What's New in Minerals: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines 2008

摘要

My favorite European show, Sainte Marie-aux-Mines, takes place in France every June. This year we sent a group of five men: myself, my two sons Will and Carl, friend Ben Sobczak, and my friend and fellow gem dealer Mark Kaufman. We arrived without too much travel trouble at the Frankfurt airport and navigated our way to Ribeauville, just in time for lunch. It is tough in the Alsace region with so many fine restaurants, great French (real) wines and so little time, but we always make the most of it. After stuffing ourselves with foie gras for lunch, we drove to what has become our home at the Sainte-Marie show, in the fir tree forest, for the past many years-thanks to the generosity of our French friends Eric Asselborn and Alain Martaud. After unloading and tossing our baggage into our condo we headed to the show.