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Is Immortality Possible?
My first name is Atanas, and it means “immortal.” But is immortality possible?
A day trip in troll country
We drive up Trollstigen, or Troll’s Road, peek into the Norwegian wood, and learn what happens when a large rock falls into a fjord.
The Art Gallery in Kutna Hora, Czechia
GASK, the Central Bohemian Art Gallery is a remarkably good art museum for a small city like Kutna Hora. It’s campus is next to the famous cathedral. I spent 15 min in the cathedral and more than 3 hours in the art museum, including some time in the garden and the coffee shop. The artwork […]
The Vigeland Museum in Oslo
This museum offers an introduction to Vigeland’s art and craft. Visiting the museum first and then the Vigeland Sculpture park is more rewarding than visiting that park alone.
The Munch Museum in Oslo
Existential dread (or if you will – the fear of death) and love coexisted in the heart of the Edvard Munch. This museum offers a comprehensive representation of his art.
Big Questions
Why is there life?
Why is there matter?
Why should there be anything?
Nobody seems to know for sure. (And we think we know a lot.)
Fountains and coffee
We drive across Bulgaria from the capital Sofia to Ruse on the Danube river. It’s the heat of the summer, so we stop by and gaze at some cool fountains.
My father at 100
August 30, 2022, is the one-hundredth anniversary of my father’s birth. He lived 75 years and passed away in 1997. His three books continue to live.
The artist and the model
An elderly artist, inspired by his vibrant model, retells the story of creation in his own way.