"Remembering This week marked the 10-year anniversary of the devastating terror attacks at the Bataclan, Stade de France and city bars and restaurants that claimed 130 lives. The ceremony at the newly-opened garden of remembrance, close to Hotel de Ville, was very beautiful and moving - including Jesse Hughes, leader of the Eagles of Death Metal band, who were playing at the Bataclan that night, singing You'll Never Walk Alone with a choir made up of attack survivors and relatives."
"She said, "they struck at our joie de vivre". I've always found France to be a country with a great joie de vivre - joy in living - and one that prioritises and appreciates enjoyment, whether that is visiting an exhibition or a museum, seeing a film or a concert, reading a book in the park or simply eating, drinking and talking with loved ones."
Ten years after the Bataclan, Stade de France and related attacks that killed 130 people, ceremonies at a newly opened garden of remembrance near Hotel de Ville commemorated the victims. Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal joined survivors and relatives to sing You'll Never Walk Alone. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo noted that the attackers targeted people enjoying concerts, sports or meals, saying "they struck at our joie de vivre." France's l'art de vivre is reflected in policies such as the right to disconnect, subsidised holidays for low-income people and free museum access. Cultural anecdotes, a conspicuous 'dapper hat man' at the Louvre and recent parliamentary developments provided additional talking points.
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