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<title><![CDATA[Hanoi - 1000 years of Thanh Long -the recent photographic record]]></title>
<link>http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ray Harris</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hanoi has been inhabited since at least 3000 BC. One of the first known permanent settlements is the]]></description>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">Hanoi has been inhabited since at least 3000 BC. One of the first known permanent settlements is the <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#002bb8;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="Co Loa Citadel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co_Loa_Citadel">Co Loa citadel</a> (Cổ Loa) founded around 200 BC.</p>
<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">Hanoi has had many names throughout history, all of them of Sino-Vietnamese origin. During the Chinese domination of Vietnam, it was known as Tống Bình (<a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:宋" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%8B">宋</a><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:平" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B3">平</a>) and later Long Đỗ (<a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:龍" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%BE%8D">龍</a><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:肚" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%82%9A">肚</a>; literally &#8220;dragon&#8217;s belly&#8221;). In 866, it was turned into a citadel and was named Đại La (<a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:大" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7">大</a><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:羅" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%BE%85">羅</a>).</p>
<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">In 1010, <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#002bb8;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="Ly Thai To" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ly_Thai_To">Lý Thái Tổ</a>, the first ruler of the <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#002bb8;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="Ly Dynasty" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ly_Dynasty">Lý Dynasty</a>, moved the capital of Đại Việt (<a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:大越" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E8%B6%8A">大越</a>, the <em>Great Viet</em>, then the name of Vietnam) to the site of the Đại La Citadel. Claiming to have seen a dragon ascending the Red River, he renamed it <strong>Thăng Long</strong> (<a style="text-decoration:none;color:#3366bb;background-image:none;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-color:initial;background-position:initial initial;" title="wikt:昇龍" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%98%87%E9%BE%8D">昇龍</a>, <em>Ascending dragon</em>) &#8211; a name still used poetically to this day.</p>
<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">As a way of celebrating Hanoi&#8217;s history Philippe <a href="http://www.hanoilavie.com.">Chaplin</a> has researched a wide range of images of Hanoi,from the last 150 years, most of which  are photographs. What is interesting is that although Hanoi is rapidly developing many of the scenes  represented in the photos can be seen today.</p>
<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">For example the pousse pousse</p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-460" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/bonze-en-pousse-pousse/"><br />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-460" title="Bonze En Pousse Pousse" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/bonze-en-pousse-pousse.jpg" alt="Bonze En Pousse Pousse" width="450" height="285" /></a></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">This is Hanoi 1862 while the cyclo is still a common site in Hanoi in 2009 (however with the rapid rise in 4 wheel traffic it is probably an endangered species.</p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;text-align:center;margin:.4em 0 .5em;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-465" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/p1030246/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-465 aligncenter" title="cyclo2009" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/p1030246.jpg?w=300" alt="cyclo2009" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-466" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/barbiers-et-cureurs-d-oreilles/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-466" title="Barbiers Et Cureurs D Oreilles" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/barbiers-et-cureurs-d-oreilles.jpg" alt="Barbiers Et Cureurs D Oreilles" width="450" height="290" /></a></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">The street barber (who also manicures the ears and nose with the deftness of a surgeon) is another common sight in Hanoi in 2009. A tree is normally all that is needed or corner of a building -enough to hang a mirror (and sometimes steal some electricity from an overhead cable) and to place a chair.