samedi 2 novembre 2013
Some random new things I've learnt about British culture: the 'socially awkward' concept, that pudding isn't actually pudding but dessert, that saying dessert is 'sooo' middle-class, that public schools are actually private and that you can be Zimbabwean white and British (well actually that's not true not anymore), that carpets (incl. in the bathroom) are supposed to make you warm during winter, tea has to be strong and dark, that being rude is a BIG deal, and that if you are invited for dinner you have to leave politely between 21h25 and 21h35...
Seeing drunk smart-dressed people at 8pm or huge beer drinking crowds in the city from 5pm is not uncommon. The 'laicity' concept has no translation in English. You can open a bank account without any address check but they will do a credit search on your behalf. Everything is so expensive but you have important sell-out discounts. Amazon is a big business. English people don't really like Americans' extravagance.
Seeing drunk smart-dressed people at 8pm or huge beer drinking crowds in the city from 5pm is not uncommon. The 'laicity' concept has no translation in English. You can open a bank account without any address check but they will do a credit search on your behalf. Everything is so expensive but you have important sell-out discounts. Amazon is a big business. English people don't really like Americans' extravagance.
Everyone is so excited about London. After 8 weeks however I had seen a few interesting places but nothing like "whaouh!". Probably I hadn't been to the right places, and decided it was time to get into more serious exploration mode before the weather becomes too cold.
In September/October I had mostly explored the City side as I'm living in East End and working in the City.
(a) City walk: I'm not a big Thames & skyscrapers fan but walking on the South side of the Thames from Blackfriars bridge to London Bridge/ or Chain Bridge is a city center to do.
(b) Covent Garden: yes! but crowded
(c) Spitalfields, Brick lane: to see but limited geographically
Friday I spent some more time browsing on the internet to find reviews and new destinations. The below three links are the most interesting I found so far. Helpful as well the Waitrose Week-end issue (when my flatmate gets it). Well, I'm still very new to London and probably not into the most trendiest circles to now what are the 'in' blogs and happenings.
That's why todays destination was ... HAMPSTEAD, and it was really lovely. My first "whaouh that's cute!" and thinking this is a place to go to escape grey London. Maybe feeling remotely like my favorite places in Rome. Even though weather is quite windy and the BBC announced rain for 2pm, decided to cycle the 8 miles to Hampstead. Unluckily it started to rain at some point and I had to check my map every 5 mins to make sure I was on the right road... but was really worth it :) Getting lost was really fun as well, it was part of the exploration. I just have no clue & orientation in this new city and I think the left driving is mixing up my intuition...
In September/October I had mostly explored the City side as I'm living in East End and working in the City.
(a) City walk: I'm not a big Thames & skyscrapers fan but walking on the South side of the Thames from Blackfriars bridge to London Bridge/ or Chain Bridge is a city center to do.
(b) Covent Garden: yes! but crowded
(c) Spitalfields, Brick lane: to see but limited geographically
Friday I spent some more time browsing on the internet to find reviews and new destinations. The below three links are the most interesting I found so far. Helpful as well the Waitrose Week-end issue (when my flatmate gets it). Well, I'm still very new to London and probably not into the most trendiest circles to now what are the 'in' blogs and happenings.
"Premièrement il existe un wikitravel http://wikitravel.org/en/London d'ailleurs très pratique pour enfin (!) avoir une vue des quartiers et une rapide description de leur style & intérêt, parce que jusqu'à maintenant j'avais un peu de mal de mettre en place les pièces du puzzle.
Ensuite le National Trust http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/places/find-a-place-to-visit/ regroupe les meilleurs monuments/jardin du patrimoine et est très facile à utiliser (les photos sont aussi superbes & il y en a quelques uns qui me tentent :)
Pour ce qui est nature le http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/ est bien fait (par région également, le plus intéressant à mon sens est celui de herst au nord ouest http://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on ) et il y a des événements tous les week-ends (gratuits la plupart du temps)."
Thames & City |
London Royal Hospital (East) |
King's Cross |
That's why todays destination was ... HAMPSTEAD, and it was really lovely. My first "whaouh that's cute!" and thinking this is a place to go to escape grey London. Maybe feeling remotely like my favorite places in Rome. Even though weather is quite windy and the BBC announced rain for 2pm, decided to cycle the 8 miles to Hampstead. Unluckily it started to rain at some point and I had to check my map every 5 mins to make sure I was on the right road... but was really worth it :) Getting lost was really fun as well, it was part of the exploration. I just have no clue & orientation in this new city and I think the left driving is mixing up my intuition...
samedi 10 août 2013
Over time and travels I've been finding some interesting places to eat and shop... I always wanted to share with you some of them. In the packing effort as I have to clean my pin board and probably throw away the visit cards of the places I've pinned there - here a few of my memories.
BREIZH Café (Paris / 109 rue vieille du temple - Marais)
La crêpe autrement: Crêperie bretonne with amazing salty and sweet combinations. Very cosy design (all wood) and atmosphere. Small place, maybe worse to book.
ANTICA FOCACCERIA S.FRANCESCO (Milano / Via Castaldi 37 - Porta Venezia)
Cucina popolare siciliana dal 1834: Genuine traditional sicilian kitchen mostly based on sardine and bread. Else you have a lot of fried antipasti options. Interesting, especially the daily plate on week days. Never tried the sweet treats but there is the canolo siciliano or some other sicilian pastries.
ICE CREAM in MILAN:
Gelato in Italy is always very good... and competitive! We usually take away as a break or dessert as only a few frozen desserts are usually proposed at restaurants. From good to exceptional depends on your taste. I like GROM (for Crema di Grom and Gusto del mese (a new receipe every month)); VENCHI (more chocolate & nuts based, from a famous Torinese chocolate-maker) in Stazione Centrale and behind the Duomo Via Mengoni 1. bClose to my place, i.e. Porta Romana/Lodi I've found GELATERIA ARTIGIANALE N22 (Corso Lodi 22) and one on Via Cadore but can't find it on Google where you also have mini frozen desserts.
LE PARADIS DU FRUIT (Paris / 32 avenue Wagram - 8e)
As its name already announces, a good options for fruits/vegetables when you're on business trip for a while (especially over the week-end) and need something fresh and different. Service not always very appreciative, but that's Paris isn't it?
LE COMPTOIR DES PETITS CHAMPS (Paris / 17 rue des Petits Champs - 1er)
absolutely everything I like!!! just the kind of places making it worth eating outside. I found it randomly one evening close to my hotel. Very good price/quality and simple yet innovative menu. Offering lunch and dinner menus, else you can take . Cosy and intimate place, yet roomy. They do speak English and are patient with foreigners (2 Japanese girls when I was there).
OH MON CAKE (Paris / 154 rue Saint Honoré - 1er)
Lunch Bakery very yummy cupcakes and an easy nice salty quiche-cake-bagel shop (where you can also sit upstairs) for lunch
CA'CONTAGLIO (San Omobono Terme, strada per il Santuario della Cornabusa)
Specialità Selvaggina is the kind of local countryside italian restaurant or osteria you should always look for. This one is located in a valley north of Bergamo.
PLACE MINUIT (Milan / Corso Garibaldi 127)
In Milan it's hard for me to find a place I say I like to browse. This one is an exception. They have their own collections of ready-to-wear and shoes I love. I've heard they can produce on request, the color, the model you want (have seen brides to be really happy about that). Never bought anything but almost did, they didn't have my size anymore :( Have a look during sales time!
IL SALVAGENTE (Milan / Via fratelli Bronzetti 16)
my favorite outlet in Milan. Not too far, very nice brands, prices ok (and discounted!!!) All sorted by product typology and sizes and colors, so it's quite easy to quickly find you are looking for. Found a few dresses, rain coat, shirts, etc there. Only issue, it closes at 7pm on week days and they have no basket to store your articles so after a while it becomes inconvenient...
