Sinking city

Let it go
Going to the Zocalo, the main square of Mexico City on a Sunday was not the best of ideas. It was crowded. I wanted to visit the Cathedral of Mexico City, one of the biggest in the world, but of course it was partially closed, due to the Sunday mass. Fair enough, I got a good […] Read More

Baffled in Jerusalem

Let it go
Today, we took the bus to Jerusalem. We only have this one day, as Susanne’s time is limited, but we wanted to maximize everything we could see. We’re both history geeks, Susanne being a real expert in British history (she can easily name the kings of England and Great Britain, explain the stories, feuds, heirs, traitors….) […] Read More

Beauty’s on the inside

Let it go
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian or Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião in Rio is, pardon my French, goddamn awful. At first. I had noticed that conical stub of a building already from my trip to the top of the Sugar Loaf and thought of it as some kind of massive Congress Centre, the likes of which have […] Read More