My Google profile

As a lot of people during the last weeks, I have created my Google profile.

What is a Google profile?

A Google profile is simply how you present yourself on Google products to other Google users. It allows you to control how you appear on Google and tell others a bit more about who you are. With a Google profile, you can easily share your web content on one central location. You can include, for example, links to your blog, online photos, and other profiles such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and more. You have control over what others see. Your profile won’t display any private information unless you’ve explicitly added it.

You can also allow people to find you more easily by enabling your profile to be searched by your name. Simply set your existing profile to show your full name publicly.

If you’ve been writing reviews on Google Maps, creating articles on Google Knol, sharing Google Reader items, or adding books to your Google Book Search library, you may already have a profile. See and customize your profile.

Quite easy. Let’s see with the time if it brings something new…

You can also find the profile of Laurent Kempé on Google profile.

Bonifacio 2009 – Part IV

Bavella, the highlight of the Corsican mountain!

For a very good reason : from one side the mountain pass, and on the other side the forest. It summarizes itself the particularities of the island relief, with dramatic rock formation and colours from most delicate red to the darkest grey and all “sprinkled” with giant Laricio pines. The most beautiful panoramas on the Bavella Needles can be seen at the passed called Col de Bavella ( 1218m high ) inside the regional reserve.

 

Bonifacio 2009 – Part II

I would like to continue our trip report with the presentation of the very nice hotel we were in, A Cheda. Very nice small structure with a lot of charm. All rooms are unique and consist of an elegant mix of modern material and equipment and old stones and wood.

The restaurant is also very interesting. Good quality with a Mediterranean orientation and exciting typical Corsican menus.

The hotel is well positioned outside Bonifacio, but not so far. All around, a marvelous garden with beautiful (old) trees.

On top, a very cool but professional welcome. Nice dedicated people who are delivering good services for this 4* hotel.

Very warm recommendation from the whole family for this very good hotel!

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france bonifacio 2009   a cheda

france bonifacio 2009   a cheda

france bonifacio 2009   a cheda

france bonifacio 2009   a cheda

Bonifacio 2009 – Part I

Some days off with the family in Bonifacio (south Corsica, France). Very interesting small town (2’600 inhabitants without the tourists ;-), the southernmost commune of Metropolitan France. The Upper City, actually a very old citadel, is dominating some absolutely fantastic limestone cliffs, sculpted by the ocean.

(As usual, click on the pictures to have an access to bigger formats).

Bonifacio citadel and the limestone cliffs

Cliffs

The citadel seen from the harbor

More later ;-)

On heavy rotation…

Wow. Wow. Wow.

An *absolute masterpiece*, on heavy rotation since some weeks! Surely one of my preferred CD since years!

First, I have to say that I am a total-fan of Leonard Cohen since 15 years. His texts are extremely interesting, a real poet. This, on top of this very particular, original and timeless musical compositions… Just too much :-)

And, on top on top, there is his absolutely fantastic deep voice.

And, on top on top on top, when I have seen that the musical director and bass player of this tour is Roscoe Beck, that was again … just too much. Roscoe Beck is a great musician and bass player I have discovered for years as he was playing with Robben Ford, the well-known blues singer and guitar player. Roscoe is also well-known as one of the best specialist of five-string bass.

Some of the best songs of Leonard Cohen are present on the double-CD: Dance me to the end of love, Bird on the wire, Everybody knows, In my secret life, Suzanne, Hallelujah, I’m your man, Sisters of mercy.

And for me, the best song on the double-CD: If it be your will, sung by the Webb Sisters. So great. So great, I just miss the words to describe the emotional impact of their performance… Something you have to listen to once in your life…