May 24, 2009

The Bucegi Mountains are located in central Romania, south of the city Braşov, being a part of the Southern Carpathians. There are some legends of these mountains some of them lasting for thousands of years, The Bucegi is believed to be the Dacian holy mountain Kogaion.

It is said that Zamolxis, the supreme God of the Dacians (who are the ancestors of the Romanian people), had his home and sanctuary in a cave, inside the Kogaion. According to Strabo, Zalmoxis retreated in the Kogaion cave to consult the oracles. The cave must have been branched labyrinth-like, the legend said that Zamolxis was disappearing for long lapses of time in the depth of the mountain. According to Herodotus, The Dacians who believed in the immortality of the soul, looked upon death merely as going to Zalmoxis, as they knew the way to become immortals.

Kogaion is translated as "Sacred Mountain" or "The Head of The Magnificient", nowadays known as "The Sphinx".

On the plateau there are also some mushroom shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers; their name is "Babele" (Old Ladies), some legends are also telling that a female and her sheep were transformed in the rocks we see today.

May 15, 2009

Well... The last Star Trek was probably the best movie from the series so far, quite a stirring stuff, stunning, rarely draws breath for two hours, seeing it in "Empire" with a crystal sound and image, in my humble opinion was fantastic and hugely enjoyable :D

May 13, 2009

Refreshing day in England's countryside... Incredible fresh air, lots of green and for some reason the atmosphere made me thinking to hobbits and their villages, Bilbo Baggins and other things alike...

This place is incredible, they say that even without stones would be special...

May 12, 2009

To be honest, I thought in the first place that the address for my hotel was wrong :)) First, it was a huge change of the landscape, just came from Paris (no offense :P). The hotel looked a lot better than the pics saw on the booking website, and more than that, this building was referenced in my tourist guide as a living Victorian heritage in the City, pointing it as a must see in the neighborhood, some tourists were at that time in the hotel only visiting it. On the other hand, believe it or not, the apartment I had there was a lot cheaper than my tiny two stars room from the fraking Paris =)) Those bloody peasants =))

I was warned that London is like a Harkonen place... Details are excelling, you can see its pride and conceit, but its charm and style are unique, and its imperial perfume can be felt even nowadays.

Well... a good afternoon starts with a good English breakfast :D Eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, tomato, mushrooms and a toast make a good start for the day :D A lot better than the French's croissant =))

A really nice surprise... StarTrek meets Lord of the Rings... I knew that Patrick Stewart aka Jean-Luc Picard was actually a stage actor (as well Ian McKellen aka Gandalf), but seeing this with your own eyes is different. And, no matter what that guy said, I had in mind that famous voice saying "Space... the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise..." :D

This medieval church built by the Knights Templar is famed for its rare circular nave called "the Round", The Order of the Knights Templar was very powerful in England in that early period.

St. Paul's Cathedral is a major London landmark and has always been situated on Ludgate Hill, this place has long been associated with religion. It is believed that it was originally the site of an ancient megalith and then later a temple dedicated to the goddess Diana, in alignment with the Apollo Temple which once stood at Westminster.