Euro Tour :: Paris

Impressions from my week in the "City of Light".






Maillol Balance.


Centre Pompidou Vapeur.
Juxtaposition. Outside Centre Pompidou.

A cog in the contemporary art machine at Centre Pompidou.
"Ghost" by artist Kader Attia. Centre Pompidou.
3 Views of a Giacometti. Centre Pompidou.
Musee Rodin #1. Gates of Hell.
Musee Rodin #2. Gates of Hell, featuring Le Penseur (The Thinker).
Musee Rodin #3. Portrait of Rodin by Antoine Bourdelle.
Musee Rodin #4
Musee Rodin #5. Ugolino is hungry.
Musee Rodin #6
Musee Rodin #7
Sacre Couer / Montmarte
Parisian Sentinel. Le Eiffel from Montmarte.
This is Paris.



Euro Tour :: Berlin

Impressions of Berlin from behind the Wall.

Brandenburg.
2nd Night in Berlin. Saw an incredible projection show at AND ON the Brandenburg Gate.





Ghost Behind The Wall / Moritzplatz U-Bahn Station
Potsdamer Platz #1. From cold war dead zone to bustling light zone.
Potsdamer Platz #2
Potsdamer Platz #3
Potsdamer Platz #4. Festival of Lights.
On the Spree River. 4AM.
Berlin Random #1. Welcome to Alexanderplatz.
Berlin Random #2. Impromptu rock concert & dance hall. 
Berlin Random #3
Berlin Random #4
Berlin Random #5
Berlin Random #6
Off Augustrasse.
Holocaust Memorial. 
Snapshots of the building entry and inner courtyards of the flat I rented in Berlin.

Euro Tour :: Split

Following Berlin, I flew to Split, Croatia, the birthplace of my paternal grandmother. I spent 6 days there touring all around the city, and meeting my 2nd cousins Silvana Blašković and Zoran Marinković. They were great hosts and added more pieces to the puzzle of my family history and heritage.

A great sunset on the Adriatic is coming.
Sunset on (the model of) Split.
Adriatic.
Diocletian's Palace by Night









Mediterranean Style. Outside Diocletian's Palace my first night in Split.
With Silvana Blaskovic, the granddaughter of my great Uncle, Giordano, at the Arheoloski Mujez Split.
A pile of Roman urns in a corner. Arheoloski Mujez Split.
At dinner with Silvana and Zoran Marinkovic, the grandson of my great Aunt, Albina.
My great Aunt, Albina, and great Uncle, Giordano, walking the Riva Promenade.
The Riva Promenada, Today. The Heart of Split.
Hotel Bellevue.
Split Random #1.
Split Random #2. 
The statue of Grigur Ninski (Gregory of Nin) by Ivan Mestrovic at the Golden Gate. Rub the toe for good luck!
Silver Gate.
Three Step Split Sunset.
Split from Marjan Forest.
The view from the "front porch" of the Ivan Mestrovic Gallery where he lived and worked.
Adam by Ivan Mestrovic. 
Pieta by Ivan Mestrovic.
Hvala lijepa, Croatia!