Blogue d'un québécois expatrié en Angleterre. Comme toute forme d'autobiographie est constituée d'une large part de fiction, j'ai décidé de nommer le blogue Vraie Fiction.
Saturday, 7 February 2026
My Terrestrial Globe
I blogged about it French back in late January and I thought I would make a post about it in English. What you see here is another nostalgia item from my childhood. I received this globe for Christmas 1985 or 1986 (I think), from my godfather. It was a special one: there was a light in it and when you turned it on, every country was showned in a different colour. Otherwise you had mountains, forests, jungles, plains, and so on depicted, as if you were looking at it from space. I spent ages and ages just checking it, learning about different countries and cities, daydreaming about them too. One of the best presents I ever received. I might buy a globe like this for Wolfie one day, if they still exist.

Yes, I wonder if they still exist too. It's been forever since I've seen a globe in a store.
ReplyDeleteI still see globes 🌎 at Dollarama from time to time. Thank you so much for sharing, Guillaume.
ReplyDeleteHowever, a globe like the one you are depicting...not sure if they are still available.
DeleteMe semble que c'était plus tard, au moins 1987 ou 1988.
ReplyDeleteI had a globe when I was a kid too.
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