Gift for Francophiles?
Dec 4th, 2002, 04:03 AM
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Gift for Francophiles?
My sister and her husband are real Francophiles - I wonder if anyone might have suggestions of something I can buy them both as a gift that relates to their passion?<BR>Wine is out - they know what they like and already have a basement full! And I bought them a glossy photo book last year.<BR>Any other ideas? Under $100 please.<BR>Thanks so much for any suggestions!
Dec 4th, 2002, 04:37 AM
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Or a CD of French chanson. A quick web search turns up one on sale from www.bluenote.com with a good selection, likewise www.amazon.fr<BR><BR>Try some searching for perhaps less internationally-known names like Lucienne Boyer..<BR><BR>
Dec 4th, 2002, 04:51 AM
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Sarah, a great idea (for your sister at least) is something that I found out about here on the Fodors site - a silk scarf printed with a map of Paris.<BR>I bought one by mail order and it is NICE Deep red border, lots of detail of all the sights etc.<BR>Fun to wear and your sister can use it to plan her next trip to the City of Lights!<BR>Hope this helps, Trish
Dec 4th, 2002, 04:53 AM
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sorry - just re-read my post and realized that I didn't give you the website. It's www.mapscarves.com. You can order online. Price is $69 if I remember correctly.<BR>Cheers, Trish
Dec 4th, 2002, 07:47 AM
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As a dyed-in-the-wool francophile, I would love just about anything ordered from this online catalog.<BR><BR>http://www.ruedefrance.com/cgi-local...exe/?E+scstore
Dec 4th, 2002, 07:53 AM
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For the past three years I've been buying artisanal French chocolates from www.zchocolate.com as Christmas gifts and everyone seems to be very pleased. You could also look at My French Store for tablecloths and stuff.
Dec 4th, 2002, 10:45 AM
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If you're looking for something really inexpensive, and your Francophile friends are cat lovers, you could get them the calendar or agenda for "Le Chat 2003: Vingt Ans Apres" by Philippe Geluck. Le Chat is a fat, cynical cartoon cat in a suit. Geluck has been publishing cartoons for 20 years, and published a 20th anniversary book this year - hence the calendars and agendas. You can order them on the Amazon.fr website (and I was able to order them from the Canadian Amazon.ca website). A search for "Geluck" and "calendrier" and "chat" should turn them up.
Dec 4th, 2002, 06:06 PM
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Check out www.frenchcoton.com - my favorite store in Sarlat that now has a website. Lots of beautiful, high-quality items from the Périgord and southwest of France now available from this store.
Dec 4th, 2002, 06:27 PM
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maison du chocolate now has stores in NYC and by going to their website, you can order a variety of chocolates. Williams-Sonoma also has cheeses from Bordeaux, Jean D'Alos'. Most excellent as I was there a few months ago and he has a deep passion for his cheeses.<BR><BR>Thanks for all the above suggestions, as my husband and I are turning into Francophiles, and i look forward to checking out the various websites!
