Travel another way

I can’t believe my first post is about President Sarkozy but watching the French news inspired me.

France elected a new President, Nocolas Sarkozy, in May 2007, from the conservative party UMP. The new leader has ever since symbolized changes. Even though he is issued from the conservative government of President Chirac, where he was the home secretary until last year, he has decided to promote modernity in a political world that is not too inclined to break away from the right and left clivage.

Yet difficulties did not only arise from his political ways.  Indeed the surprise did not come from his ideas about ruling France but about his way to manage his personal life.

He was the first to closely associate his family to the presidential campaign. He seemed to have no problem having his second wife Cecilia and his children from different marriages or his stepchildren on the frontpages of the worst French newspapers. However his divorce in September 2007 shocked the French people who realized everything had been a facade.

When he got involved just a few weeks later with a famous French/ Italian singer and ex-topmodel, Carla Bruni, a lot of his fans were disappointed to see him move so quickly. His wedding is now the new topic that keeps the tabloid press busy, especially because President Sarkozy declared a few weeks ago that when the journalists will know about the date of the wedding, it will be already done …