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G - 91 : Is Gothic Style of Arab Origin?
Westminster Abbey in the Heart of London, built in the 13th and 14th Century Most people come to England for job opportunities or its...
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Apr 15, 20233 min read
F + 25 : The Divine Triangle
The last day of our trip started with a flock of birds welcoming the sun with their chirping. Paros is stacked with sail boats which are...
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Sep 9, 20222 min read
F + 15 : Delos - the Gods favoured Place
Watching the bright orange life boats from the cruise ships shuttling their guests to Delos is fascinating. It is a constant back and...
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Aug 31, 20224 min read
F - 1 : Legacies of Byzantium III
Now that we are in Istanbul, it is time to write my last blog before sailing. There are a few topics left on my list of legacies of...
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Aug 14, 20223 min read
F - 17 : Fez - You can buy but not wear it
The classical Fez is a red dyed Felt Hat from Morocco with a Tussle on top The dispute around headscarves tends to make headlines....
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Jul 29, 20223 min read
F - 27 : Saint Helena - Why Constantine's Mother was more important than the Emperor
The Statue of Saint Helena in Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome, 1635 by A Bolgi Three days into this summer’s journey, on...
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Jul 18, 20225 min read
F - 44 : Why Did Zeus Live on the Olympus?
Always wondered why Zeus and his family lived on Mount Olympus in Thessaly in northern Greece. The world’s religions know many sacred...
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Jul 2, 20223 min read
F - 92 : Three Emperors - Three Temples
Emperors assemble armies, build fleets, conquer countries, build new capitals and have a knack for leaving behind monuments – Napoleon...
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May 20, 20226 min read
F - 101 : Two Flags in the Aegean
Sunday’s piece about Russia’s presidential flag made me wonder about the Greek and Turkish Flag. The horizontal stripes of the Greek flag...
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May 11, 20224 min read
F - 119 : Holy Places In Greece
When Catholics and Protestants think of religion, they usually think of places like Rome or Jerusalem. That there could be holy places in...
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Apr 23, 20225 min read
F - 156 : Popes and Patriarchs
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meeting in Cuba in 2016 Media these days are full of news of the horrors of war in the Ukraine. The...
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Mar 17, 20224 min read
F - 212 : Greeks - Turks : A Family Dispute
Turkish coffee or Greek coffee? If you order Turkish Coffee in Greece, the waiters tend to ignore you or look at you with big eyes. How...
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Jan 16, 20225 min read
F - 255 : Ionia - the Cradle of Christianity?
On a single trip one often learns more than reading many books. This wisdom came to my mind when travelling from Bodrum to Istanbul a few...
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Dec 3, 20215 min read
E - 3 : Paul the Apostle in Malta - Many Legends - Few Facts
During Feast of Saint Paul on 10th of February his statue is carried through Malta's Streets One of the things on my to-do list is being...
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Jul 7, 20214 min read
E - 8 : Sipping & Dancing into Civilisation
When writing my pieces on Greek theatre, I realized that Dionysus, the Greek Good of wine, was also the God of pleasure, festivities and...
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Jul 2, 20214 min read
E - 70 : Faint Memories of Zeus and Helios
Always had a fascination with the Quadriga, the four beautiful horses on the porch of the Basilica San Marco in Venice. Admire them since...
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May 4, 20214 min read
E - 100 : How did Christianity spread so fast?
Since we celebrate Easter this weekend and sailing 2021 starts in precisely100 days, am going to stop updating my blog site for a day....
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Apr 3, 20214 min read
E - 109 : Adriatic Sea - the Borderline between Catholics and Orthodox
Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople meeting on 17 Sept 2019 Had Emperor Diocletian (244 – 311 AD) looked in his...
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Mar 24, 20214 min read
E - 123 : Letter to the Corinthians
Raphael: Saint-Paul preaching in Athens In the middle of our fourth week of sailing, we are going to reach Corinth. The town was the...
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Mar 10, 20213 min read
E - 155 : Save Your Soul - Sponsor a Church - Launch the Baroque Exuberance
The Piazza Del Duomo in Syracuse, Sicily, with its Baroque Buildings Am a bit behind schedule this week. The ICRC meetings over the last...
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Feb 6, 20214 min read
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