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Building a bridge across the Atlantic, with steel beams and rivets. ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced." โ€” Sรธren Kierkegaard Budapest HUโ•‘Long Beach CA
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Mariya Golub, Ukrainian artist. Born 1990, Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. Painter, graphic designer, researcher and educator. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ท Graรงa Botelho | Botanical Art

Sunset on the Danube bend from the magical Dobogรณkล‘ near Pilisszentkereszt in Hungary, in the Visegrรกd Hills. Dobogรณkล‘ is a pilgrimage site believed to be a "heart chakra" of the earth, with healing and spiritual energy. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ท Photo by Lehel Lล‘teยฉ๏ธ | Erdei Utakon

"Love, as the poets so often painted it, was just bald lust wearing a pompous wig. He believed true love was more like an education: it was deep and subtle and never complete." โ€” Josiah Bancroft Khatia Buniatishvili performs Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

"Even though the bluebells and wild garlic may have gone, there are still wonderful colours to be found in the form of rhododendrons out in those spring forests." South Downs National Park in West Sussex, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ท Photo by Jamie Fieldingยฉ๏ธ | Ancient Forests

โ€œIt is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.โ€ โ€• Thich Nhat Hanh South Korean-German classical violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs Allegro molto appassionato from Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, composed in 1844. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Ciao, Roma ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, until we meet again... Galleria Borghese, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana, built in the 17th century. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Climbed atop the famous Spanish Steps in Rome ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, and lit a candle in the Trinitร  dei Monti in honor of my father, who passed away last year, My dadโ€™s life was infinitely more valuable than the 1 Euro offering for the candle, but a worthwhile remembrance nonetheless. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Even for an agnostic like me, raised in the Protestant church, easily the best thing about Rome ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น are the breathtaking churches, literally on every corner. This is the fifteenth church weโ€™ve randomly visited last two days. Helps soothe the soul and lift the spirits. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Became a huge fan of legendary Italian ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น director Federico Felliniโ€™s films while in college in California decades ago. So blessed to visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome, made famous in La Dolce Vita, the 1960 film with Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