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Why is Basque and Catalan separatism much weaker in France than in neighboring Spain?

David — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:09:37 +0000

John asks: Why Basque and Catalan separatism is much weaker in France than in neighbouring Spain (or at least why it appears to be so). I know that in Spain the Basque and Catalan regions constantly clamour for independence, yet French Basques/Catalans seem happy to be part of France (there certainly seems to

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Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels

David — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:50:25 +0000

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels

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The day I almost became a zookeeper

David — Sat, 04 May 2013 07:47:10 +0000

Flashback to October 2010, one week before the trip that was (partly) going to be responsible for my move to Japan. Right before that trip, we made a shorter one to the Loire Valley and among several things, we went to visit Beauval Zooparc, one of the best zoos in the world (I mean

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Do French men really find American women fascinating?

David — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:21:16 +0000

(asked by Patricia from somewhere – I guess the US) Ah American women! The object of fascination of every Frenchman!!! Or are they? Well, first I guess we need to define “fascination.” Personally, I always found mole rats to be extremely fascinating, if you see what I mean. I’m not sure this is

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Trois-Épis

David — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:59 +0000

The title and subtitle of the card say: Our Alsace The Trois-Épis (Haut-Rhin) pilgrimage, near Colmar I don’t know this village nor its pilgrimage, but if the title says “Our Alsace” (and not just “Alsace”) it’s because it’s a clear reference to the fact that Alsace had become German between 1871 and

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Aldabra Giant Tortoise

David — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:40:36 +0000

Ok, things are getting back to normal in my offline life (still one crazy week of work ahead) so let’s slowly but surely go back to a normal pace with this blog.

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Setouchi Triennale 2013

David — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:59:41 +0000

Sure, I’m not posting much these days, but I have a good excuse, and no, it is not “blog procrastination” as I’m posting pretty much daily but not on this blog unfortunately. Why is that? Here is a hint (another big one is the title of this post itself): If you want

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Look up

David — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:38:34 +0000

When you’re in a city like Paris (but that applies for many smaller French cities and towns as well) don’t forget to look up once in a while, you may find some interesting surprises like this one: I forget where this is exactly – sorry – but it’s obviously in a rich

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Martel

David — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:03:15 +0000

Martel, in the Lot department, is one of those many villages that I dearly miss having been away from France for so long now. Note that Martel has a very interesting “skyline” with seven medieval towers that can be seen from the distance. Can you see them?

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English Heavy Artillery in Action – War of 1914-1915

David — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:34:05 +0000

English heavy artillery in action. War of 1914-1915. Another one of those postcards depicting World War One, with the usual “inaccurate” dates as people obviously didn’t know when it was going to end.

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