Judenplatz, located in Vienna’s Innere Stadt, was the center of Jewish life and the Viennese Jewish Community in the Middle Ages. This shot is taken from the entrance of the Judenplatz museum, looking onto the Holocaust Memorial.
“I think… if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.” – Leo Tolstoy
This year summer hit Budapest already in early May. Sun, sun and more sun has been shining down on us city folks generously. If you are one those like me enjoying a cool breeze rather than frying heat, we’ll need to get prepared for hot city fun🌞
Ramayana tells the journey of Rama who is looking for the meaning of life. Rama is the prince of Pancawati, he is married to princess Sita. He is one of the reincarnations of Vishnu, the God of Protector.
The colors of wayang puppets have special meanings. Gold is the color of glory, red means bravery, black shows dignity, while blue symbolizes a bold human being who is also gentle and serene in his soul. Among thousands of wayang characters, gatot kaca is one of the warriors of the Mahabarata, an epic of Hinduism.
The puppeteer performing with his favorite character, Hanoman, the white monkey (right) and Rahwana, the king (left), who kidnapped princess Sinta. To make special soundeffects for the performance and emphasize the dialogues, between his toes the puppeteer holds an ensemble and he makes the beats with his feet.
“The structure of world stability and order hath been reared upon, and will continue to be sustained by, the twin pillars of reward and punishment…. There is no force on earth that can equal in its conquering power the force of justice and wisdom.” – Bahá’u’lláh
The three angels of Fátima — Lúcia de Jesus dos Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto – claimed to have witnessed six apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1917. Jacinta was 7, Francisco was 9 and Lúcia was 10 at the time. On the centenary of the first apparition, May 13, Pope Francis canonized two of the children — the third is also on the way to sainthood — during a mass attended by half a million Catholics.
I loved our little wellness trip to GyĹ‘r, a city in North West Hungary. Beautiful riverside, picturesque little streets with 2-300-year old houses, sweet people and lovely sweets. The trip, however, was cut short by a small accident and a four-hour visit to the local hospital’s emergency room with a twisted ankle, muscles and ligament. Thankfully I didn’t get a cast on my ankle but will need to rest it a lot with ice to get better.
“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.” – Brene Brown
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