LAHORE , PAKISTAN: سے حاصل کرنا (Getting By)

Published on August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 by jacquelinemhadel4 Comments

august 2018 Lahore, Pakistan

LAHORE, PAKISTAN : “ROADSIDE”

Published on August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 by jacquelinemhadel4 Comments

Tuesday, August 14th, is “Partition Day” یوم آزادی‬‎; *Yaum-e Āzādī ~ Independence Day ~ National fervor is building in the* *days* *leading up to it ~ lots of Pakistan flags of all sizes are everywhere. This man has a rather large one on his tractor.*

**A boy selling shoes by the roadside.**

**Brick layers transport 20-22 bricks on their backs continuously, at a building site.**

august 2018. Lahore, Pakistan.

LAHORE , PAKISTAN : A PIECE OF ME میرے ایک ٹکڑے

Published on July 27, 2018 by jacquelinemhadel11 Comments

Picture of me. Peering into a jewelry shop on Ichara Street.

I’m not sure if Pakistanis have ever seen a camera they didn’t like.

“Action Child.” A lot of hustle and bustle on the narrow paths off of Ichara Street.

Dangerous, hard work on a hot Saturday afternoon.

The Elections (finally over) caused quite a stir for weeks leading up to July 25th…

21jul18 Lahore, Pakistan.

LAHORE , PAKISTAN : بے ترتیب خوبصورتی

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Randomness on Ichara Street ~ Photo by M Blanchard

I love Pakistani-style scarves! I bought two of them on that day (the red and the green.)

21jul18 Lahore, Pakistan

Iași , Romania : 1+1=1

Published on June 27, 2018 by jacquelinemhadel7 Comments

Union Square. Landmark of the city. It is the intersection of three major streets: “Ștefan cel Mare” Boulevard (the former Big Street), Alexandru Lăpușneanu Street (the former Serbian Street) and Cuza Vodă Street (the former Golia Street). The square has a special meaning to Romanians because in front of Petre Bacalu’s Inn (situated in the past on the parking space in front of Victoria Cinema), “Hora Unirii” was danced for the first time in 1857, and then, after the announcement of the Union of Romanian Principalities on the 24^th of January 1859, which was made through the double election of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. http://iasi.travel/en/stories/the-union-square/

**Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs). Completed in 1639.**

Saint Nicholas Princely Church (Romanian: *Biserica Sfântul Nicolae Domnesc*) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 65 Anastasie Panu Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Origins as early as 1491. Established by Stephen the Great.

**The Palace of Culture (Romanian: *Palatul* *Culture*) . Construction started 1906.**

Casa Dosoftei , also called the Arcade House , built in the 18th century . Located in the city center, on Anastasie Panu Street no. 69, near the old Royal Court, between the Palace of Culture and the Church “St. Do not Destroy Domnesc . “ She currently hosts the old literature section of the Museum of Romanian Literature in Iasi, established in 1970.

**1+1=1.“When you feel the ONEness of everything, naturally you don’t want to harm anything.” Artist : Ache77** https://www.instagram.com/ache77stencilartist/

**BUST.** https://www.instagram.com/acabust_md/

**Artist: HarceaPacea** https://www.instagram.com/harceapacea/

23/24 Jun2018. Iasi, Romania.

Chișinău , Moldova : “Chișinău , You Intoxicate Me”

Published on June 22, 2018October 2, 2023 by jacquelinemhadel5 Comments

Trupele de Carabinieri (Carabinier Troops) is the gendarmerie-type force of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova. The Moldovan Carabinieri are to ensure, together with the police or independently, public order, protection of rights and freedoms of citizens, owners’ properties and prevention of violations of the law. The Department of Carabineer Troops has 5 Military Units and some 2,000 soldiers working on a contract basis or on time. On December 12, 1991, the establishment of the Carabinieri Troops was approved by the Parliament and subsequently signed by the President of the Republic of Moldova. (wiki)

**“We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost.”**
**― Erich Maria Remarque,** **All Quiet on the Western Front**

**Abandoned building near the city center.**

**“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that SELF may prove to be.”** **― May Sarton**

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**Decay is inevitable, but beauty can remain**

jun2018. Chisinau , Moldova

CHIȘINĂU , MOLDOVA 🇲🇩 : TE IUBESC MOLDOVA

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“I Love Moldova 🇲🇩 .”

“A Rose 🌹 by any other name . . .” = “Un trandafir cu orice alt nume . . .”

Old Roman Columns disintegrating in plain view. A graffiti tag from Bust, a Romanian graffiti writer…

Mysterious BNE has left his tag all over the capital city. No one knows who he is, but as someone who travels the world, I can tell you that he is arguably the MOST prolific sticker slapper in the street art universe. I’ve seen them in tons of cities around the globe. BNE is a proponent for clean water 💦 for everyone… I’d say go to his IG, but, he’s taken all of his posts down…? I want to meet this guy so badly!

The back of the Chișinău Water Tower.

3LB Crew

The Waiting is the hardest part.

An unattended dog , quite possibly the Queen’s , walks past a rundown house.

There’s still life inside these walls.

BNE. The sticker below is what I was referring to earlier. The tags that I’m seeing all over the city, are a first for me, I think. I thought he just did stickers.

Another sticker for mayoral candidate, Constantin Codreanu .

I love seeing books in different languages other than English . But, don’t read about that asshole, though. In ANY language.

Moldovans exit a bus 🚌 on Stefan Cel Mare Street .

Cafea cu graffiti mele, te rog .

Locals hang out in front of the opera house on Stefan Cel Mare str.

Politics are a part of the fiber of Moldova 🇲🇩 . Russian Matryoshka dolls for sale at the market in the park next to the opera house.

Kitty on LSD. Because, why not ?

I love it when street art naturally merges with the urban landscape .

FVCK your politics. Serve the people ! “Jack” sticker is from Zacharie Bodson, à Lille, France-based artist.

May2018. Chișinău , Moldova 🇲🇩 .

CHIȘINĂU , MOLDOVA 🇲🇩: ETERNAL

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Victory Memorial and Eternal Flame 🔥: dedicated to Chișinău’s unknown soldiers who died in World War II .

“For me, TREES 🌲 have always been the most penetrating preachers.” – Hermann Hesse

Francysk Skaryna ~ First Belarusian Book 📚 Printer.

Sitting Still.

“Nothing is holier, nothing is more exemplary than a beautiful, strong tree 🌲.” ~ Hermann Hesse

Artistic planter pots line Str. Mateevici .

Constantin Codreanu. Running for Mayor of Chișinău .

28,29May2018. Chișinău , Moldova 🇲🇩 .

Chișinău , MOLDOVA : STREET PERSONALITY

Published on May 30, 2018 by jacquelinemhadel5 Comments

Men stock up their food cart in the early morning.

Lots of old, majestic Soviet-style architecture sitting in decadent ruin throughout the city

**Chișinău Water Tower built at the end of the 19th century by Alexander Bernadazzi**

Apparently, children don’t walk, but rather, skip happily across the streets here …

The Monument of Ion and Doina Aldea-Teodorovici

It is one of the most touching monuments in Chișinău. This contrasting masterpiece embodies two real people – spouses Ion and Doina Aldea-Teodorovici. The two honored artists are distinguished for their artistic talent and struggle for the revival of national values. The monument stands in the memory of the great people of art, as Ion and Doina Aldea-Teodorovici were considered to be, together, a symbol of the struggle for independence of Moldova. http://casamare.md/en/places/arkhitekturnye-pamyatniki/pamyatnik-iona-i-doiny-aldya-teodorovich