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I told Bush; don't play chess with the freakin' Russians.
The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)
Ad astra per aspera
But which part of the Château of Fontainebloop? When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
By the way, when is the next film blog, who hosts it and what should I watch for it? *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.
Like the onlookers, I wondered what was going on. Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
It became clear after some time that it was the re-enactment of a crime, with witnesses directing two young policemen who were playing the roles of those involved in the case.
"It happened down here" - (prisoner in white trousers with police body-armour):
It seemed one guy had gone down in a fight:
Later another witness adds a new dimension - the other guy is now down :
It was only when I looked at the photos on the computer that I realised that this was more than just an ordinary fight. It was like Antonioni's "Blow-up" or that scene in "Blade Runner" when Dekard examines a photo in detail on his computer. Note the the right hand of the policeman in white body-armour :
Again it was only on the computer that I saw the telling detail and realised that it wasn't just a punch-up - did somebody get killed across the road from us one night ?
Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
It could be that the prisoner is about to lose a big chunk of his life. Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
If there had been cctv there might have been no need for this expensive re-enactment - there were lawyers and about a dozen policemen there for more than two hours. Who knows, if the police had been alerted when the fight started, maybe a life might have been saved. Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
I mean, this might not have been a casual fight but a gang thing? When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
Yes, I thought about the possible reprisals aspect. Unfortunately we've come to realise this isn't a very nice area (pardon the pun). A cafe opened across the road after we moved in and tends to attract young guys who drink till late and I've witnessed a few drunken scuffles.
The body-armour has made me less likely to repeat what I did the other week, when a group were talking loudly round a car with door open and loud music. I was so annoyed I went onto the balcony and yelled - very loudly (in French) "Hey - there are children asleep - think of other people." Had it been the UK I'd probably have got jeers and more noise for a long time. To my surprise, they look startled, said nothing, and very soon went away.
Now I understand why I've almost never seen a neighbour look out of a window, let alone shout at them :-) Maybe I was lucky to get away with it - and the guys were just so surprised at the unusual intervention. Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
I was in a pub in Kilburn (an area of London with a lot of Irish) some years ago, standing at the door on a warm evening. Three guys came out of the pub and suddenly vans erupted police with guns and pushed one of the guys against the wall - several guns pointed at his back. I had my camera with me, but thought it wiser not to point anything at police with guns in their hands. It would have made a great photo, especially as there was a poster just above the guy against the wall - for an Irish bank ! :-) Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
Kilburn pubs I remember from years back, and they didn't have a safe sort of feel... You were no doubt very wise not to take pictures, you might have found yourself up against (the wall and) some mean and possibly Special Branch coppers. When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
As I remember it, the cops were very psyched up - now one thinks of the case of the young Brazilian shot on suspicion in the tube in London. This was the time of the conflict in Northern Ireland - and with any sudden movement one of them might have shot first and asked what I had in my hands afterwards - especially as it was a SLR - not the friendly little Lumix :-) Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience
"" "I said, 'Wait a minute, Chester, You know I'm a peaceful man...'" Robbie Robertson
I might have posted this before, but I don't know as I got an answer. Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.
A Community Affair or Old Style Recreation won't wonders never cease? _ Snuffy Smith
The group is made up mostly of retired people and children. Ladies are dancing together, possibly for lack of male partners. Perhaps because it's daytime on a workday. Not enough people are dancing, anyway, for it to be a formal occasion. It looks improvised.
There's a fountain to the left, drops are falling. The place looks public, a park or garden, perhaps of a palace or "stately home". It looks French to me, but there's no clincher.
So. An afternoon concert somewhere in a French public garden attracts older folk for the dancing and mothers with their kids? When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
But with your hint, I quickly guessed Moldovan capital Chişinău, and indeed it seems to be a fountain in Pushkin Park:
*Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
won't wonders never cease? _ Snuffy Smith
What?
Very good...
Das ist richtig!
A well at a winery in Napa...
Though it's on a Turm (tower) in the Schwarzwald...
The third I am undecided between a Minaret and a (electric) screwdriver against the sky. :-)
Tausendfüßer = millipede.
If you know what, then you know where...
But why is it so significant? Or what about is so?
It is next to the Neckar...
When I was here for the first time, we did the full tour in group behind a tour guide, who told a lot of anecdotes about the recent history of the castle. Then when the tour ended and he said farewell to everyone, he came to us -- and greeted us in Hungarian: an emigree... *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
A bit of paradise fronting the China Sea, where is it?
