Ilorin used to be a major center of the slave trade. Slaves were taken from the Igbo lands to the east and sent to the USA, the West Indies and Brazil. The city is now a Muslim city where religious festivals are celebrated with great pomp. This young prince was proud to show the camel…
Walking on the glass floor of the CN Tower is one of the main attractions in Toronto. The glass floor is 1,122 feet above the ground. Children have no problem walking or crawling on it while adults are more reluctant. August 2006. Marcher sur le plancher de verre de la Tour CN est une des…
These two boat owners seem to be lost among the dozens of boats in the Dieppe harbor. May 2014. Ces deux propriétaires de bateau semblent perdus parmi les douzaines de bateau du port de Dieppe. Mai 2014.
The new Liege Guillemins railway station was designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava and officially opened in September 2009. Passengers are impressed by the majesty of the 160 metres long arch. June 2014. La nouvelle gare de Liège-Guillemins a été conçue par l’architecte Santiago Calatrava et officiellement inaugurée en septembre 2009. Les passagers sont impressionnés…
Perfect lawns, majestic buildings. Established in 1636, Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities in the world. It is also the richest one. June 2010. Des pelouses parfaites, des bâtiments monumentaux. Fondée en 1636, Harvard est une des plus prestigieuses universités au monde. C’est aussi la plus riche. Juin 2010.
French Nobel laureate writer JMG Le Clézio spent part of his childhood in a Nigerian city called Onitsha. « Onitsha » is also the title of a novel he published in 1991. Located on the eastern bank of the Niger river, the city possesses one of the very few road bridge crossings of the mile-wide river. May…
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