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It's not London, it's not Rome, it's not Paris: it is Skopje!

When modernism goes wrong: Moscow skyline

The little church who didn't give up!

Once upon a time, there was a lovely little church in Moscow. Then the evil communists built all their horrible buildings. And then all the horrible capitalist Mercedes Benz black cars tried to poison it. But the little church somehow survived (somehow).

Moscow - one sunny afternoon out of 8

Rome in August - hello humidity!

It was so, so humid in Rome during the day. Luckily in the mornings and evenings it was cool enough to enjoy things. Note the terrible fashion statements - and it was not just tourists who looked terrible. I was shocked.