First Sunset

This is the first sunset of the year 2009...
(Irkutskaya Oblast, Russia)

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Watching the eternal flame.

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Ice sculpture of a buriat woman:


Irkutsk's christmas tree:

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Joyeux Noel!!

Bonjour a tous et Joyeux Noel!!
Nous sommes en ce moment a Irkoutsk ou on ne fete pas Noel mais on pense bien a vous tous...
Et le 24 decembre au soir, nous etions a Ulan-Ude, chez Aldar et Youlia, ou nous mangions notre 4eme repas de la journee et vidions la 5eme bouteille de vodka de la meme journee...Ca se voit peut-etre a ma mine fatiguee...
Grosses bises a tous et des photos suivront bien evidemment.

Triptyque parisien

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Akli D

Nous avons eu la chance, mardi dernier d'assister à un concert gratuit d'Akli D,
organisé par l'Association Culturelle des Berbères de Bretagne et ce fut un bien beau moment.
Akli D est soutenu par une excellente formation de musiciens qui font vraiment partager leur bonne humeur tout en faisant aussi passer leur message engagé.
Je vous invite à aller faire un tour sur son site officiel ou sa page Myspace.
Je vous mets aussi quelques photos dont je ne suis pas mécontent puisque j'ai fait ça avec mon D80 et un simple objectif 50mm F1.8.




"Au nom de l'argent, ne sacrifiez pas vos enfants..."Akli D
Pour la série complète de photos, c'est par là:

Concert de Akli D

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A statue of Jan Zizka...
I didn't know who he was but an old man who saw me with my camera insisted on me photographing the statue...

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The last bit of YUGOSLAVIA!!!
A Mausoleum to yugoslavian soldiers who died in Czechoslovakia... It is officially Yugoslavian soil and nothing was decided about it after the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
It was a very strange feeling to be there...




This was an art work in Olomouc Modern Art museum:
Zdenek Beran-"Play with Cabbage heads" 1987-1908
The first thing that striked me was the terrible smell. The rotten cabbage really stunk up the whole room, and we didn't know at first where it came from. Then we saw the work and immediately understood. I pity the woman working in that room, sitting in that terrible smell.
But then, aside from that, I must say that this work really was strong. Cabbage heads really look like human heads and it all looks like a terrible massacre, a devastated battle field.
Strong piece...
Sadly, I wouldn't really recommend Olomouc Modern Art Museum... I preferred the one in Hradec-Kralove.

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Now some snapshots from OLOMOUC, Czech Republic.
By the way, if you ever go there-I highly recommend "Poet's corner"!
The staff is very friendly and helpful and the hostel is incredibly cosy!

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Synagogue:


The Opera in which was first performed Mozart's Don Giovanni.


Tribute to Don Giovanni

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