tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81096569565149839482024-02-19T18:09:33.224+01:00The Adventures of Boohste...in text and images...Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-74674129351255974942008-04-20T14:21:00.015+02:002008-04-20T16:20:21.686+02:00Long Overdue -- Venice, Rome, Florence, London<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Venice - Italian Fantasy Land </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Venice was the first stop on our Italian Adventure. We took an overnight Train from Paris which consisted of a small room with six little bunks that had giant bowling balls stuck under the mattresses. Other than that, the trip was great! What first comes to mind when I think of Venice is Gellato... mounds and mounds of delicious, colorful, sweet, ice cream. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The city itself is so surreal. Every corner I turned, there was a perfect, picturesque street of water. The churches were also very nice-- so elaborate it was hard to know what exactly to look at. The city, I feel, is turning into a sort of Disneyland or theme park where you can go see your favorite sculptures or ride a gondola. It doesnt have any source of income other than the tourists that come to see it-- everyone that actually lives there is either a hotel owner, gift shop owner, or restaurant owner. It felt as though at night, the only people inhabiting the island are the tourist... it was very strange.<br />Of course, though, I cannot help but fall into the beauty that is Venice....</span></span><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB_jFBETBAbii5gRN9JKulePRjE-LKZthU5d8rP162JfZndfeUXmsg4-m84OIKQO5kezQTUPtdz25K0Je6Xr1xnMuk9GitK1SPd8GfaCvaXRJ6zwVIu6EsY1DYJxNaM3mbfKRWNp-7nY/s1600-h/venice-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB_jFBETBAbii5gRN9JKulePRjE-LKZthU5d8rP162JfZndfeUXmsg4-m84OIKQO5kezQTUPtdz25K0Je6Xr1xnMuk9GitK1SPd8GfaCvaXRJ6zwVIu6EsY1DYJxNaM3mbfKRWNp-7nY/s400/venice-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191323229187260114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeffpHCYG4fegGGpW7GEThJx7SFBC42EDMLg3t379TwWq1HxwTQGUHcVVmojHC2SMa5jTjQreJ09GUcw8mkHa70z8BXmH_9nA45WQuHVeMJmOalM-JiY-GbzYGenL0drPtx-nx1t6vBnQ/s1600-h/venice-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQVFYcxTo1sXKJg-Rw4pE-KlOu6teuyNyXlqy66XlXlaAUMR0rfyv8W1A60juGjYNDrc3IIqOulDgslrekWZUDD4Hkl_DxdLN7865CsBhXyI9QbDIKrd5PlS8KQoXXfuvMMERU8xTUMk/s400/venice-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191322958604320450" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Rome - The Eternal City</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Rome is where we all met as a class for three days of intense city-trekking. One of our teachers from Paris, Anne, lived in Rome for a year so she was our guide. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see the main sites such as the Colosseum or the Vatican as a group so we had to squeeze them in on our own time. I didn't to see the Vatican, though, because we ran out of time and the line to get in was quite long.<br />Our walks had themes each day. Day one was focused on Power, or the city fabric as a result of powerful establishments, people, and governments. We saw the Piazza del Campidoglio by Michelangelo, Hadrian's Temple, the Pantheon, St. Ivo Alla Sapienza by Borromini, and the Piazza & Cathedral St. Pietro. Its hard to put into words, the size of Cathedral St. Pietro... its the third picture down, but the photo doesn't do it justice. Many of the smaller churches we saw in the following days would easily fit into one of St. Pietro's side chapels.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Day two was about Layers, collages of time and space. Rome is one of the oldest cities in the world.... how can one decide what to keep around, what to preserve, or what to build on top of? This history is also something of a curse for Rome. There are only two underground train lines because every time they dig, a new set of ruins is found. There has only been one "new" building constructed in Rome in the last half-century, a museum by Richard Meyer, and the people don't even like it. This relentless obsession to preserve the old has produced some interesting juxtapositions, though. Seeing a Piazza by Michelangelo right across the street from the Pantheon right across the street from a Baroque church by Bernini or Boromini is quite amazing to see.