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This month, see reactions and comics (in French).

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Overview and easy access to all pages.

In French or English or both, occasionnally in German, one in Europanto. You may call this a "blog" but I don't keep a real diary. Politics, Terrorism, Environment, Consumerism.
Several articles on food and environment as well as many other topics. See the list of articles spanning twenty years of reactions.

Read what Vaclav Havel wrote about politics.

Opinions. My view of some aspects of the world (not very politically correct).

Expressions to avoid (in French).
And a little English and German.
See my page about faux-amis;
read a film critique in Europanto...
enjoy the intricacies of English and French Pronunciation (examples in French) and full page in English with audio examples;
read what Larry King and George Orwell say about trendy language; and discover examples of "expressions xyloglottes" (this is in French).

A few texts in various languages.

Verse from my favourite poet, Jean Pellerin, and strophes from other, better known writers (mostly French, some in German and Spanish).

La Fontaine (French). 30 illustrated fables and the complete list.

My (small) virtual museum. Renaissance and classical paintings, Greek sculpture, 20^th Century art, Hermitage (St Petersburg) sculptures and paintings.

Three painters of my family : Fritz and Nils von Dardel, and Valdo Barbey.

Now with 190 MIDI files (mostly classical) from 63 composers, and links to more.
Also with the complete BWV
as well as Mozart's Köchelverzeichnis and Vivaldi's RV.

Commonsense
Gesunder Menschenverstand

Vgl.: Goethe

One of my hobbies: realistic virtual images I created using "constructive spatial geometry" with POV. 273 pictures, of which 46 made from a single description file: see my house, inside and outside, with panoramic interactive views.
Also, several other subjects including 30 organic molecules and crystals in 3D.

Showing several sets (about 800 picts in total), with music if you wish.

This is a technology used for water treatment and other applications. I have spent 38 years of my professional life studying and teaching it, and am available today for consulting jobs.

Several pages on the ion exchange technology.

200 cars from Tintin albums, with corresponding photos of the real automobiles, a short quiz and a page about variations between different versions of the albums.

Fascinating Hugo Pratt... 110 images.

In another page: other comics (my favourite artists).

Composition and quality. Bottled or tap water?

En français : Eau potable

Energy, facts and perceptions. Is biomass a good solution?

A set of pages for all Dardels in the Universe (!), with pictures of family reunions and several documents. See the 2013 anniversary.
Also a full genealogy of the family (6300 entries... ), 748 coats of arms, and a brief family history.

If you have 5 minutes, why don't you sign my guest book?

They were built in Saint-Blaise (Switzerland) between 1903 and 1934. More than 130 images.

Voyage on the rivers and lakes of Karelia.

Self-explanatory. Some offer access to arts and culture, others give you useful pratical information.

Only for the curious.

The principles of heraldry (in French) and a glossary of 640 terms in 5 languages (FR, DE, EN, ES, IT).

For fun

Principle and examples

Spring Festival in India (one image only).

I wish you a new year full of peace and happiness!

... I am looking for these objects.

40 m² to rent in the heart of Paris (click for photos)