COTTON FACTORY (Milan / Viale Umbria 3)
An outlet for Petit Bateau + other underwear/night and babywear (Liabel...). Very good for newborns and small kids.
BASSETTI Outlet (Milan)
There are several of them, one close to Porta Romana (via Carlo Botta). For bed linens, towels and every home clothes you could possibly imagine.
samedi 6 juillet 2013
Moving to London after being used to some more Latin & Southern lifestyle might involve some frustration... How many times have I heard Italians complaining about lines in there own country? How undisciplined, rude and the list goes on. Personally, yes, I'm avoiding queues as much as I can but I've never been that shocked nor frustrated by the national queuing behavior in Italy (while in the NL I would say that sometimes yes). So here you are with a BBC article on the myth of British Perfect Queuing System....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23087024
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23087024
ps: this is by the way, my first post with the UK tag = = =
dimanche 16 juin 2013
oups, just realized I never posted about Sardegna… Went there on my own for a few days relax before going back to Milan last summer. I was surprised it was not as busy as I thought, probably because tourists (mostly italians) are having their own boat and just stay offshore on the turquoise sea. You can travel by taking the buses on the island but maybe it's more convenient for you to rent a car and be able to reach any beach… It is called the region of the 100 beaches! Travelling to Olbia is quite cheap as low cost flight are scheduled several times a day. Locals are very easy, felt very safe & relaxed! After that you feel like going back to the ghetto :S
Here I need to be careful... some of my readers are exactly from that region :) ok, so on our sunny day we went from Nice to St Paul and then Gourdon, uphill then back to Nice via Grasse
Our pic-nic stop of the day, along the Loup |
Gourdon seen from above, and sea at the horizon |
from the top (very windy by the way...) |
and on the north side, snow!!! |
For Easter, I organized with a friend and my bro' at trip to the Côte d'Azur... lovely :) except that it was raining but for day 2 when we could enjoy a little bit of fresh air! So day 3, on the way back we decided to stop in Monaco where we could enjoy the famous Musée Océanographique (at least something to do without getting wet...)
Nice Hotels, of course... |
Rainy? |
and foggy! crazy boats are anchored in Monaco... of course... |
from the Castel Hill |
Public gardens |
Museum part of the museum, the acquariums are downstairs |
During the Christmas holidays, we went on a day trip from Munich to Salzburg. Salzburg is in Austria but still covered by the Bayern group ticket (what makes it an interesting destination). I was positively surprised by the 'home" city of Mozart. It is very touristic and is probably crowded during summer times, but certainly enjoyable during spring/summer time. Some walking required, included uphill the castle.
Down town, small streets, Christmas crowd |
for fun: Freedom starts where Italy stops (sticker in favor of South Tirol region to belong to Austria) |
Don't forget coffee time! |
I made a big discovery a few week-ends ago :) This post is both a travel report and a "J'aimerai" chronicle, as I discovered the mounts and valleys of the Appenine Emiliane and note to myself, would love to go back!
- The Apennines are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km (750 mi) along the length of peninsular Italy. In the northwest they join with the Ligurian Alps at Altare. In the southwest they end at Reggio di Calabria, the coastal city at the tip of the peninsula. Highest point is Il Gran Sasso d'Italia (cit wikipedia).
- Emilia, from the name of the region of Emilia Romagna, capital Bologna. One of the richest in Italy center of the automotive industry (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati..) and food (Barilla…) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia-Romagna
As usual we had a rough plan, something like, we would like to avoid the rain, go to the countryside and have a quiet time, possibly walking a little as well. We didn't really know where we were going and had no idea were to stay overnight. Then we found out that there were some hostels for 15eur a night. Therefore we headed from Parma to Costa mezzana a small village on the hill on Friday night. Getting the keys of that hostel room was like a mafia scenario. The village was so big it had only a single bar and a church. We were told to arrive after 21.30 because as we got to understand later, that night there was a special service for the Virgin Mary (May 31st is visitation day) and the religious ladies were attending the "rosario" in some other place. So it was dark, windy, on the top of a hill, only 2 streets in this village. Finally a mythical Pandino (Fiat Panda) arrived and stopped right in front of the bar. Our landlady had arrived, some kind of very animated older widow lady. I had to bite my lip in order not to laugh when she took note of all our ID details :) Then we discovered why there was an hostel in such a random place… We were on Pilgrim way… the Pilgrim way from Canterbury to Rome called Via Franciscena. Over the next days we moved then more inland from Costamezzana, Fornovo di Taro (along the river), and then the historic way (SS62) crossing from Parma to La Spezia on the Mediterranean sea and stopping for a second night at the hostel of Cassio.
