Madame Riviera and Burger (PART 2 OF 4)
But Madame Rivera hasn't shown up yet, has she?
No, not yet. But she will show up when I'll scroll down. Please take a look at the following list.
Kato, are you saying that the surfer with the French flag is Madame Riviera?
Yes, I am. This particular surfer came from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur---that is, Riviera. She lives in Antibes. So, that's why I call her "Madame Riviera."
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur of France.
It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice.
The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes.
The Sophia-Antipolis technology park is northeast of Antibes.
Population: 75,000 (2005)
Population Density: 2,734 people/km²
History
Antibes was founded as a 5th century BC Greek colony settled by Phocaeans from Massilia, called Ἀντίπολις, Antípolis (literally, the "city across").
Due to its naturally protected port, the town of Antibes has long been an important trading centre.
Rome gradually increased its hold over the Mediterranean coast and in 43 BC, Antipolis was officially incorporated in the propraetorial (senatorial from 27 BC) province of Gallia Narbonensis in which it remained for the next 500 years.
Antipolis grew into the largest town in the region and a main entry point into Gaul.
Roman artifacts such as aqueducts, fortified walls and amphoræ can still be seen today.
After the Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 AD, various barbarian tribes seized Antibes.
This resulted in destruction and a long period of instability.
In the 10th century, Antibes found a protector in Seigneur Rodoart, who built extensive fortified walls around the town and a castle in which to live.
For the next 200 years, the town experienced a period of renewal.
(Note: pictures from the Denman library)
Source:
Free encyclopedia Wikipedia
I see...but how do you know that the above surfer is a woman?
A good question! Actually I flew to the site where she had stayed before she came to my page.
How do you know the site?
I can tell from the above record. The URL following "on" in the above record is the URL of the site. So when I clicked the URL, I could jump to the site where she came from. I took a picture of that site for you. Please take a look at the page.
Diane, you cannot read Japanese, can you?
No, unfortunately, I cannot. What is this page all about?
This page is called "Burger stewed in tomato sauce." So, the surfer is most likely a woman.
Well, I'm pretty sure that some men like a burger stewed in tomato sauce.
Yeah, maybe so. I can see such a possibility. However, I would say, the surfer who came from Riviera is a woman because she clicked one of my pages that appeared in the result of the GOOGLE search.
The URL following "from" is the link by which she came to my page.
In other words, she went to the GOOGLE page （http://google.co.jp） and then jotted down "Le Creuset Burger(ル・クルーゼ ハンバーグ)" in the tiny search window.
Among the pages shown in the search result is your article about "Le Creuset Burger(ル・クルーゼ ハンバーグ)." Is that it, Kato?
That's right.
Do you know what "Le Creuset" is?
Well...to tell you the truth, I didn't know what it is when I took a look at the above search result. So, I looked into the Wikipedia.
Le Creuset
Le Creuset is a French cookware manufacturer best known for its colorful enameled cast iron casseroles, which the company calls "French Ovens", or "Dutch Ovens".
The company also makes many other types of cookware, from sauce pans to tagines, and sells a line of corkscrews and wine openers under the "Screwpull" brand.
History
Le Creuset was founded in 1925 in the town of Fresnoy-le-Grand in Northern France by two Belgian industrialists - Armand Desaegher (a casting specialist) and Octave Aubecq (an enameling specialist).
The pair introduced the signature Le Creuset round cocotte (French/Dutch Oven) soon after; the cocotte remains the company's most popular cookware piece to this day.
In 1934 Le Creuset introduced the signature Flame (orange) colored enamel on its cast iron cookware items.
The company also invented the doufeu, a Dutch oven with a concave lid that is filled with ice during the cooking process.
After World War II, Le Creuset began to focus on exportation, and by 1952, 50% of all cast iron production was bound for the United States.
(Note: pictures from the Denman library)
Source:
Free encyclopedia Wikipedia
Diane, have you ever used one of the Le Creuset cookware?
No, not yet.
Anyway, talking about your question, I came to conclusion that the surfer from Antibes is a woman because she showed a great interest in the Le Creuset cookware.
But some men might be interested in the Le Creuset cookware.
Well..., this is a matter of probability, you know. More women than men show an interest in cookware. Don't you think so, Diane?
All right. I agree with you. Since you didn't know Le Creuset, however, you haven't written any article about it, have you?
No, I haven't.
Then, how come one of your articles showed up in the GOOGLE search result in the first place?
A good question, Diane. Look at the following GOOGLE search result:
I searched with "burger (ハンバーグ)" and the GOOGLE robot found six articles on my "livedoor" blog (http://blog.livedoor.jp/barclay1720/).
Are you saying that the Le Creuset cookware is talked about in these six articles?
No, you cannot find Le Creuset cookware in those articles. When you search with the Japanese words "Le Creuset(ル・クルーゼ)", however, a funny thing happens, and "Le Creuset" is divided into three parts---something like "Le", "Creu" and "set." So when the GOOGLE robot find these corresponding Japanese syllables with "burger", it picks up my articles.
I see. But I still don't understand why the surfer is not a maiden but a madame.
A good point, Diane! You see, the surfer wanted to make a burger stewed in tomato sauce with the "Le Creuset" cookware.
If the surfer were an unmarried Japanese woman, she would have gone to a posh restaurant and ordered a bouillabaisse or some other Mediterranean dish.
Why?
...'Cause an unmarried Japanese woman would never make a burger stewed in tomato sauce in the French riviera. If she wanted to eat a burger in tomato sauce, she would have stayed in Japan. Belive me, Diane, I don't think you would do such a silly thing, either. The surfer is a married woman and wanted to make a burger in tomato sauce for her kid.
I see.
Maybe, her husband works for a Japanese trading firm in Paris. And her family stay in the company's resort facility in Antibes.
(To be continued)
