GLOBAL CITIZEN ! LONDON & PARIS MAY 2015/ SPRING ISSUE
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EXPLORING FOR SCHOLARS.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND TIPS ON GREAT FOOD, SHOPPING, MONUMENTS, AND
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MORE!
EXPLORING FOR FASHIONISTAS!
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BEST RETAIL SHOPPING!
! MERCED JACKSON
TOP PHRASES AND MORE! 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 3. MAP OF LONDON 4. CITY OVERVIEW OF LONDON 5. 15 MONUMENTS IN LONDON 6. 10 THINGS LOCALS DO IN LONDON 7. TOP 5 RETAIL STORES IN LONDON 8. HISTORY OF LONDON 9. VIEW ON FASHION 10. MAY EVENTS IN LONDON 11. MAP OF PARIS 12. CITY OVERVIEW OF PARIS 13. 15 MONUMENTS IN PARIS 14. 25 PHRASES IN PARIS 15. 10 THINGS LOCALS DO IN PARIS 16. TOP 5 RETAIL STORES IN PARIS 17. HISTORY OF PARIS 18. POLITICS/ECONOMICS IN PARIS 19. MAY EVENTS IN PARIS 20. THINGS I’D LIKETO DO IN PARIS 21. CONCLUSION 2
Map of London
City Overview of London
15 Monuments in London 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Buckingham Palace Big Ben The London Eye The Westminister Bridge Tower Bridge The London Bridge Houses of Parliament St. Paul’s Cathedral Freemason’s Hall Somerest House Picadilly Circus Soho Nelson’s Column Changing the Guard Royal Museums Greenwich
10 Things locals do in London 1. 2.
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Visit On The Bab London for great Korean food. Visit Monmouth Street, it is the shopping secret of the Londoners. Visit Brick Lane located in Banglatown, another shopping area where locals shop. Visit Knightsbridge it is where the who's who of London go to for shopping, including the royal family. Eat at Newman Arms is a family-run pub.
6. Visit Covent Garden 7. Visit Wenlock Arms, a tradional pub. 8. Visit The Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park early in the morning. 9. Visit the Wallace collection. 10. Visit Camden passage full of boutiques, cafes, and vintage shops.
Top 5 Retail stores in London 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Harrods Debenhams Fenwick of Bond Street Harvey Nichols Liberty
HISTORY OF LONDON LONDON IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON’S CAFE CULTURE STARTED IN THE LATE 16O0’S
LONDON HAS OVER 2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY.
THE MUSEUM OF LONDON IS THE LARGEST MODERN MUSEM.
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON OCCURRED IN 1666 AND COSTED THE CITY OVER 10 MILLION POUNDS.
THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL FORMED IN 1983 OUT OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY GROUP, AND AD HOC GROUP CREATED IN 1981 TO EXPLORE WAYS OF COORDINATING THE LONDON FASHION SCENE
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! LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT IN INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS THE BUSIEST IN THE WORLD!
PASQUA ROSEE’S WAS THE FIRST COFFEE HOUSE IN LONDON, BURNED DOWN IN 1666.
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In a witty feature on British style written for Vogue in June 1991, Sarah Mower had rhetorically asked, ‘What does a Frenchwoman do when she buys a Saint Laurent jacket? She rushes home to show it to her husband. What does an Englishwoman do when she buys a Romeo Gigli jacket? She rushes home, feels ill, and hides it under the bed.’ Mower went on to note that, ‘In Britain buying expensive clothes is a vice. Where the French expect quality, the British suspect a rip-off. Where the Italians demand luxury, the British see vulgarity. Where the Japanese consume labels, we diagnose insanity. And where Americans buy clothing to give themselves class, the British argue, “but we have it already!”’ 9
THINGS TO DO IN MAY IN LONDON GALERIA MELISSA PRESENTS 10 YEARS OF GARTEH PUGH UP UNTIL MAY 31, 2015
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY UP UNTIL JULY 19, 2015
DANSON HOUSE PRESENTS VIVIENNE WESTWOOD: CUT FROM THE PAST UP UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2015
OLD TRUMAN BREWERY PRESENTS: 3D PRINTSHOW MAY 21, 2015 - MAY 23, 2015
FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM PRESENTS: RIVIERA STYLE: RESORT AND SWIMWEAR SINCE 1900 MAY 22, 2015 - AUGUST 29, 2015
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Map of Paris
City overview of Paris
15 Monuments in Paris 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Cathedral Arc de Tromphe Palais du Louvre Sacré-Cœur Panthéon Opéra Garnier Les Invalides Centre Pompidou Palais du Luxembourg Pantheon Opera Garnier Hotel de Cluny and Roamn Baths Pere lachaise Cemetery The Sorbonne and The Latin Quarter
25 words used in Paris 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Top style (stee-le) = top style Faire gaffe= pay attention, be careful, watch out Une voiture (une vwa-tiure) – a car. Sante= cheers! S’il vous plaît (see-voo-play) – please Je suis (zheu swee) – I am Je cherche (zheu share-sh) – I’m looking for Je veux (zheu veu) – I want Un hôtel (ern otell) – A hotel Une chambre (une shombre) - A room Manger (mon-zhay) - To eat Boire (bwar) – to drinK Payer (pay-yeh) – to pay Acheter (ash-tay) – to buy Petit-déjeuner (peuti – dayzheurnay) – Breakfast Diner (dee-nay) – Dinner Un verre (ern vair) - a glass De l’eau (deu-lo) - some water Un thé (au lait)(ern tay olay) - a tea (with milk) La toilette (lar twa-lette) - the washroom, toilet.
