Cabourg is famous for being Marcel Proust’s favorite vacation place at the beginning of the 20th century. The town inspired Balbec, the seaside resort in Proust’s ‘In Search of Lost Time’. The Grand Hotel where these people work is often quoted in the series of novels. April 2009. Cabourg est célèbre pour avoir été la…
The market on Piazza della Repubblica is said to be the largest market in Europe. You find there all Italian food specialties. September 2012. On dit que le marché de la Place de la République est le plus grand marché d’Europe. On y trouve toutes les spécialités culinaires italiennes. Septembre 2012
This religious celebration in honor of Saint Rosalie, called the festino, is held each year mid-July. In the evening of July 15, a sacred procession with the reliquary of the Saint (kept in Palermo’s cathedral) goes down Corso Vittorio Emmanuele, preceded by the banners of many pious societies. July 2008. Cette fête religieuse en l’honneur…
When I saw this girl on the Red Square, there is one thing that came to my mind: a song by French crooner Gilbert Becaud, called Nathalie. The song is about visiting Moscow with a Russian guide, drinking hot chocolate with her in Café Pushkin and the Red Square being empty. April 2011. Quand j’ai…
The rain did not prevent thousands of English people to be in the streets and on the banks of the Thames river in London on that Sunday. Queen Elizabeth II was celebrating her Diamond Jubilee (60 years as Queen). These people dressed in the colors of the Union Jack were watching on a big screen…
The European Fine Art Fair, better under the name ‘TEFAF’ is an annual art fair, organized in Maastricht. The fair is now so popular that there a selection process, involving international experts, and a waiting list of art dealers. March 2012. La Foire Européenne des Beaux Arts (The European Fine Art Fair), plus connue sous…
