Tag: youtube
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Random Moment #16 – Breathe (In The Air)
“Dark Side of the Moon” was released 50-years ago on March 1, 1973 by Pink Floyd. Included here is the second track from that iconic, best-selling album of all time. It spent nearly all of the next 14 years — through punk, disco, early hip-hop and the pop heyday of MTV — lodged in Billboard’s Top…
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre part 5/6
It was our second day in Cinque Terre; we continued northwestbound on a regular ferry service that runs between La Spezia and Levanto. After Riomaggiore, the boat made a scheduled stop at Manarola (click to see earlier posts), but we remained on board. As we passed Corniglia, we could see it from a distance, sitting…
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Common Ground, Seoul, South Korea
I was on a business trip in Seoul last August and had some free time to explore the city – in Gwangjin-gu (광진구 · 廣津區) a district that is mostly residential, but consist not of apartment buildings characteristic of the city, but of three or four-story row houses separated by small roads and alleyways. It was dusk when…
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Moscow Metro (Московско метро): Subterranean monument
The Shchusev State Museum of Architecture is presenting an exhibition of the original plans and photos of the Moscow Metro (Метро, March 17, 2016 – August 14, 2016). It will close in less than a month’s time. So go see it or click here to visit the museum’s web site. The Shchusev Architecture Museum is celebrating…
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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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Basel Tattoo 2015
We went up to Basel for a weekend in July to see this annual musical festival. Sue has always been interested in marching band and drum line. So this event is perfect. We found a bunch of Youtube videos of the performances uploaded by others. Some are now embedded below, don’t miss them. Music, choreography, fireworks and…