Costa Mezzana- Village |
Costa Mezzana - our first hostel |
Poppies!!!! everywhere |
from Cassio |
Cassio |
Viola - on the road from Cassio to Solignano |
links: http://www.viefrancigene.org/fr/resource/tour/francigena/
Mantova is about 160 kms away from Milan. I was told once to go but looking it up on the internet I got mainly pictures of the lake and the swamps so given it would mean a 2 hours train ride, I stupidly decided it was not worth it… Well, I was terribly wrong!!!! I just loved it, almost the cutest Italian city I've ever visited. Very enjoyable for a walk, medieval architecture, green lawns in the cortile thanks to all the water around, as it is surrounded by the lake like a lagoon. Weather was still chilly therefore perfect, I would expect a mosquito jungle during summer time.
So here you are with some pictures:
mercredi 8 mai 2013
in some hot country, far away but so true... What I hate most about Haiti...
Some things you better know before leaving, some others you better learn while being on your journey, whatever the place :) quickly would be better, but sometimes it's not that fast... and you wonder why you have to stay there for another little time, heheeh :) because it's not time to go, I'm not done with you my dear child! says someone taking very special care of you
dimanche 5 mai 2013
Depuis que je suis à Milan dans mon nouvel appart' je ne sais si ça a commencé pour m'occuper, pour ma santé ou parce que j'avais décidé de m'y mettre parce qu'il était temps, mais j'ai commencé à cuisinier de manière un peu plus élaborée. Je suis aussi bien mieux outillée que dans toutes mes colocation précédentes. Et il faut aussi avouer qu'à l'étranger on a parfois simplement envie de manger autre chose...
En Italie, l'avantage est que l'on trouve tout les ingrédients ou presque. J'ai mis un peu de temps avant de trouver du fromage blanc ou de la crème fraîche mais j'ai fini par trouver... De tout façon l'avantage de cuisiner soi-même est qu'il suffit d'avoir les ingrédients de base dans son frigo, et je crois que je n'ai jamais autant acheté d'oeufs, de lait & de farine de ma vie :)
Voilà! je vous souhaite un bon dimanche :) Il faut que j'aille faire la vaisselle...
