While in Bali, I was amazed by the profusion of offerings. Offerings are to give pleasure to the gods (and the demons). They also provide good karma to those involved in their preparation. Nearly every village has its own unique forms of offerings. Some Balinese spend all their lives making them. August 2004. A Bali,…
Niagara-on-the Lake is home to the Shaw Festival, a series of theatrical productions featuring the works of George Bernard Shaw, his contemporaries, or plays about his era. It runs each year from April to November. The town includes many historic Canadian sites. August 2006. Niagara-on-the Lake est la ville du Festival Shaw, une séries de…
Kärntner Straße (in English: Carinthian Street) is the most famous shopping street in central Vienna. Strict and elegant Austrian people enjoy shopping there. A few years ago, many stores used to be closed on Saturday afternoon. October 2005. La Kärntner Straße (Rue de la Carinthie) est l’artère commerciale la plus fréquentée du centre-ville de Vienne.…
The audience was waiting outside, in front of the doors of the Lyric Chicago opera. The Civic Opera House is a 1929 structure with a beautiful Art Deco interior. That night, Puccini’s Manon Lescaut was on. November 2005. Le public attendait à l’extérieur, devant les portes de l’opéra lyrique de Chicago. La Civic Opera House…
There are many sushi restaurants that are open twenty four hours a day near Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Tsukiji is a large wholesale market for fish and it is famous for its tuna auctions at 5:20 in the morning. February 2012. Il y a plusieurs restaurants de sushi qui sont ouverts vingt-quatre heures sur…
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…
