The “Indecent” little man on the church of St. James in Brno, Cze
On the southern window of Brno’s Church of St. James, the same church that houses Europe’s second largest ossuary, one sculptural element of the impressive structure seems somewhat out of […]
Pavia’s Covered Bridge and the pact with the devil
The Covered Bridge on the Ticino river represents one of Pavia’s most symbolic monuments. It connect the historical centre of the city to the area known as Borgo Ticino, a […]
The “Merry Cemetery” in Romania: colors and irony to exorcise death.
For us cemeteries are places of mourning and sadness: these are places in which the dead rest. On the tombstones usually only the dates of birth and death appear. When […]
A Visit to the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb.
One of the most unusual museums in Croatia is the Museum of Broken Relationships (in Croatian: Muzej prekinutih veza) in Zagreb. The Museum is an ever-growing collection of items, each […]
The Poison Gardens of Alnwick Castle, England.
We all know that among the features that make England famous in the world there are the green lawns and the perfect beautiful gardens. But there is an exception. The […]
A Day Out: the Rundle Mall pigs of Adelaide, Australia
People passing through Adelaide’s Rundle Mall, Australia, may be perplexed to see four pigs hogging the pedestrian walkway. From the look, these four life-size bronze pigs, they are having a […]
Adam’s bridge: the island chain in Sri Lanka created by a god with an army of monkeys.
We are in Sri Lanka. This island nation is separated from southeastern India by the Palk Strait, a 40-mile-wide stretch of sea named for Robert Palk, a governor of Madras […]
Ossuary underneath the Church of St. James in Brno: Europe’s second largest ossuary
One of the most popular destinations for tourists in Czech Republic who venture outside Prague is the town of Kutna Hora, famous for its ossuary, in which thousands of human […]
Nemo’s Garden: the world’s first underwater farm
From terracing to paddy fields, farmers around the world have used ingenious methods to grow crops in inhospitable environments. But the underwater farms are really uniques! We are in Noli, […]
Brno Astronomical Clock: a peculiar clock that commemorates a historic victory
In 1645, near the last stage of the Thirty Years’ War, the city of Brno became popular across Europe because it managed to thwart a siege by the previously undefeated […]
The bombed water tower of Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka.
We are in Sri Lanka: the city of Kilinochchi used to be the capital Vanni (or Wanni), an area of territory in the North of the country that was controlled […]
Monumental Kitty of Detroit, Michigan~
Although it may seem strange, one of Detroit’s most beloved felines isn’t curled up on a windowsill or lazing on on the knees of some more or less unlikely cat […]
Old Town Hall of Brno and the legends of the Dragon and the wheel.
Hanging in the Old Town Hall of the largest Moravian city, a little bit as the hanging crocodile in Verona’s church, in Italy, is the carcass of a real “dragon”, […]
Rome: Here lies the head of the patron saint of lovers, St. Valentine.
We are in Rome again, and even in the Italian capital there are some singular “oddities”. After the doll hospital, I talk you about a skull that resides in a […]
Rome: the Doll Hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
We are in a cobblestone alley near the popular Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy. Here, a weather-striped window showcases porcelain heads, limbs, and bodies of dolls long lost and […]
France: Les Grottes Pétrifiantes which turn everyday objects into stone.
These limestone grottoes, located in Savonnières, France, in the heart of Touraine, turns everyday objects into stone and were used as former quarries of limestone in the Middle Ages. Objects […]
