Camila O’Gorman is one of the most famous romantic heroines of Argentina. Her ill-fated romance with Father Uladislao Gutiérrez was the scandal of the century. They defied the moral and social conventions of the time and caused a big uproar.
Today’s Picture Postcard is from Nyon, in Switzerland and was sent by keepps. The tripod is painted, but above it is a real camera stuck on the wall!
Would you like to see your photo on Picture Postcards? Send it to our photo group on Flickr and we’ll post our favourites here. September’s theme is graffiti and street art.
It’s September, so we have a new Picture Postcards theme – graffiti / street art. Today’s photo is from Ana and was taken in Bishops art district, a neighbourhood of Dallas (USA).
Every summer in Vancouver, we have the Celebration of Light. This is an international firework competition spread over four nights throughout two weeks. Three countries take a night to put on the firework display paired with music to create a visual soundtrack. Most years end with a grand finale night where all countries work together. That is so very Canadian. (more…)
Portuguese, also called A Língua de Camões in honour of our greatest poet Luiz Vaz de Camões -author of the famous epic Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads) about the great Portuguese discoveries in the 16th century-, is a language of poets celebrated through music since medieval times.
Modern Portuguese dates from the 16th century and has its origins in Galaico-Português, or Old Portuguese, a West Iberian Romance language spoken in the northwest area of the Iberian Peninsula. Our strong connection between poetry and music dates from the final years of the 12th century until the middle of the 14th century, when Galaico- Português was used for literary purposes in the cantigas d’ amor (male-voiced love lyric), the cantigas d’ amigo (female-voiced love lyric), and the cantigas d’ escarnho e de mal dizer (including a variety of genres from personal invective to social satire, poetic parody and literary debate). The video below is an example of a cantiga d’amigo.
No time to be bored in Bucharest this summer! The only problem is to have enough time (and sometimes money!) for all the interesting things that happen in our capital city.
For tourists looking to have fun in Bucharest, Bucharest inhabitants with no holiday money or highly monopolizing jobs, pensioners, children in the summer holiday, grandparents with grandchildren or any other interested person, Bucharest has something to offer. Festivals, concerts, sport events, workshops for children, good vibes and spirits, we had them all.
From the many events, I‘ve chosen for you a few representative examples:
So, there was Street Delivery, campaigning for a city where pedestrians are given the same importance as other road users and trying to determine the cultural authorities to create a pedestrian route in Arthur Verona Street area (City Center).
Therefore, for three days a year, Arthur Verona street close to cars and opens for people.
Bucharest - Street Delivery 2011 - Arthur Verona Street
Picture Postcards: Colours of Argentina
The Netherlands – a country of many names
Bucharest Seen From the Arch of Triumph
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Familiarizing the World with Assam.
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