Beautiful Architecture

I’m baaack! If you follow me on Facebook (ie, “like” my author Facebook page (which you can do so easily by going to www.facebook.com/meredithbondauthor), you’ll know that I spent the last two weeks enjoying three European cities. My husband had to go on business, and I finally had the time to tag along (he’s been nagging me to do so for a while now since he travels a lot, but I always had previous commitments: teaching, caring for children and what-not). Well, the kids are now old enough to take care of themselves and my teaching duties are finished for the summer, so I went—to Moscow (for three days), Oslo (also three days) and Stockholm (for five days). Let me tell, you they were beautiful cities! I mean gorgeous!!

St. Basil's in Moscow

There’s something incredibly special about European cities—mainly because they’re old. They’ve got amazing architecture. They really knew how to build a house/building/church hundreds of years ago. Somehow Americans never really caught on to building beautiful buildings. Yes, some buildings in the US are pretty, some are very grand and imposing (they really went for the classical Greek look at the beginning of this country), but none have that beauty that just makes you want to pull out your camera and start snapping pictures—which is just what I did while I was there. So, here, for your pleasure, are some of my photos from my trip.

Through a door in Oslo

And, yes, I really wanted to tie this into writing or self-publishing somehow — I don’t know, maybe on the importance of aesthetic beauty in your formatting, but what they hey! Why can’t I just have a blog about something completely different every now and then? What do you think? Should I stick 100% to my topics of writing and self-publishing? Or is it ok to just have a blog with something pretty, or different, every now and then?

I always feel sorry for these guys who hold up buildings. This is in Stockholm.