THE SOUNDTRACK TO MY THREE MONTHS OF LIVING IN COSTA RICA HAS BEEN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY, THE 4 TWENTY ONE PILOTS’ ALBUMS: SELF-TITLED, VESSEL, BLURRYFACE, AND TRENCH. THIS UPCOMING 4-PART PHOTO SERIES WILL FEATURE CAPTIONS WITH THEIR LYRICS DESCRIBING AN EVEN DEEPER CONTEXTUALIZATION OF MY OVERALL PURE VIDA EXPERIENCE.
15apr19. san jose, costa rica.
The original Goethe–Schiller Monument (German: Goethe-Schiller-Denkmal). It incorporates Ernst Rietschel‘s 1857 bronze double statue of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749–1832) and Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805), who are probably the two most revered figures in German literature. The monument has been described “as one of the most famous and most beloved monuments in all of Germany” and as the beginning of a “cult of the monument”. (Wiki)
Großer Geist. “Great Spirit.” Thomas Schütte.
Herakut. 
The church of Ss Peter and Paul is also known as Herderkirche (Herder Church) after Johann Gottfried Herder. It is the most important church building of the town, and is called Stadtkirche (town church), opposed to the courtly Schloßkirche (court chapel). It has been the church of a Lutheran parish since 1525, after the Reformation. The church is part of the World Heritage Site Classical Weimar. (Wiki)
Rathaus Weimar.
Schloss Weimar.
Goethe’s House.
30sep18. Weimar, Germany 🇩🇪
The Dresden Kreuzkirche. Built 1800.
Frauenkirche.
Lots of construction 🚧🔨 going on.
The Goldener Reiter (Golden Rider), a gilded equestrian statue of Augustus the Strong is one of Dresden’s best known landmarks.
The statue, showing the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland dressed as a Roman Emperor, stands at the Hauptstrasse, the main pedestrian boulevard in Dresden’s Neustadt district, just across the Augustusbridge from the Schlossplatz. http://www.aviewoncities.com/dresden/goldenerreiter.htm
Herbstmarkt
Dresden choirboy statue
Ritter Sport chocolate 🍫 display in Dresden Central train 🚂 station
27sep18. Dresden , Germany 🇩🇪
The Elbe River meanders through Dresden.
Dresden Frauenkirche. Built in the 18th century, the church was destroyed in the bombing of Dresden during World War II. The remaining ruins were left for 50 years as a war memorial, following decisions of local East German leaders. The church was rebuilt after the reunification of Germany, starting in 1994. (Wiki)
Knocked down Martin Luther statue in front of the rubble of the destroyed church. 1945. Photographer unknown.
Stormy Waves 🌊 fountain by Robert Dietz in 1894.
26sep18. Dresden, Germany 🇩🇪
Józef Pilsudski ~ viewed as a father of the Second Polish Republic re-established in 1918.
Artist: DALeast
Artist: Victor Puzin
18sep18 Lodz, Poland 🇵🇱
Completed in 1641. Located in the Walled City. We entered via Delhi Gate and walked a few minutes to get here.
11aug18 Lahore, Pakistan
august 2018. Lahore, Pakistan.
July 2018. Lahore , Pakistan 🇵🇰
Daal Mash .
Early morning breakfasts on the sidewalks
Morning ponderings
Chicken Tikka, Kebabs, and Naan .
Some children go to school in the mornings, some do this. So many things in life should not be taken for granted. If traveling to faraway misunderstood places doesn’t humble you, it’s hard to imagine what will.
Experience on the streets thus far, indicates that Pakistanis don’t mind a camera… 😉
Intricately decorated truck, a Pakistan tradition…
Keema Naan .
Stopping for a snack at a food cart.
Taking care of business on the roof.
Sometimes you have to push your Ching Chi …
Bainghan Ka Bharta . Eggplant 🍆 Curry .
Lahore , Pakistan 🇵🇰 July 2018
Relaxing
Preparing to make a turn into a tight alley
Sitting in traffic
Rickshaw drivers
Carrying their lunch
7jul18 Lahore , Pakistan 🇵🇰
