Luxagraf

a travelogue

See Everything related to europe

Writing tagged europe

06/06/06 // Blog Post from Paris Hostel // Paris // France
Cadenza “On the meridian of time there is no justice, only the poetry of motion creating the illusion of truth and justice”— H. Miller Outside it’s raining. Beads of water form on the window in front of me. The glow of the unseen sun is fading behind midnight blue clouds and darkening sky. An old man in a butcher apron selling … continue reading » Topics: Axis Wobbles, Europe, Film, Goodbyes, Proust, Round The World Trip
05/28/06 // Blog Post from Hotel, Vienna // Vienna // Austria
I Don’t Sleep I Dream Once you pass through the odd and oversized foyer, which feels like a half finished storefront for H&M or the like, stairs lead up to the first floor. There are essentially only two rooms that bear any resemblance to what the place looked like in his day. In glass cases are a few knickknacks, figurines, actually it’s a rather impressive … continue reading » Topics: Art, Artists, Dreams, Europe, History, Museum, Round The World Trip, War
05/27/06 // Blog Post from Hotel, Vienna // Vienna // Austria
Unreflected I haven’t written much about the actual traveling lately, chiefly because it’s been by automobile which just isn’t very interesting and for some reason seems to put me to sleep, which it never used to do. Before this trip I was a dedicated driver, I’ve driven coast to coast across the U.S. six times and countless trips through the west, … continue reading » Topics: Art, Artists, Beauty, Europe, Museum, Round The World Trip
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
05/25/06 // Blog Post from Cesky Krumlov // Cesky Krumlov // Czech Republic
Inside and Out Cesky Krumlov is a small Czech town nestled on a dramatic bend in the Vltava River. Like any European city worth its salt, it has a dramatic castle on a hill and all the trappings of the once glorious feudal age, but with only one day to spend, a stopover on the way to Prague, I decided, rather than try … continue reading » Topics: Art, Artists, Beauty, Europe, Museum, Round The World Trip
05/22/06 // Blog Post from Hotel, Bled // Bled // Slovenia
The King of Carrot Flowers Part Two The chief attraction of Bled Slovenia is the sweeping panorama of the Julian Alps which lie just beyond its doorstep, which in this case is a lake ringed with castles, monasteries atop crags and palatial hotels that once played host to kings and queens. But owing to a change in the weather which turned from the perfect sunshine of the … continue reading » Topics: Butterflies, Children, Europe, Flowers, Memory, Mountains, Round The World Trip, War
05/19/06 // Blog Post from Downtown Ljubljana // Ljubljana // Slovenia
Ghost From Dubrovnik we returned north toward Slovenia, stopping along the way to spend one night in the peaceful, almost backwater, Croatia fishing village of Trogir. Like Dubrovnik, Trogir was a walled city of roughly Venetian vintage, but Trogir’s wall has largely crumbled away or been removed, though I know not how or why. Still it had the gorgeous narrow cobblestone … continue reading » Topics: Archaeology, Europe, Ghosts, Memory, Round The World Trip, Writing
05/17/06 // Blog Post from Hotel Dubrovnik // Dubrovnik // Croatia
Feel Good Lost From Lake Plivtice we drove west over the coastal mountains and down to the Dalmatian seaside where the highway hugs the shore and fantastic views of the Adriatic Sea and nearby islands come rolling around with every point and harbor of the shoreline. From the road I watched the cobalt seas specked occasionally with a yacht or fishing boat and … continue reading » Topics: Americans, Beach, Europe, Home, Round The World Trip, War
05/15/06 // Blog Post from Lake Plitvice // Lake Plitvice // Croatia
Blue Milk It’s hard to understand, standing on the banks of such crystalline, cerulean lakes, whose dazzling colors come from the mineral rich silt runoff of glaciers, that the largest European conflict since world war two began here, at Like Plitvice Croatia. But indeed this is where the first shots were fired on Easter Sunday in 1991 and the first casualty was … continue reading » Topics: Europe, Karst, Lakes, Mountains, Nature, River, Round The World Trip, War, Waterfalls
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
05/09/06 // Blog Post from Thet's House // London // United Kingdom
London Calling <p>&#8220;Why are you choosing to visit your friend now?&#8221;<br /> (shrug) (smile) “How much money are you bringing in?” “Money? On me? None. I was planning to use that ATM behind you.” “Do you have any bank statements showing how much money you have?” “Uh, no, I didn’t know that I needed…” “You have onward tickets?” “Yes.” “May I see … continue reading » Topics: Americans, Art, Artists, Culture, Europe, Round The World Trip, Shakespeare
11/08/05 // Blog Post from Rue de Archives // Paris // France
Riots, Iraqi Restaurants, Goodbye Seine Well it’s my last night here in Paris and I’ve chosen to return to the best restaurant we’ve been to so far, an Iraqi restaurant around the corner from Laura’s apartment here in a Marais. I am using all my willpower right now to avoid having a political outburst re the quality of Iraqi food versus the intelligence of George … continue reading » Topics: Europe, Food, Goodbye, Hyperbole, Riots, Round The World Trip
11/06/05 // Blog Post from Rue de Archives // Paris // France
Bury Your Dead I feel I’ve been neglecting the site lately, but I haven’t really done much worth writing about. The last two days I’ve been inside working on a new project. For those of you wondering how I afford this trip, well that’s how, I stop doing fun things, lock the door and write or develop websites as the case maybe. And … continue reading » Topics: Bones, Catacombs, Death, Europe, 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