*au boulot nous allons manger ensemble tous les jours & un jour lorsqu'ils m'ont demandé ce dont j'avais envie, j'ai répondu, tu sais ... comme de la cuisine français, mais pas traditionnelle, plutôt moderne, intemporelle :D ce qui en français est probablement une contradiction
En Italie, l'avantage est que l'on trouve tout les ingrédients ou presque. J'ai mis un peu de temps avant de trouver du fromage blanc ou de la crème fraîche mais j'ai fini par trouver... De tout façon l'avantage de cuisiner soi-même est qu'il suffit d'avoir les ingrédients de base dans son frigo, et je crois que je n'ai jamais autant acheté d'oeufs, de lait & de farine de ma vie :)
Alors ce week-end bien décidée à ne rien faire, j'ai fait les courses un peu au hasard. Une fois rentrée j'ai commencé à planifier mes menus: ça évite le gaspillage & ça m'aide à tenir la semaine. (en général je fais l'inverse, ce qui est plus intelligent ...) Je me suis donc retrouvée avec 700g d'aubergines, 1kg de bananes, 500g d'épaule de boeuf, des côtes d'agneau, avocat, fraises, salade. Je ne suis pas trop une experte en viande donc j'ai un peu commencé à chercher sur le net ce que l'on pouvait faire avec le morceau de boeuf... je n'avais pas envie de boeuf en sauce, ni de cuisine à l'indienne... alors j'ai finalement opté pour une marinade (jamais essayé mais ça n'a pas l'air trop compliqué et l'avantage est que je peux le préparer ce soir & le cuir demain) type Bollywood Kitchen. Boeuf done! Il y avait les aubergines, pareil, pas envie de cuisson au four, farcies je n'ai pas de viande hachée et cuites à l'eau bof! Comme j'avais le four allumé pour cuire une quiche aux champignons/parmesan, je me suis dit, pourquoi pas refaire un caviar ?! trop bon...... et plus il y a des recettes avec du fromage frais comme celle de Alter Gusto, parce que j'ai 2 packs de fromage à utiliser depuis que j'avais passé un samedi après-m' à préparer des sandwiches pour le Groupe de Jeunes. Bref, ce blog est vraiment top! Il y a bien sûr les sites classiques comme Marmiton, 750g , Giallo Zafferano (en italien), mais sauf si j'ai besoin d'une recette très précise, je ne trouve plus trop ce qui m'intéresse... Du coup Alter Gusto tombe à point, juste ce que j'aime! Moderne, intemporel avec un zeste du Sud (ce qui m'arrange). J'y ai aussi repéré un clafoutis à la banane pour traiter mon stock, ça changera du cake à la banane préféré de mes collègues :) Ah je me suis aussi dit, que je pouvais essayer les Empanadas agneau, aubergine, moutarde si jamais je trouve de l'haché d'agneau.
Voilà! je vous souhaite un bon dimanche :) Il faut que j'aille faire la vaisselle...
*au boulot nous allons manger ensemble tous les jours & un jour lorsqu'ils m'ont demandé ce dont j'avais envie, j'ai répondu, tu sais ... comme de la cuisine français, mais pas traditionnelle, plutôt moderne, intemporelle :D ce qui en français est probablement une contradiction
** dans le même genre il y avait aussi : http://impala-nomade.blogspot.it/2009/06/cuisine-cuisine.html?showComment=1244495688129
jeudi 2 mai 2013
I am always wondering if I like traveling in deed…
I'm sitting in Amsterdam waiting for my connecting flight under a fake tree with recorded sounds of nature (ducks fighting?) playing above my head.
I don't like airports, I don't like to wait, I don't like to have to take my shoes off at the security (though it's while it hasn't happened to me), I don't like the smell of aircrafts (the AF ones even make me sick) and the anonymous crowds of airports. I don't like jetlags, I don't like to wake up at 5am to catch a plane, I don't like to buy a bottle of water 3eur, I don't like having to walk for ages, I don't like to always check the time & have to plan a buffer for any leg of the journey…. I just want to be home.... am so lucky Linate is only 10mins from my place :)
lundi 15 avril 2013
MODERN ART DESSERTS from Clay McLachlan on Vimeo.
et moi et Thomas qui étions en train de faire des hypothèses sur la construction du moule ... alalalala... pas du tout :)
mardi 19 février 2013
J'aimerai avoir une souvenirothèque... et comme son nom l'indique ce serait genre une boite à souvenirs. C'est vrai que les livres d'or ou les albums photos jouent un peu ce rôle mais la mienne serait plus complète. On pourrait faire des retours dans le temps, des zooms, des arrêts sur image, rechercher des noms, des lieux, des expériences... Il y aurait bien sûr aussi quelques retouches pour effacer les moments moins drôles. Ce serait facilement accessible & immédiat, pour un usage limité certes car il ne faut pas vivre dans le passé... On peut aussi la partager avec ou sans étiquettes virtuelles. Cela permettrait de sourire de temps en temps en la parcourant et de se réjouir lorsqu'on pense avoir trouvé un souvenir digne d'enrichir la collection ;)
Bonne nuit les amis :x Et aux orties les ordis et excel ===
Bonne nuit les amis :x Et aux orties les ordis et excel ===
dimanche 17 février 2013
:) petite chanson sur les femmes modernes (suite des femmes des années 80) vues par notre société aujourd'hui. Trouvée par hasard mais je trouve qu'il y a quelques remarques perspicaces...
