The upcoming spring semester will validate Paris’ reputation as a perennial hot spot for art, politics and gastronomy. The season will start with thousands of farm animals and tons of agricultural products arriving on the doorsteps of the capital for the annual Salon de l’Agriculture. Once the farmers head out of town on their tractors (literally), early March will see top models flocking to town and marching down the runways for Fashion week. Lagerfeld and Gaultier’s fashion caprices will then give way to the Salon des Vignerons indépendants in late March. The spring thaw in early April will then bring tens of thousands of marathoners to the annual Marathon de Paris. But the sprinters won’t be the only ones jostling for position as April and May will also play host to the first and second-round French, presidential elections. Just as this whirlwind of excitement draws to a close, and as the French turn their eyes to summer vacation, you will finally have a moment to sit on a café terrace and wonder “Is it time to leave already?”.
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Spring 2012: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go...to Paris!
The upcoming spring semester will validate Paris’ reputation as a perennial hot spot for art, politics and gastronomy. The season will start with thousands of farm animals and tons of agricultural products arriving on the doorsteps of the capital for the annual Salon de l’Agriculture. Once the farmers head out of town on their tractors (literally), early March will see top models flocking to town and marching down the runways for Fashion week. Lagerfeld and Gaultier’s fashion caprices will then give way to the Salon des Vignerons indépendants in late March. The spring thaw in early April will then bring tens of thousands of marathoners to the annual Marathon de Paris. But the sprinters won’t be the only ones jostling for position as April and May will also play host to the first and second-round French, presidential elections. Just as this whirlwind of excitement draws to a close, and as the French turn their eyes to summer vacation, you will finally have a moment to sit on a café terrace and wonder “Is it time to leave already?”.
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