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07/03/08 // Blog Post from Parque Central // León // Nicaragua
Tiny Cities Made of Ash The bells are a constant cacophony, not the rhythmic ringing out of the hours or tolling from mass that the human mind seems to find pleasant; no, this is constant banging, the sort of atonal banging that only appeals to the young and dumb. The firecrackers bursting back over behind the cathedral add an off rhythm that only makes the … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Culture
03/30/08 // Blog Post from Parque Colon // Granada // Nicaragua
Ring The Bells We landed in Managua about eight in the evening, walked outside the airport and smoked a cigarette (I know, terrible, I started smoking again), surveying the taxi drivers all clamoring for jacked up fares from the new arrivals. Eventually we gave up and paid our own jacked up fare to get to a decent guesthouse picked randomly out of the … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Church, Granada, Nicaragua
05/26/06 // Blog Post from Prague // Prague // Czech Republic
Four Minutes Thirty-Three Seconds “He tried to gather up and hold the phrase or harmony… that was passing by him and that opened his soul so much wider, the way the smells of certain roses circulating in the damp evening air have the property of dilating our nostrils.”— Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way Places have signature colors, they inscribe themselves onto you in liquid strokes … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Death, Europe, Holocaust, Human Rights, Memory, Round The World Trip, War
05/10/06 // Blog Post from Budapest Marriot // Budapest // Hungary
Refracted Light and Grace My first impressions of central Europe were from the plane coming in low over Budapest where I noted that the typical Soviet architectural blights. Every colonizing country seems to leave behind some token of itself, a scent, not unlike a dog pausing to lift a leg on every tree it passes. The French tend to leave behind Arc de Triomphes … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Europe, Holocaust, Monument, Negative Space, Round The World Trip
11/01/05 // Blog Post from Rue de Archives // Paris // France
The Houses We Live In I’ve been thinking the last couple of days about something Bill’s dad said to me before I left. I’m paraphrasing here since I don’t remember the exact phrasing he used, but something to the effect of “people are essentially the same everywhere, they just build their houses differently.” Mr. Bill is widely traveled from his time in the Air Force … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Culture, Europe, Round The World Trip, Sunsets
10/28/05 // Blog Post from Rue de Archives // Paris // France
Sainte Chapelle I feel strangely like I live here. This feeling stems partly of course from the fact that I’m staying in an apartment rather than a hotel. But add to that last night’s dinner with Laura’s friend Justine (We had wonderful time thank you Justine). And couple that with Laura being sick and it all adds up to a feeling of … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Art, Europe, Round The World Trip
10/24/05 // Blog Post from Rue de Archives // Paris // France
Living in a Railway Car I’m in France. It still doesn’t quite seem real. But I’m here, staying with L.S. in the Marais (a district in Paris). L.S. have what must be the smallest apartment ever made. I used to stay in a very small apartment in the Village off 6th avenue which I thought was the smallest apartment ever made. But no. This French … continue reading » Topics: Architecture, Europe, Round The World Trip