Here I go again breaking my rule on Savoir Faire about not adding videos, and it always seems to be the airlines that force me to do it.
I am giving credit now to Virgin Atlantic , for their new commercial which reminds me of all the Savoir Faire flair of the opening credits of a 007 movie!
If only flying were really this stylish!
So for a bit of style in the air!
(Note: best viewed full screen, for some reason below is cropped)
Monday, October 18, 2010
Nuit Blanche with Savoir Faire!
We have just recently celebrated Nuit Blanche here in Toronto an all night festival of art and culture. The Nuit Blanche concept is not a new one as with cities all over the world from Tel Aviv to Lima having similar festivals, with one of the best being Paris.
There has been a lot of confusion over the origins of Nuit Blanche which literally translated means White Night, All-Nighter or Sleepless Night in French. Several cities have disputed the origins of the festival. St Petersburg being one of the world's most northerly cities features the celebrated natural phenomenon of long summer days broken only by a brief period of twilight from mid-May to mid-July, known as the white nights. Which in turn led to the annual celebrations known as the White Nights Festival.
Whatever the origins, long ago I had read of a different explanation (I forget where) of the term Nuit Blanche. After the Russian Revolution in 1917 there was a large influx of white Russian émigrés into the major capitals of Paris, and among these many members of the aristocracy, including numerous Grand dukes and Princes.
Invariably whether hell bent on hedonism or choosing to forget these, Grand Dukes and Princes would no doubt spend all night hitting the Paris hot spots squandering their fortunes and could be seen stumbling home the next morning impeccably attired in evening clothes as they couldn’t afford a taxi, and hence the term white night or Nuit Blanche.
There has been a lot of confusion over the origins of Nuit Blanche which literally translated means White Night, All-Nighter or Sleepless Night in French. Several cities have disputed the origins of the festival. St Petersburg being one of the world's most northerly cities features the celebrated natural phenomenon of long summer days broken only by a brief period of twilight from mid-May to mid-July, known as the white nights. Which in turn led to the annual celebrations known as the White Nights Festival.
Whatever the origins, long ago I had read of a different explanation (I forget where) of the term Nuit Blanche. After the Russian Revolution in 1917 there was a large influx of white Russian émigrés into the major capitals of Paris, and among these many members of the aristocracy, including numerous Grand dukes and Princes.
Invariably whether hell bent on hedonism or choosing to forget these, Grand Dukes and Princes would no doubt spend all night hitting the Paris hot spots squandering their fortunes and could be seen stumbling home the next morning impeccably attired in evening clothes as they couldn’t afford a taxi, and hence the term white night or Nuit Blanche.
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First check into a white hotel such as The White Hotel in Brussels.
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Before dining at either one of three white choices.
Just around the corner from the Establishment is The Summit Restaurant in Sydney revolving 50 floors above ground level for the most spectacular views.
Just around the corner from the Establishment is The Summit Restaurant in Sydney revolving 50 floors above ground level for the most spectacular views.
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