</p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;text-align:center;margin:.4em 0 .5em;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-468" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/p1030248-2/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-468 aligncenter" title="street barber Hanoi 2009" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/p10302481.jpg?w=300" alt="street barber Hanoi 2009" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<div id="attachment_678" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-678" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/barberhanoi/"><img class="size-full wp-image-678" title="barberhanoi" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/barberhanoi.jpg" alt="barberhanoi" width="497" height="331" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Barber,Hanoi. Ray Harris</p></div>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-469" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/coiffeurs-dans-la-rue/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-469" title="Coiffeurs Dans La Rue" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/coiffeurs-dans-la-rue.jpg" alt="Coiffeurs Dans La Rue" width="450" height="283" /></a></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;">The conical hat is still very common even in central Hanoi in 2009</p>
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<div id="attachment_682" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-682" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/conicalhanbw/"><img class="size-full wp-image-682" title="conicalHanBW" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/conicalhanbw.jpg" alt="conicalHanBW" width="497" height="449" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hanoi-2009-Ray Harris</p></div>
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<p style="line-height:1.5em;margin:.4em 0 .5em;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-470" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/fabricants-de-chapeaux/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-470" title="Fabricants De Chapeaux" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/fabricants-de-chapeaux.jpg" alt="Fabricants De Chapeaux" width="450" height="268" /></a></p>
<div id="attachment_679" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 506px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-679" href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/hanoi-1000-years-of-thanh-long-the-recent-photographic-record/conicalbw/"><img class="size-full wp-image-679" title="conicalBW" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/conicalbw.jpg" alt="conicalBW" width="496" height="175" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ray Harris - brickworkers,Vietnam</p></div>
<p>Singers may not be a common sight on the streets of Hanoi today but he Cheo performers (traditional opera) still perform twice a week in th newly upgraded theatre.</p>
<div id="attachment_776" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 506px"><a href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/img_4358.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-776" title="IMG_4358" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/img_4358.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="330" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cheo -Ray Harris</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_772" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/chanteuses.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-772" title="Chanteuses" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/chanteuses.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="310" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chanteuses</p></div>
<div id="attachment_773" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 507px"><a href="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/avenue-de-la-cathedrale.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-773" title="Avenue De La Cathedrale" src="http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/avenue-de-la-cathedrale.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="320" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Avenue De La Cathedrale</p></div>
<p>and the Cathedral still packs them in at Christmas and Easter!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pousse-pousse parigino]]></title>
<link>http://italianiaparigi.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/pousse-pousse-parigino/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>italianiaparigi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://italianiaparigi.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/pousse-pousse-parigino/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Uno dei tanti pousse-pousse parigini Siete appena usciti dall’ufficio e non avete il coraggio di add]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_166" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 475px"><img class="size-full wp-image-166" title="pousse_pousse" src="http://italianiaparigi.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/pousse_pousse.jpg" alt="pousse_pousse" width="465" height="310" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Uno dei tanti pousse-pousse parigini</p></div>
