Island Hopping

Late summer-early autumn menu w/ @jonathanyukioclark : Homemade, chilled tofu #冷奴 Agedashi mochi #揚げ出し餅 Sanma shioyaki #秋刀魚 Inaniwa udon #稲庭うどん and kinoko toban yaki #陶版焼 #秋初 #夏末 (at Yopparai) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7ekodnhx7178TJmwnSbcofpZiSDxFXP9BniQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jwelxpir726g

For our third meal of the evening....it’s Ho Foods time w/ @a91787 #Taiwanese #NoodlesNow #Noodling #Noodles #Nood #Les 🍲 (at Ho Foods NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5EYKgHruYgVUu2l-IUcf8g6gNjKPF08Dia2c0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vu6f4xt9v36x

At the heart of the #Sofia, a new #urban #culture is rising. . Graffiti gives way to #StreetArt. . Capitalist advertising hits the playground #ChupaChups . Subway station signage competes with #SaintSofia (who herself replaced a statue of Lenin) . Local handicrafts take the form of wallets, handbags, and pendant lamps made with vintage sheet music, maps, and comics at #ZonaUrbana . Craft cocktails mix local and international liquors in a former bunker turned speakeasy at #5L (at Sofia, Bulgaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnkWKnkn1_0J47KeHPuI0IT98-uZWcl7MdzDu40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=189fy2l9ohe6d

Throughout its 7000 year history, #Sofia has remained a city of faith. . The #AlexanderNevsky cathedral is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches in the world with towering 24K gold domes and a rich collection of frescoes and Byzantine-style icons. . During the Roman era, Sofia stood at the crossroads between Rome and Constantinople. Thousands of years later when the Ottomans conquered the city, they raised a mosque at the same intersection over Roman ruins. . During World War II, the Bulgarian King avoided handing over Bulgarian Jews to German concentration camps, despite being allied with Hitler. Today, the largest Sephardic synagogue is lavishly decorated with Venetian mosaic and a multi-tiered chandelier, imbued with the symbolism of number 8. . While the communists shunned religion, they avoided destroying sacred sites. Instead, they built around them, concealing them from view as they did with this orthodox church hidden in the courtyard of a Soviet-style ministry building. (at Sofia, Bulgaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhuxcTnvFvzWA31MKR9RRhanvwCNCbNyh-zn40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e15y29puhdrs

#Sofia’s Soviet history is prominent, yet Bulgarians are repurposing Soviet architecture for their post-communist modernity . Massive socialist housing complexes still dominate the suburban skyline on the way to the old city center. Inside, these apartments are relatively unchanged. They were well thought out for comfortable, yet not excessive living . #Klek shops are former basement bunkers in Cold War-era buildings. The threat of bombs has passed and after the fall of communism, residents have converted them to small businesses. . The former headquarters of the Communist party is an imposing Neo-classical Stalinist edifice that Bulgaria’s democracy is government is converting into the new parliament. . The National Palace of Culture is a sprawling complex at the heart of a public park. Today it showcases the burgeoning Bulgarian music, dance, and theater scene. (at Sofia, Bulgaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BngeMlnncdY5n43cznOfdZWbUvwSPRXNnO856M0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iljct65xdpbj

The temple of Nike Athena is my favorite building on Athens’ #Acropolis. It sits outside the Acropolis walls, angled towards the southwest, breaking from the rigid orthogonal symmetry of the #Propylaea—a rogue temple flying forth ahead of the main sanctuary to greet visitors ascending the grand staircase. . It was a temple to the goddess Nike, or victory, and announces the glory of Athens and it’s prowess over the classical world. . Its proportions and details are petite, yet refined. The Ionic capitals and crumbled frieze are the only remaining decoration. And its location overlooks all of Athens below 🏛🇬🇷 (at Acropolis - Ακρόπολη) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnblbtHn7iAeWJZC6ObBWXpavELqYeKl5TM9TM0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iteoggwdbxpa

