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Delirious Venezia.
Thirty-one years, all of which in possess of a passport marked “Repubblica Italiana”, and I had never been to Venezia. I visited Hanoi, Dušanbe and Charlotte, North Carolina, but never made it to the city at the end of the Veneto … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Italy, Veneto
Tagged America, Boat, Calle, Canal, Canals, Church, Communism, Cruise ship, Dorsoduro, Europe, Ghetto, Ghetto Nuovo, Hammer and sickle, Italia, Italy, Jew, Maserati, No Grandi Navi, Pollution, Religion, Rialto, San Marco, Sant'Elena, Sticker, Street art, Tourism, Venezia, Venice, Vicenza
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An afternoon south of the river: finding Armenians in Iran and how civilization begun.
“…a wicked regime where anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial is official ideology, and with […] killing of women just because they’re women” – Sarah Palin The south bank of the dried Zāyanderūd river is Armenian at heart. This piece of Iran, long … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Iran
Tagged Armenia, Assyrian, Christianity, Church, Clay, Cob, Farsi, Iran, Isfahan, Islam, Mesopotamia, Middle East, Mosques, Mud, Mud wall, Sumeric, Sun baked bricks, Ur, Vank
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Out of season.
We visit them from December to Easter and from June to August. In the meantime, mountain villages slip out of the back of our minds, into a limbo where we rarely, if ever, venture. What happens up there, when we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Italy, Overlooked locations, Piemonte
Tagged Alpi, Alps, Aost Valley, Church, Gaby, Italy, Lys, Molagna, Snow, Spring, Valle d'Aosta, Valle del Lys
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Faithful London – Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Chiswick
A few weeks ago I happened to be watching Simon Sebag Montefiore’s series of documentaries about Istanbul. What fascinated me, besides the undeniable beauty of that city, was how power – and religion – seemed to form the very fabric … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Faith, London, Russia, UK
Tagged Christianity, Church, Dormition, Faith, Holy Mother of God, Is faith alive in London?, London, Orthodox Church, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church Abroad London
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Capturing light: the lost art of stained glass in Hungary
Hungary, in my humble opinion, is one of the most underrated countries in Central Europe. Most of those who bothered visiting either contented themselves with a quick trip over to Budapest or with a cruise down the Danube, oblivious of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Hungary, Overlooked locations, Random memories
Tagged Art, Church, Craftmanship, Hungary, Jozséf Perlaki, Stained glass, Veszprém, Vince Perlaki
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