The Edinburgh tartan weaving mill occupies the building which used to be the Castle Hill reservoir. There are working looms and you may watch busy workers. November 2014. La filature de tartan d’Edimbourg occupe le bâtiment qui était autrefois le réservoir d’eau du quartier de Castle Hill. Il y a des métiers à tisser en…
On November 8 2014, for Remembrance Day, thousands of Londoners gathered in front of the Tower of London. 888,246 ceramic poppies had been planted in the moats to symbolize the dead of World War I. November 2014. Le 8 Novembre 2014, le Jour du Souvenir, des milliers de Londoniens se sont réunis devant la Tour…
Inside the National Gallery of Scotland, a group of young students is taking an art class. They all wear the same uniform. November 2014. A l’intérieur de la Galerie nationale d’Écosse, un groupe de jeunes étudiants suit un cours d’histoire de l’art. Ils portent tous le même uniforme. Novembre 2014.
Temperatures rarely get high in Edinburgh while rainfalls are rather frequent. It seems the inhabitants are used to it. November 2014. Les températures sont rarement élevées à Edimbourg alors que les averses sont plutôt fréquentes. Il semble que les habitants n’y prêtent guère attention. Novembre 2014.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home for some 300 British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age. The residents are referred to as Chelsea pensioners. When the pensioners walk out of the Royal Hospital, they are encouraged to wear the distinctive scarlet coats instead of their usual…
Remembrance Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank. A couple walks to their seats for the performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. The performance is special as it is the 50th anniversary of the requiem that was composed to commemorate the deaths of World War One. November 2014. Le dimanche du Souvenir au Royal…
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