You do not often see things in Italy that remind you England. Municipal police officers in Italy are still referred to as « vigili » (meaning watchful) but the official name is « agente di polizia locale », meaning ‘local police officer’. In Rome, while regulating traffic, they wear white custodian helmets similar to the black helmets worn by…
Myanmar nuns wear pink, while monks wear saffron red. In the evening, a procession of monks reaches a temple for meditation. February 2015. Les bonzesses birmanes portent une tenue rose alors que les moines portent une tenue rouge safran. Le soir, une procession de moines arrive dans un temple pour la méditation. Février 2015.
Beautiful light on this small harbor in south west Crete while an old man leaves with his boat. August 2013. Belle lumière sur ce petit port au sud-ouest de la Crète alors qu’un vieil homme part sur son bateau. Août 2013.
In Japanese, Teppan Yaki literally means « grilled on an iron plate » et this a type of Japanese cooking that developed in the 1940′. In this restaurant at the top of a Shinjuku tower, the cook prepares Kobe beef for three guests who sit in front of the hob. Kobe beef is known as the best…
The Californians claim that Venice beach is the skating capital of the world. It is true that there is a strong concentration of skaters there in the evening. August 2001. Les Californiens prétendent que Venice beach is la capitale mondiale du roller skate. Il est vrai qu’il y a là chaque soir une forte concentration…
Despite its strategic location as the gateway between the southern and northern parts of the Nigeria, there are few industries in Ilorin. I mostly remember crowded street markets where you could find almost everything. October 1989. En dépit de son emplacement stratégique comme carrefour entre les parties nord et sud du Nigéria, il y a…
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