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Carte de crédit (kart deu cray-dee) - Credit card La gare (lar gar) – The train station L’aeroport(l’aero-por) – the airport Prix- (pree) price merci- thank you
Top things locals do in Paris 1. Le petite cher on rue Cler to eat a juicy thick burger 2. Marche Bastille on rue Raspail, a local organic market 3. Marche des Enfants Rouge in Marais for delicios macaroons 4. clignancourt flea markets 5. eat chocolate mousse at Chez Janou in Marais 6. Wander through the magical Jardin du Luxembourg while snacking on freshly roasted chestnuts you bought from a street vendor
7. Walk across bridges over the Seine 8. Buy a Paris museum pass before you see different sights to save money on entrance fees 9. Buy a bottle of French wine, a baguette, an apple, some salami and brie and sit on the wall at the end of the ﾃ四e de la Citﾃｩ and have a picnic on the banks of seine 10. Enjoy a banana and Nutella crepe for a snack or dessert
Top 5 Retail stores in Paris 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Galleries Lafayette Le Bon Marche Bazaar de L’Hotel de Ville (BHV) Au Printempts Passy Plaza( H&M and ZARA)
HISTORY FACTS OF PARIS CONQUERED BY JULIUS
THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS WAS
CEASER IN 52 BC.
WAS INVENTED IN PARIS BY COCO CHANEL IN THE 1920S.
PARIS WAS THE CENTER OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
COUTURIERS WERE 1ST
IN 1789.
ESTABLISHED IN PARIS.
! EIFFEL TOWER OPENED
THE BIKINI WAS INVENTED IN
MARCH 31, 1889
PAIRS BY LOUIS REARD AND JACQUES HEIM IN 1946.
PARIS POLITICS FRANCE IS REPUBLIC WITH AN EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCH.
! IN 2015, FRANCE IS GOVERNED BY THE SOCIALIST PARTY.
! FRANCOIS HOLLANDE IS THE PRESIDENT SINCE 2012.
! THEIR PRIME MINISTER IS MANUEL VALLS.
! CURRENCY IS THE EURO AND 1 EURO = 1.14 US DOLLAR.
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MAY EVENTS IN PARIS DDAYS : PARIS DESGN FESTIVAL MAY 20,2015 - May 25, 205
TASTE OF PARIS: FESTIVAL AT THE GRAND PALAIS PARIS MAY 21, 2015 - MAY 24, 2015
PARIS JAZZ FESTIVAL IN SAINT GERMAIN DES PRES MAY 21, 2015 - JUNE 1, 2015
VERSAILLES FESTIVAL MAY TO JULY
THE FRENCH OPEN TENNIS 2015 MAY 24, 2015 - JUNE 7, 2015
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THINGS I’D ENJOY DOING 1. VISIT STONE FABRICS 2. VISIT CENTRAL ST. MARTINS AND LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION 3. VISIT THE BEST SKYLINE VIEWS TO TAKE GREAT PICTURES 4. VISIT SOME OF FASHION MUSEMS ALREADY MENTIONED 5. VISIT THE VINTAGE SHOWROOM, FIFI WILSON, BLITZ VINTAGE DEPT. AND MINT VINTAGE. 6. VISIT BETHNALS POP-UP STORE FOR UNIQUE DENIM PIECES 7. VISIT PORTOBELLO ROAD MARKET 20 8. BRICK LANE
CONCLUSION TRAVELING TO EUROPE TO EXPLORE THINGS WE ARE DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND LEARNING TO APPRECIATE CULTURES DIFFERENT FROM OUR VERY OWN MAKES US ALL GLOBAL CITIZENS. GAINING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE IN LIFE FROM TRAVELING ABROAD, AND PASSING ON OUR INFLUENCES THROUGH OUR OWN PERSONAL ARTISTIC AESTHETICS MAKES US GLOBAL CITIZENS. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND WE ARE ALL POWERFUL AND GLOBAL CITIZENS. MERCED JACKSON
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