<br />Day three we walked from the center of old Rome to a suburb. It included parts of Rome most tourists don't see as well as some of the more common sites. Once out of the city, we saw an auditorium by Renzo Pianno and a museum under construction by Zaha Hadid.<br />Th thing that I loved the most about Rome was its people. Everyone we met was incredibly friendly, willing to help out with something if you needed. The food cannot be overlooked either. I had probably the best pizza I have or will ever have in my life. The fifth picture down is the oven/ kitchen it was made in... 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We saw the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio Bridge, Donatello's tomb, and of course the statue of David by Michelangelo. The statue was absolutely amazing!!! I have always looked at sculpture with no real interest or conviction, but David breathtaking. The museum hall was built around the statue and I cant think of a better place for it to be displayed. The perfect proportions, amount of detail, the look on his face--humble, yet powerful. I probably gazed at him for a good 30 minutes. I saw a postcard of the statue after leaving the museum and noticed the floor was bright red. I cant say that I even noticed the museum floor the whole time I was in the gallery.<br /><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSryaarlYYw9imvnrvmRo7Cc7SAHkqqUAml_0tCGuNH-t9q7zfxQ69JwvNd9DenytFRr1yLBqhMS-kM1DUYR4g39pfVtW1k_NKgNKPKRBKnxbGBuCOdsr1lldJL65lLXM3udcpjIxyPs/s1600-h/david.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSryaarlYYw9imvnrvmRo7Cc7SAHkqqUAml_0tCGuNH-t9q7zfxQ69JwvNd9DenytFRr1yLBqhMS-kM1DUYR4g39pfVtW1k_NKgNKPKRBKnxbGBuCOdsr1lldJL65lLXM3udcpjIxyPs/s400/david.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191329078932717314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">(this picture was taken from Wikipedia)<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">London - Messed Up Traffic and Football</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">After being back in Paris for a day, I headed out on the "chunnel" for London. Adam had left the day before so we met up (eventually) later this day. After arriving at the hostel at about noon, I found that I couldn't check in until 2 pm... fortunately, there was a bar downstairs so I had a hamburger and a beer-- which, by the way, only come in pints :) I checked in and headed downtown to walk around. I didn't have a map or anything so I just hopped on the Underground and got off at a random stop. I walked out of the train station and was surprised to find Parliament right in front of me along with thousands of screaming people. It just so happened that I was right next to the finish line of the London Marathon which I had no idea about. So I began plowing my way through the reportedly three quarters of a million marathon spectators and again, by chance, ran into St. Pauls Cathedral. After a couple hours more of walking and almost being hit several times by the cars on the wrong side of the street, I met up with Adam and a couple friends he had met on his first trip to London. They said there wasn't much to do on Sundays except go to a bar... so we went to a bar. Three pints later and we were all quite hungry so we headed to their apartment for some pasta (they were actually both Italian). A bowl of pasta and another pint later, I was getting rather sleepy... so I caught a bus to the hostel and fell asleep to sweet sound of no one in the room snoring.<br />Monday, we spent most of the day seeing the sights, new buildings, churches, and some very cool parks. We went to Stamford Bridge (Chelsea's stadium) to make sure we wouldnt have any problems getting the tickets to the game-- we got the tickets through my coach, Lee Hitchen, who is friends with the ex-captain of Chelsea, Joe McLoughlin. Joe asked Steve Clarke, the Assistant Manager at Chelsea, for th tickets. I cant say I was completely confident that they would be there, or that they would give a couple tickets under the name Joe McLoughlin to an American named Steven Booher. Well, were were a couple hours too early to get the tickets so we went back to the hostel to grab a few more layers and another pint :) When we got back, we were directed to the 'hospitality' entrance where I mentioned the tickets and they handed them to me with no questions... so much for all the worrying! The match itself was quite boring (Chelsea 1-1 Wigan) and several usual starters, such as Drogba and Lampard, werent playing for various reasons. The atmosphere, though, was worth the whole trip. The fans were constantly singing and chanting in unison. The sound was deafening... I dont know how the players could hear each other on the field. I can see why playing away is such a disadvantage. The corner of the stadium dedicated to the away team fans was lined with police and security officers. When Wigan scored in injury time, I've never seen so many angry, sad, distraught, cursing people. That goal pretty much assured that Chelsea is not going to win the league....