The baths of Caracalla are used as an opera stage in summer months. That night, they gave Puccini’s Turandot. Giovanna Casolla (born 1945) sang the lead role. A role she had sung in the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1998 and on many stages in the world for more than two decades. August 2007. Les…
Eastern European cities like Prague have changed a lot since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thanks to the European Union, new infrastructure was built like this brand new tramway right in front of the Prague National Theater. November 2010 Les villes d’Europe de l’est comme Prague ont beaucoup changé depuis la chute du Mur…
San Michele island is a small island in the Venetian lagoon, close to Murano island. It is not the most known island of the lagoon as the place was turned into a cemetery at the beginning of the 19th century. All Saints’ Day is probably the busiest day of the year on San Michele. Old…
You would not expect the banks of the cold Neva to be used as a beach. But the riverside walls of the Peter and Paul fortress are a favorite sun-lovers’ hangout. Old timers do this standing up for a better tan. June 1998. On ne s’attend pas à ce que les berges de la froide…
For centuries, Poland was threatened by Orthodox Russia and Protestant Germany. For most people in Krakow, to be Polish is to be Catholic. Many believe that without Catholicism, the Polish nation would not survived after centuries of troubled History. During the Communist era, the only way to voice dissent was to be a good Catholic.…
Ourique is a small town in the Alentejo region of Portugal. Development of tourism activities on the south coast of Portugal has not impacted the way people live in the hills. Tiny old women in black never seem to leave their villages while most young people have deserted them. May 2000. Ourique est une petite…
