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Category Archives: Photography
Where the Gondolas are made
Deep in Venice, between all the ostentatious palaces, the churches, cathedrals and museums, there are a few wooden sheds, so out of place as if they had just arrived this morning with the train from South Tyrol. This is where carpenters make … Continue reading
Kalemegdan Park in Belgrade
Any walk in Belgrade will sooner or later end up at Kalemegdan Park, the seat of the fortress. The guy on top of the column is Pobednik, the Victor, and he calls himself that because he just won World War … Continue reading
Sad things (16) Birthday Party
When you invite your friends to a birthday party and nobody shows up. Photographed at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia.
Belgrade and the signs of war
I have this talent to find traces of war wherever I go, but in Belgrade the task is made really easy. First of all, the city’s fortress in Kalemegdan Park houses a military museum. In addition to the permanent display of military hardware, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military, Photography, Serbia, Travel, World War II
Tagged Belgrade, war
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The Bridges of Venice
The Rialto Bridge, built in 1524 but preceded by wooden bridges and before that by pontoons, was the only bridge to cross the Grand Canal until 1854. The covered ramps carry small shops on either side of the bridge. The … Continue reading
Dangerous or cute?
“Don’t open. Danger of death!” the scribbling warns, but putting a smiley face on the skull and crossbones makes it look much less threatening. (Photographed at the Monastery of the Three Hierarchs in Iași, Romania. You can read more about this monastery in my … Continue reading
Eastern Europe, where Low-Tech meets High-Tech
One of the many things I like about Eastern Europe is the contrast between low-tech and hi-tech, often in one and the same place. For example, you might find yourself at a dilapidated bus station with crumbling concrete, you step on a 40- … Continue reading
Posted in Montenegro, Photography, Romania, Technology, Transnistria, Travel
Tagged internet
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The Carpathian Mountains are on Fire
At least it looked like that on the evening in December 2014, when my brother took these photos of the Făgăraș Mountains in Romania.
Cemetery Island
San Michele, the cemetery island of Venice in Italy: And this is how you get there:
The Happy Hermit 