Today I have a humble but most delicious dish that I consider a ticket to heaven. And I must confess,
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The Crouching Venus at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Some time ago I wrote about “A crouching Aphrodite in London“, a sculpure I saw at the British Museum. It
Continue readingThe painter Francis Bacon on Crucifixion
Introduction Crucifixion is the subject that attests to the fragility, the futility, the horror and at the utter impossibility of life. Live is
Continue readingWe got out of the ICU, but are still in the hospital – «Βγήκαμε από την εντατική, αλλά όχι από το νοσοκομείο»
Εδηλωσε σημερα ο Πρωθυπουργος της Ελλαδος κ. Σαμαρας. Το κακο ειναι οτι δεν ανεφερε απο ποιαν ασθενεια πασχει ο ασθενης.
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Eledone moschata (musky octopus) in tomato sauce – Μοσχιοί κοκκινιστοί
This dish features musky octopus, the poor relative of octopus, in tomato sauce. Read about it in my gastronomy blog
Continue reading1001 Ways to die – (11) Patricia Highsmith, American, Writer (1921 – 1995)
Patricia Highsmith was born in Forth Worth, Texas, USA, on the 19th January 1921. “Patricia Highsmith, the American writer whose
Continue readingChesme or Chesma, Turkey
Chesme is a small town at the edge of the Erythrean peninsula, some 85 kilometers west of Izmir. I visited
Continue readingIskele, Urla, Izmir Province, Turkey – Σκαλα (Κάτω Βουρλά)
I recently visited Izmir and toured parts of the Izmir province. Today I publish some of the photos I took
Continue readingThe Nereid Monument at Xanthos, Lycia, Minor Asia
This monument is a tomb, built around 380 BC by Greek architects and sculptors, for a king of Lycia (in
Continue readingThe Restaurant of St John Hotel Chinatown, 1 Leicester Street, London
During my recent visit to London (October 2012) I had the opportunity to visit the restaurant in the St John
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