Young people in Maastricht enjoy buying fries at the Reitz Frituur (a frituur is a restaurant or a kiosque dedicated to French fries). They eat them outside while pigeons wait for leftovers. February 2014. Les jeunes gens à Maastricht aiment acheter des frites à la Frituur Reitz (une frituur est un restaurant ou un kiosque…
The London headquarters of the Institute of Directors are housed at 116 Pall Mall. The venue is only open to members of the Institute and their guests. In the summer, cocktail parties take place in the gardens. June 2013. Le siège londonien de l’Institute of Directors, un club privé, est situé au 116 Pall Mall.…
There is a beautiful evening light on Französische Strasse (the ‘French street’). This a former East-German district with banks and department stores. Not very lively but some people enjoy having a drink in the sunset. September 2015. Il y a une belle lumière du soir sur la Französische Strasse (la « rue française »). C’est un ancien quartier de…
Like most of the Armenian diaspora, the Armenian community in Paris was established by survivors of the genocide of 1915. The Armenian apostolic cathedral of the Jean Goujon street used to be a landmark for the community. It seems to be less true nowadays. February 2016. Comme la majorité de la diaspora arménienne, la communauté…
The city walls of Dubrovnik were built between the 12th and the 17th century. They form a double line of walls. Some windows were built in the inner wall. Convenient to hang the laundry. April 2014. Les murailles de Dubrovnik ont été construites entre le XIIème et le XVIIème siècle. Ils forment une double line…
Streets artists copy classic paintings using chalk on the Cathedral square in Cologne. Passers-by seem to be interested. April 2012. Des artistes copient des peintures classiques à la craie sur la place de la Cathédrale à Cologne. Les passants ont l’air intéressés. Avril 2012.
