Examining the lounges that now repopulate the Kazimierz district (the old jewish ghetto) … Attending mass in one of Pope JP II’s old churches in Rynek Glowny and then crossing the street for a coffee at one of Lenin’s favorite old cafes ...
If I had to find a word to replace ‘music’, the only word I can think of is ‘Venice’” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Living only 30 minutes from the “Most Serene Republic”, I often find myself wandering the canals searching for inspiration, hunting ghosts or just entertaining foreign dignitaries (most notably, my parents) … Here are a few of the better images that I’ve captured while contemplating the How and Why -- trying to get intimately familiar with the Where …
Walking in the footsteps of Socrates and Aristotle in the big museum known as Athens ... trying to convince everybody (with great success) that I'm a student from Holland so that I could see all of antiquity for free -- debate the ethics of that !
I believe that God created the color blue for Greece ... this works on several levels as the Greeks are also notoriously pessimistic (documented to have a worse outlook on the coming year than even Iraqis), but I can't really understand why ...
After a few days in Thessaloniki developing a 10-euro-a-day cheap coffee habit with local student friends, I made the voyage out to Santorini (the most visually stunning place I have ever been) .... where I rented a quad to explore the island's red/black sand beaches and wineries, and to hunt for colors, shapes and shadows (in true Platonic fashion) of all forms ...
