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August 28-October  10
Carnival continues for the fall in the Bois de Boulogne for the annual Fête au Bois, at Porte de la Muette (16th, metro Rue de la Pompe or bus 63). See the big ferris wheel and all the traditional carnival rides.

August 28-September 5
The 9th annual Festival Silhouette features German short films this year, free open-air screenings at the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Cenquatre, and the Gethe Institute.

August 21-September 12
Attention garden lovers, come vote for your favorite dahlia at the Parc Floral (Bois de Vincennes) through September 12. The 22nd annual International Dahlia Competition includes 72 hybrids from France, Holland, Russia, Germany and Latvia.

Wednesdays through September 15
For the summer and early fall, the Sainte Chapelle is open late every Wednesday night from 6pm-9:30pm (last entry at 9pm)...

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Wednesday
Mar052008

Sherlock Holmes Soirée at Experimental Cocktail Club

Last night the Experimental Cocktail Club hosted a special theme soirée: A Night in the Company of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.


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Amazingly, the crowd was almost all dressed up in Victorian clothing according to the theme (sauf moi, who had no pipe nor top hat lying around, dangit).

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The soirée was sponsored in part by Hendrick's Gin, so all of the evening's cocktails had a gin base.

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There was also punch served in little china cups, dainty little sandwiches, and freeflowing booze.

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One of our gracious hosts, Olivier.

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 The biggest cocktail shaker I've ever seen...

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In keeping with the English theme, there was rain (!)
and an antique car from 1903.

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That's our driver on the right (the car being English...
and no, I didn't ask what kind of car).
 
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Two Americans barely fit in the back...people were tiny back in 1903!

 

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I tried the Aviation, which had juniper juice in it, and was instantly wide awake, hello! 

Stay tuned...there are more Experimental Cocktail Club soirées in different locations, including Cannes and one of the hottest bars in London... 

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Reader Comments (1)

Interesting blog, good luck with the book, it sounds like a great subject that many women will appreciate (I would probably not know any of the places you talk about, I only go to one bar, the Black Dog (a bar for musicians in the 1st)...

Cheers!

John
March 6, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJohn

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