Sightseeing in Москва – Gorky Park

Sunday, I decided to go to Gorky park (which really has the very Soviet name “Центральный Парк Культуры и Отдыха Имени Горького” or “Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure”).  It was quite the hike, and the first glance I got was this: I decided to let main entrances be main entrances and enter thru […]

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Sightseeing in Москва – Red Square and Alexander Garden

So, as most probably know, I’m moving part-time to Moscow.  As a preparation for that, I’m currently temporarily in Moscow to teach a course.  I’ve been quite busy, but Sunday I spent doing some sightseeing.  As I live quite close to ((In Moscow terms; it’s around 3 km, which is, like, infinitely far in Eindhoven […]

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Le Tour de Rome

This week I’ve been on conference in Rome.  Monday I spent touring around the city.  While doing so, I made sure to live-blog the entire event.  Here is a transcript of my live-blog, making it possible to enjoy it time and time again as well as to revel in my wisdon without going to Facebook […]

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