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The “fiat lux” took place last Wednesday and our beloved Amélie Poulain, alias Audrey Tautou, pushed the button. Unfortunately I was not present, had another nice appointment, so this picture is from a local newspaper.
The design has completely changed; the trees are surrounded by circles which slowly change colour. I have a doubt with regard to the “Christmas effect”…![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClTJ9GgWq3y4ncuyuvGEnpHYCpVsQDJqmAFnXQOubR6zbRo47o2ldB3twUbX5f3coibQCY6ixu1snq0EkTzmuEqow2EVffn8-pVmloGoVlGKWXLC0O1egufFmVl5XRVuKJYjkbKqetZs_/s640/02.jpg)
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I had some difficulties to choose the top picture, more or less zoomed. … and, for once, I had to admit that I could not use my favourite automatic settings, so I tried hard, trying to avoid trembling…
Half way down the Avenue, on the “Rond Point”, the decorations were also new. Further down there is again a Christmas Market, but I neglect to report about it this year, much more a market than Christmas in my mind. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyFF83MzI9ULcsK_hgMP8E7s_MoHKe9U5QxUYafaEU9OVPdUdf0pDDNJa9Dn-b77STn3mdUwLck4C805yijBHGnsukeG9pncHiR7jo6z-XWYvMt5S0Ugr6pxyMetGNNGnvQ7CQS9zSOd8/s640/10.jpg)
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Marks & Spencer left Paris some ten years ago under not much appreciated circumstances, leaving some 1700 people jobless. They are now back and opened this week a rather modest shop on the Champs Elysées. Obviously more to follow.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoVsOGuaHov-qcmrgbHEXJ-JBF_fnaOraw2KSagrckeHIBxXdrTfTs2x86I4TeVLbqJBImXTPgYL-qesuE1PhAnmOWhJcvJFnc_XTlO_lmpaQwqjYd_8ic1zuhPg_7SKZZQ9lhAXSsFYX/s640/12.jpg)
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