In the 12th Century Eleanor, the Duchess of Acquitane, controlled about a quarter of all France and was by far...
Robin
From Netherlands. 30 y/o. Proud collaborator of web magazines random-times and volleytimes. Currently I live in France.
#March 18, 1662: the first public buses began to run in Paris, probably 200 years ahead of its time.
The first public buses began to run on this day, March 18, 1662, even if it was an idea probably...
All we known that March 17 is St Patrick's Day, a cultural and religious holiday celebrated every year in Ireland...
Gunboat diplomacy was at its height in 1889 and on this day, March 15, tension was high with an act...
Nobody knows what was wrong with Daniel Lambert who was born on this day, March 13 1770. But he went...
It was described as “the Fight of the Century”: Muhammad Ali, who had been stripped of his World Heavyweight Championship...
Carmen, now one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the world, had its premiere on this day,...
The film "Titanic" became, on this day, March 2, 1998, the first ever movie to earn 1 billion US dollars...
Thomas Bowdler, a doctor and philanthropist, popular to be the man who took all the naughty bits out of Shakespeare,...
André Zucca (1897-1973) was a French photographer and Nazi collaborator, popular thanks to his work with the German propaganda magazine...
A short distance from Paris is the Orthodox Cemetery Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, which houses many Orthodox Russians who died and were buried...
From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original...
For most of us are normal to see historical photographs in black and white, due to the diffusion of monochrome...
Around the world, holidays are an excuse for ambitious baking projects and, above all, for eat! But few delicacy are...
Being far from the people you love is one of the most difficult experiences in life, even with today’s trans-continental...
Paris at Christmastime is heaven for sweet tooth. Even if, patisseries on virtually every street corner is attractive at any...
Pepernoten (literally pepper nuts) are little, brown spice cookies very popular before and during the Dutch holiday Sinterklaasavond, or Saint...
Wars, suffering and blood shed fills the world’s history, and this is one of the reasons why many of the...
In medieval France a few different type of story was told as an alternative to the fairy tales or the...
