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Reims
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Nancy
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Le Marais and the Bastille
The Ile St-Louis and the Quarter Latin
From Orsay to St-Germain-des-Prés
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It may be a cliché to say the French fret over their place in the world, but they do. Faced with the ever-dominant Anglo-American axis and hobbled by the global economic crisis, the French are rallying to protect their institutions, their language and, above all, la vie française—their treasured lifestyle. Still, polls show the French are optimistic about the future—and there’s plenty of good news.
Tourism is thriving, with France maintaining its rank as the world’s top tourist destination, with more than 80 million visitors each year. The French remain leaders in science and technology. France is the world’s leading producer of luxury goods, and fashion remains the nation’s birthright.
NO LONGER L’AMÉRICAIN
Once nicknamed L’Américain for his U.S.-loving ways, French President Nicolas Sarkozy isn’t exactly waving the Stars and Stripes these days. Miffed that President Barack Obama has repeatedly snubbed his overtures for a close and personal relationship, Sarkozy has taken to dissing his American counterpart in private as wet behind the ears. Obama isn’t the only world leader who has kept Sarkozy at arm’s length. The irreverent “Sarko” has watched as European heads of state have refused to go along with the brash Frenchman’s view of himself as their self-proclaimed leader.
The price at home has been steep, moreover, with