Telegraph Avenue is the street that leads towards the Berkeley university campus. The Vietnam war has made Telegraph, as well as Berkeley, a symbol of the counterculture of the 1960s. The spirit is still the same. August 2011. Telegraph Avenue est la rue qui conduit au campus de l’université de Berkeley. La guerre du Vietnam…
Newbury Street is the fashion street in Boston. Last time I was there (in 2010), the street was still hype but the stores were no longer the same. October 1995. Newbury Street est la rue de la mode à Boston. La dernière fois que j’y étais (en 2010), la rue était encore branchée mais les…
When I used to think about Toronto, the name would bring reminiscences of Fenimore Cooper’s or Jack London’s novels, rather than those a modern city. Toronto is indeed the largest city in Canada. Located on the banks of Lake Ontario, Toronto could also be taken for a seaside resort, with ferry boats like this one,…
While there are states in the US where people do not care about the way they look, this is a different story in Florida. In Miami, you see many men and women who are body conscious and will exercise on the Ocean Drive beach. March 2013. Alors que dans certaines parties des Etats-Unis les gens…
I met this white-bearded gentleman in the Acadian village, a re-created early settlement near Lafayette. His name was Louis Choplin (born 1922). He was said to have been a crawfisherman, trapper, a D-Day soldier, chef, lumberjack, butcher, painter, carpenter, pipeline foreman and Santa Claus. A local star, he willingly posed for photos and was also…
I was lucky to have lunch at Bens in Montreal. The place was known as ‘Bens De Luxe Delicatessen and Restaurant’ and was famed for its smoked meat sandwich. The last time I was in Montreal, I found its doors to be closed. After 98 years in business, operations stopped in 2006 and the Art…
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