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Summer's End

The end of summer gives me a variety of feelings, good and bad. Sadness because of the ending of my favorite season. The days are shortening, the warmth is leaving, soon we’ll have to wear wintercoats again! Excitement because my orchestra’s are resuming rehearsals. I missed all the

Crete, the highlights (2)

My last post about Crete was rather short, so this post will be devoted to describe the things I’ve done there in more detail. Samaria Gorge This was without a doubt the coolest activity I did on Crete, but it was also the most heavy. I had to wake

Crete, the highlights

If my prior post has got you worrying about my state of being, do not despair. I feel decent most of the time, with spikes up and down. How can you not feel good, when you are on Crete and you see this: I fell in love with Greek seas

Time for a little honesty

I was looking at the last entry that I’ve written, which dates from 19 july. It has been long ago since I’ve felt inspiration to write. To be frank, it’s been awhile since I’ve felt inspiration to do anything at all. This sounds alarming, and I

Cultural orgy?

The National Gallery in Copenhagen was our last cultural endeavour, and on our last full day in the city it finally rained. We could spend our day in a museum without feeling guilty of missing out on sunshine! The admission for this museum was free and we were there at

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

On our second day in Copenhagen, Daniël and I ventured out alone, as Sylvia really had to work on her master thesis. We went to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, a museum for ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian art. There were plenty of sculptures, and I love taking photo’s of those!

København

Last week London, now København! My friend Sylvia lives in this city right now with her boyfriend. She met her boyfriend while studying abroad in Istanbul and she missed him so much that she is writing her master thesis in Denmark now. They are living in a small apartment near