A Postcard from Peles

It's that time of the year when I visit castles. At Peles, they have everything - a retractable glass roof, a playhouse, a Moorish saloon, a Turkish parlor, a 19th-century heating system that's so good they never had to clean it, and the first modern toilets in the world. Together with Bran, Peles is one of … Continue reading A Postcard from Peles

Christmas Time

When I was a kid, I used to believe in Santa. Now that I have grown up, I don't anymore, but I still want to. Because now I need to make up the stories that back then I took for granted. Otherwise the world becomes too small and narrow, too snowless.  We need Christmas because … Continue reading Christmas Time