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NewsletterOctober 2009 Square Dancing in the French AlpsLocal ‘square dance’ club at the Fête pastorale (pastoral celebration) in the village of Marthod near Albertville. Clearstream AffairIn what’s being called France’s trial of the century, the Clearstream Affair has finally started. (Clearstream is a bank in Luxembourg) The trial is shaping up to be even more intriguing than first thought. It’s all very complicated and centers around a list, now known to be forged of account numbers that purportedly belonged to some very important French politicians. Allegedly the politicians were hiding kickbacks and bribes. These politicians included the current French President, Nicolas Sarkozy and former Finance and Economy Minister, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (now head of the IMF). Both are civil plaintiffs in the case. Expat ExpoAgain I invite you to attend the Expat Expo on Sunday October 11th. The Expat Expo runs from 11am to 5pm. The location is Palexpo, Hall 7 at the Geneva Airport. There are some 200+ exhibitors, including yours truly at table F7 (listed as GP IMMO). Email ProblemsIf anyone experienced problems contacting me with the email address my newsletters are sent from, I apologized. Recently I discovered the address was not working. I try to reply to all my messages, but because of the volume I receive I’m not always able to do so in a timely manner. So if you tried to contact me and never received a response, please try again. TriviaDuring the Journées européennes du Patrimoine last month we took part in a treasure hunt and discovered this bit of trivia. It seems that La Roche sur Foron has the 44th swimming pool built in France. It’s out of service now but judging from the photos it used to be a happening place! Bidart Bed & BreakfastWe are a family home, located in Bidart (near Biarritz), close by everything, yet in the middle of a forest. The bedroom where you shall be staying has two single beds that can be independent or joined together, en suite bathroom opens onto a terrace, where you can breakfast next to the rose garden and birds houses. If the weather does not cooperate, breakfast shall be served by the fireplace. Looking forward to seeing you here! Follow @jeffsteiner |
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