by Kirsten K. Kester | Sep 8, 2014 | Europe
The Wall I was in Berlin the first time in July 1990 – Berlin Wall had fallen eight months earlier. Roger Waters had in July 1989 declared that the only way he would revive a live performance of The Wall, Pink Floyd’s album was ” if the Berlin Wall fell”; – that...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Aug 21, 2014 | Europe
Fearsome Vikings Once the Danes were the fearsome Vikings, today the country is a modern metropolis. Denmark is a small country of just 43,094 square kilometers. approximately 5.5 million inhabitants. Nevertheless, Denmark has many dialects and people may find it...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Jul 20, 2014 | North America
Gems in NYC In late September I was roaming the streets of NYC with Dieter. I had just been to the opening of my art exhibition a few days before and the thrill and excitement was still bubbling in my stomach. I went with bus 102 – subway 2 and A heading for The...
by Kirsten K. Kester | Apr 21, 2014 | Africa
The Himba people in wonderful Namibia The Ovahimbas (plural of Himba) are indigenous peoples. A tribe of tall and slender herders.For hundreds of years they have lived in scattered areas, in northern Namibia, in the Kunene region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the...