The Culture Enthusiast

Sorry everyone for leaving the blog a bit abandoned. I was half busy, half out of town and half without ideas. Speaking about traveling, I had a very difficult decision to make on my last trip - what book to read on the train. It might seem a banal decision but it’s one I take seriously. Even though technology helps passing the time while...

I love going to museums and while I was visiting the National Gallery in Washington the other day I realized how important it is to have a light bag filled with everything you need to enjoy your museum trip. Here what I usually take with me: 1) Small notepad and pen.  Once I had to ask the security guard for a pen and...

I’ll be honest: I’m not a big Clint Eastwood fan. I stay clear of any type of western, no matter how much they try to lure me by associating themselves with spaghetti. Growing up, I have a faint memory of watching a movie with Eastwood and either Johnny Deep or Christian Slater, can’t remember which. His last movies were simply painful to watch and too...

Just one of the many amazing quotes from Lewis' book, The Screwtape Letters  I recently finished reading The Screwtape Letters, a book by C. S. Lewis comprised of humorous letters written by an experienced demon to his nephew – also a demon. Screwtape, the author of the letters, gives out advice to Wormwood, his nephew, on how to better tempt his "patient", a man recently...

A little bit of history Date: 1602 Located in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. Caravaggio’s painting is a vivid portrait of one of the first scenes of Christ’s Passion. It depicts the moment when Judas betrays Jesus by pointing Him out to the Pharisees’ soldiers with a kiss.   Saint John (the figure on the left) runs away from the scene in...

Yesterday my little blog turned one!  I might be exaggerating, but I think that calls for a celebration. So, as you read, imagine I’m spraying you with champagne, the way those pilots do after they win a Formula 1 race. This could be the imaginary champagne talking, but I want to thank everybody for reading and supporting the blog. Your comments make my...