The Good Friday mass with the bishop in Split takes place in the cathedral that used to be the mausoleum of the Roman emperor Diocletian, in the middle of his palace. It is quite ironical since Diocletian is mostly remembered for having ordered the bloodiest official persecution of Christianity in the Roman empire. These young…
While walking up the streets of the old Dubrovnik city, you find some of these ladies who quietly knit and sell their own production. April 2014. En montant les rues pentues de la vieille ville de Dubrovnik, on trouve certaines de ces dames qui tricotent tranquillement et vendent leur propre production. Avril 2014.
The Serbian name for Montenegro, « Crna Gora », means Black Mountain. This small country seems indeed to only be made of mountains. I met this shepherd on the road outside the village of Petrovići (41 inhabitants). He strangely had no sheep around him, was wearing a hunting jacket and had picked up wild daffodils. April 2014.…
Perfect alignment of shirts in the Newbury Street Brooks Brothers store. Brooks Brothers is the oldest clothing brand in the United States (created by Henry Sands Brooks in New York en 1818). May 2008. Alignement parfait de chemises au magasin Brooks Brothers de Newbury Street. Brooks Brothers est la plus ancienne marque de vêtements des…
French students stay under military status during their studies at Polytechnique, and participate in a variety of ceremonies such as Bastille Day. Their families are extremely proud to see them in the parade. July 2009. Les étudiants français ont un statut de militaire durant leur études à Polytechnique et participent ainsi à différentes cérémonies telles…
East Shinjuku is a shopping area in Tokyo that is not as posh as Ginza. The first time I thought the area was quite ugly. Then I felt there was something special about it. February 2012. Shinjuku Est est un quartier commerçant de Tokyo qui n’est pas aussi chic que Ginza. La première fois j’ai…
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