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Price Cuts at Paris Restaurants

On July 1, 2009, the VAT (Value Added Tax) in French restaurants was reduced from 19.6% to 5.5% to try to help out the suffering restaurant industry. Some (but not all) Paris restaurants are passing along the savings to their customers by lowering prices—but some restaurateurs have reported that they'll be using the extra proceeds for renovations or to hire more staff instead.... (More)

Just Back from Versailles

If you really want to know something about Marie Antoinette, you must visit her home, Versailles . . . (More)

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