Montréal Murals
Montréal has an alternative feel to it, and many parts of the cities are covered in smaller graffiti. There are not many of my beloved street art stencils, but the murals are impressive. So impressive, Montréal actually now has a Festival for them – but then, they seem to have a festival for everything! The Mural […] Read More
Coral Egan
We wanted to walk to the Botanical Garden in Montréal, close to Renato & Dennis’ place. Alas, it started to drizzle when we walked over, not much, but enough to exclude any outdoor activity. So we hesitated between the other, nearby attractions like the planetarium and the BioDome. However, all the parents with kids headed for […] Read More
Vieux Montréal
Renato, Dennis, Declan and I visited the old part of town, Vieux Montréal, around the cathedral. It’s an interesting mix of styles, really old smaller buildings, interspersed with more modern ones, e.g. from the 19th century. Cobblestone streets remind you of Europe, and of the age of this city, which is one of the oldest […] Read More
Operation Desert camp
Saturday evening I had a conference call over Skype with the guys from my camp at Burning Man. Over two hours they explained everything to me and a few other ‘virgins’ as they call the newbies… The guys are veterans, they have participated in Burning Man several times and know what do do, what to […] Read More
TLVFest
It’s time for the movies. During Pride, Tel Aviv also celebrate its LGBT film festival, TLVFest. It’s perfect after a long day under an umbrella at the beach, to go see a movie in a cool, dark place! I went there to see Rosie, a Swiss movie, but alas, somehow they had first to delay […] Read More
Baffled in Jerusalem
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
Istanbul Arts
My neighborhood in Beyoglu has a great number of little galleries and two major museums, that I have visited in the past days First, Istanbul Modern. It sits at the foot of the hill, a bit hidden between a beautifully renovated mosque, the cruise ship quay and an empty parking lot, that soon will be […] Read More
As time goes by…
Sabine and I strolled into a most interesting art exhibition today, more or less by accident, looking for another gallery. We saw Christian Marclay’s The Clock today. He made a 24-hour-movie, assembled by countless snippets of other movies, in which a scene indicates a certain time, shows a clock, wristwatch… The movie is shown around the clock […] Read More
Kyoto (again)
I went back to Kyoto today, to see more of the Kyotographie exhibitions, especially the photographic exploration of Mars, as well as some interesting images of Japanese landscapes and homes, called ‘Where we belong‘. However, it was a bright sunny day with blue skies, so I went to see one more temple, Kinkaku-ji, the Golden […] Read More