Read the opening pages of Silent Heroes by Patricia Furstenberg

The simplest way to enjoy coffee? Pair it with an interesting book.

‘If you haven’t read Silent Heroes by Patricia Furstenberg, I urge you to pick it up now.’ (Amazon Review)

19/10/201914/07/2023

Fastest Route to Mona Lisa, Louvre, Paris

the fastest route to Mona Lisa, Louvre Museum

The fastest route to Mona Lisa in the Louvre, Paris, exists.

It is possible to see the Mona Lisa with (almost) no one else around. The fastest way, the quickest way to see the Mona Lisa (Gioconda, or LA JOCONDE as the French name her) by Leonardo da Vinci and located in the 1st floor, DENON wing, room 711 / room 8: “LA JOCONDE” in the Louvre Museum, Paris, is shared here, step by step.

19/10/201930/10/2021

Autumnal Sepia and a Letter from a Squid

Autumnal Sepia and a Letter from a Squid are my thoughts on subdues autumnal colors.

When I think of sepia, first to come to mind are treasured family mementos on small squares of glossy paper with laced edges, or the 1930’s “pearl” colored MGM movies.
Yet sepia is also one of Autumn’s gifts.

15/10/201929/04/2022

Looking UP: in Mamaia and Constanta, by the Black Sea #Im4Ro

While holidaying in Mamaia, near Constanta, at the Black Sea one August we booked a tour in a double-decked bus. Just as spectacular as Sighisoara, Brasov or Bucharest, here are some of the sights we spotted while looking up…

01/10/201929/04/2022

Looking UP: Street Lamps from Brasov & Fagaras Castle, Travel Pictures #Im4Ro

Join me in looking UP at street lamps from Brasov and Fagaras Castle, Romania, and enjoy unique travel pictures. I hope you enjoyed looking up with me and discovering the intricate street lights of Bucharest, some separating the past from the present.