Wednesday, May 23, 2007
U Thant
The hall of the house where the party was happening betrayed the job of the hostess...
East Jerusalem, near the Rockfeller Museum ...
Mere Poularde
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Saint Anthony of Lisbon
Fist time I see sacred ustensils of a Roman Catholic Mass waiting patiently in the last row...
(St Anthony's Church, Jaffa)
Wong Kar-wai
I know nothing about "My Blueberry Nights" starring Jude Law and Norah Jones at Cannes..
At lunch today the blueberry pie was the star itself...
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Abdul Malik ibn Marwan
Louis Pasteur
Parmalat meets CocaCola... ( The old lady selling these in the souk was quite reticent in having me taking a photo.. Afraid of a lenghty pursuit in Court for infringement of copyright law?.. )
Untitled *
Near-blasphemous use of architectural detail... (Old City, Al-Quds)
* all the names of persons associated to blasphemy that came to my mind would offend at least one group of people ... This post will remain "untitled" I'm afraid...
Alexis II
Friday, May 11, 2007
Aleksander Romanov
In 1894, Alexandre the Third, Tzar of all Russias ( XL - Russia, S - Ukraine and W (white) - Bielorussia ) visited the St Alexandre Nevski, the foremost Russian Orthodox church 'intramuros' (inside the walled Old City)
Django Reinhard
A performance of "jazz manouche" by "Les Gadjos" at the "Borderline" in East Jerusalem,
just where the border line used to be, some 40 years ago...
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Mstislav Rostropovitch
Yann Thiersen
A "valse guinguette" transported us to the shores of the Seine...
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Feodor Chaliapin
We discussed over dinner if she should bring some sturgeon stuff from Moscow...
(Photo courtesy http//doubtful-value.livejournal.com )
* Although most Russians will have their "ikra" with blinis, the great singer Chaliapin, an accomplished gourmet, recommended a slice of white bread with a very thin coat of butter as the ideal bed for caviar..
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Al-Khader / St George
The Dome of the Rock in mother-of-pearl, thanks to the generosity of my hosts from Al-Khader (Bethlehem)