Category: big cities

  • Vatican Museums, Roma

    Vatican Museums, Roma

    Musei Vaticani –  I (Chris) had in Rome an opportunity of a private guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel. The tour was about 1 hour long and began at dusk after all the regular visitors had left. These are painted on the spaces at the top of columns. Notice the 3D…

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  • Moscow metro, part 3 – Московско метро snapshots

    Moscow metro, part 3 – Московско метро snapshots

    If you have been following the blog, you would have read about two Moscow metro stations – Komsomolskaya and Mayakovskaya – as well as the exhibition Subterranean Monument at the museum of architecture. Click on it to read. As I did not really have a chance to explore many of the interesting stations during my…

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  • Moscow metro, part 2, Маяковская

    Moscow metro, part 2, Маяковская

    Mayakovskaya (Маяковская) is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the Moscow metro system. The name as well as the design is a reference to Futurism and its prominent Russian exponent, the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. The station was built as part of the second stage of the Moscow Metro expansion, opening on 11…

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  • Moscow metro, part 1 – Комсомо́льская

    Moscow metro, part 1 – Комсомо́льская

    The Moscow metro system (Московско метро) is truly fascinating – essential for the citizens and a must-see for tourists. I(Chris) have always been interested in exploring bus and train transit network, especially the maps and stations. So, this is exciting for me. Opened in 1935 with one 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line running from Sokolniki to Park Kultury and 13 stations.…

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  • Sunday Anti-War Protests in Harajuku 原宿, Tokyo

    On Valentine’s day February 14, Sunday, we encountered a protest in Tokyo. Harajuku is the geographic area spreading from Harajuku JR Station south along Omotesando down to Meiji-dori. It is better known internationlly as a center of youth fashion – especially Takeshita dori (竹下通り).  After we crossed Meiji-dori, Sue and IT stopped at a vintage clothes…

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  • Copenhagen highlights, part 2, Denmark

    Copenhagen highlights, part 2, Denmark

    Continuing with our adventures in Denmark (København, Danemark) earlier this year … If you have just joined, part 1 starts here. We went to Copenhagen in June – the beginning of their summer. … Certain areas of Copenhagen really looked like Amsterdam. We took a boat tour of its harbor and canals. Nyhavn (new harbor)…

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