travel, traveling, travel blog
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“The single most important component
of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.”
Ansel Adams
Rhodes
Travelling around the island
In the colours of black and white
What could be more inspiring
Or feeling more right
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“When preparing to travel,
lay out all your clothes and all your money.
Then take half the clothes and twice the money.”
Susan Heller
Delphi
Enjoying the view
Reserved for a few
Looking at the sky
Closing my eyes
Stepping back in time
In the beautiful Delphi
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“When preparing to travel,
lay out all your clothes and all your money.
Then take half the clothes and twice the money.”
Susan Heller
Deplhi
History written in stone
Time to get my mind blown
Hiking up the many stairs
Counting my steps in pairs
The many ancient ruins
On top of the mountain
The reward of the effort
Which made me sweat a lot
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“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson
Vienna
When on a walkabout
On the city’s streets at night
Drawn towards the castle lights
Shining ever so bright
The past has its resonance
In the architecture with elegance
You may even glimpse an eminence
Roaming around the residence
Let the feelings of lavish
Your daily routine vanish
And enjoy a sip from a chalice
In the Schönbrunn Palace
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“Österreich ist eine kleine Welt,
in der die große ihre Probe hält.”
Friedrich Hebbel
Space Oddity in Vienna
“This is ground control: Major Tom, please respond: over”
“This is Major Tom: over”
“Major Tom, we have located your space pod: over”
A moment of silence on the receiving end before response:
“Um… Where exactly did you find it: over”
“City of Vienna, Austria: over”
A muffled “oops” is heard from Major Tom’s end:
“O-K, ground control. Um, any chance you could give me a lift there?: over”
“Roger that M T! By the by, we do not seem to be able to track you on the device: over”
“Well, I am kind of in a situation here…” odd noises heard on the background, “What if I just send my coordinates and you can send vehicle, OK? : over”
In the ground control, quick typing can be heard and in the distance, a loud O.M.G.
“Ah, we got your location. Sending extraction right away: over”
“A big thanks, ground control! End transmission”
Back at the ground control, the two officers are staring at the screen where the location of Major Tom is blinking. The other officer turns to look at the other one:
“I can’t believe he actually ended up there…”
“Yeah, me neither”
The officers continue to stare at the blinking screen, both shaking their heads in disbelief…
And what was the location where Major Tom had ended up in?
Well…
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“Österreich ist eine kleine Welt, in der die große ihre Probe hält.”
Friedrich Hebbel
On the Streets of Vienna
Vienna, Oh Vienna
We’re always glad to see ‘ya
You may not be as pretty as Sienna
Or even as hot as High Sierra
But we still love ‘ya
We really really love ‘ya
Vienna, Oh Vienna
We’re always glad to see ‘ya
Your old town feel
Some of it real
The others can’t steal
Don’t worry,
We made that deal
Vienna, Oh Vienna
We’re always glad to see ‘ya
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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart”
Confucius
Around the World in Black and White
Ixia, Kamiros or Lindos
A small drive with the bus
Everything you need
On the small island of Greece
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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart”
Confucius
Around the World in Black and White
Beyond the centuries
The old town
Considered the crown
The beach
At your reach
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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart”
Confucius
Around the World in Black and White
Rhodes Island, Greece
A small piece
Of our history
Beyond the centuries
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“I see that it is by no means useless to travel,
if a man wants to see something new”
Jules Verne
Around the World in Black and White
Enjoying the island life
Dancing to a flute or a fife
Whether a history buff
Or a hang loose beach bum
Rhodes is the place enough
To make you wanna hum
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