Towers, chapels, basilicas and cathedrals are the skyline that points dreamers and schemers beyond self to an inspiration whether aesthetic or ascetic. The fingers lifted to the sky are more than towers of prayers. They Read More …

Under the darkening rain cloud a setting sun underscores the day. The colours of the water tower and the sky enfold into a glorious day-is-done. On the beach the young and agile play volley-ball at Read More …

The archways in the Cathedral in Barcelona frame the side seats on the way to the altar. Pausing at eventide in a city overgrown with image and metaphor is a break from the visual feast. Read More …

The parade was one of mythical creatures and ordinary hooligans spraying the spectators along the entire route with what appeared to be 15 cm Roman Candles. The sparks were poured on anyone and all children. Read More …

The columns, calculated with varying bearing weights for various marble and granite materials, speak of gothic roots without buttresses. Each a visual marvel and a structural feat. The basilica was set out as a monument Read More …

Finding the way to the Picasso Museum was a bit like wandering a labyrinth – at every turn new hope and at every dead-end two alternatives. The museum in Barcelona features many of the works Read More …

Wandering into Barcelona Gaudi becomes real. He is not only the hermitic architect of Sagrada Familia but also the man about town who left his fingerprints on a culture, on a way of life. The Read More …

Somewhere in the world of designers and shapers… There appears an arch. Be it MacDonalds or Keystone, Omega or Rainbow and that comic great pairing of Archie and Jughead. Yet when one looks beyond the Read More …

The white ballerina (Elena Kotsyubira from the Mikhailovsky Theatre) graced the stage at the Vladimir Palace with the these turns from Swan lake. The Vladimir Palace was the last imperial palace built in St Petersburg Read More …

Just when the work was getting too much and fall was in the air… We came across a few refinements for the Last Door Keystone Retreat. The gravity fountain system and the flower gardens are Read More …