You would think this picture was taken in an Eastern European village. It is not the case. I was lucky to see the Pulaski Day Parade on New York’s Fifth avenue in 1998. The Pulaski Day Parade is a parade held annually since 1937 to commemorate Kazimierz Pulaski, a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary…
The Cherubim and Seraphim church is specific to Nigeria. I saw this group of people dressed in white in the morning on Bar beach, in Victoria Island. The Cherubim and Seraphim group claims to have dreams and visions that facilitate the connection of God and humanity. September 1989. L’église de Chérubin et Séraphin est spécifique…
Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. In recent history, the city was also known as Titograd from 1946 to 1992 during the existence of Yugoslavia. The city has undergone urban sprawl with private low rise dwellings. This is true even in the main shopping street where one-story houses are next to tall…
Wearing Dubrovnik folk costumes, a group of children will paint and sell eggs on Easter morning in the old city. They use the traditional method: the colors come from paprika or beetroot. Chocolate eggs do not exist in the country. April 2014. Vêtus de tenues populaires de Dubrovnik, un groupe d’enfants peint et vend des…
Montenegro makes me think of Tintin’s Syldavia or Franz Lehar’s Grand Duchy of Pontevedro in the « Merry Widow ». Cetinje is one of the historical capitals of the country. It has a population of 14,000 and is today the official residence of the President of Montenegro. The residence is the former palace of Prince Danilo (like…
Sunset in the old city of Split outside the walls of the Diocletian Palace. Split may certainly be a tourist hell in the summer months. In springtime, the light makes it magic. April 2014. Coucher de soleil dans la vieille ville de Split à l’extérieur des murailles du palais de Dioclétien. Split peut certainement se…
