Dear all,
As Somerset Maugham said, ‘there are few things as pleasant
as a picnic’, and our picnic on Thursday 29 May was definitely pleasant,
relaxed and convivial. 20 members got together to enjoy plenty of delicious
food, brilliant weather and fresh air. You will find photos on page 3.
This month I would like to share some important news with
you, the first and most significant being, that I have been promoted to the
rank of grandmother! My granddaughter Romi was born on 17 May at 11.40pm and is
as cute as a button.
In a recent referendum, Parisians voted for the
pedestrianisation of more streets as well as increased planting of trees and
flowers. More than 66% were in favour of the measure that will see 500 new
pedestrianised streets. Work is now under way to identify which streets are
suitable, it is estimated that it will take three years to implement all the
work.
New requirements to travel to Europe:
⁃ The Entry/Exit System (EES) is
expected to start in October 2025
https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees_en
⁃ The European Travel
Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will start operations in the last quarter
of 2026
https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en
I really encourage you to leaf through the pages of this
monthly newsletter, as it contains all sorts of articles on Limoges porcelain,
corkscrews, music festival, etc., which are bound to be of interest to you.
Looking forward to seeing you in June for our next French
Wine Tasting,
Sylvie.
