Happenings in France and Corsica.

[Ray4AJ]

Previously frozen meals in French restaurants???

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...9c6_story.html

[ALS]

I've been reading about this prepackaged microwave sham for at least the last three years. This is the one reason I never really have an urge to go to Paris.
What the restaurants association should do is get together and produce a window sticker for those members that don't serve the prepackaged dinners.
That gives the customer a choice on where they decide to spend their money.

I use to eat at Applebee's until I found out most of the dishes they serve are frozen and cooked in a microwave.

[Ray4AJ]

Next week one of Alizée's Les Enfoirés buddies will be having a concert in Ajaccio. I wonder if she'll attend.

http://www.ajaccio-tourisme.com/Mani...uel-en-concert

[ALS]

Seven people drown in seas off France's Mediterranean coast after 80mph winds and unpredictable currents cause treacherous conditions

Another three in 'serious condition' after escaping from the sea
Four victims died on the beaches, while three others died in hospital

Seven-people-drown-seas-Frances-Mediterranean-coast-80mph-winds-unpredictable-currents-cause-treacherous-conditions

[Ray4AJ]

Not really happenings, but still. It's Corsica.


http://www.corsematin.com/article/de...e.1093437.html

[Un-rêve]

Due to the recent hot spell of late in Corsica, I feel people should be on the look out for great white sharks.. I mean one was even spotted of the coast of Cornwall in the UK a few years ago.

[ALS]

It's looking like the French economy is starting to tank in a big way.

It’s “Never Been This Catastrophic”

After a terrible summer of 2012, hotel traffic in July was even more terrible, dropping another 7% year over year. Along the coast, it was down “only” 10%; but in some regions in the Alps, it was down over 30%. The bad weather in the first half of July was blamed. But the weather was beautiful in the second half; that’s when the economic crisis was blamed. New this year: even destinations along the Mediterranean were “touched by the crisis.”

And now restaurants! Traffic plunged by a “historic” 13.2% in July. For the first seven months, traffic gave up 5%. Over the last two years, the sector lost 10% of its jobs.

“The situation has never been this catastrophic,” warned Michel Morin, president of the National Association of Theme and Commercial Restaurants (SNRTC). “Our enterprises are experiencing an unprecedented decrease in revenues, and the results of the past four weeks, lead us to fear the worst.”

[Ray4AJ]

More about the microwaved meals, and French dining habits...

"The French have to be among the most contradictory people in the world," he said. "On one side you have what the French say, and on the other side you have what they do."

Also, Sunday night at the Capo beach....

A young man succumbs to discomfort near Ajaccio"

[Jake04]

According to the survey by UBS:

http://www.businessinsider.com/are-t...e-world-2009-8

[Ray4AJ]

August 15 in Ajaccio... A big celebration day for Napoleon's birthday. From the looks of things, they had a great fireworks show. After the Jenifer concert.