pm. Visits can be with or without a guide.
To continue your visit of Paris, we recommend you to follow the boulevard Haussmann. There, you will find the Grands Magasins, Paris famous department stores “Le Printemps” and “les Galeries Lafayette”. In le Printemps, go upstairs and give yourself a gourmet break at the restaurant “Déli-cieux”. You’ll enjoy this moment with a fabulous panorama of Paris!
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