In the south of France and in Corsica, men enjoy playing the petanque. The petanque is a game where the goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a piglet. August 2005. Dans le sud de la France et en Corse, les hommes aiment jouer à…
The Edinburgh tartan weaving mill occupies the building which used to be the Castle Hill reservoir. There are working looms and you may watch busy workers. November 2014. La filature de tartan d’Edimbourg occupe le bâtiment qui était autrefois le réservoir d’eau du quartier de Castle Hill. Il y a des métiers à tisser en…
Kärntner Straße (in English: Carinthian Street) is the most famous shopping street in central Vienna. Strict and elegant Austrian people enjoy shopping there. A few years ago, many stores used to be closed on Saturday afternoon. October 2005. La Kärntner Straße (Rue de la Carinthie) est l’artère commerciale la plus fréquentée du centre-ville de Vienne.…
Vatican city is the smallest independent state in the world. The population is less than 1,000 inhabitants with most of them being clergy. May 2005. Le Vatican est le plus petit état indépendant au monde. La population est de moins de 1.000 habitants dont la plupart appartiennent au clergé. Mai 2005.
On November 8 2014, for Remembrance Day, thousands of Londoners gathered in front of the Tower of London. 888,246 ceramic poppies had been planted in the moats to symbolize the dead of World War I. November 2014. Le 8 Novembre 2014, le Jour du Souvenir, des milliers de Londoniens se sont réunis devant la Tour…
The Assumption of the Virgin Cathedral is a Spanish Renaissance church located in Santa María Square in Jaen. While women attend the Sunday mass, men wait outside chatting. April 1999. La Cathédrale de l’Assomption de la Vierge est une église de la Renaissance espagnole située place Santa Maria à Jaen. Pendant que les femmes assistent…
