I haven’t blogged for a long time. The rhythm of the days is becoming somewhat monotonous and the desire to travel insists more and more! With great affection, I open our folders of photos taken during the last great trip we made with my family, just before the second confinement by the Covid. I published then the […]
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An express trip to Lisbon
I have never been very attached to calendars with their specific dates, but this year, everything that supposedly measures time completely escapes me. I can’t believe that just three months ago we were walking the streets of Lisbon! It was a whirlwind trip. We crossed all of Spain making the route by car, and after two […]
Continue readingHappy Easter!!
On these dates, we always celebrate the Orthodox Easter at home and paint colored eggs all together, around the table, with the materials on hand. Since we are under a quarantine in Spain these days and most of the shops are closed, we have had to improvise. We did not find white eggs or special […]
Continue readingARABIAN FANTASY, Orientalist Painting in Spain, 1860-1900
I love to visit exhibitions! And I thought that it would be a great idea to start the year with a special one that I have visited recently, and that reflects the Orientalist Painting in Spain from 1860 to 1900… Among the paintings, a lot of good authors of its time, masterpieces made in watercolors […]
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In the “Ochre heart” of Provence, Roussillon, part 2
After visiting the mines, we took the car and not far away, only two kilometers, we found the old Mathieu factory. An old ocher factory, which produced about 1,000 tons of material a year, until 1963. It was then abandoned for many years until Barbara and Mathieu Barrois discovered the place, felt in love and decide […]
Continue readingFollowing the steps of Van Gogh in La Provence
I have always dreamed of visiting La Provence and take a tour following the steps of Vincent Van Gogh. One of my favorite painters. One painter that had a big impact on me in my youth. I admired his sincere art and his dramatic and tragic life, struggling through adversity. A life devoted to his […]
Continue readingEaster Eggs
I love traditions! And since we are a mixed family with different roots, we have and celebrate a lot of them at home! One of our favorites is the Christian Orthodox Easter. That celebration comes from my Bulgarian roots… Each year we celebrate this special day with typical food and of course with an Egg […]
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