russian ark
Catherine the Great

Russian Ark Movie Review

Last week I saw an announcement from my local art house movie theatre advertising the movie “Russian Ark” by Alexander Sokurov. Supposedly about 300 years of history of the Hermitage shot in a single one and half hour take. Sounds pretty amazing, right? I’m not quite sure what I expected but not this. The narrator [read more]

hever castle
Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn and Hever Castle

As my fascination with royal women began with Anne Boleyn, visiting her childhood home Hever Castle was only a matter of time. So, back in 2011, I found an excursion trip with OAD (now bankrupt, unfortunately!) that also included Hever Castle. I’ve included the pictures my friend and I took. Unfortunately, we were not allowed [read more]