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On the road
In the hills of Jamaica, 1980
In summer 1980 I left Switzerland for an extensive trip first to Florida, then a few Caribbean Islands and finally South America, in fact with no other desire than sensing a taste of real life, different from what I had experienced so far in Europe. Without much planning and just a short time after having enjoyed an amazing Bob Marley concert at the Hallenstadion in Zurich I found myself in midst of sugar cane plants in some lost hills of rural Jamaica, the island that Bob's music has brought into worldwide spotlight. I was lucky enough to enjoy the company of a Caribbean grandma and her grandson for some 2-3 days (or say some timeless time). As a funny detail and proof for this timeless feeling you can see my Swiss chronometer wrapped around the boy's arm.
Moscow, August 1991
During 3 days military forces occupy the center of Moscow in an attempt of coup d'état against Gorbatchov's reforms and opening of the country. Civilians spontaneously take the streets, talk to the soldiers and try to convince them to step back (even by offering them hamburgers from the newly opened MC Donalds...). Finally and with the help of Yeltsin the coup failed and putschists were jailed (but in later years rehabilitated...).
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