FEAST OR FAMINE

F ar from the Eiffel Tower  and  Notre-Dame,  is  one of Paris’s most surprisingly engaging museums:  Le Musée de La Poste   – a museum about the French mail .   France’s postal history  started   in the 15 th  century  with Louis XI  (1423-1483) – “Louis the Prudent” –  establishing   a royal postal service for official use. By the 19th century, the postal service became  a vital  connection across France’s countryside and colonies. What began as a state-controlled service of kings evolved into a   government service  for ordinary  people .   France’s first public postal service was founded in 1576   – 449 years ago.  The famous yellow  La Poste  mail vans and mopeds are  now  iconic symbols   of French daily life.   The  symbol for  La Poste  is the  horn , or bugle, which   is  the  historic symbol of the post r...