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Food shopping in Munich
You may think that it is easy to find anything in Germany. Trust me, it is not. As a little French girl, I expect to find the minimum of vital basic food in the shops. Like quiches, Grenadine, thousands of yogourths sorts, nice crusty bread, Franch apple...
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Tanzverbot - the most ridiculous law ever..
Germany is a very religious country. Benefits: lots of bank holidays (especially in BAvaria :-) Inconvenients: some stupid traditions, like the Tanzverbot (forbidden to dance ) law.. That means like for every religious day, you are not allowed to dance...
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Dirndl time
Two weeks to go befor the opening of the world famous "Oktoberfest". 3 weeks of beer drinking, more beer drinking, bretzel eating, on the benches standing (standing on the table: forbidden) and dancing, bavarian music, etc.. 1 million people concentrated...
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Ponte dei Sospiri powered by...
One of the most impressive ad campaign I was given to see. The Ponte dei sospiri made in sisley. You do not see the bridge anymore. The only thing you see is blue eveywhere, and Sisley. The bridge appears like a little toy in the middle of all this blue....
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Marketing made in ROH
This was a question that I had adressed in my dissertation, and the answer I gave is partly contradicted by the Royal Opera House: can dance an opera use video as a communication mean? I was stating that this was somtehing difficult, since video would...
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4 years in Munich
It's been now 4 years since I first arrived in Munich. Time to look back, and understand why I am still there.. 4 years, in which a lot happened: a new flat, 3 new jobs, my niece that came to the world, a lot of travels around Europe, my experience as...
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Snowy Munich for a heart-warming week-end
First snows in Munich.. Time to prepare Christmas.. Great time spent with my very family. Watching snow flakes, eating bavarian gastronomy Enjoying a lounge evening because of Tanzverbot Discovering yesterday's and tomorrow's car Spending time with the...
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Modern art: a safe haven or a speculative good?
Damien Hirst, Impossibility At a time when the financial crisis is shaking the whole economic world, modern art seems to be pretty healthy. We are still very far away from the announced art crisis. While it is clear that classic art is and will remain...
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Coppy Coppelia by Hans Henning Paar
Ensemble – © Ida Zenna Staatstheater am Gärtnerpla What is life? Where ist he boundary between a human being and a machine? This is the question that addresses Munich-based choreographer Hans Henning Paar in his 70 min long new piece Coppy Coppelia. Getting...
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Romeo and Julia - Hans Henning Paar
Romeo and Julia, everyone knows. One theatre play by Sir Shakespeare gave birth to at least two famous music pieces (Berlioz and Prokoviev), thousands of versions of the play in the theatre, and almost as many dance pieces. Last saturday, I attended what...
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Tribute to Pina Bausch
Pina Bausch photographed by © Gert Weigelt Pina Bausch is gone. Yesterday, on Tuesday June, 30th. She was one of the major figures in the history of dance in the 20th century, and has revolutionned the relation of the dancer to the floor, and its dance...
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Les déménageurs bretons (et pas que)
A washing machine to move? Just call the déménageurs bretons!! I guess I can say that I'm someone lucky... Because I've got amazing friends, who are always there when you need them.. For instance today, with my new washing machine.. :-) The challenge?...
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Schläpfer/ van Manen/ Sandroni
This is the contemporary programm of the ballet of the Munich Oper. I went last Saturday, where I could once more get the student tickets: 1O€ for a seat in the stalls. My first comment would be that contemporary would not have been the word I would have...
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Back to fame :-)
Clubstars.net... The website with all the party pics in München. The more you appears, you trendier you may claim you are.. It had been quite a while since I last appered on the website.. What a pity! But yesterday, I rectified the yhole trend. Afterwork...
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Work around Munich
Oberhaching Tomorrow, I am starting a new job. I am quite excited to see how it is going to be. am going to become a Consultant in Marketing Automation. Sounds good, don't you think? Maybe some day I will explain you what it means. But for now, I would...
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Is there a point?
I like my job. I really do. But... Sometimes, I'm just thinking. All around the world, people are suffering, dying out of diseases, are struck by hurricanes, etc. In the last month, how many people did die in China and in the Myanmar? 200.000? How many...
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Social measures and productivity
Firms try to get more and more attractive to co-workers, providing them with the best environment and conditions possible. The "environment package" has trully become a point on which firms noy compete to hire the best profiles. Let us just take the example...
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The little Pitts
Knox Leon et Vivienne Marcheline. The two most famous twins of the month. Born on Sunday, in Nice. I find it very amusing to see how two little babies not even born can trigger passions. Paparazzis posted all around the hospital on the Promenade des Anglais....
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Summer life in Munich
Today was another sunny and warm day. And it was tuesday, the day of the pizza. Munich is so nice in summer. The quality of life is just amazing. With all my friends, we spent the whole evening outside, at the terrace of the Italian restaurant "Bella...
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France 0 - Italy 2
Yesterday, Germany was qualified for the Quarter Final of the European Football Cup.. I could hardly sleep because of the noise in the streets.. Football is a very serious issue here. They even have the official song "Wir werden Europameister" :-) What's...
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La dolce vità
Where can you drink the best coffees? In Italy.. So what would you do if you are in Nice, and want to drink a real, good tasting coffee? You would go to Italy. This is what we did. We drove to Vintimille, and had a coffee in our traditional caffé. Isn'...
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The life of a lil girl in Munich..
Why should I start a blog now, while I've already been in Munich for almost 3 months? I guess this is because I want all my memories to be writeen somewhere, so that I will never loose them. I guess this is also because a blog is the best way to stay...
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I have the most amazing friends
Yes, I fo.d I was already blessed to have seen you all on Saturday, in Paris. So long no see.. It was just such a pleasure to see what you have become. And a bigger surprise was waiting for me back in Munich. The most caring girl had orgnised like a "surprise...
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Jobless, Homeless :-)
That's what my life look like at the moment. I think this is a very good way to sell myself, isn't it?? And yet. Am I scared? NO. Just a little bit stressed. And I find this period of my lofe particularly onteresting to watch. how feelings evolve in myself,...
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The French management method
Today, the almost big boss of my dear company came to visit us. Crisis time, things needed to be laid down. Result: French one. One hour meeting to say nothing... To say that we have been going through a hard crisis, but that the future is bright,k and...