<br />All in all, London was amazing, modern, and ENGLISH SPEAKING... each is reason enough to come back.<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F5enwYffmsnOgr41UasVjOhJR11lDE7oox6KvXIS811_HSGJB6s5WVtQxrovibOaUeAPRTxfGzNtuli98ssqWX48xXguupwT4mxsmkrusiaOVeVk5TzIBVTNsuwVV_7qg8b1PIW3zh4/s1600-h/london-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F5enwYffmsnOgr41UasVjOhJR11lDE7oox6KvXIS811_HSGJB6s5WVtQxrovibOaUeAPRTxfGzNtuli98ssqWX48xXguupwT4mxsmkrusiaOVeVk5TzIBVTNsuwVV_7qg8b1PIW3zh4/s400/london-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191302218207247730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SUv12qF2GvwGFqOhLO9F67HLbpZ9Y1tR2JVkH2B7AoDvf4Y13SDULV-rtre5x0l3fLtTucECh3pR890SnhhwGvSqllEJj4uZm3mLlmeeFq1dj4XyAc8YNMWj17Zkt5vSOOff0B0HppU/s1600-h/london-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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For now, its just pictures. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday - Basel, Switzerland</span></span><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvpv4t7L1mYpnN9rw4zmKl7UXn7i7JMB1nnXnu4G7qhWUTVICBdAzl8pcgActujL7Re0K7jWTffKhydX4W4USR5Fg40eR7KtsS20Qy3z72Ly6MapR54JW2cLH_d0AQDMSsAc3b9PnuSg/s1600-h/basel2.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvpv4t7L1mYpnN9rw4zmKl7UXn7i7JMB1nnXnu4G7qhWUTVICBdAzl8pcgActujL7Re0K7jWTffKhydX4W4USR5Fg40eR7KtsS20Qy3z72Ly6MapR54JW2cLH_d0AQDMSsAc3b9PnuSg/s400/basel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178700924373264434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicys1z4usA5DI-egenbCAJbjbqRQyp232NIJeMd13CUEIbUJS6ZAgLRSCgMLNsFt-4lAKtJpwQx4BfNW4IgGlc3mBe4VevRgEcIgJQ0Iiu5OqkB_WFeX9bTmgbAr9GHMgM1W2OzLlShto/s1600-h/basel1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7H3_2K-Jn4hzVSUGEKc7tVDTdK1AYd83xWoL1roXcZ_KmeX3TFZhBuX5xiMpVO4zP5ep1BsrC-39HiIolrV8D2VBNs6V4YO7wuR8Fyc0XgNgSEmt1PJx8PrxIcj0_di17HCm_kTGjgU/s400/basel3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178700937258166370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSBgj_H9tYB5wGLJFTC_PGUdsjigxVLvIYJYCGv1tuCQTtA9YOgKjT9uF060j_BYBCuFIclPIk76GD5juvVoAMUoTIOe8xuB5g0HSE-83-ug3B0QX-bb-gfXJJeMgloq5GWNZ2DVv0II/s1600-h/hd1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSBgj_H9tYB5wGLJFTC_PGUdsjigxVLvIYJYCGv1tuCQTtA9YOgKjT9uF060j_BYBCuFIclPIk76GD5juvVoAMUoTIOe8xuB5g0HSE-83-ug3B0QX-bb-gfXJJeMgloq5GWNZ2DVv0II/s400/hd1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178699717487454226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Herzog & de Meuron - Switching Station<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDGs6FYoQ3BZz_IgbqeKX1wlzywO7w6HqViYbc4c4u6EkPe6iq0O9yY1xtpFuN2NAH5KK8vUi2cMTp3W6wvkuhdpf5m_PrdglRFa8EfzDo4u_bPbV3VP5Fs-yph7VrJiGqEXtACRrd54/s1600-h/hd2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDGs6FYoQ3BZz_IgbqeKX1wlzywO7w6HqViYbc4c4u6EkPe6iq0O9yY1xtpFuN2NAH5KK8vUi2cMTp3W6wvkuhdpf5m_PrdglRFa8EfzDo4u_bPbV3VP5Fs-yph7VrJiGqEXtACRrd54/s400/hd2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178699726077388834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Herzog & de Meuron - Switching Station<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-bWCpZW3oxduBBSfpyv46l-6OdzhaJtRjrWtufaKye6wE5g-oT1qM4-VDkbSk8JvDpeF-iOi4RTWW8k8mp4V5sxjUBU7KWtYOpG4JbJ6UqVqDn6xYR2ZwEnU7lDYJoAKrewqPRuc170/s1600-h/renzo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-bWCpZW3oxduBBSfpyv46l-6OdzhaJtRjrWtufaKye6wE5g-oT1qM4-VDkbSk8JvDpeF-iOi4RTWW8k8mp4V5sxjUBU7KWtYOpG4JbJ6UqVqDn6xYR2ZwEnU7lDYJoAKrewqPRuc170/s400/renzo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178699708897519602" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Renzo Piano - Beyeler Foundation