<p>Siete appena usciti dall’ufficio e non avete il coraggio di addentrarvi nell’infernale metro parigina o di prendere l’RER intasata da centinaia di parigini nervosi? Niente paura…una semplice chiamata e un “pousse-pousse” vi attenderà all’uscita.</p>
<p>Si tratta di un mezzo di trasporto già presente nelle maggior parti delle grandi città, da Amsterdam a Londra,  veloce quanto un autobus ma senza smog e affollamento.</p>
<p>Salirete a bordo di un risció moderno, , un triciclo munito d&#8217;una assistanza elettrica  e di due posti a sedere: un metodo simpatico e originale di spostarsi in citta’ senza inquinare e senza sudare.</p>
<p>I prezzi per uno spostamento in città si aggirano attorno ai 15€ e variano in funzione delle distanze.</p>
<p>Se non sopportate piú le salite in Velib’, gli autisti invadenti dei taxi e gli ingorghi della capitale, non esitate a contattare un “pousse-pousse”… un aitante autista vi aspetterà per condurvi a destinazione.</p>
<p> <em><strong>Taxi King Clovis</strong> </em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.taxikingclovis.com">www.taxikingclovis.com<br />
</a><a href="http://www.taxikingclovis.cominfo@taxikingclovis.com">info@taxikingclovis.com</a><em><br />
</em>06 65 63 81 61</p>
<p> <strong><em>Urban cab</em></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.urban-cab.com/">www.urban-cab.com<br />
</a><a href="mailto:pg@urban-cab.com ">pg@urban-cab.com </a> <br />
8, avenue Foch (Parking Foch)<br />
75116 Paris</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Encore Pousse-Pousse]]></title>
<link>http://nathyk.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/encore-pousse-pousse/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathyk</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nathyk.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/encore-pousse-pousse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pousse-Pousse à la tombée de la nuit]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pousse-Pousse à Mahajanga]]></title>
<link>http://nathyk.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/pousse-pousse-a-mahajanga/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathyk</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nathyk.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/pousse-pousse-a-mahajanga/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pousse-Pousse]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The pousse-pousse capital]]></title>
<link>http://allonsy.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/the-pousse-pousse-capital/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alexis Grant</dc:creator>
<guid>http://allonsy.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/the-pousse-pousse-capital/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Saturday, Nov. 8 Antsirabe, Madagascar Pull-carts are one of the main forms of transportation in Ant]]></description>
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Antsirabe, Madagascar</em></p>
<p>Pull-carts are one of the main forms of transportation in Antsirabe, the first town south of Madagascar&#8217;s capital.</p>
<p>But the pousse-pousses, as they&#8217;re called in French, are not pulled by a horse, a donkey or even a zebu, the Malagasy equivalent of cattle. These carts move through the streets solely on manpower.</p>
<p>It struck me as a scene out of a fantasy film, men running barefoot around town, pulling carts behind them, some men overtaking others just like cars in traffic. I couldn&#8217;t imagine what kind of crazy shape one would have to be in to pull that kind of weight, to do an animal&#8217;s work all day to make a living. Installing a system like that in a U.S. city would be a sure-fire way to combat obesity, I thought.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 250px"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/3037635243_999957939a_m.jpg" alt="Pousse-pousse-ing it to our hotel." width="240" height="180" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pousse-pousse-ing it to our hotel.</p></div>
<p>I watched the form of the runner who pulled me and my bags from the bus station to my hotel, working hard alongside two other pousse-pousse guys who pulled my new French friends, Anna and Alexa, women who I met during the bush taxi ride. It didn&#8217;t feel right, being pulled around town by a local. If a runner could move both me and my bags to my hotel, I could surely walk there with my bag on my back.</p>
<p>But the pull-carts aren&#8217;t a luxury just for tourists. That&#8217;s how many locals get around, particularly if they have luggage to move, or chickens or even a lounge chair. This is the livelihood of many Malagasy men, and if I want to support the locals, I best take a pousse-pousse.</p>
