The Renaissance (Part 1)

Hello people ^-^ 

Today i have an educational post for you, if you are willing 

to read and see many many pictures. 

Let's learn together about The Renaissance.

The School of Athens (1511)

The Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, Greece.

Tell, lion, whose tomb do you guard, you slayer of cattle? And who was worthy of your valour?

Happy October everyone. 

This beautiful month is actually here. It's a bit hot and sunny in my city but i don't care. 

Also my country does not celebrate Halloween. But i still don't care, it's October! 

Although today i have a post about my summer adventures. 

Let's travel to the Greece of the past.

One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

Hello everyone. 

As i promised, here is the second part of my summer adventures.

 If you want to check my first post click here. 

Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do.

Hello everyone!! 

Many reasons kept me away from bloging and all of them were good. 

My planed summer holidays are over. Many beautiful memories made their own little drawer 

inside my mind but before i close it to create some new ones, 

let me show you my adventures. 

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

Note: the current post contains some pictures that they may disturb. 

All Saints' Day in Greece and more...

As the Halloween came and gone i was asked by Ra and Linnea-Maria to write what actually happens in my country - Greece during those days. But let's take it from the beginning... Hope you enjoy the post and excuse my English, as always :)

A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough.

It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

Hello everyone.

History of Mourning in Europe (United Kingdom)

Mourning is, in the simplest sense, synonymous with grief over the death of someone. 

The word is also used to describe a cultural complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate. Customs vary between different cultures and evolve over time, though many core behaviors remain constant.

Sure i love to travel, but there is no place like home

In 1912 Thessaloniki was free again to continue its course in history. In this October (2012) we will celebrate the liberation of our city from Turks before 100 years. I have a special bond with my city and usually no one understands it. So here, let me present you some pictures of my beloved home.

You have to know the past to understand the present

We had a London weather for 4, i think, straight days, actually is still raining!
Water is all over the streets and i decide to stay home and not go to town for any reason. Thank god my best friend's house is only 2 minutes away with the bus, so i didn't had to use an umbrella cause, well i don't have one. I need to buy 2 actually. One for the rain and one parasol for the sun. 

One and one only

I want a room decorated with bones

Well catacombs fascinate me and my last study for university it is about them. Some people found them macabre, i look at them as an extremely natural and beautiful art. The view of the catacombs and of the mummies, make me realize the idea of temporality and the assumption that eventually we all gonna die :D

[there is a great sample]

There are catacombs in Paris, in Italy, in Greece, in Egypt, in Spain, in Malta, in Peru. So many to visit one day! Catacombs, human-made subterranean passageways for religious practice. Any chamber used as a burial place can be described as a catacomb, although the word is most commonly associated with the Roman empire. Many are under cities and have been popularized by stories of their use as war refuges, smugglers' hideouts, or meeting places for cults.

 Capuchin catacombs of Palermo, Sicily were used as late as 1920s. Catacombs were available in some of the grander English cemeteries founded in the 19th Century, such as Sheffield General Cemetery (above ground) and West Norwood Cemetery (below ground). 

[photos form Google]

Death is always such a beautiful theme

Joel-Peter Witkin (born September 13, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with such themes as death, corpses (and sometimes dismembered portions thereof), and various outsiders such as dwarfs, transsexuals, hermaphrodites, and physically deformed people. Witkin's complex tableaux often recall religious episodes or famous classical paintings. 

[Source: Wikipedia] 

Goth [stereo] Types - The Victorian Goth

The majority of Goths are unique in their style and music preferences. 

However, within the subculture there are certain "types" of Goth with particular characteristics. I really don't like stereo types but if i am gone write about one type of Goth - The Victorian Goth wins! Here only some information about the outfits of this (stereo) type. 

[Image : Google]

It's you again! What a pleasant surprise!

You jump, I jump, remember?

“Rose: I love you, Jack.

Jack: Don’t you do that, don’t say your good-byes. Not yet, do you understand me?

Rose: I’m so cold.

Jack: Listen, Rose. You’re gonna get out of here, you’re gonna go on and you’re gonna make lots of babies, and you’re gonna watch them grow. You’re gonna die an old… an old lady warm in her bed, not here, not this night. Not like this, do you understand me?

Rose: I can’t feel my body.

Jack: Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me… it brought me to you. And I’m thankful for that, Rose. I’m thankful. You must do me this honor. Promise me you’ll survive. That you won’t give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.

Rose: I promise.

Jack: Never let go.

Rose: I’ll never let go, Jack. I’ll never let go.”

Hair Fashion from 1840 - 1900