Museum<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD25IO5uFe-ppCeG8wzwVD50kcTXoVwzOpNEHQRUaEB7TfSMDMjLt7WbRZOd8iZv_zrCpu7QUAPBK0m-6nBcDzALvckWZgxmFTygOVKIFXCqiueNbkz83F0bEXnyTsSvlMdNeR7ynZ79I/s1600-h/renzo1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD25IO5uFe-ppCeG8wzwVD50kcTXoVwzOpNEHQRUaEB7TfSMDMjLt7WbRZOd8iZv_zrCpu7QUAPBK0m-6nBcDzALvckWZgxmFTygOVKIFXCqiueNbkz83F0bEXnyTsSvlMdNeR7ynZ79I/s400/renzo1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178699713192486914" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Renzo Piano - Beyeler Foundation Museum<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Tuesday - Vitra Campus (</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Weil am Rhein, Germany)<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjqwKne2MEyxjP6xj2KI6oj_YSShZ6QDjVB41ZSeJuT1vZkM5YCmLUAc0DbZ7dR2zThXsDmuCD0rawj7Au7dBqkrEOr0Ge1G0Fn8YI1kAFY_0Aomkogv9G4Mx3wIHUUoFI3oDgAAuhLU/s1600-h/bucky1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjqwKne2MEyxjP6xj2KI6oj_YSShZ6QDjVB41ZSeJuT1vZkM5YCmLUAc0DbZ7dR2zThXsDmuCD0rawj7Au7dBqkrEOr0Ge1G0Fn8YI1kAFY_0Aomkogv9G4Mx3wIHUUoFI3oDgAAuhLU/s400/bucky1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178698600795957202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Buckminster Fuller - Dome (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-K7NzKnddbdHdYRbTj-hRkWME-OfDtrtXvoR0mR2aZo9jynIhl3tKiWQVHoaHnK2TCJ3AUT3WSzGL7tA_-Sfk1ZGNa7NtdY1rp1gqXmthldMzGxEGe5QNB_r1g3m2f3RwY1SbDmQpe0/s1600-h/ghery1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-K7NzKnddbdHdYRbTj-hRkWME-OfDtrtXvoR0mR2aZo9jynIhl3tKiWQVHoaHnK2TCJ3AUT3WSzGL7tA_-Sfk1ZGNa7NtdY1rp1gqXmthldMzGxEGe5QNB_r1g3m2f3RwY1SbDmQpe0/s400/ghery1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178698605090924514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Frank Ghery - Museum (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcH4XBqIB24-uVEslDwq4P09TYfs6IgtyjWBtZpXHOQ_Vi0n2o-4-rFqixPMCkU14pp4jMCnlzNVnZN3SISJlMz7Z4qiVhS7LM_nRBW6HFA__WOzUx-Uo0HkxK0P3Rwbj9NxYvNEwjwWI/s1600-h/ando3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcH4XBqIB24-uVEslDwq4P09TYfs6IgtyjWBtZpXHOQ_Vi0n2o-4-rFqixPMCkU14pp4jMCnlzNVnZN3SISJlMz7Z4qiVhS7LM_nRBW6HFA__WOzUx-Uo0HkxK0P3Rwbj9NxYvNEwjwWI/s400/ando3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178697741802497986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Tadao Ando - Conference Rooms (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLaVuV4QlPAKa-XGHhYyuc2loECaVqIHE21Iy44_qx-zLpMjKh7I3F_oTIUBVOLwUKXuNwVJjk2u3TPZb58VR9LZS9miOOgC99d1ok-nfHktNSEmkjfqoMxV3L-aAOTnerP7C9fIZ5dY/s1600-h/ando1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLaVuV4QlPAKa-XGHhYyuc2loECaVqIHE21Iy44_qx-zLpMjKh7I3F_oTIUBVOLwUKXuNwVJjk2u3TPZb58VR9LZS9miOOgC99d1ok-nfHktNSEmkjfqoMxV3L-aAOTnerP7C9fIZ5dY/s400/ando1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178697733212563362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Tadao Ando - Conference Rooms (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2Vv_lKpbKGjXaf8nvSrRzVX0jiihPb5ZJpqqCI3Bna4IdwaK1A9fmi45S0WT-WC9KxQd4CbFBy0olaM8LbhetiW90TTlth4tePz2x8jGWv3yMuAwOwyhcIoQwlpmHPV6DeU169pAaeY/s1600-h/ando2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2Vv_lKpbKGjXaf8nvSrRzVX0jiihPb5ZJpqqCI3Bna4IdwaK1A9fmi45S0WT-WC9KxQd4CbFBy0olaM8LbhetiW90TTlth4tePz2x8jGWv3yMuAwOwyhcIoQwlpmHPV6DeU169pAaeY/s400/ando2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178697737507530674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Tadao Ando - Conference Rooms (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUejQYa3HVSvDqWOvO-WNLRKKyQbRC1nFwWKB8cyhSzhzCHWizLv1ihd1_6T4ElicMMcWDf7hRlOoynJYVjsV8oXh9eFOQD4iq3Q8hagpP67zALwMNDM2Rez45cKBz0lGXAvhgr2K_rM/s1600-h/zaha6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUejQYa3HVSvDqWOvO-WNLRKKyQbRC1nFwWKB8cyhSzhzCHWizLv1ihd1_6T4ElicMMcWDf7hRlOoynJYVjsV8oXh9eFOQD4iq3Q8hagpP67zALwMNDM2Rez45cKBz0lGXAvhgr2K_rM/s400/zaha6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178696191319304002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Zaha Hadid - Fire Station (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb8axavd0uCy65rzV2Vrn296UHS_vKgdtkdWrD89WRyh8q3DTrTkwsvRtynH-wmwehF16ZvjpvkmsLMdErEGU7vOkSCAoKF10qtzdlnJdsQAZ7Fy1GMc7J1fd1jiTBnw6MQRd4Sego-U/s1600-h/zaha5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb8axavd0uCy65rzV2Vrn296UHS_vKgdtkdWrD89WRyh8q3DTrTkwsvRtynH-wmwehF16ZvjpvkmsLMdErEGU7vOkSCAoKF10qtzdlnJdsQAZ7Fy1GMc7J1fd1jiTBnw6MQRd4Sego-U/s400/zaha5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178696199909238626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Zaha Hadid - Fire Station (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWaT0Y2KVOwhMW5tS5ZgTukQhLlsqtIwf9Qk9q2ZuNLWAL2BmnDKXniaSshRx2JziOu-TX0jjg9gEtNJqGCCSjs2dz9GdrY9pI3asewTBwcCxkdsUVYFkMxNuiULZ1jS4Q6ZAex49G90/s1600-h/zaha1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWaT0Y2KVOwhMW5tS5ZgTukQhLlsqtIwf9Qk9q2ZuNLWAL2BmnDKXniaSshRx2JziOu-TX0jjg9gEtNJqGCCSjs2dz9GdrY9pI3asewTBwcCxkdsUVYFkMxNuiULZ1jS4Q6ZAex49G90/s400/zaha1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178696204204205938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Zaha Hadid - Fire Station (Vitra Campus)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_q1MNDTUNu_ed8OMDMY_e8IvFKQSoq2_u_nVoncGEnxhO10EreMb6QCY5kF_ZB0yWNkpKuqy5HIfpoZAOmlJtqAcUnztMIytVZ6Axw_iEJMecqhC7DnYloAuGomuP2FwqcPjeh36C_S8/s1600-h/zaha3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU5qbokghaZq408iTPO-NNw9oSEfCY0spMf7GV7taxmEPFYmye4eYgTMgTY_Q_ZahH4kM6A3pcoX-L022aStqmvyGbjUpn6Glv5irJyy603BdqO2g8AHhgcMXn19UakJf7PIJQSjPvMY/s400/r2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178693816202389250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Le Corbusier - La Chapelle de Ronchamp<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_qp8eMXJm0ePiV2Gw5gd-ObVaXCA5Fz3em1-IEuM1Eb2qg6_beuOAsPCdaE-ghNt9HgNFCO4W1dMu5rWfPfEbgElvnvFe4s-GqGciBxbxow0ryzQ2B6NBHqnYOREPQ40qdUyF4c6Luk/s1600-h/r1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_qp8eMXJm0ePiV2Gw5gd-ObVaXCA5Fz3em1-IEuM1Eb2qg6_beuOAsPCdaE-ghNt9HgNFCO4W1dMu5rWfPfEbgElvnvFe4s-GqGciBxbxow0ryzQ2B6NBHqnYOREPQ40qdUyF4c6Luk/s400/r1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178693820497356562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Le Corbusier - La Chapelle de Ronchamp<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9iCANoFwfPvWEtyEPZ8qi9Pbte-XK2oUgpSEP6NVW7wa2DiZzYUmB0ye9wkrePCKJvmlFWdnHgrxot5ewMO2n3cS_p6DJ2PvfIBjQKNVcSd1Dd5br9-QLuGsdwbUG2wU6W-V8_3fomc/s1600-h/r3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9iCANoFwfPvWEtyEPZ8qi9Pbte-XK2oUgpSEP6NVW7wa2DiZzYUmB0ye9wkrePCKJvmlFWdnHgrxot5ewMO2n3cS_p6DJ2PvfIBjQKNVcSd1Dd5br9-QLuGsdwbUG2wU6W-V8_3fomc/s400/r3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178693824792323874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Le Corbusier - La Chapelle de Ronchamp<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLtiid-Wo0d9gmpb72fK0dF5vid77QsXJeB-CxzBQZNkRXh29mYa9chU_nRFjwZ9U0XB7_WBZvVTwqskIB-0lVah2IIv_vat2LvBa8l3zjQVtB0K5mEthRufDZpGhzvTvUoUpjhRrpMU/s1600-h/r4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLtiid-Wo0d9gmpb72fK0dF5vid77QsXJeB-CxzBQZNkRXh29mYa9chU_nRFjwZ9U0XB7_WBZvVTwqskIB-0lVah2IIv_vat2LvBa8l3zjQVtB0K5mEthRufDZpGhzvTvUoUpjhRrpMU/s400/r4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178693829087291186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Le Corbusier - La Chapelle de Ronchamp<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday/ Friday - Vals, Switzerland</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG_XrgXIhSpsSAiFYkUJtdiPbcfp8ZF78w8ZD-KRUoNCPyYsA8ZzvoJHuAU3PGbYim0NQtXgP7mN2wKEn6rz6IQRHXOrylWN9cfG9L70LNfqii_gNDMKCdvCa1riqPztBJaWO9bv6b2s/s1600-h/vals0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzw9dpNt-ZtO3YLd7_QoEiaijrvkq4ZX9AmACFsMOFF4xsPKAP734g-RElLphyphenhyphenh5D_oc305igUopzrol9dGM2c6IF6-_96zOmNaBIogxBhtOgO3S2QhJEpYflav7AqQbmB7eVbL_a8_w/s400/vals6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178691531279787666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Vals - 1986 (postcard)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIN0y8RazvuRi5nACl4avG7m3V1UmUg0ZRYt1WL2iklYOda1D_mZBGGJ4HxYLb16t5iwYaLRqNrCzcw1vCgPJ1r34O3wMmXU0x9kZFTFWNLWbwDe8cZuZn2QD3WktDSqNPpI_4ZyhYAg/s1600-h/vals7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIN0y8RazvuRi5nACl4avG7m3V1UmUg0ZRYt1WL2iklYOda1D_mZBGGJ4HxYLb16t5iwYaLRqNrCzcw1vCgPJ1r34O3wMmXU0x9kZFTFWNLWbwDe8cZuZn2QD3WktDSqNPpI_4ZyhYAg/s400/vals7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178691303646520962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Peter Zumthor - Therme Vals<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxeRiqXA-Cf8iiSpf-z_mC_cA9PGMH7AfazSfhryZLaBkReNO6yrLRBcT6l5Bn2IrP3mfvATmQO8SeiT9eZDW3Ytk6TdXWC8RGngxmt5u3PiX2UkfjwhT98IBR8_vZC0_GAP_4Dtkyo0/s1600-h/vals8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxeRiqXA-Cf8iiSpf-z_mC_cA9PGMH7AfazSfhryZLaBkReNO6yrLRBcT6l5Bn2IrP3mfvATmQO8SeiT9eZDW3Ytk6TdXWC8RGngxmt5u3PiX2UkfjwhT98IBR8_vZC0_GAP_4Dtkyo0/s400/vals8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178691131847829106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Peter