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<p>Besides, my reason for using public transportation, whether it be a taxi or a pousse-pousse, often isn&#8217;t to avoid walking from place to place; it&#8217;s sometimes necessary because I don&#8217;t know where I&#8217;m going.</p>
<p>I can already tell that topic &#8212; where I&#8217;m going &#8212; is going to cause me difficulty here. The names of about half the cities in the country begin with &#8220;A&#8221;, and most are at least a dozen characters long.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s Antananarivo, the capital, which thankfully goes by &#8220;Tana.&#8221; Antsiranana, Ambovombe, Ambatofinandrahana, Antalaha, Andranomena. A good portion of the cities that don&#8217;t start with &#8220;A&#8221; begin with &#8220;M&#8221;: Miandrivazo, Morondava, Manantenia, Mahajanga. I&#8217;d include pronunciations, but I don&#8217;t know them yet, so your guess is as good as mine.</p>
<p>This makes it difficult for me to differentiate between one place and another, and whenever someone asks me about the places I plan to visit, I have to pull out a map to show them instead of simply spouting off the names of the cities.</p>
<p>For you, figuring out where I am should be easy. Soon <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&#38;hl=en&#38;t=p&#38;oe=UTF8&#38;msa=0&#38;msid=111001454120015771350.00044e7597fb56c8047fc&#38;ll=9.535749,-0.527344&#38;spn=14.867595,36.914063&#38;z=4">the map</a> in the upper right-hand corner of this site will be updated, showing you the route I&#8217;ve taken so far during my trip, including the Malagasy cities I&#8217;ve most recently visited.</p>
<p>First, I&#8217;ll head south to the coast, little by little, stopping at cities and parks along the way.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Madagascar 3]]></title>
<link>http://reinedespommes.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/madagascar-3/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pomme</dc:creator>
<guid>http://reinedespommes.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/madagascar-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  Je n&#8217;arriverai pas à vous raconter aussi bien que le fait mon ami qui a séjourné deux ans à ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Madagascar s' invite à la fête internationale maritime de Brest]]></title>
<link>http://saveoursmile.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/madagascar-s-invite-a-la-fete-internationale-maritime-de-brest/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 19:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>saveoursmile</dc:creator>
<guid>http://saveoursmile.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/madagascar-s-invite-a-la-fete-internationale-maritime-de-brest/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[C&#8217; est avec plaisir que nous apprenons que Madagascar fait partie des pays invités d&#8217; ho]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" style="float:left;" src="http://brest2008.yms-admin.com/medias/9/10/12/1207901280_vgn.jpg" alt="brest 2008" width="81" height="120" />C&#8217; est avec plaisir que nous apprenons que Madagascar fait partie des pays invités d&#8217; honneur à la prestigieuse foire internationale maritime <a href="http://www.brest2008.fr/fr/62-village-madagascar" target="_blank">Brest 2008</a>, les autres pays étant la Croatie, la Galice, la Norvège, le Vietnam. Cette foire se tient tous les quatre ans depuis 1992 et mobilisera 800 journalistes selon les organisateurs.</p>
<p>L&#8217; on apprend via notre chaîne de TV nationale que le <a href="http://www.brest2008.fr/fr/62-village-madagascar" target="_blank">v</a><a href="http://www.brest2008.fr/fr/62-village-madagascar" target="_blank">illage Madagascar</a> sera une vitrine pour les pousse-pousse et autres pirogues à balanciers, entre autres.</p>
<p>Je n&#8217; arrive pas trop à comprendre pourquoi a-t-on choisi d&#8217; exhiber les pousse-pousse, qui n&#8217; ont rien de marin au-delà des flaques d&#8217; eau dont le tireur doit enjamber en période de pluie du côté d&#8217; Antsirabe, Majunga ou de Tuléar. Toutefois, l &#8216;effort de donner un aperçu du quotidien du malgache est louable.</p>
<p>Par ailleurs, ce choix a aussi le mérite de montrer une autre facette de Madagascar qui dévie des clichés.</p>
<p>Au delà de la partie contenu et manifestations qui seront proposés lors de cette foire, nous nous demandons toujours, comme à chaque participation de Madagascar dans d&#8217; autres foires, comment se fait-il que l&#8217; on n&#8217; en parle que très peu sur Internet (que cela soit au niveau du blogosphère, ou dans les sites spécialisés). Pourtant ce genre de participation à des foires internationaux est l&#8217; occasion de faire parler de Madagascar sur l&#8217; Internet avant (dans le style Teasing si l&#8217; on prend le langage des publicitaires), pendant (en faisant des reportages quotidiens), et après via des blogs ou autres systèmes de recueil de feed-backs. Est-ce par omission(auquel cas on peut encore stimuler le buzz vu que la manifestation est programée mi-juillet)? Est-ce par manque de ressources (auquel cas, je pense que ce ne sont pas le bloggers malgaches éparpillées dans le monde entier qui refuseront d &#8216;en parler à leur façons car ils veulent apporter leur contribution dans la promotion de la destination &#8230;)&#8230; ou encore une fois, est-ce parceque nos dirigeants sont mal-éclairés sur les façons d&#8217; utiliser l&#8217; internet à bon escient?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tōkyō 1.8 | pays du rail]]></title>