Parole de Etre Une Femme 2010 (Michel Sardou):
Dans un voyage en absurdie
Que je fais lorsque je m’ennuie,
J’ai imaginé sans complexe
Qu’un matin je changeais de sexe,
Que je vivais l’étrange drame
D’être une femme, (femme être une femme)
D’être une femme (Femme être une femme)
Depuis les années 80,
Les femmes sont des hommes à temps plein
Finis les revendications
C’qu’elles ont voulu maintenant elles l’ont
Ce sont toutes des femmes accomplies
Sans vraiment besoin d’un mari
Femme capitaine de société
Elles ont d’autres chats à fouetter
De conseils d’administration
De longs diners en réunion
Passer en coup de vent chez le coiffeur
Se maquiller dans l’ascenceur
Elles rentrent épuisées tous les soirs
La télé elles veulent plus la voir
A peine la couv’ d’un magazine
Et un cachet qui les assassine
Femme être une femme
Femme être une femme
Quand à l’amour elles n’y pensent plus
Juste un amant qu’elle n'revoit plus
D’ailleurs c’est un acte manqué
Quand leur portable se met à vibrer
Pour la nostalgie d’autrefois
Faudrait du temps elles n’en ont pas
Elles y reviendront évidemment
Avec le premier cheveu blanc
Trente années se sont écoulées
Ont-elles perdu ce qu’elles ont gagné
Elles étaient femmes en 80
Et femmes jusqu’au bout des seins
Question salaire ça ne va pas mieux
Celui d’un homme coupé en deux
On les enfume de parité
Mais qui promet l’égalité?
(...)
samedi 2 février 2013
Le jour où il fût décidé que j'irai en Italie, je décidais aussi qu'il y a 2 choses qu'il fallait que j'apprenne avant de quitter ce pays quelques mois plus tard (4 ans plus tard j'y suis toujours mais c'est une autre histoire...), donc la première et plus importante résolution était boire du café! Je ne buvais pas de café à l'époque, je détestais ce goût amer que j'avais pu goûter à la petite cuillère du bol de petit déjeuner de mes parents.
Les plus grandes découvertes sont souvent inattendues et le résultat de concours de circonstances! A Perugia, le samedi matin, les étudiants du GBU organisaient une réunion de prière/petit déjeuner dans un dortoir. Ils avaient une "moka" qu'ils mettaient chauffer sur une plaque électrique de camping et préparaient le café au lait pour tous. Je me retrouvais donc à argumenter que non, je n'en voulais pas, que je ne buvais pas de café... Malheureusement c'était la seule option et j'ai donc obtempéré (on était en Italie après tout, et il fallait bien commencer quelque part). J'ai alors découvert que le café n'avait pas toujours ce goût amer affreux mais plutôt de noisette et j'ai aimé!!!!! Depuis j'ai pris mon café dans des dizaines de bar dans tout le pays et c'est le petit plaisir qui me manquera le plus lorsque je quitterai ce pays. D'ailleurs je ne me hasarde toujours pas à essayer le café à l'étranger. Enfin, si je l'ai déjà fait mais je n'ai pas eu de très bonnes expériences, donc en général, je trouve le thé moins risqué...
