Chez Daniel, au "BARBON"...

Fermé pour cause d'incendie...

Le Barbon, (anciennement Le Byzantin - cuisine greque)
était un des piliers du quartier en 1989.
Il faut dire qu'à l'époque, bien avant l'ouverture du Café Charbon en 1995
et tout ce qui a suivi, il n'y avait pas grand chose à Oberkampf...
A part Le Cithéa, seul bar fréquentable, il y avait très peu de restaurants :
Le Byzantin, un Latino, le Phu-Ket, un restau turc et autres fast food asiatiques.

Le Café Charbon était auparavant tenu par un couple d'auvergnats
plus portés sur la bouteille que doués pour le commerce.
C'était aussi le dealer de tabac du coin.

Le Mécano aussi, qui est fermé depuis des mois, a eu à faire avec le feu.
Les cuisines sont toujours un excellent endroit pour les départ de feu...

BloodyBlogDay... because of China

TO BLOG or NOT TO BLOG... ?

Anyway, how BlogAddict are you ? Tray this test...

Links :
- http://www.hns-info.net/article.php3?id_article=11876
- http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=30
- http://www.rsf.org/int_blackholes_fr.php3?id_mot=70&annee
=2007&Valider=OK

RSF dénonce les "Trous noirs" du web.

Bad news from Lagos

Well-known Art Market of Maiyegun (Lekki, Lagos) to find it bulldozed without warning
by forces of the Lagos State Government. According to eye witnesses several persons
received gunshots, one died.
The market, home for about 120 artists from the African Pride of Art & Crafts, was completely
destroyed today and many more people lost hope and income. Properties and artwork valued
provisionally at 30-40 million Naira was destroyed, unnecessarily.

(3 pics from expat friends)

Why ? Lucas Ajanaku, (Tell Magazine, Nigeria's independent weekly), explains :
"Tension mounts in the host communities of the proposed Lekki Free Trade Zone
over unfulfilled promised in the purported memorandum of understanding signed
with the Lagos State government"... (see more)

Lekki as in december 2006 !
(G@ttoGiallo)

Monte Narba, an abandoned mine I've recorded for you.

Monte Narba is the site of an old mine's district (silver ore) in south/east Sardinia,
Sarrabus' hills, Italy.
Closed down and deserted for too many years - it was operating mostly from 17th
to the beginning of 19th century. it will probably come back to life one of these days
as a... well, let's wait and see.

Let me show you the place... (slideshow)

(by G@ttoGiallo)

A bit of history now...

Geological map of the district & site map

(Thanks to "Mines of Sardinia" and its minetramps)

O O O

I've brought you this from Sardinia...

Come on ! follow G@ttoGiallo's footsteps on Sardinian sands !

... want more ?

Click on the pic below to see a roundup of the best places in the South East coast
of the island - all within a reach of 8 to 30 km away from my Granny's.

... now save this for next winter, so you can feel warm on the coldest nights.

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Ten years ago, Africa has lost his best musician
FELA KUTI : 1938 > 1997

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