Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Mostar Bridge was a very famous and historical bridge before its destruction during the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina. The bridge was bombarded by a tank on November 9th, 1993 and collapsed into the river below. With the support of UNESCO, a new bridge was built, similar to the old one and opened in…

Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

The Bay of Kotor is often wrongly considered to be Europe’s southernmost fjord. But who cares? The beauty of the bay with its islands and villages is undeniable. This local man did not seem to pay much attention to it though. April 2014. Les Bouches de Kotor forment une baie qui est souvent considérée à…

Split, Croatia

The Good Friday mass with the bishop in Split takes place in the cathedral that used to be the mausoleum of the Roman emperor Diocletian, in the middle of his palace. It is quite ironical since Diocletian is mostly remembered for having ordered the bloodiest official persecution of Christianity in the Roman empire. These young…

Dubrovnik, Croatia

While walking up the streets of the old Dubrovnik city, you find some of these ladies who quietly knit and sell their own production. April 2014. En montant les rues pentues de la vieille ville de Dubrovnik, on trouve certaines de ces dames qui tricotent tranquillement et vendent leur propre production. Avril 2014.

Petrovići, Montenegro

The Serbian name for Montenegro, « Crna Gora », means Black Mountain. This small country seems indeed to only be made of mountains. I met this shepherd on the road outside the village of Petrovići (41 inhabitants). He strangely had no sheep around him, was wearing a hunting jacket and had picked up wild daffodils. April 2014.…

Boston, Massachusetts

Perfect alignment of shirts in the Newbury Street Brooks Brothers store. Brooks Brothers is the oldest clothing brand in the United States (created by Henry Sands Brooks in New York en 1818). May 2008. Alignement parfait de chemises au magasin Brooks Brothers de Newbury Street. Brooks Brothers est la plus ancienne marque de vêtements des…