Rotterdam was the largest port in the world after the war until Shanghai overtook it a few years ago. That makes it very international, and a big service city. To get on the subway I needed to wait in line to get a subway card which alone was 8 euro. Then I got on the… Continue reading Daniel Adler Bikes Through Delft
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El Greco’s “View of Toledo”
I was reading Of Human Bondage the other night after I met a pretty girl from Portland. Philip described the paintings of El Greco, specifically his “View and Plan of Toledo, as those which led him to understand that life is about vivacity and virility. Only two of El Greco’s landscapes exist today. The one… Continue reading El Greco’s “View of Toledo”