Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Stone Bridge

The ancient Stone Bridge, plunged into darkness.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Beyond the razor wire

This picture was taken fro Jean Rost, my french friend.
I was there, when he took this picture, We were just behind the razor wire that forbid to enter in a definite area of the Prague Castle. Over there, we could see the beautiful Cathedral of San Vitus.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Žižkov - Praha 3

The Gothic architecture is everywhere in Prague, just look up!
Even in Žižkov - Praha 3

Sunday, March 20, 2011

White streets

I like to post 2 pictures taken in the past december 2010, enjoying the winter atmosphere, so pure, so unique in nostalgic, thoughful, cold background.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Karlův Most stand the test of time

The ancient stone bridge.
There is used to stand another bridge before, called Judith Bridge, damaged by ice and flood in February 1342.
The first stone for the new bridge was laid a few years later, in the 1357.
The new stone bridge was built by the Holy Roman Emperor and Czech King Charles IV.
Charles IV believed in astronomy, magic, and the pursuit of fortune.
He knew a mysterious method to use for the construction of the bridge: according to Pythagoras, the use of numbers was one way of expressing the eternal. Numbers... were used in order to grant sturdiness, which would guarantee it's eternal survival.
The contruction of Charles Bridge took 15 years. the opening ceremony was chosen by the court astronomer in order to set the bridge on the path of good fortune. This date has never repeated itself in history and was written in the following combination: 1 3 5 7 9 7 5 3 1 (1357, 9th July, 5:31 o'clock)
These numbers must have been really lucky becauise the bridge has withstood numerous wars and floods, including the great flood of 2002.
Charles IV chosed also special materials for the contruction: the bridge was built of bohemian stone, million of eggs and wine, as the chemical analysis proved the presence of egg protein in the mortar...
Karlův Most, stand the test of time.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Lucrezia

Lucrezia. She is possessed by the soul of a Vampire!
This lithography is drawned by Michele Cropera.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Ancient world

Look around.
Here it is
an ancient mad world,
where a lot of blood flowed, and 12 heads were hanged and rotted on the top of the Old Town Bridge Tower for 10 long years... some years later the guard of the tower was found terrified and shocked after he spent the night inside. Some people till now avoid to go the tower at night time.
Legends, tales, no! This is where the stones hides horrible truly stories.
Are you enough courageous to enter the tower?

Friday, March 4, 2011

Vltava, the most haunted river

I believe the Vltava is the most haunted river in Europe. The river that separate the Lesser town and the Old Town has been the witness of such horrible events happened in Prague, the old Capital of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charles IV, San Vitus, Venceslao IV and Rodolf II were some of the main characters of the great Reign of Bohemia, all of them believed in Astronomy, Mistycism. Alchimy, worship of the arts and occult sciences were concentrated here...
Mysterious forces came here. Who they are, what kind of nature and world they belongs, nevertheless they still live here. The Vltava hides more of what we know or we expect.
I stare at the water and I have the impression something is over there...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Just walk straight

Come to breath acrossing the Charles Bridge, if you can...!
Come to look around you, when the fog surrounds you and hide anything could attack you or just stroke you sweetly and magically...
just walk straight and stay in the middle of the bridge, to avoid to be pushed away to the Vltava. Ask help to the Saints placed on both sides, if you believe...
*Thanks to JEAN ROST for this photo taken at sunrise.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

I don't care

Have you ever imagine to be alone in the world? Have you ever imagine to stand in the train and the people next to you does not exist, they are only ghosts or who knows what they are...?
They all look at you, they all try to reach you and speak up. This has no sense, you have no sense, I don't understand your speech! ... I just close my eyes and I don't care.