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Joe Harrop is a retired educator with more than 30 years of service to the North State.

Legendary stories : A scene from The Puppet Master being performed in France. - Photo courtesy of Viet Nam National Water Puppetry Theatre PARIS - A traditional water puppet performance is taking place at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris through February 25, following popular performances in southern-west France.

Thousands of rugby fans were left feeling angry and disappointed after Ireland's Six Nations match against France was called off just before kick off in Paris last night.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati, left, visits former Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan.

The reason for Lyon 's reputation as a gastronomic center of the world is that it is well situated.

Jules Verne was a pioneer in literature. With a powerful interest in writing and an imagination that was ahead of his time, Verne became a dominant figure in the science fiction world, writing about ideas that often didn't become a reality until many years later.

He is best known for novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea , Journey To The Center Of The Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days .

Few people have the opportunity to spend a week in a French chateau, to say nothing of being welcomed and hosted like old friends of the owners.

He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus , which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline J'Accuse . Zola was born in Paris in 1840.

Air France said it cancelled around 20 percent of its flights on Monday as pilots protested against government plans to make strikers give at least two days' notice when they planned to stop work.

On arrival, this isn't immediately obvious. The city is seemingly controlled by honeymooners its 19th-century cobbled streets shine with love-drunk couples.

San Antonio February 4, 2012 - Building on its commitment for optimizing the experience of the traveler, France Cruises is offering complimentary pre- and post-cruise Land Tours in the most popular French cities when customers purchase a cruise and two-night stay in a hotel of their choice.

As owner-director of the De Gustibus cooking school , located inside Macy's, Salvatorre Rizzo spends every night dining with world-class chefs - including Jacques Ppin, April Bloomfield, and Seamus Mullen, all on the docket for the upcoming season , which begins February 14.

The Niagara wine region was ranked #7 of the top 10 wine regions in the world to visit by the Weather Channel's "Wine Region Travel Top 10" list this week, along with more famous places like Tuscany, France's Loire Valley , and a couple regions in California and Oregon.

A COUPLE of years ago the Obamas visited Paris. One Sunday morning Michelle and her daughters decided to sample the city's famous shops.

The actress will apparently travel to the prestigious film festival with her comeback film 'Dangerous Ishq' and is also working hard to look her best there Walking the red carpet at Cannes is quite a big deal for our Bollywood actresses.

At the group's General Assembly on 21 and 22 January 2012 in Paris, members examined the issues chaplains face in hospitals, prisons and the military and urged member churches to take steps to support chaplains' work.

Perpignan is an ancient and noble town on the border between France and Spain. It was the capital of the Catalan kingdom, and it is still very proud of this heritage: in some ways, traveling by train for example, it's much closer to Barcelona than to Paris.

Looking for a great European escape that's a little bit more on the wild side? Then Carnival celebrations going on February 11th-22nd world-wide, including all over Europe, may be just what you're looking for! Like the American Mardi-Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Carnival is a celebration immediately preceding the start of lent.

Paris is home to the most breathtaking of sites. There is the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and Arc de Triomphe just to name a few.