Thanks to a very special permit, I got the chance to climb up Girona Cathedral bell tower and to hear the bell tolling right above me. It was the very first time, and I was so impressed by the sound, clanging for such
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15
May
2012
An Awesome Blue Door
An awesome blue door decorates the dining patio at the Greek taverna Alexis, one of the more than 30 Restaurants at Sani Resort, a beautiful property in a lush pine forest of the Kassandra Peninsula and bordered by long beaches.
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12
May
2012
A Woman Selling Fried Food in Salvador de Bahia
On the square in front of the Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, the most famous Catholic church in Salvador de Bahia, a woman sells fried food on her small stand. All around, other stalls with more food and lots of charms,
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When facing San Martino Cathedral in Lucca, the look incessantly goes along the magnificent façade, trying to catch as much as possible of the exquisite Romanesque carvings. The ‘loggia‘, dating back to the early 13th Century, is strongly influenced by the
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08
May
2012
Water Lilies at the Alhambra Palace
The beauty of the Alhambra Palace in Granada resides not only in its awesome Islamic architecture and the exquisite carvings and decorations, but also in the gardens and pools. I don’t know if water lilies were present at the Alhambra from
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07
May
2012
Edinburgh: Austere and Beautiful
If I had to describe Edinburgh with two adjectives, I would say: austere and beautiful. I like the clean and rigorous design of the architecture, the geometry of the squares, the color of the stones. I enjoy the contrast of the
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06
May
2012
An Unsettling Graffiti
I was quietly walking in Potsdam when I stepped into this unsettling graffiti. I couldn’t help looking at it and feeling uneasy. What was making me uncomfortable was the Star of David which, to me, is so strongly linked to the Holocaust. Maybe there’s nothing
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