London: Born free. Little Venice!

Have you ever considered living in a boat?..and having your mail box attached to a tree? Take this walk with me in the colourful London's Little Venice...on a lovely and autumn afternoon..."Born free" is actually a great name for a boat, isn't it? :)

London: Self-portrait ...

London: A city to reclaim!

"But I am free And I can see

A city to reclaim

Seen through my London eye..."

(Asian Dub Foundation, A New London Eye)

 

Walking around...

Anti-war Mass Assembly. Trafalgar Square. 8th October 11

On Saturday I attended the Stop the War Coalition's Anti-war Mass Assembly in Trafalgar Square and it was such an amazing experience to see people of all ages and races trying to become one voice. We are one and only with peaceful thoughts we can make this world a better place! Everyone talks about the crisis and about poverty, but in the meantime, the war machines keep on receiving funds. When it comes to war expenditures, how come we never say we are facing a financial crisis?
And PLEASE, since you're reading these lines and since you got here, think about this and also try to do whatever it takes to bring something good to people around you. There are simple steps everyone can take. That little girl you'll see in some photographs was brought by her grandfather and she wanted to stand alone, protesting against the war. Do not stay aside! Take action and stand up for what you believe in!
And what better way to close this post than with Kurt Cobain's "PEACE, LOVE, EMPATHY"?

 

 

 

 

London: St. James's Park ...

 

"Stay foolish, stay hungry!"

"Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.

         I ’ll take that with me always. Thank you, Steve."

        (Stanford University’s 114th Commencement on 12th June, 2005.)