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The “Festival du Monde Arabe”

Sunday, November 2, 2008 11:43 No Comments

Arab World Festival
Some friends and I received invitations to the Arab World festival. There we were, in the Medley corner St-Denis and René Levesque, waiting for the show to start. The room was filled with all kinds of people… Arabic… Non Arabic… Politicians… Artists. and mostly anonymous people like us. Then the magic occurred. Out [...]

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Café Van houtte

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 18:24 1 Comment

Students pretending to study… Elderly enjoying the warmth of a cup in a cold winter eve… Yellowish and w
ooden photographs on the walls… Wooden furniture and dim lights… And in the air the faint smell of coffee. Behind his counter the boss is wearing his neverfading smile. He’s busy serving his customers and preparing every [...]

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