Ancient story This is not a happy day for Rhea. Although she just gave birth to a beautiful, healthy boy and she feels good herself, she is trembling with fear. Her husband – Kronos – made it clear that he would swallow all his children as soon as they were born. And he already proved he was not kidding. Poseidon,…
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LES CHÂTEAUX DE BEAUFORT
At the heart of Müllerthal, a region known as La Petite Suisse Luxembourgeoise (Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland) amid dense forests, moss-covered rocks, and deep valleys, stand two remarkable castles: the medieval Château de Beaufort, whose walls evoke a world of knights and feudal families, and the Renaissance Château de Beaufort, an elegant 17th-century residence that was still a private, lived-in home…
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LES FALAISES D’ÉTRETAT
I encountered the cliffs of Étretat for the first time in Paris, in the winter of 2013. We decided to go to the French capital with my parents to show them this amazing city. It was a spontaneous one-day trip by car. Departure early in the morning and return in the evening. We had plans to visit the Louvre. We…
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MONT SAINT-MICHEL
Mont-Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island on the English Channel, in southwestern Normandy. I had no idea what a tidal island was until we spent a few days on one of them. The dictionary definition of the tidal island is: a fragment of land, which connection to the mainland is revealed only during low tide. Sounds amazing, but how does…
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Na Termopilach ja się nie odważę… | At Thermopylae I do not dare…
It’s Thursday. The holidays are coming to an end. Another chapter of life is closing behind me. I’ll look back on it with a sense of sorrow — just as I do with every moment from the past. Though perhaps “sorrow” isn’t quite the right word. It’s more like nostalgia — a bittersweet feeling.A few days ago, I saw a…
