A memorial to love

Today after work I finally explored the place I'd been looking at from the bus for ages. It is Richmond and East Sheen Cemetery. Soon after entering I I was drawn towards a distinctive memorial with an angel in loose robes wrapped around a stone. I had to find out something about the people whose memorial it was and thus found this amazing website. You are welcome to read their fascinating story.

 

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Talking about burial places, you may like to read about another one  in London here. If you look at the picture, you may be interested to find out that there is a similar one at the Jewish Cemetery in the Polish city of Lodz. I think I may have written about it in my very old post.

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Here is another link I'd like to share with you. It tells about the life of a brave Polish WWII veteran who lived in Oshawa after the war and recently passed away. He lived a very active life in his new homeland and his life was not a bed of roses...

Crete

One of my ever-favourite sunset spots! The sights, the smells, everything! One day I walked all the way to get close to the rocks sticking out from the water. It was a challenge, but well worth it.
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Milosz translated

I came across some poems by Czeslaw Milosz, a Polish Nobel Prize winner. They are translated into different languages and you can find them here.
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St Luke's Church in Kew was on my itinerary tonight and a nice little discovery it was.

Art in Acton

An interesting small exhibition is on at W3Galley in Acton High Street. Passing by on a bike I saw the light on which meant there was a volunteer making it possible to visit. I did so. Apart from seeing the works by various artists I met Geraldine, a fascinating woman and also an artist. She comes from Northern Ireland and in her works she shows people's faces deformed  as a result of bomb explosions or acid attacks.

Too many people

I approached South Kensington Station during  the evening rush hour and had to stop for a moment to prepare myself for the ensuing crush.

A view to wake up to

Kavos Melissa Apartments - ideal holiday location

Waking up on Crete I'd go to the balcony and enjoy this view every single day last week. Not bad, isn't it? There are plenty of holiday destinations, but there is something special about this secluded location that makes me want to return there. It's the beauty of the place and the people that attracts me. This year I had no time for a long chat with the resort owner as he was even more busy with work than last year. However, I still remember the stories and legends he told me about his chosen place to live and work, its distant and recent history, and of the island... Is there time to tell them to you?

Back from Crete and busy

Back home in London after an amazing and enriching fortnight I don't know when I will find the time to post here. Today I encourage youto look up the link on Crete I find quite informative. However, I still don't know if the patron saint of the tiny church on the edge of the Preveli Beach is St Savvos, as the local waiter had told me this and last year, St John or St Nicholas, as the Internet users claim...
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Having consulted the Preveli Monastery website, I'm dashing to inform you that the Preveli Beach chapel bears the name of Agios Savas spelled with one 'v'.