Half of the inhabitants in the village of Ormeniș, like these kids, are Roma. The village used to be known as a Saxon village. In the 1990’s, there were some incentives to encourage the German speaking population to migrate to Germany after centuries spent in Romania. This is the time when the Roma started to…
Peter the Great founded the Russian Navy, and St Petersburg remains the home of the fleet. It was common to see many sailors on the Nevski Prospect. May 1996. Pierre le Grand a fondé la Marine russe et Saint-Pétersbourg reste le port d’attache de la flotte. Il est courant de croiser beaucoup de marins sur…
Delftware tiles on the walls: you know right away you are in a Dutch café. There are many of these small bars in the city center of Amsterdam. November 2007. Des carreaux de Delft sur les murs: on sait tout de suite qu’on est dans un café hollandais. Il y a beaucoup de ces petits…
The lake has been providing the community’s livelihood for centuries. But you can feel that the fishermen of Tonle Sap lake are a vulnerable population. April 2010. Le lac est le moyen de subsistance de la communauté depuis des siècles. Mais on peut sentir que les pêcheurs du lac Tonlé Sap sont une population vulnérable.…
Bonafacio located at the very end of Corsica is the southernmost city of metropolitan France. Even in the evening, it can be really hot in the sun. August 2005. Bonifacio, située à l’extrême sud de la Corse, est la commune française la plus méridionale de la France métropolitaine. Même le soir, le soleil peut taper très…
When you live in the western world, you tend to take tap water for granted. In some large cities, like Udaipur in India, street fountains make you realize that it may not be true for everybody on this planet. March 2008. Quand on vit dans le monde occidental, on a tendance à considérer l’eau courante…
