Dresden is full of treasures– lots of small architectural details like gargoyles and deer heads over doorways and such. My camera is full of pictures of such random things. The “Furstenzug,” or March of the Nobles, is not one of Read More
Author: The Wayfarers
Life in a Divided City
In 1567, the Venetians built fortified walls around Nicosia. The walls form a circle, punctuated by 11 bastions which make the city look like a sort of super-stylized medieval star. Fast forward four centuries, and Cyprus has passed from Ottoman Read More
2015 in Review
2015 was a big year in the Perez-Beck household– we moved 5,629 miles from Washington, DC to Nicosia, Cyprus after Sev spent almost a year getting learned in Greek language. We’ve learned to drive on the wrong side of the Read More