Cosmo Arts, cosmopolitan, Food, international, Multicultural, nostalgie, tourism

Sicily…or is it Greece?

I never expected Trapani to be a Baroque Mecca!!! I made that stop in order to visit the Aegade Islands, but Aeole again made it impossible... I posted some photos from my night wandering in my previous post but here is a selection of my day pictures. This country finds me in almost constant amazement...it's not … Continue reading Sicily…or is it Greece?

Cosmo cosmopolitan, human rights, Multicultural, nostalgie, Politics, tourism

Cuba…ck in time

I'm writing these lines in beautifully obsolete and decrepit Havana....So glad to leave it although its charm and sadness will be in my heart forever. I'm a born traveler. It's in my genes, blood, drive, mentality. I remember having to make presentations in my various classes of geography as a school girl and keeping imagining … Continue reading Cuba…ck in time

Cosmo Asia, cosmopolitan, Multicultural, nostalgie, Shoah

Adieu King Father and Welcome to the New Lunar Year

In Asia, the impossible can always happen, you just have to dream it. Such was my visit to Phnom Penh where I intended to take part to the Farewell to King Father Norodom Sihanouk, but no plan or idea of how this would occur. Eventually, the impossible happened and I will never forget this intense moment, in black and white of the farewell to one of the most vibrant figures of our recent history.

Cosmo Asia, cosmopolitan, events, human rights, Multicultural, nostalgie, Theater

Ainsi s’achève “l’histoire terrible” de Norodom Sihanouk, Roi du Cambodge

Ainsi s'achève la Terrible Histoire de Norodom Sihanouk, Roi du Cambodge, Ma paraphrase du titre de la pièce d'Hélène Cixous ne doit rien au hasard, je vous invite à vous remémorer vos propres souvenirs au travers du destin invraisemblable du Roi Père, vrai Tigre mais également Scorpion magnifique. Homme d'Etat, Homme Politique, Homme d'Instinct, Homme Théâtral en tout cas...regard nostalgique sur une période tragique.

Cosmo bibliography, cosmopolitan, ethnic jokes, french, human rights, jews, Minorities, Multicultural, nostalgie

Kaddish pour Henry

A mon très cher et très regretté Henry Bulawko, né en Lituanie, déporté à Auschwitz et mort à Paris le 28 novembre 2011 au terme d'une vie riche et bien remplie dont la Shoah fut un passage marquant, certes, mais qui ne saurait le résumer malgré sa fidélité et son dévouement inlassables à faire connaître la Honte du XXe siècle.