Sicilia
‘Sicily is the key to everything’Goethe
‘Sicily is the key to everything’Goethe
let’s break the lockdown with some memories. I travelled to Sicivil in April 208 with my Finnish relatives. I will post photos from that trip together in parallel with the images from the lockdown taken here at home.
Originally built in Romanesque style, the cathedral has been restored and extended several times, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. Construction began in 1107, but the works were damaged and halted after an earthquake in 1117. Construction resumed in 1129, and the building was probably finished in 1160-1170. The main altar, dedicated to the city’s patron saints Archelaus and Himerius, was consecrated in 1196.Façade The current façade was probably built in the 13th and the early 14th century. In the same period the arms of the transept were […]
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I took this photo from the pier of our cottage in Finland, last July. It must have been around 10:30pm. There was no wind. The water was smooth as a mirror. All very peaceful.
Tuesday, 3.2.2015
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx8RQcNnLXw] Clips from our EuroRail trip in the summer 2014: Cremona, Pontedera, Menton, Monaco, Paris, Heidelberg, Heemskerk, Amsterdam, Copenaghen, Stockholm, Helsinki
A papaya leave in our garden in Dumaguete (Philippines)