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I am back! Last month I spend in South America out of civilization. The highest result of my trip in Andes is Mount Aconcagua – the highest mountain in the Western and South hemispheres, 6 961 meters. A long story with many photos will be soon. Happy . . . → Continue reading I am back!
Thira is the largest town of Santorini. It is located in the middle of the island, on the top of high cliff, as most towns of the island. The colors of Thira are blue and white, the same as for other towns of Santorini. We lived in the . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Thira and Black sand beach
If you live in Washington state, you have no chance to avoid Rainier climbing at least once in couple years. In 2014 we decided to spend night higher when usual, maybe even in the crater. Muir rout . . . → Continue reading Mt Rainier – 2014
Next point of our Greek program was Santorini. It was the place I keenly wanted to visit: the island is very interesting from the all points of view: historic, geologic, wine, and aesthetic. . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Gravedigger of Crete-Minoan civilization.
This post is a hodge-podge of Athena pieces. . . . → Continue reading My Greek Vacation. Athena in pieces.
After two days in Athena my friend complained that she still doesn’t have image of the typical modern Greek man in her mind, so we went to the Sunday parade of Evzones. If 120 selected (to became an Evzone . . . → Continue reading My Greek Vacation. Athena. Evzones
Kerameikos (Κεραμεικός) is another nook of the antic Athena where philosophical reflections easily substitute all other thoughts. Actually it is a cemetery, antic cemetery. Pericles, for example, is buried here. The name Kerameikos came from the bigger area that included the cemetery. Potters lived here. . . . → Continue reading My Greek Vacation. Athena. Kerameikos
All our settled ancestries knew that it is very convenient to have high hill or commodious rock near the agrarian flats. Such hill or rock is a perfect place for a fortified citadel where you can hide from the enemies and pour boiling tar and other useful . . . → Continue reading My Greek Vacation. Athena. The Acropolis.
Skiing with friends on Big White became good annual tradition. This year I spent here four days in the middle of February. Pure pleasure. And photos of snow ghost, of course: . . . → Continue reading Annual meeting with Snow Ghosts
My first non-winter visit to Mt St Helen was at the end of March 2015. Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano about 100 km south of Seattle. History of its activity is fresh even from human point of view, not only from volcanic ones. In . . . → Continue reading Ancient Volcanic Glory |
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