Since June 2003, the Eiffel Tower is covered in diamond-sparkling lights that are displayed every hour on the hour for 10 minutes, from dusk until 1 am in winter (2 am in summer). You want to see the Eiffel Tower of Paris and its diamond-sparkling lights right now? Go to Eiffel Tower Live Webcam
Paris, the world’s most popular city destination, has plenty of must-see places but make sure you spend at least a day strolling off the beaten path, as this is the only way to discover the real Paris: a lively cosmopolitan but undeniably French city. The center of Paris is divided in 20 arron-dissements with the [...]
The G20 was established in 1999, in the wake of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, to bring together major advanced and emerging economies to stabilize the global financial market. Since its inception, the G20 has held annual Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meetings and discussed measures to promote the financial stability of the world [...]
A new camera on Mauna Kea is offering a new look at the weather over the island. The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope’s new high sensitivity “Cloud Camera” takes pictures of clouds and other weather at night, and it even works on moonless nights. The pictures are in color, at a field of view comparable to a human [...]
The Feast of the Assumption, celebrated every year on August 15, is a very old feast of the Church, celebrated universally by the sixth century The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin’s passing into eternal life, it is [...]
Bastille Day is actually on July 14 and is called La Fête Nationale (the National Celebration) or le quatorze juillet (the 14th of July) in France. On July 14, 1789, an uprising stormed the Bastille fortress-prison in Paris, a symbol of King Louis XVI’s power. The event marked the beginning of the French Revolution. “In [...]
Running from Saturday July 2rd to Sunday July 24th 2011, the 98th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,430.5 kilometres. Distinctive aspects of the race · le Galibier climbed twice · 2 rest days · 23 level 2, 1 or highest level mountain passes [...]
What is the G8 and G20 The G8 Created at the initiative of France in 1975 to address the first oil crisis, the G8 is an informal group of advanced economies, which meets once a year at a Summit of Heads of State and Government. It has essentially a role of guidance and political impetus. [...]