Zumthor - Therme Vals<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyr1pIP1fw7JlEXb5NeSnlOdwPalV7HuZberxS_qyaZjHgI041dTLrQGD56PMoQaw1fQXnKtPfWaZdonagFXEhA73UybKkrzBV3wojW9RFvSw1iylDBKqUl1juBUatOnMJUItPpky2PNo/s1600-h/vals9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyr1pIP1fw7JlEXb5NeSnlOdwPalV7HuZberxS_qyaZjHgI041dTLrQGD56PMoQaw1fQXnKtPfWaZdonagFXEhA73UybKkrzBV3wojW9RFvSw1iylDBKqUl1juBUatOnMJUItPpky2PNo/s400/vals9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178690878444758626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Peter Zumthor - Therme Vals (postcard)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxgAxZpjn7JfW3C9nApaPJ_onCxYJLkBN8_CAcXm2cq6vGX_CImn4NuWjEx-xc08BHIwcso-sFzGZCM0D3fjfIEsLpvkMShFZHdNjt1-TLX3Hg3SDB8lVtmLzGpdpLxPpePwYjhzkOKw/s1600-h/vals10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxgAxZpjn7JfW3C9nApaPJ_onCxYJLkBN8_CAcXm2cq6vGX_CImn4NuWjEx-xc08BHIwcso-sFzGZCM0D3fjfIEsLpvkMShFZHdNjt1-TLX3Hg3SDB8lVtmLzGpdpLxPpePwYjhzkOKw/s400/vals10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178690715236001362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Peter Zumthor - Therme Vals (postcard)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5XkJx_jbfc8hoczEWXPTIyPpWq0V0q3MKo1RzjvuOpxEN9_h-BnfkNIkHjVUf2UHHPAK_39FaAO2MVy4xbSTFKNdpKkOKtKwvBPWRg-w3fYDLROpzh2tbTFEWuwpxIckdwmqlBraMKw/s1600-h/vals11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5XkJx_jbfc8hoczEWXPTIyPpWq0V0q3MKo1RzjvuOpxEN9_h-BnfkNIkHjVUf2UHHPAK_39FaAO2MVy4xbSTFKNdpKkOKtKwvBPWRg-w3fYDLROpzh2tbTFEWuwpxIckdwmqlBraMKw/s400/vals11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178690509077571138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Therme Vals Hotel Lobby<br /><br /><br /></span></div>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-42809156493260111902008-03-05T09:29:00.017+01:002008-03-06T18:09:14.549+01:00Bil-bastian<span style="font-family:arial;">Our trip to Bilbao and San Sebastian was wonderful. We spent most of our time at these two places: the Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry in Bilbao and the beach in San Sebastian. All of the pictures are of these two locations. Some of the pictures are not mine-- such as the interior shots of the Museum and a few of the beach-- they are a collection of pictures from myself, Karen, Melissa, and Adam. The Guggenheim didnt allow pictures inside, so we had to sneak some with our point-and-shoot cameras.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Almost any architecture student when asked about Frank Gehry will make some kind of disgusted facial expression and tell you how he always does the same thing and they dont like him for one reason or another. I was this way until about 4 months ago when I watched a documentary on him done by his good friend and director Sidney Pollack -- which, if anyone gets the chance to watch, should take the time to do so. I was still skeptical and didnt quite understand what the big deal was. After seeing the Guggenheim, I can see why he has such a following. Not only was it sculptural and dynamic on the outside, but the inside as well. His sense of scale is amazing, the structure is something sculptural in itself -- connections with 6 or 8 bea</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ms coming together in a mass of welds and bolts were absolutely incredible. Almost 11 years old now, its still one of the most cutting-edge pieces of architecture that exists.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The art inside was just as good. An entire exhibition hall was full of sculptures by Richard Serra (fifth picture down). The building seemed like it could have been designed specifically to house these amazing pieces of curved steel. Although the art was very good and included an exhibit on the Surrealists (also quite fitting for this particular building) we spent most of our time admiring the architecture -- I say admire because although we tried to diesect how it was built and designed, it often ended with us just giving up because of the complexity of it all.