The Western coast of #Milos is only accessible by boat. We sailed past abandoned magnesium and iron mines, around sulfurous, ash deposits, and through limestone sea caves, before arriving back at the familiar seaside fisherman homes just below the main city of Plaka . #Milos #Seaside #Coastline #Greece #KDubxGDub #Kleftiko (at Mílos, Kikladhes, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUYE92ngqN_v0097jFKE4K12urLAIbJQZnVzk0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10piyds7cywpu

The beaches of #Milos are otherworldly. #sarakiniko is often called the “moon beach” because the sinuous stone landscape is unlike any other beach on the planet. . Bleached white stone, carved by wind and waves, sculpts a winter landscape on the shores of the Aegean Sea. This blizzard of sand is a popular swimming destination and one of our favorites 🌙🌊⛱🇬🇷 . #Milos #Greece #beach #moonscape #moonsuit #swimsuit #KDubxGDub (at Sarakiniko Beach, Milos, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnRoX4VHjOehLp8JxndXTfRM_a3mAjrrietzRI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yffxbn1wtgjt

When Vincent Scully, my sophomore art history professor, spoke about the temple of Apollo at Delphi, his voice rang through the lecture hall with a roaring clarity and grandeur that invoked the millenia of myths surrounding this sacred place, describing it: The abstract, mathematical order of the Greek temple is made to contrast most sharply with the roughhewn masses of the earth, dramatizing at once the terrible scale of nature and the opposing patterns which are the result of disciplined human action in the world-while, within,the secret darkness also received special attention. . For many, Delphi is a place that people came for answers, whose power is captured in this quote from Heidegger “many have prayed here—the gods must be near”. . For me, it’s a place of fulfillment of a longstanding curiosity about what drew so many to this place. Of how the power of design to harness architecture and nature to continue to capture the minds of millions of people from 350 BC to today. . #VincentScully #Delphi #TempleOfApollo #ArtHistory #ArchitectureHistory #GreekMythology #Greece (at Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOaNjRn8N4u25GUJZujDWu7geaokAaJEeYD5o0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11czlxfahp3zv

Did someone say #Cryolophasaurus ?! 🦖🐲 This guy roamed the forests of #Antarctica back in the Jurassic days #rrrrawrrrr (at Field Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm6Gporn4S9T0-EBj3JFlyGc3McZf2XqZKTWhI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=196011aj2vdwf

From within the belly of the giant. #Patagotitan mayorum—the largest known creature to ever walk the earth. Or if #Patagonia branded it’s own dinosaur 🦕🆙🏔🏛 (at Field Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm47dm7HpFWgnOeqr4R0uOhbltXjp0mKjUcZ680/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tqpm4runewjs

#Detroit’s urban grid extending to dominate the landscape for miles. #MotorCity from the sky ✈️🏙✴️🔆✳️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm3UCAMn1_EtC4SygMtZNF8WNRADIkAy818Snw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8624oimt8xhi

Wait a minute, Mister Postman Flyby art stop with @deyafox 🎨📮🏣 #VanGogh #DIA #StopNGogh (at Detroit Institute of Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmqtlLnn1bPWp7-GEl4s2umhdnWrPL-XoHjVyI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10ar8pzwt3ms7

#DominiqueAnsel making all my summer dreams come true ☀️😎🍉 Watermelon soft serve in a carved out watermelon slice and dark chocolate watermelon “seeds” #What-A-Melon #SummerTreats #SummerEats (at Dominique Ansel Kitchen) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmY5HdKH0tN45zOi2H0oXJB5F7TDA4LuP3fQOs0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tvh9fvumy67e

That moment when they open a Shake Shack downstairs from your gym #YesAnd #NoAbs 🍔👅🔛👀🏋🏻‍♀️ (at New York Sports Clubs) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmUb4F0n0IDHRXwQ5ssrYmAF3UX1qu-wzB5RCc0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ggitcr0ioynm

#Champagne and #CupRamen a.k.a the story of my life 📖🍾🍜✈️ . . #MCO #FlightLounge #PriorityPass #InstantRamen (at Orlando International Airport (MCO))