[2524] They were what the Athenian was among Greeks

Posted in Books & printed materials, Liberty, Society on March 22nd, 2012 No Comments »

Crowds of the inhabitants of the faubourgs in their Sunday clothes, sometimes even decked with fleurs-de-lis like the citizens, were scattered over the great square and the square Marigny, playing games and going around on wooden horses; others drinking; a few, printer apprentices, had on paper caps; their laughter resounded through the air. Everything was […]

[2393] Do you hear the people sing?

Posted in Entertainment on July 8th, 2011 No Comments »

I first watched Les Misérables at the West End of London some time ago. This is one of my favorites songs:

[2325] Do you hear the people sing?

Posted in Entertainment on March 1st, 2011 1 Comment »

When I first decided to ride a bus from Paris to London, I did not plan on watching anything at West End. A friend in Paris encouraged me to watch something but I ignored her, telling her I would not want to watch it alone. I changed my mind when I got out of Victoria […]