Seventh Avenue in Manhattan gets busy in the early morning while employees reach their office. October 1998. La Septième avenue à Manhattan est en pleine effervescence en début de matinée alors que les employés rejoignent leur bureau. Octobre 1998.
Thousands of people, including young Muslims, have flooded Place de la Republique in a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The atmosphere remained peaceful and full of emotion. January 2015. Des milliers de gens, incluant des jeunes Musulmans, ont envahi la place de la République pour…
Despite the crowd, the atmosphere inside the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul was quite relaxed. I remember you had to leave your shoes outside and that you could still feel the cold while walking on the carpets. March 1997. En dépit de la foule, l’atmosphère à l’intérieur de la Mosquée de Soliman était assez détendue. Je…
Many people have seen the incredible historical sites of Giza but very few know that Giza is the third largest city in Egypt. The pyramid of Cheops and all other monuments are supervised at all times. November 2002. Beaucoup de gens ont vu les incroyables sites historiques de Gizeh mais peu savent que Gizeh est…
This woman made me immediately think of Anton Chekhov’s « Lady with the Dog ». But the short story takes place in Yalta, while I was in Peterhof, near Saint Petersburg. And the Peterhof lady was much older than Chekhov’s heroin. June 1998. Cette femme m’a fait immédiatement penser à « la Dame au petit chien » d’Anton Tchekhov.…
The French soprano Alexia Cousin (born 1979) leaves the stage of the Liege Philharmonic Hall, followed by conductor Louis Langrée (born 1961). She is an up-and-coming singer who seems to be able to sing the most difficult parts. However, a year later, her agent would announce that she had made the decision to end her…
