[Mantova] City*set

Photos by Motocchio

1. swan lake, 2. wings, 3. FADED MEMORY: swan lake in late autumn, 4. FADED MEMORY: drive in a foggy day, 5. PRELUDE: birds, 6. calm swim, 7. the end of the day, the beginning of spring, 8. *, 9. morning at the market day, 10. *, 11. her morning, 12. perspective, 13. winter morning diptych, 14. 冬の散歩／passeggiata invernale, 15. mantova, february 2008, 16. FADED MEMORY: on the way

Hanoi Old Quarter

By Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988). A painter famous for the paintings of Hanoi Old Quarter.

[Montreal] - Corroded colossus

Corroded colossus
Originally uploaded by IrenaS

Photo by IrenaS at Flickr

Still there...

"I heard the familiar sounds of the street below: the high-pitched call of the bread seller, the newsboys reciting the day's headlines through an amplifier on his bicycle, the growl of jackhammers, the tap, tap, tao of the bronze caster's hammer on an emerging statue of Buddha. It was a reassuring medley, a reminder that even as great changes were sweeping through South East Asia's oldest capital, the intimacy and timelessness of Hanoi lingered, undaunted by the suffering of war or the burdens of peace." David Lamb, National Geographic 2004