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLT8PodpYmlMUE6LNaQggC-AeL3yNZPI0qF5ThrsGzTSn0IV2K6V66IRHsLIz-e1Gfd22f9hN_ceZvpkBbz05jtJCOpMnQz82qbV2rAzpvUnKx-N5TqsHUtmJRDUaVu8krIaE1W2cEuA/s1600-h/DSC_0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLT8PodpYmlMUE6LNaQggC-AeL3yNZPI0qF5ThrsGzTSn0IV2K6V66IRHsLIz-e1Gfd22f9hN_ceZvpkBbz05jtJCOpMnQz82qbV2rAzpvUnKx-N5TqsHUtmJRDUaVu8krIaE1W2cEuA/s400/DSC_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174173470280039682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlSipzTYswK0RA7LhIwyZ7mo6ENUSsDSx5JY5D9tMyqndZMH29i-m_486wScTrYaWE15oaQxJlgh0MNiPyQu5cBLwGLPtpH8ZU5M5FSwAQI5mHtkGT1nHzJJrz57wwHFVGVFRb6YW6v0/s1600-h/DSC_0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherccBwXGsCtInWOcyVtH0Dc9WRwnnlxOYDxKSrG0e2bg4TyuGqLinhdQB5xF8dAeIwEsZ3Wr0UpJq2a0QPMqMJZszhIKDN3ICdLrLDH9KHSvYVP4fQuSLKyG_HY5xO3QUBsHAfAu-By8/s400/0223_-(3).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171060236273436594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-84772929920815782702008-02-25T13:36:00.002+01:002008-02-25T14:38:57.727+01:00Geneva, Swans, and Mountains<span style="font-family: arial;">We just got back from Geneva, Switzerland last night. The clear skies, snow-capped mountains, nice people, crystal-clear water, and abundance of chocolate are just a few of the things that make me happy inside. <br />When we arrived Friday morning (its only 3 1/2 hours from Paris) we walked along the lake front taking pictures of all the swans and the fountain. We continued up to the old part of the city and climbed up the towers of an old church to get a view over the city. We saw a mountain not too far away and decided to walk to the bottom because we saw a tram going up and down.... we didnt even make it a quarter of the way before we gave up. So we stopped at a cafe and rested, walked back into town and found a bar that was showing a fooball (not american of course) game. We were both exhausted after this because we were up at about 5:30am that morning to catch the train from Paris. We went to the hostel and accidentally passed out at about 8:30. <br />Saturday we decided we would take a trip up to a small town (St. Cergue) about an hour outside of Geneva. After checking to make sure the Modern Art Museum would be open on Sunday, we walked around a little to find Adam a sweatshirt (because it was supposed to be snowy in St. Cergue). We cut it a little to close and had to run for a good 10 minutes to the trian station to catch the trian to Nyon. From Nyon we caught a little tram that went up the mountain to St. Cergue. It was kind of a little ski town but not really convincing. The ski "hill" was quite small and closed because there wasn't enough snow. There were tons of people climbing it with snowshoes so we decided to do the same-- without snowshoes. We made it to the top, climbed through the woods a bit and practically slid the entire way down. We walked around the town a little and climbed some fences at an apartment complex to see the view from the other side... which was quite amazing. The apartment was incredibly odd-- the back side (looking out over lake Geneva and the Countryside) was run-down and abandoned. The empty pool made of crumbling concrete was overgrown and there was broken furniture and trash everywhere. The apartment was still occupied, though, since we were being watched the whole time by a resident. Again, our bad sense of timing caused us to have to run to catch the train back down to Nyon. Once back in Geneva we went about looking for a place full of bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. Every other city we've visited has had at lease a couple central locations to find all the young crowds at night-- but Geneva isn't like every other city. We couldn't find anything but a few scattered bars here and there. We finally wondered into a bar in the old town (close to the church we saw on Friday). The bartender was very nice and we ended up having about an hour and a half talk with her. She spoke French, Dutch, Italian, English, and a little German. Her father was an Italian Diplomat so moved all over the world as a girl. Shes lived all over the place, notably New York when the World Trade Center was hit. Her apartment building looked out onto the towers and collapsed the day after the towers fell. She was at school three blocks away and her mother was in the apartment when the towers were struck.... quite amazing. <br />Sunday was quite disappointing at the start. Very much like Paris, EVERYTHING was closed and we couldnt find much of anything to do. After going up to the United Nations HQ (which was closed) we went to the Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art where we saw pieces by Sol Lewitt, Carl Andre, Sherrie Levine, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, and