<link>http://mypercu.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/tokyo-18-pays-du-rail/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>B F</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mypercu.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/tokyo-18-pays-du-rail/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pays du rail, le Japon bénéficie d&#8217;une organisation ferroviaire composée de sociétés privées. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8raHaBprcI/AAAAAAAAAMA/V5_q7IFBSDE/s1600-h/taxi-train-ueno-jp.jpg"><img style="float:left;cursor:pointer;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8raHaBprcI/AAAAAAAAAMA/V5_q7IFBSDE/s400/taxi-train-ueno-jp.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">P</span></span>ays du rail, le Japon bénéficie d&#8217;une organisation ferroviaire composée de sociétés privées. A partir de Tokyo, il est possible de s&#8217;évader par plusieurs trajets et plusieurs moyens de locomotions.<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></p>
<p></span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8rbe6BprdI/AAAAAAAAAMI/r1GRwiaDA4g/s1600-h/taxi-tokyo.jpg"><img style="float:left;cursor:pointer;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8rbe6BprdI/AAAAAAAAAMI/r1GRwiaDA4g/s400/taxi-tokyo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">A</span></span>ssez onéreux si l&#8217;on ne prend pas d&#8217;abonnement, il est préférable d&#8217;emprunter les transports en commun en combinant plusieurs recettes.<br />Le taxi est pratique pour être à l&#8217;heure et lorsque les bagages nombreux ne facilitent pas le déplacement. Je n&#8217;ai testé qu&#8217;un seul taxi, le jour de mon départ de Tokyo, afin de me rendre de Asakusa à la Ueno Keisei Skyliner Station. Il était tôt, j&#8217;étais chargé et c&#8217;était l&#8217;occasion de découvrir l&#8217;intérieur de ces taxis très curieux. Quand vous sortez d&#8217;un taxi, il n&#8217;est pas nécessaire de fermer la porte derrière vous. Un système automatique (présent sur chaque taxi), referme la porte. Lorsque je me suis posé dans le taxi, l&#8217;intimité du chauffeur m&#8217;a laissé entrevoir un intérieur propre, tiré aux quatre épingles et véritablement &#8220;kitsch&#8221; (petits tapis aux couleurs dépareillées, appuis têtes décorés par de la dentelle, &#8230;). Niveau prix, c&#8217;est plutôt élevé, mais arriver à l&#8217;heure pour prendre le train via l&#8217;aéroport de Narita était un enjeu.</p>
<p><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8re16BpreI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/W2wFU20XZUo/s1600-h/pouss-tokyo.jpg"><img style="float:left;cursor:pointer;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8re16BpreI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/W2wFU20XZUo/s400/pouss-tokyo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">L</span></span>e pousse-pousse (les &#8220;jinrikisha&#8221;; 人力車), est un moyen présent dans plusieurs pays d&#8217;Asie. Au Japon, même si ma photographie montre des japonais utiliser le pousse-pousse, c&#8217;est en particulier les touristes qui l&#8217;empreinte (japonais ou occidentaux). Visibles derrière ces &#8220;jinrikicha&#8221; (essentiellement actifs dans les quartiers touristiques), les vélos sont un moyen essentiel et vital du déplacement. Utilisée par tout le monde, la bicyclette nippone  est parfois dangereuse. Sans compter la circulation épaisse des automobiles, les cyclistes avertis n&#8217;hésitent pas à rouler très vite, et faire des slaloms parfois risqués, voire mortels. Le conseil judicieux (à mon sens) : rester en éveil (surtout en journée) et bien respecter les signalisations pour piétons.</p>
<p><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8rhIqBprfI/AAAAAAAAAMY/f2vq7pjBWtg/s1600-h/moto3roue-jp.jpg"><img style="float:left;cursor:pointer;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_ixHazahtQlM/R8rhIqBprfI/AAAAAAAAAMY/f2vq7pjBWtg/s400/moto3roue-jp.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">M</span></span>archer pour rencontrer. Tokyo est immense et le train ou le métro seront inévitables. Mais la marche est essentielle. L&#8217;énergie dépensée pour se déplacer à pied sera vite récompensée. Entre les anecdotes  à vivre au quotidien, comme la découverte de la population, de petits restaurants, de maisons curieuses ou de jolies jardins, tout nous pousse à user les semelles.</p>
<p>Très pratiques aussi, le scooteur ou la moto. Mais là, il sera nécessaire de connaître un minimum la ville au préalable et ne pas oublier qu&#8217;au pays du soleil levant on roule à gauche. Pour l&#8217;anecdote, il est souvent logique de marcher à gauche, même lorsqu&#8217;on empreinte un Escalator.
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