#Grand Hotel Europe

[toosvanholstein]

De Januskop van Venetië, La Serenissima, de Meest Serene

De Januskop, de twee gezichten van Venetië. De nadelen van het massatoerisme, maar zodra je buiten de 'Kalverstraat' komt de rust en de schoonheid van la Serenissima, de museumstad. Toos van Holstein genoot volop, lees maar in TOOS&ART. #kunst #art

Venetië, La Serenissima, de Meest Serene, de stad waar ik gek op ben. De stad waar ik onlangs weer een heerlijke week doorbracht. De stad zonder auto’s, zonder brommers, zonder fietsen. Voortbewegen? Te voet en te water. Maar ook de stad waar, zoals Ilja leonard Pfeijffer het in zijn magistrale roman ‘Grand Hotel Europe’ zo plastisch uitdrukt, “miljoenen toeristen met hun stinkende slippers en…

[blistering-typhoons]

Song: The War (Zero's Theme) from The Grand Budapest Hotel OST

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Stained glass ceiling at the Restaurant Europe in Grand Hotel Europe, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

[faustandfurious]

«Over the course of its history, Europe has seen so many powerful empires collapse that the cycle of emergence, blossoming and decay has nestled itself as a model in the deepest cerebral cortex of our historical consciousness. We experience this tripartite template, including in our eyes the inevitable decline as aesthetically satisfying, like symmetry, the three-part construction of an argument as introduction, exposition and conclusion, an altarpiece that was designed as a triptych or the sonata form which consists of exposition, development and recapitulation. We see beauty in decadence because we idealize the examples of this from the past like the glorious grandiose decline of the Roman empire, and because for us decay is part of a well-rounded structure which, without the last part of the triptych, would be aesthetically crippled and remain lacking»

- Ilja Pfeijffer: Grand Hotel Europa

[youuucanbehappyy]

Lake Zell in Zell Am See, Austria. Lovely view for a quick bite

[zweigeist]

Into the Zweigeist

This is absolutely a passion project. I have to that first and really emphasize how much that will be my north star as I continue this page.

Stefan Zweig is an author who was born in 1881 and was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. His writing includes fiction, biography and autobiography. Often set in Europe, his stories detail amazing things and mundane moments that elevate in the smallest of occurrences and find the beauty in them. He's written countless biographies on historical figures including Nietzsche and Marie Antoinette and penned his auto-biography, The World of Yesterday, as the world turned abruptly into the 20th century and War was on the horizon.

He was a charismatic writer and avid traveler, things that not only jump off the page and into your mind but knock ever so gently on your heart. What Stefan Zweig muses after and about are some of the purest desires we as people share, love of the journey and love of one's culture. Like many people, I came to Stefan Zweig via The Grand Budapest Hotel, the film by Wes Anderson. There was a small dedication in the film via the opening sequence but it never directly addresses the way he influenced the film.

Set within a fictional version of Europe in the country of Zubrowka, it's quintessentially in the Zweigeist, but what does that mean?

I'll break that down in another post. For now, I welcome you to the Zweigeist my friend. I'm looking forward to the journey.

[fumblingmusings]

Here's a fun(?) thing to do on a Wednesday evening - compare the US Embassy versus the Canadian High Commission to London.

The Canadian is this beautiful grand Neo-Grecian building directly on Trafalgar Square and is shining and beautiful and look at all those maple leaves...

Then the US meanwhile has been punted to south of the river (gasp! the only one south of the river ohoho aren't you special) and it... Well.

All hail the cube.

[dixt]

view from grand hotel timeo in sicilia, italy ⋅ ph. valentina barabuffi 

[rivieiraa]

ig @ rivieiraa

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Best Tom Wilkinson movies and performances:

1. The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson (2014)

[hotelbooking]

Grand Hotel D' Europe Staying for a long time, or just need clean clothes? At the hotel, your favorite travel outfits will be kept clean and available with laundry service provided on-site. For lazy days and nights, in-room conveniences like daily housekeeping let you make the most of your room. Feel right at home during your stay at It's good to know that a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels are provided in some guest bathrooms. Nothing starts a morning better than a delicious free breakfast, which you'll always enjoy at Take advantage of the opportunity to explore Pondicherry while in the city. Keep your vacation simple, with a visit to Paradise Beach just 6.2 km away, where the ocean breeze makes you instantly feel relaxed. Get a photograph of yourself in front of Chunnambar Boat House located 5.8 km away, a must-see for anyone visiting Pondicherry. Guests who stayed here rated the facilities above 96% of other accommodations in the city. This hotel scores higher...

[rabbitcruiser]

Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captured the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden on July 23, 1677.

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Palatinus Grand Hotel Király - Budapest, HUNGARY

[travelella]

Alazia Naviglio Grande Hotel in Milan, Italy.

[newmosbiusdesigns]

Grand Hotel Moderne at Night by Cal Cannon