Around the Adriatic Sea 2026: Balkan cities
The first city in the Balkans that I visited was Split, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Croatia.
Around the Adriatic Sea 2026: Cities
Along the way, you’ll pass through some lovely towns. Although visiting towns isn’t the main aim of this trip — apart from the Venice Biennale — I still try to go for a stroll around town and soak up the atmosphere for a while.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Helsinki + Lübeck
Arrival Helsinki
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Tallinn: old town and contemporary museums
photos from Tallinn 13 September: exploring Tallinn Today I walked through the Old Town to the Museum of Contemporary Art Tallinn (EKKM), where there was a solo exhibition by Estonian artist/sculptor Jass Kasselaan. That consisted of three parts: shepherds, (mass) graves, panel housing and people with wings. Then I attended a concert by theNacka Chamber [...] in theSt.-Maria Toomkirik.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Riga - Museum of Occupations, urban legend
Strolling through the city centre, a chunk of gloomy history and the origin legend of Riga.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Kaunas - Arts and Culture
Photos from Kaunas 24 August: Kaunas - Ciurlionis museum Ciurlionis (1875-1911), musician and visual artist, is one of Lithuania's most important artists. An entire museum in Kaunas is dedicated to his work. This year marks his 150th birthday with a special exhibition, "From Amber to the Stars with M.K. Čiurlionis". The sea and the cosmos [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Vilnius - Arts and Culture
An ‘independent republic’ in the middle of the city, a house of worship of some Christian tradition on almost every corner, moody alleys and courtyards and beautiful museums.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Copernicus museum in Frombork
all photos from Frombork 8 August: Piaski/Frombork - Pasleka Lake The predicted stable dry weather was not to be. At 6:30 it started raining again for more than an hour. Packing the tent wet....The water tram to Frombork was packed. I had not managed to book online, but luckily I was still allowed on, albeit without a seat. [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Gdansk
all photos from Gdansk Aug 4: European Solidarity Centre and World War II Museum. You can't leave Gdansk without visiting these two impressive buildings. With the European Solidarity Centre, I managed to do so on Monday. On Tuesday, I had reserved the whole afternoon for the war museum, but failed to visit it. There was [...]
Cycling for Shatsa 2024: Afternoon in Bayreuth
I was in Bayreuth to see the doctor with my aching wrist, but luckily had another afternoon to visit the city. Worthwhile, but the gaudy style of the margraves was not really my thing
