The little bird looked at the sea. It looked so small. As if a single gust of wind could make it tumble into the water. It was perching on the longest branch of a tree, by the seashore. The end of the branch reached a few above the water. From the window the little bird…
Sawadee kraap. Hello. If you’re a man. If you’re a woman you say “Sawadee kaa”. Welcome to Bangkok. Those Thai Khon masks are used during theatre/dancing representations of a Thai version of the Ramayana. A very old Indian story that tells the story of Prince Rama and his fight to recover his beloved Sita. Artist…
Pont Alexandre III. One of the most beautiful bridges in Paris. (If not THE most beautiful…) African masks, Quai Branly museum. Fang or Pahouin, Gabon. (I think.) White was often associated with death and mourning in Africa. Monument to Human rights, Champ de Mars. The Eiffel tower is to the right. (Not on the picture,…
Bouche Dorée was very convincing. I could never resist “Golden lips”. She claims she knew my mother, “la niña de Gibraltar”. The girl of Gibraltar. A Gipsy. The most beautiful woman of her time, says Golden lips. In her own words: “She swept your father away, a sailor from Cornwall”. Golden lips also says she…
Equinoxio 