Claude Monet's painting: 'Red poppies at Argenteuil'. 1873. Oil on canvas. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. For reference purposes only. This painting refers to images ..monet_argenteuil_france002 - 005..Sites of Claude Monet's paintings in Argenteuil. The famous impressionist painter who lived in this town on the outskirts of Paris, during the 1870's. His home faces the railway station, and is a ten minute walk from the Seine river, and the town centre. He painted many of his most memorable pictures nearby his house, on the riverbanks, of the railway station, bridges around the town and Argenteuil basin.

Qiyaam and Ludovic, Muslims, praying together at home on a Friday..Gay Muslim married couple. Frenchman Ludovic Zahed born in Algiers and Qiyaammudeeen Jantjies-Zahed, who is South African. They were married in Capetown South Africa and they now live as a married couple in the Paris suburbs. Whilst it would be dangerous for them, and they can't go out together 'as a couple' where they live, they can go out freely as a couple in certain districts of Paris. They are both practising muslims and don't see their relationship as against Islam. Gay marriage homosexual couple muslim taboo homosexuality homosexual homo paris suburbs france sexuality religion wedding human rights controversy black white arab race sexuality consensual belief islam men black white love family wedding

Watching the wedding celebrations nearby a cardboard cut-out of Prince William and Catherine in the pub decor..Many nationalities, especially English, Australians and French, coming together at midday in the English traditional style 'Frog and Rosbif' Pub in the centre of Paris, to watch the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in London. At 119 rue Saint Denis, Paris, France

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Valentine's day, kissing at the Paris Townhall, inspired by and in hommage to Robert Doisneau's famous picture, Give a "Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville" was called for by 'Vive Paris Capitale' and 'merciparis.fr', to Parisiens and people who hold Paris close to their hearts. This celebration of the most beautiful day of the year for lovers, a Valentine's Day in romantic Paris, brought together a mixture of couples, amateur photographers, journalists and television, to witness lovers kissing and just celebrate love

TOURISM CLUBBING, Ibiza. Foam night clubbing at Amnesia. Ibiza & Formentera, Baleares islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe. Popular holiday resort catering mainly for european tourists. Summer high season, April until September. Well known for 24 hour nightclubbing, package holidays, jet set, all night raves, dancing, techno clubs, drag queens & gay scene, discotheques, speciality theme nights, soapsuds, foam parties, espuma, la mousse. Attractions include shopping, beaches, watersports, boating.. espuma foam parties mousse soap suds, going out dancing rave music techno nightclub discotheque disco clubbing club dressing up disco lights Spain Baleares islands Formentera Ibiza Mediterranean sex scenes performance manummission nude woman young women trans transvestite queens nudity rave beach party

Ziad Takieddine at his home in Paris March 2013 photograph © Nigel Dickinson..Ziad Takieddine, a Lebanese-French businessman, an intermediary in the world of international contracts, often in relation to arms sales, which have many political and financial scandals attached. He facilitated arms dealing between France and Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Syria and Libya. He is under investigation for allegedly using some of those funds to finance the unsuccessful presidential campaign of former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur. This has led to the Karachi affair...Ziad Takieddine, né le 14 juin 1950 à Baakline, village druze de la montagne du Liban, est un homme d'affaires, un intermédiaire dans des contrats internationaux, dont le nom a souvent été mêlé à des scandales politico-financiers. Dans l'Affaire Karachi, Ziad Takieddine est accusé d'avoir joué l'entremetteur entre la classe politique française et le Pakistan pour assurer la vente de frégates françaises. Il porte plainte contre l'ex-Premier ministre Édouard Balladur devant la Cour de justice de la République pour complicité et recel d'abus de biens sociaux dans le cadre de cette affaire. Après la levée de l'embargo militaire sur la Libye en 2004, Ziad Takieddine est devenu l'intermédiaire privilégié de la France pour négocier du matériel de guerre avec le régime de Mouammar Kadhafi Ziad Takieddine, Ziad, Takieddine, France, arms, defence, sales, government, weapons, Paris, high, money, prices, europe, lebanon, arab, territory, luxury, home, residence, palace, palais, milionaire, fortune, enquete, judiciares, justice, tax, contracts, contrat, armements, ordonnance, fregates, frigates, Arab Saoudite, Saudi Arabia, oriental, orientale, franco-libbanais, Karachi, submarines, sous-marines, London Paris Cote d'Azur

TOWNSHIP LIFE, Ivory Coast. Yopougon, near Abidjan. West Africa. Maquis nightclubs. Nighttime. A huge sprawling township across the lagoon from the capital. It has a population of over a million. Yopougon has been the site of numerous massacres, a flash point, problems between Muslims and Christians. Residents are often poor and living in shanties.

CITY GUIDE, LONDON. Young people, tourists, consumers hotels, shops, going out, Browns, Hacketts, Sir John Soane's museum, British Museum, Drinking at the Westbourne pub, Magic Soul Bar, Portobello Road, Fortnum Mason, Beigels at Brick Lane, Harrods Foodstore, London, England, Great Britain, Europe. Capital city. People, transport, shopping, lifestyle. Consumerism. Going out. Clubs, daytime, nightime. Tourism, visiting, attractions, tours, museums, food, eating,pubs, bars, drinking, Dancing at Scandal nightclub,

Chateau du Champ de la Bataille interior: Jacques Garcia with his 84 year old mother "Jeanne Garcia", with his dog "Leon" and is mother's "Olymph" - Leon's fiancée in the Hunting Lounge "Salon Chasse". France's ostentatious interior decorator and landscape architect, self-made man Jacques Garcia in his Norman country retreat 'le Chateau du Champ de la Bataille. He is responsible for the Parisian Ladurée teahouse and Hotel Costes. His client list includes the Sultan of Brunei. He bought the chateau, one hours drive from Paris, at le Neubourg in Normandie, twenty years ago and faced with one of the great masterpieces of French Architecture, his self appointed task was to make it more sublime. Hardly touching the facade, he re-designed the interiors to be lavish interpretations of Baroque, recalling Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. The stylish gardens contain Roma style temples, an amphitheatre and fountains. The chateau, open to the public, attracts 30,000 visitors per year. In 2007, with the addition of restaurant and hotel rooms, the project will be finished.

Wolf Hartwig and his wife Veronique Vendell sitting on sofa, Bambi award on bookshelf with other mementos Wolf C Hartwig aged 91, producer of epic films and soft-porn features, with his fourth wife, and actress, Veronique Vendell in their apartment on Avenue de Foch, Paris. Wolf Hartwig was awarded a Bambi Award from German Cinema for his film 'The Iron Cross' which was directed by Sam Peckinpah starring James Coburn with Veronique Vendell. A producer working in exploitation genres, soft porn, sex, lurid, violent and sensational features. Other films he produced include 'Horrors from Spider Island'. 'Lady Hamilton' and 'Virgin of the Seven Seas'.

Colonel Muammar al Gaddafi, who has been de-facto leader of Libya since 1969 is welcomed on his visit to Paris by the invitation of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Presidence. Elysee Palace, Paris, December 10, 2007. Photography by Nigel Dickinson