Life is made of many variables. The only constant is you.
- Paolo

The snow can easily disguise the city’s imperfections
the snow can easily mask the city’s silent cries
- Sheede

November rain…

I really would like to thank Alex, Victor and Alexandru for the good time I had in Bucharest this week end.

Unfortunately the weather has not been really polite with me… we should get together some other time!

I could say so many things about this pic. But I prefer to not get into politics, there are already too many people pretending to be experts in that. I would just say that at one point of the history, something happened… and, according to the people living that period - many people I know directly - it has been a tragic failure. And this is what they left behind (in many and many copies), replacing abruptly the scent of centuries of history. At the end, the architecture is reflecting that gray idea.

The warm colorS of sumMer… the beautiful smile of a woman in love… K

Some pics from Engadin the valley between Italy and St. Moritz (St Moritz on google maps):

And this is St. Moritz:

… waking up this morning… I guess this painting is a good summary…

Here we go, going back to Europe once again. I left Boston with 26 degrees and I landed in Paris with 2 degrees Celsius. Luckily, in Milan it was a bit better 16. I left Boston in one of the best moments of the year… the Fall, with its beautiful colors.

Boston Common

London is still one of my favorite city in the world… here are some pics I took in the past years.

Another interesting Casino in Vegas is “The Venetian”. As you can imagine it has been inspired by Venice. I have been to the real Venice many times and a copy of it is just a bit weird at first. However I have to say that the atmosphere in this Casino is not bad at all. The ceiling (as you can see in the third pic) is kind of cool too. And think about it, the guys/girls driving the Gondolas are singing Italian song like “O sole mio”.

The Venetian Casino - Las Vegas (Click to enlarge)

As I have been to the real Venice recently, I wanted to compare the “Palazzo Ducale” in Vegas with the one in Venice. Take a look of the following pictures. They did a great job.

Vegas	Venice

Have a look of the “Rialto Bridge”… water makes a big difference in here…

Vegas	Venice

This year, for my birthday, I have been to Vegas (or Las Vegas for people that are not familiar with it). Vegas is the world capital of gambling, commonly known as the The Entertainment Capital of the World. Landing at the airport, the fist thing I noticed was an impressive collection of gigantic hotels. That is called the “Las Vegas Strip“. It is basically the street where you can find most of the new Casinos. Each of them is built according to a different style. Each of them is a hotel too (and this was a surprise for me). The most famous Casino is probably the Bellagio. Interestingly, it was inspired by the Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy which is not far away from my hometown. The Bellagio is amazing, really elegant and relaxing. In between the hotel and the strip, there is an artificial lake offering beautiful water shows every half a hour (among the others, I appreciated the show on the notes of Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley).

The Bellagio Casino - Las Vegas (Click to enlarge)

A few shots from New Hampshire (USA). It was a long time I was not hiking…

Sometimes it’s only a matter of seconds, people are there… and… not there anymore. Every shoot is a new story, with new subjects and the same observer.

A center of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.

After a long time (maybe 10 years?) I had the chance to visit Venice again. I had to speak in a meeting and the location was the hospital “SS Giovanni e Paolo”. Believe me, Venice is so special that even the hospital can leave you breathless (picture on the left). And no cars around only boats… relaxing…
Unfortunately the weather was not that good for taking pictures…

From Athens and cape Soniou: