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...turn it into Dover sole with vegetable root chips, sauce Paloise and green-pea puree. The onetime personal chef to Christina Onassis, Ansanay-Alex gives British ingredients the Gallic once-over - think beef stuffed with oysters and served with Guinness sauce - at his South Kensington restaurant, Ambassade de L'Ile, www.ambassadedelile.com...
...fenced the countryside, decorated islands and hung a curtain over a valley, but since 1976 Christo, 50, has dreamed especially of shrouding the bridge that crosses the western tip of the Ile de la Cité near the Left Bank's Latin Quarter in Paris. The $2.3 million project, which Christo pays for by selling his plans and sketches, will involve some 450 workers, including bargemen, rock climbers and crane operators, who will begin wrapping the Pont Neuf next month. "People will be obliged to walk on it," observes the Bulgarian-born artist. "I find it extremely poetic...
...views that make superb?and free?locations for private parties. For breathtaking backdrops, the banks of the Seine rank high. Parisienne Am?lie Nusse and 14 of her twenty-something friends threw a bachelorette's dinner?complete with tables, linen, candelabras and evening gowns?on a cobblestone quai of the Ile Saint-Louis. "We wanted something original with a superb view," she recalls. "It was a beautiful evening. We watched N?tre Dame light up and the sun set over the old bridges." Further north, the Canal St.-Martin attracts a bohemian, red-checked tablecloth crowd, while the Pont des Arts footbridge...
...make superb - and free - locations for private parties. For breathtaking backdrops, the banks of the Seine rank high. Parisienne Amélie Nusse and 14 of her twenty-something friends threw a bachelorette's dinner - complete with tables, linen, candelabras and evening gowns - on a cobblestone quai of the Ile Saint-Louis. "We wanted something original with a superb view," she recalls. "It was a beautiful evening. We watched Nôtre Dame light up and the sun set over the old bridges." Further north, the Canal St.-Martin attracts a bohemian, red-checked tablecloth crowd, while the Pont...
...this is the world's largest island available for rent. And at $4,280 a week, it's also one of the most affordable. Whether you spend the days whale- and dolphin-spotting, hiking or taking in the spectacular scenery, on this island, nature is the luxury. FRANCE: ILE CHANTEMESLE Who'd have thought you could rent an island just 40 minutes from downtown Paris ? With a maximum capacity of 12, the guest house is surrounded by orchards and parks. There's also a tennis court, swimming pool and two small motorboats to whiz you around the Seine . A week...