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Prague – every corner keeps it’s own memory

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May 20, 2016 Comments (2) Views: 1074 Looking Back , Nostalgia Prague – every corner keeps it’s own memory Ok,This is how time-travel machine should work right?  As I have never been in 12 th century before, I bite myself for reality check, standing in front of an old tower. Old, dirty tower remains there untouched to connect me with the past.  They call it the Keeper of the city. I’ve never seen such an old thing before in my life. You pass trough it and you’re on Charles Bridge  and entered 13 th century already. Five hundred sculptures waving at me and taking my full attention. V’ltava is under. The tiny raindrops on my head can’t stop me enjoying every corner in this early June morning. I go further and wait. Kafka is here. I guess I’m in the beginning of the 20 th century. Opera House with Mozzart’s sculpture. Don Giovanni was f...
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Playing with a Memory | Theoretical Insight

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May 24, 2016 Comments Off on Playing with a Memory | Theoretical Insight Views: 708 Looking Back , Nostalgia Playing with a Memory | Theoretical Insight Our memories about different places and people always fade way as the years go by. Our images and thoughts loose the colours as the years go by. What was once a good memory all filled with precise details [ a room with all corners, subjects, facts, positions of the spoon, the knife, the fork on the table ] reaches a peak momentum where it starts to fade to grey. The memory then is never the precise duplicate of the original. It is the continual act of creation and re-creation. Dream images come as products from this creative process. Therefor, an open playground. We can play with our memories. We do classify them. Modify them. Re-articulate. Change their context. Misuse them. We are impressed by th...
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Frankfurt airport: ALL FULL OF LOVE

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May 23, 2016 Comments Off on Frankfurt airport: ALL FULL OF LOVE Views: 2299 Looking Back , Nostalgia Frankfurt airport: ALL FULL OF LOVE An autumn day back in 2012. It must have been early October. Minor flight delay because of mist. I am sitting and waiting the gates for my flight to open. This airport knows for a EUR 7 expensive coffee you only finish in two gulps. For citizens of developed countries this world knows it’s too expensive. However, you drink, as you only once may pass through Frankfurt airport. This is one of the largest airports in Europe. It has zones from A to Z. You need 40 minutes to reach zone B through zone A. All is organized. All is crowd. More than 10 screens showing arrivals and departures. This city knows for too many planes in the heart of Europe. I sit patiently and await my flight. Frankfurt to Skopje through Ljublja...
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Time Travelling with the Navy of the Yugoslav Monarchy

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June 10, 2016 Comments Off on Time Travelling with the Navy of the Yugoslav Monarchy Views: 843 Looking Back , Nostalgia Time Travelling with the Navy of the Yugoslav Monarchy Slovenia has just 47 km coastline on the Adriatic Sea. It’s a small portion compared to neighboring Croatia and Italy, yet you will be pleasantly surprise of the places and small towns you can visit here. Piran for one is a true gem, overlooking to Trieste just next on the Italian coast, not more than 30 km. Very close also, Umago in Croatia, just hidden behind the hills. Piran comes alive on the weekends and during the summer seasons. It’s a mix of cultures, and, it’s the first and only Slovenian city so far that has a Mayor who comes from Africa. Anyway, if you happen to visit Piran, make sure you pay a visit to the local museum where you can easily spend ...
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How Did Driving Around New York City Looked in 1928?

September 2, 2016 Comments Off on How Did Driving Around New York City Looked in 1928? Views: 950 Looking Back , Nostalgia How Did Driving Around New York City Looked in 1928? Hey hey hey, it is time for some time traveling! Let’s switch on the time machine, and let’s fly in time to New York city! If by any means you thought that traffic and driving in general was less crazy in the early 20th century, you are so wrong. This astonishing video portrays how crazy transport functioned in 1928. And hilarious! video source: Aaron1912
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Then & Now: The Co-Cathedral St Peter and Paul in Osijek

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October 19, 2016 Comments (2) Views: 1768 Nostalgia , Postcards Then & Now: The Co-Cathedral St Peter and Paul in Osijek Wondrously rising against the skies in Osijek, Croatia, the Co-Cathedral St Peter and Paul is a multi-tiered 90-metre spire, a red-brick neo-Gothic giant, which makes the ultimate most recognized site of Croatia’s fourth largest city. As glorious as it is, I always wanted to visit it and experience the place with my own eyes and body. This old vintage postcard reveals how the glorious Co-Cathedral dominates above the small city square back in the day… The construction of the church started during the 1890’s, as an initiative of the vibrant Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer who was based in the nearby city of Đakovo. Strossmayer certainly initiated not only a church that could serve with the capacity of 3000 people, ...
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July 1, 2017 Comments Off on Then & Now – the Sydney Opera House Views: 2596 Looking Back, Nostalgia Then & Now – the Sydney Opera House As an artificial pearl that seems to just have emerged out of the sea, the Sydney Opera House unfolds on the coast of Sydney, Australia. It is widely deemed to be one of the 20th-century best accomplishments in architecture. The plans to build this distinctive building were set as early as the 1940s in a quest for getting the city of Sydney a decent venue for theater performances. Following an international design competition, the winning idea came in 1957 thanks to Danish architect, Jørn Utzon. Sydney Opera House – construction – phase 2, 1966. “Taken by my grandmother in 1966” reads the signature of the uploader of this photo, Robey Clark, photo credit After some fifteen years of construction, the prominent multi-venue performing arts center, the Sydney Opera House was opened officially by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973. The first performance that was presented at the venue was the Australian Opera’s production of War and Peace. Ever since it hosts thousands of events each year and is the favorite place for a visit to over 200,000 people each year. How the construction efforts have progressed by 1968, photo credit It cost $AU 102,000,000 to build the entire edifice, that would equal some 78,443,100 in US dollars, however, there doesn’t seem to be any reason if Australians should complain about it. The shelled roof of the house is constructed out of 1,056,000 glazed white granite tiles that were imported all the way from Sweden. Although designed to self-clean itself, the roof is still manually maintained as well as replacements are in process when needed. Pink granite mined from New South West, Australia, and white birch and brush box plywood consist the interior of the building. The Concert Theatre of Sydney Opera House and its prominent organ, photo credit Under the mega shells, visitors can follow through events in one of the five theaters, the Concert Hall, the Opera Theatre, Drama Theatre, Playhouse, and Studio Theatre. The Concert Hall is the largest of all, having the capacity to welcome 2679 guests. This hall also contains the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, that is the biggest mechanical tracker organ in the entire world, composed of over 10,000 pipes. The Opera House, backed by the Sydney Harbour Bridge, from the eastern Botanic Gardens, photo credit All five halls are contained in the large shells that unfold as to model a dissected globe. The Concert Hall and the Opera Theatre are housed in the largest shells, while the other halls are located on the side parts.

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July 1, 2017 Comments Off on Then & Now – the Sydney Opera House Views: 2596 Looking Back , Nostalgia July 1, 2017 Comments Off on Then & Now – the Sydney Opera House Views: 2596 Looking Back , Nostalgia Then & Now – the Sydney Opera House As an artificial pearl that seems to just have emerged out of the sea, the Sydney Opera House unfolds on the coast of Sydney, Australia. It is widely deemed to be one of the 20th-century best accomplishments in architecture . The plans to build this distinctive building were set as early as the 1940s in a quest for getting the city of Sydney a decent venue for theater performances. Following an international design competition , the winning idea came in 1957 thanks to Danish architect,...
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