P.S. All above links lead to picture posts and if you love water themed photography I suggest you take a look!
Having just hosted one of our mini Miami Reunions here in Moscow two weeks ago, I was thinking how thankful I was for each such reunion, no matter how many people were able to make it to one place at one time. The Miami 2007 trip connected so many people from all over the world and even though each of us has their own busy life, it's amazing how we all share something special and stay in touch even to this day. Here's to the many more reunions!
On our way to the SpanishFest expo at M'ARS Gallery yesterday, we discovered yet another super pretty little street here in Moscow - we liked it so much that it actually made us want to pose and take pictures like tourists would. We don't have that many little, narrower than usual, quite streets with buildings like those here, so each time we happen to come across one is a special time, and I'm thankful for each such little street. They just don't look or feel like Moscow, it's like you just fall out of reality for a moment and get to take a break from the big city noise and all that comes with it - an instant tiny travel in culture and space.
You guys seemed to like that picture I posted in my previous thankful post... Well, it was taken in Milan, in my hotel's inner yard (if you go to this post, click on the picture to enlarge it and look carefully, you'll see the sculpture!). So today I thought I'd share another one I took there, and while I'm at it, I thought I'd say thanks for my butt, as I am quite fond of it. I, of course, wouldn't post a photo of mine, so instead, please enjoy this one above! Ah, how clever of me, isn't it?..
It just happened so that somehow Egypt's been playing a big part in my life. Back in school I loved studying about its ancient culture, enjoyed watching all the documentaries on it I could only come across and loved seeing real ancient Egyptian pieces in museums. When I traveled there for the first time in the spring of 2003 I had no idea I'd visit 3 times more in the next 5 years, but looks like it was just bound to happen - there's gotta be some wicked connection between me and Egy.
I'm not that much of a water person unless we're talking hot tubs and fancy drinking water (I am very into trying new bottled varieties and yes, I do feel how the taste is different), so I can really appreciate the beauty of the sea world once it's so close to the top that one doesn't need to dive anywhere - the picture above was taken standing on a solid surface and looking down on the water before my feet. 
Here's some eye candy for you guys - I am thankful for my most delicious Tiramisu dessert ever! 
Can I just be thankful for all the cute little inner gardens out there? My blog, so I guess I can, ha. The one pictured is in Milan.
As I am supposedly attending a friend's birthday celebration tonight, and this friend always cooks the most amazing stuff for her parties, it made me think of desserts. So today I want to give 'official' thanks for the most delicious berry dessert I've ever had. I mentioned 10 Corso Como's bookstore in Milan before, but their cafe is another thing worthy of a separate post. But not today, today it's all about their raspberries and currants with mascarpone cheese cream!..
I'm so very much thankful for traveling, for the ability to travel, for the idea of traveling itself... The world would be a sad place without such perfect opportunity to expereince other cultures and sub-cultures within cultures!
My first personal encounter with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona chair took place at Living lounge in Milan last spring, and ever since then I could never miss an opportunity to praise its ridiculous comfortableness once asked either about chairs or my Milanese impressions. I think that night there is exactly the time when first seeds of this approaching designer chairs obsession were planted - I find myself developing some unhealthy interest in the subject. Anyways, before I write an essay, let me get down to thanking. Thank you, dear Ludwig, for creating a perfect chair!
I'm thankful for those tiny moments which, when caught on tape, make for some very attractive photos. I'm convinced that sometimes it's not about a fancy camera in your hands, but rather some luck and ability to catch this one special tiny period of time.
I never really saw it myself until I saw this set of pictures - seated in a very traditional Russian setting I look especially non-Russian. A lot of times when I travel people take me for a local, and I must admit I've always considered it a good thing and loved all the funny encounters! Once in Paris a girl came up to me complimenting my shoes, which I didn't understand until I disappointed her with my lack of French language skills... In Italy I easily go for an Italian and in Spain I look fairly Spanish, within a group of British I am British too, out and about with someone from the States I seem perfectly American... And I could never get bored of this! I am thankful I can travel to places that are new yet feel so at home and 'familiar' to locals, and I am thankful I can pass for a tourist when hanging out with friends from abroad here in Moscow... Priceless!.. 