Ouvrir un café, un vrai, une petite entreprise qui fait de bons espressos, un lieu de vie... après-tout mon arrière-grand-mère tenait bien le café du village :) Reste à trouver le bon concept, le bon emplacement parce qu'un café sans passage n'a pas beaucoup d'intérêt... dans une culture qui apprécie le café italien, avec des partenaires & le staff qui rock! Parce que même les Nespresso n'arrivent pas à la hauteur du café de bar et que nous serons toujours prêts à payer 1euro que ce soit pour le plaisir gustatif ou pour le shot de cafféine!
ps: article sympa " Dix petits noirs" sur le même sujet dans le dernier numéro d'Elle à Table de Jan-Fev 2013
En cette période de la vie où l'on a un peu grandi mais tout n'est pas encore décidé... Où l'on encore de grands projets et une bonne dose d'espoir... Où l'on doit prendre des décisions et cela nous semble la fin du monde... Un soir, j'avais écrit sur mon profil de réseau social, "J'aimerai..." Il y a tant de choses que j'aimerai faire, j'aimerai être, j'aimerai quitter, j'aimerai apprendre, j'aimerai changer... Avouables ou non avouables :)
vendredi 1 février 2013
Je viens de découvrir la jeune vie algéroise, et ça ressemble à un peu de déjà vécu... la famille ou l'ennui? dans "la vie algéroise" ou croire être chez soi là où on ne sera jamais chez soi dans "bons baisers d'Afrique" ou encore sur la hantise des réceptions dans "socialize" ahahahah :) et bien d'autres encore mais sans fumée, sans alcool & sans relations sans lendemains :p
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Last Nomadic Stop
You don't need to wait for the telegram...
Ce matin-là, le monde commençait pour nous à s’émouvoir. L’opérateur de T. S. F. nous remit enfin un télégramme : deux pylônes, plantés dans le sable, nous reliaient une fois par semaine à ce monde: Courrier France-Amérique parti de Toulouse 5 h 45 stop. Passé Alicante 11 h 10. (...) En dix minutes, la nouvelle nous parvenait par Barcelone, par Casablanca, par Agadir, puis se propageait vers Dakar. Sur cinq mille kilomètres de ligne, les aéroports étaient alertés. (...) Un moteur grondait quelque part. De Toulouse jusqu’au Sénégal on cherchait à l’entendre.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Courrier Sud.
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Inspiration (2): Impalas
An impala is a medium-sized African antelope. The name impala comes from the Zulu language meaning "gazelle".
Impala range between 73 and 92 cm (29 and 36 in) tall. Average mass for a male impala is 46 to 76 kg (100 to 170 lb), while females weigh about 35 to 50 kg (77 to 110 lb). They are normally reddish-brown in color (hence the Afrikaans name of "Rooibok"), have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic "M" marking on the rear. Impalas are an ecotone species living in light woodland with little undergrowth and grassland of low to medium height. They have an irregular distribution due to dependence on free water, soils with good drainage with firm footing and moderate or less slope. While they are usually close to water in the dry season, they can go weeks without drinking when they have access to green vegetation.
Impalas are adaptable foragers. They usually switch between grazing and browsing depending on the season. During wet seasons when grasses are green and growing they graze. During dry seasons it browses foliage, shoots, forbs and seeds. It can also adapt to different habitats by being a grazer in one habitat a browser in another. Leopards, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs prey on impala.
see also: http://impala-nomade.blogspot.com/2007/08/trs-prcisement.html
Impala range between 73 and 92 cm (29 and 36 in) tall. Average mass for a male impala is 46 to 76 kg (100 to 170 lb), while females weigh about 35 to 50 kg (77 to 110 lb). They are normally reddish-brown in color (hence the Afrikaans name of "Rooibok"), have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic "M" marking on the rear. Impalas are an ecotone species living in light woodland with little undergrowth and grassland of low to medium height. They have an irregular distribution due to dependence on free water, soils with good drainage with firm footing and moderate or less slope. While they are usually close to water in the dry season, they can go weeks without drinking when they have access to green vegetation.
Impalas are adaptable foragers. They usually switch between grazing and browsing depending on the season. During wet seasons when grasses are green and growing they graze. During dry seasons it browses foliage, shoots, forbs and seeds. It can also adapt to different habitats by being a grazer in one habitat a browser in another. Leopards, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs prey on impala.
see also: http://impala-nomade.blogspot.com/2007/08/trs-prcisement.html
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