Athens Diaries | Life Steeped in Books, Rest, Sunsets, and Gentle Sounds of Cobblestone Streets
In June I spent a few days in Athens and on the island of Hydra. Below you can see a few recordings I took during my first days in Athens. ARRIVAL My day of arrival in Athens welcomed me with an extremely hot weather. I used public transport to get […]
Slow Living | Quiet Days in London and Liverpool
These are a few snapshots I took during May and June in London and Liverpool. I also acquired new books that I shared in the video. I hope you will enjoy it and it will bring you some peace and solace.
London Diaries | Quiet Spring Days | Museums, Bookshops, Parks and Solitary City Walks
I made a recording of my quiet spring days in London and time alone I spent on walking around the city during April weeks. I love long solitary walks. I visited cafes, Foyles Bookshop, the National Gallery, St James’ Park. I particularly enjoyed visiting the exhibition: A View of Mexico […]
Vienna Diaries | Art, Literature and the Beauty of Vienna
In April I spent a few days in Vienna. On a day of my arrival I took a train to the Inner City and I saw the State Opera, then walked to the Austrian National Library to see its magnificent State Hall. I must say this is the most beautiful […]
London Diaries | The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, City Walks and Cinema
I recorded a few snapshots of my London life during the month of March. In the video you will see Gordon Square and Reading Room at Welcome Collection in Bloomsbury where I often have my lunch breaks, my afternoon and evening walks in Soho, Trafalgar Square and Russell Square. My […]
Berlin Melancholy | Walking in the City of Solitude
“Berlin is a city condemned forever to becoming and never to being.” Karl Scheffler, 1910 At the end of February I spent a few days in Berlin. On my first day I wandered the streets of Berlin, saw the Brandenburg Gate by day and night, visited Friedrich Strasse, Holocaust Memorial, […]
Exploring the Golden Age of the Mughal Art: A Journey Through History | A Visit to Victoria and Albert Museum
[dates in the brackets indicate the dates of the reign] A few weeks ago I went to see the beautiful exhibition dedicated to the Great Mughal art that traces the evolution of this distinctive art that flourished in the 16th and 17th century under the reign of three Mughal emperors. […]
A Visit to Tate Britain | A Quiet Day in London
One Saturday I went to Tate Britain. It was a lovely visit. I forgot how beautiful Tate Britain is inside. I love their collection of Turner’s paintings. I recorded my visit and I hope you will enjoy it.
Discovering London: Art and Literature
A few weeks ago I went to see the exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. I then visited one of the oldest and most beautiful bookstores in London called Hatchards, right across the street from the Royal Academy. After browsing through some […]
One Day in York | A Relaxing Escape from London
I decided to spend one day in York which is around two and half hours away from London by train. I left London very early and travelled across the misty hills and fields of North England. The city was covered in the mist when I arrived. It was such a […]