How could you not love Paris? Between the beautiful city, the fabulous shopping, and the exquisite food, what could go wrong? Well I have an answer for you... the increasing strength of the euro. Dining is a tradition all over Europe, especially in France. The French are known for never failing to provide both magnificent presentation and exquisite flavor in their dishes. According to Jean Guillaume, restaurant owner in a Paris hot spot, dining out for lunch in France has traditionally consisted of having "a main course, dessert, coffee, and a bottle of wine." Parisians have lately been seen ditching the wine for need I say it... tap water. This might be a result of the recently elected French president, who has been encouraging a pretty significant change in the French culture... limiting lunchtime. How dare he Americanize a Parisian tradition? Well the euro is strong and the dollar is weak. Surprisingly, this does not look so hot for the European economy. When the euro increases in value compared to the dollar, travel from the U.S. to Europe has been seen to go down significantly. So forget savoring a croissant while viewing the Eiffel Tower. This year's Christmas card picture is going to have to be in front of the "slightly smaller" version in Orlando's Epcot.
Article: French restaurants hit by economic gloom
from CNN.com
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/24/france.restaurants.closing/index.html
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First, the Euro is strong which is good for France. You need to look at it from the stand point of the french. Not as an American. Now french feel more rich and can come over to the United States and SPEND MONEY, which in return will help out our economy.
How dare they? Wow, big surprise they want to be like the U.S. THE STRONGEST COUNRTY IN THE WORLD.
Paris is a very nice place and I would love to go there. Maybe when our economy picks up, I'll be able to. Paris has art, which is one thing the U.S. lacks.
Modern paintings and barely worth being called art!
When you plan a trip for vacation you go for many reasons but more importantly you go to have fun. In order to have fun you usually need to spend money. Yes, the Euro is stronger then the American dollar but I still think the European economy will still be high if we do or don’t visit. They have art and in general a gorgeous country or continent. Once you visit Europe you will know exactly what I am talking about. And for the Christmas cards, who wouldn’t rather have one in front of the Eiffel Tower, forget Orlando, go big!
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