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There’s a story for you
There’s a story for you “They love each other, marry, in order to love each other better, more conveniently, he goes to the wars, he dies at the wars, she weeps, with emotion, at having loved him, at having lost him, yep, marries again, in order to love again, more conveniently again, they love each…
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Leonardo between the Sunday painters
Leonardo between the Sunday painters Krakow is the proud owner of a real oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine. So maybe it shouldn’t surprise us to find a copy or reproduction of it in this open air stall in Krakow. It’s hanging there in the middle – even in duplicate -,…
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Get fresh with me
Get fresh with me With her naughty look, the text on the girl’s tight shirt leaves little room for uncertainty of how to interpret her offer. After all the Goan New Year’s parties with their abundant alcohol consumption and sleepless nights, this sounds like an attractive proposition. But those with a serious drinking problem, who…
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Anjuna beach cafe
Anjuna beach cafe Anjuna may not be the most beautiful beach in Goa, but this beach café certainly lives up to Goa’s reputation. The rather busy ‘interior’ of the open bamboo structure exudes an atmosphere of total relaxation at the same time. The whole scene is a bustling but very pleasant one. We could think…
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas In Holland, that tiny country by the North Sea where I grew up, a white Christmas is a very rare occurrence. One can dream of it, but the reality is generally one of cold and grey gloominess. Maybe favourable for a state of mind that makes one long for the coming of light…
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Where is Mandela?
Where is Mandela? I am not particularly keen on paying attention to the news of the day in this blog, but today, when the remains of what once was Nelson Mandela are carried to the grave, I do feel tempted. The world of man doesn’t know many like him. Maybe it’s also the vivid memory…
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Threatened with extinction
Threatened with extinction Nuns openly on the street, that truly isn’t a common sight anymore in Europe! With the exception maybe of places like Rome, or – as in the photo above – Krakow. Rome because of the Vatican and the Papal throne; Krakow as the place from where Archbishop Wojtyla was called in 1978…
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Bird’s-eye view (3)
Bird’s-eye view (3) Just as in the previous two posts, we are once again looking down at the cobblestones, this time on the most important historic square in Siena, Italy. But now the bird’s-eye view is so high above the ground that we can only make out the people below as tiny little figures. We…
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Bird’s-eye view (2)
Bird’s-eye view (2) Both of these pretty ladies have chosen to dress in black, which stands in stark contrast to their fair skin. One is sitting relaxed on the kerb. The coffee cup beside her suggests she works in the gallery behind her and has stepped out for a breath of fresh air. The other…
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Bird’s-eye view (1)
Bird’s-eye view (1) As you can see, I was particularly interested in the black-and-white pattern of the floor in this courtyard. It consists of small round stones, a kind of simple mosaic that you can see in some places in Greece. This particular courtyard is located in the Panormitis Monastery on the island of Symi.…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 