The church of St Sophia the Holy Wisdom of God was first built around 1480 by the migrants from Novgorod the Great. The choice of the saint commemorated the famous cathedral of St Sophia in Novgorod. ...
I had a wonderful lecturer in Philosophy in my first two years at the University. We only ever had seminars with him, partly I guess because he was very old. He celebrated his birthday on November 7, ...
I may be walking down Pokrovsky Boulevard again this week, and I will make a point of taking the photo of the same view....
I‘ve seen them doing the same thing in Manchester, although those were usually the arrows pointing to the next “just opened” vintage shop or fair. In Moscow, though, they use the ped...
A friend of mine whom I’ve known since the uni has recently been to Malta and shared several photos with me. The week of 7th of March was actually full of phototalks with my Uni friends. One of ...
Bristol 38, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. I took this photo in Bristol almost a year ago. There’re so many photos on my Flickr, yet I’ve only ever managed to tell about a few...
Bristol 19, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. Bristol Exchange , Corn St (Old City) The country’s only remaining Georgian Exchange. Did you note the two-second hand minutes when there ...
There is a story I love telling about me visiting St Petersburg in late August of 2002. I and Daniel had just returned after a month in Manchester back to Russia (it was the first year of our marriage...
Happy St Patrick’s Day 2011 While wishing a happy St Patrick’s Day to all my Irish friends and readers, I’d like to share with you a great photoreport from Sarah from The Daily Nibbl...
Israel (from DeoTravel) A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies ...