Extra day off ?

It seems that the 29th of April will become an extra day off in the British 2011 Calendar... Not quite advertised on the "continental" side of the Channel, but making first pages everywhere on the other! Don t know what I am talking about? Hopefully this will help you guessing!

I dedicate this post to my very own princess :)

Rescue package...

Ireland is fighting hard to keep up with its economic situation and it seems that the Celtic Tiger is not planning on giving up...
I dedicate this post to my friend Luke the most Irish of the British!

 

 

Roast beef and frog under same colors?

"BRITISH ARMY UNDER FRENCH ORDERS", this is what I read in the newspaper this week.
In fact, from next year on, troops from both sides of the Channel will operate side by side as a joint force.

This decision makes quite some unhappy people on both sides, but the real question is what would Admiral Nelson and Napoleon say about that, well... let's ask them...

"ARMEE ANGLAISE SOUS COMMANDEMENT FRANCAIS", voilà ce que j'ai pu lire dans le journal cette semaine. A partir de l'année prochaine, les armées des deux côtes de la Manche vont opérer côte à côte, et sous un même commandement.

Cette décision fait des mécontents des deux côtés, mais la vrai question serait: que penseraient L'Amiral Nelson et Napoléon de cette situation, demandons leur...

French retirement.... not done yet?

Lately, a lot has been happening in France concerning the retirement age, moving from age 60 to 62. My father is one of the last lucky persons to qualify for the "early" retirement at 60 (never too early though), so I dedicate this first post to him!

Dernièrement, l’âge de la retraite passant de 60 à 62 ans a provoqué bien des  évènements en France. 

Mon père fait partie des derniers chanceux qui pourront partir plus tôt, à 60 ans (même si il n’est jamais trop tôt), c’est donc tout naturellement que je lui dédie ce premier post.