The news item in today’s (19 January 2012) wires was very brief. The watchman of the decommissioned (moored in the
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Through the Glass: From Bucharest to Athens on a Friday morning in December 2011
One icy morning in December, I flew with Tarom Airlines, the Romanian National Carrier, from Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport to Athens’
Continue readingSurf and Turf: Lunch at the Bar of Hotel Metropole, Venice, Italy
Hotel Metropole is one of the hospitality jewels in Venice. This I knew before my last visit to Venice. What
Continue readingThe Sea – Η Θαλασσα
And then went down to the ship, Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea, and We set up
Continue readingThe "Arista" Trip – Το ταξιδιον της "Αριστης"
Το παρον αποτελει ταξιδιωτικον χρονικον. Λιγο πριν τα Χριστουγεννα εξορμησα στην Τοσκανη για να δω τον φιλο μου τον Νταριο
Continue readingHeidegger-weg (Heidegger's Path) – Part I
(according to Heidegger) “The whole history of philosophy is just an endless variation of the Greeks’ theme , which is
Continue readingParos in the Autumn: Naoussa
Today I start posting photos from my quick autumnal trip to Paros. The starting point is Naoussa, with its beautiful
Continue readingFreud on the Acropolis
On his only visit to Greece, in 1904, Sigmund Freud experienced brief but unsettling feelings of alienation as he stood
Continue reading"Arantzan zu?!" (Thou, among the thorns?!) – The Basilica and Sanctuary of Arantzazu in the Basque Country
According to the legend, these were the words of the shepherd Rodrigo de Balanzategui, who discovered the sculpture of the Virgin
Continue readingVisit to Oreoi, North Evoia, Greece – May 2010
I was fortunate to visit my good cousin Kostas and his family in their summer house in Oreoi, North Evoia.
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