Our President, Amanda Gourdault-Montagne welcomed us to her first international lunch where the dress code of the guests matched perfectly with the beautiful reception rooms of the Quai d’Orsay.

Within the Thai Residence gardens friendship was expressed in French thanks to the invitation of the Thai Ambassadrice, Mme Phuangketkeow.

Between comfort and security artificial intelligence is becoming more and more important in our daily lives: connected objects, robotisation,health diagnostics etc But won’t mankind be overwhelmed by this technological revolution at the expense of personal freedom?

Seat of local institutions, the Parisian Town Hall houses no less than 163 members of the City Council. Renowned for its troubled history we discovered some of its almost unknown halls.

Wonderful opera from Greek mythology, Orphée et Eurydice carried us away into a fantastic world of tragedy and love. Françoise Gillot interpreted divinely Pina Bausch’s choreography.

With such tactical and political genius victory seems endless for Napoleon: Marengo, Austerlitz, Iéna, Wagram....he leads his men, flag flying, under fire. The exhibition displays the art of waging war.

Le Bon Marché inspired Émile Zola to write, for every woman’s happiness. The client is king and the woman worshipped!
True initiator of shopping as we know it Aristide Boucicaut created more than a department store, he proposed a paradise of fashion.

When my dear friend Amanda Gourdault Montagne asked me if I would write about my experiences with Bienvenue en France she didn’t have to ask twice.