We sail on a yacht from Zaporozhye to the south, towards the Kakhovka reservoir. Already opposite the village of Kanevskoye, a view opens over a high sandy promontory protruding into the river. This is Bald Mountain on the right bank of the Dnieper. The mountain gave its name to the village of Lysogorka. The nextContinue reading “Bald Mountain in Lysogorka – a place of strength of the Dnieper.”
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Karlovy Vary. Czech.
I have long wanted to visit Karlovy Vary, a city that gives people mineral water. Hundreds of years in Karlovy Vary noble and wealthy people came to the waters, aristocratic families. Now Karlovy Vary is available to everyone. Here everything works for healing: water, air, mountains and a centuries-old healing program. Water sources are numbered.Continue reading “Karlovy Vary. Czech.”
Castle Loket. Czech.
Not far from Karlovy Vary is the town of Loket with an old castle on top of a large rock above the river. The castle dates from the 12th century. The name Loket comes from the bend of a river in this place, resembling an elbow.In one of the dungeons of the castle, the futureContinue reading “Castle Loket. Czech.”
Alchemical Prague
Prague is full of surprises. For me, the discovery was the alchemical tower. The turret is next to the museum and is open, but not for tourists and for people practicing in the occult sciences. In Prague, magic is in agreement. Maybe it came from the time of Emperor Rudolph ll, who invited the astronomerContinue reading “Alchemical Prague”
Vysehrad in Prague.
Visegrad in Prague always gives me a double feeling – there is a story, there is energy, there are secrets and at the same time, there is something unpleasant, absorbing, affecting a person.We pass through the arch. and we get to the medieval pavement. A cobblestone road leads past the rotunda of St. Martin withContinue reading “Vysehrad in Prague.”
Strahov lion. Prague.
We are looking for the basics of the Leo sign in Prague in the Strahov Monastery on the top of Petrin Hill. The monastic order of the Premonstrats settled in the monastery. The Order was founded in 1120 by St. Norbert, as an independent part of the Catholic Church. The monks wear white clothes andContinue reading “Strahov lion. Prague.”
Starting point. Prague. Czech
In any case, whether it is the birth of a person or an idea, there is a starting point. In Prague, it’s Orloj’s clock on Old Town Square. On the watch, in addition to time, there is the position of the Sun and the Moon among the zodiac constellations, phases of the moon, sunrise andContinue reading “Starting point. Prague. Czech”
Scythian chronicles. Ukraine
For me, the Scythians began with a golden ridge from Solokh barrow. In 2013, I visited the exhibition “Gold of Scythian barrows” at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. Under the fine work, the signature was a golden crest – the village of Velikaya Znamenka of the Zaporozhye region was found in the Solokha burial mound.Continue reading “Scythian chronicles. Ukraine”
Sofia. Bulgaria
In April, the weather in Sofia changes every hour – rain and sun, heat and cold. In the sun the city reveals blooming greenery and white flowers of fruit trees. Under the sunlight, old houses with beige stucco smile amiably, and the streets, paved with yellow bricks, warm with warm light. In an instant, aContinue reading “Sofia. Bulgaria”
Plovdiv. Bulgaria
Plovdiv ancient Rome. He is the very story of the life of European peoples. It even looks like a layered cake. In the city center there is a descent down to the Roman amphitheaters and to the street. During ancient Rome there was a city. The earliest settlements date back to the 6th millennium BC.Continue reading “Plovdiv. Bulgaria”
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