Around the Adriatic Sea 2026: Trieste – Dubrovnik
All photos: Balkan photos, city photos. The photos of the cycle route are listed in reverse chronological order. Those of the cities are listed chronologically.
Sunday afternoon I had agreed to meet Christine Bremer to visit her small, beautifully decorated Dharma centre to visit. The temple has a capacity of a maximum of 20 people. That roughly corresponds to the number of members who visit its Sangha (Buddhist community) counts.
Because the space so limited is, the five core members regularly organise meditation courses With well-known Tibetan teachers (Rinpoches) at higher-capacity sites.
Christine first led me through her deep, largely natural-wild garden with a pond, a large aviary with colourful parakeets and two rabbits, and a duck and chicken coop. To look after all these, she has her hands full. On top of that, she has two lovely dogs, Vicky and Siri. She also meditates in the garden, in her personal meditation hut.
Christine Bremer in her garden pergola
In the temple space is joint meditation on Wednesday and Friday evenings and on Sunday mornings. After the Friday meditation, Sanghal members eat together under a pergola in the garden. It is there where, after visiting the temple, Christine treated me to delicious homemade cakes and coffee, along with Sanghal members Mark and Norbert and neighbour Rüdiger, who had also turned up.
Temple space
Dhagpo Karma Dechen Ling is a nice place to 'be' and unwind. And the name is well chosen: Karma Dechen Ling means "Place of Great Joy“.
All photos: Balkan photos, city photos. The photos of the cycle route are listed in reverse chronological order. Those of the cities are listed chronologically.
In Venice, I visited the Biennale at the Arsenale, the Giardini and various venues around the city. I also took the opportunity to see the Pinault collection at Punta della Dogana and a compelling exhibition by Michael Armitage at Palazzo Grassi.
