Bruxelles

Brussels, Belgium

This looks like a Sci-Fi scene from a Stanley Kubrick movie. These people are just visitors inside the Brussels Atomium. The Atomium was built for the 1958 World’s Fair and it has the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal. May 2011. Cela a l’air d’une scène de science fiction dans un film…

Moscow

Moscow, Russia

Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior is known in the western world because of the Pussy Riots. In February 2012, five members of the group staged a performance against Putin in the cathedral and were arrested. The original church was destroyed in 1931 during the Stalin era. The church was reconstructed in the 1990s on…

Rhodes, Greece

British tourists take the pose in front of one the ‘inns’ of of the Knights Hospitaller. In the 14th century, the city was rebuilt into a model of the European medieval ideal. August 2014. Des touristes britanniques prennent la pose devant une des auberges des Chevaliers Hospitaliers. Au XIVème siècle, la ville a été reconstruite…

Venise

Venice, Italy

Caffè Florian is a coffee house located on Piazza San Marco in Venice. It was established in 1720 and is said to be the oldest coffee house in continuous operation in the world. Today, you seldom see Venetians there. November 2001. Le Caffè Florian est un café situé sur la Place Saint-Marc à Venise. Il…

Lindos

Lindos (Rhodes), Greece

Thanks to her dress with a low back, you could not miss the Russian tourist visiting the ruins of the Athena temple in Lindos. She had decided to immortalize the moment herself through a ‘selfie’. August 2014. Grâce à sa robe avec un décolleté dans le dos, il était impossible de ne pas remarquer la…

Paris

Paris, France

The evening when François Hollande became President of France, crowds gathered on Place de la Bastille to celebrate his election. The newly elected President was not in Paris and they had to wait quite some time before he appeared on stage. May 2012. Le soir où François Hollande est devenu Président de la République française,…