The dress code at the Paris Opera has changed a lot. Foreign tourist are the only ones who still wear party dresses to come to a show. November 2013. Le code vestimentaire a beaucoup changé à l’Opéra de Paris. Les touristes étrangères sont les seules qui s’habillent encore en grande pompe pour assister à une…
The Vienna State Opera is one of the few opera houses where you know the music will be good. Musicians also belong to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra which is known as the best orchestra in the world. Stage productions may be old but no one really cares. And an evening at the ‘Wiener Staatsoper’ is…
This Capuchin monk belongs to the Order of Friars Minor, commonly called the ‘Franciscans’. You meet many of them among the tourists in Assisi as the Order was founded by Saint Francis. The Capuchins are different from other Franciscans since they follow a strict observance of austerity and poverty rules. June 2011. Ce moine capucin…
It does not seem to be the right weather to enjoy the beach. Dutch people do not mind. October 2008. Ceci ne ressemble pas à une météo idéale pour apprécier la plage. Les Hollandais n’ont pas l’air du même avis. Octobre 2008.
A few years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, people in the West were reading Milan Kundera’s novels. In Prague, there was a feeling of happiness in the streets. September 1992. Quelques années après la chute du Mur de Berlin, les occidentaux lisaient les romans de Milan Kundera. A Prague, il y avait comme…
On Easter Friday, processions go through the whole city of Seville. Women dress in black and wear the traditional mantilla. I caught this group having a discussion on a balcony: I do not think they were very interested in the religious event. April 1999. Le vendredi de Pâques, des processions traversent toute la ville de…