Vito Acconci to name a few. Since everything was closed we didnt really know what to do until our train left in 6 hours. We found a bus that would take us the the tram we were looking for on Friday. It was about a half hour by bus (meaning our efforts to walk there were completely in vein). Also, it was over the Swiss border which meant we were technically in France. We took the tram up and got the most amazing view over Geneva and the lake.... it was absolutely incredible. We hiked up only about 10 minutes and came to somewhat of a clearing toward the top. Because it was a crystal clear day, on the right we could see the Swiss Alps and on the left was Geneva. I felt very much like I was back in Alaska. This is when Adam and I considered not coming back to classes on Monday, but just staying in Switzerland and living in a ski town for a year. We began thinking practically and decided we needed to at least work a year after school to get some money, and learn a bit more French. After this, we're moving to a ski town and working nights in a bar for a year. Maybe we'll stay in the States, though, since Switzerland is quite expensive. <br />Back to the train station. Buy chocolate. 4 hour ride. Paris. Rain. <br /></span>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-32104297137904395182008-02-18T13:46:00.002+01:002008-02-18T14:16:58.698+01:00home-sweet- (paris?)<span style="font-family: arial;">I dont know what happened. <br />Last night as I walked home from the metro station, I felt like I belonged here. This feeling has come over me a few times in my life, generally in the two places I have lived for the majority of the time-- Anchorage and Chicago-- but I didnt expect it here. It could have been a combination of things: doing laundry at a laundry-mat down the street, finding out what Parisians really do on a Sunday (absolutely nothing, in case you were wondering), and perhaps the simple fact that I was alone. If only for a moment I felt that this street, this alley, this garbage can, this lamp post, this sagging stone step, this door, this courtyard were all mine. I wasnt getting funny looks as I walked by my fellow Parisians. I wasnt so disturbed by all the feces on the street. I wasnt anxious as to whether I looked like I belonged here. I wasnt carrying the map that was my security blanket for the first few weeks. <br />Perhaps I've got it all wrong. Maybe I felt this way because the "magic" of Paris has finally worn off. I'm not as amazed as I was last week by the people, shops, cars, and buildings. Maybe feeling at home means I've forgotten where I am and focused on what I am doing and who I am with. Home doesnt have to be a place, it can be much more intangible than that. When I wake up in the morning I dont say to myslef, "Good morning, self, you are in Paris.", it goes more like this, "Good morning, self, you are at Home." <br /><br /></span>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-53934014484265433672008-02-12T18:57:00.001+01:002008-02-12T19:20:09.989+01:00Pictures - Part IV - Amsterdam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTMK4OFwGSotsWKwTpGHU_N3xTvzVWMjA6DkjTdsV7RZ54Pwkw7EtW0NWoQNw_yTuIu-9lJFtCOdIcrOIdUNvMSNZMbj-ZJOvFlXOflEGj0K134atUQqrv5UpbcdCQ2i35-d6nGtkIAo/s1600-h/0210_1073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTMK4OFwGSotsWKwTpGHU_N3xTvzVWMjA6DkjTdsV7RZ54Pwkw7EtW0NWoQNw_yTuIu-9lJFtCOdIcrOIdUNvMSNZMbj-ZJOvFlXOflEGj0K134atUQqrv5UpbcdCQ2i35-d6nGtkIAo/s400/0210_1073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166159352171185890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU48JFYJcw4CqbiHmMbg964kfSmPTLlDEgDHfaW8jdrJce4a1ZLcjD3WyE343AhMjQbm923YDX41lxH7yaaUV1_nZZB20X1PJG3vQBZJl9lg5wbDWIKgVAq9mpqHO9Uf8_DcUcK6JNqRM/s1600-h/0211_0949.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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whether it be between the immediate objects or an object and the background together. The only editing of the pictures I've done is some cropping and obviously turning them black and white. Pay attention to the differences between the day and night shots, as well as the new vs. old objects. Some of the stone has been in place for hundreds of years, and some of the glass, only one. The trees, the water, the architecture, the people -- all give a little insight into what defines Paris. Also, take the time to look at the full sized images. 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This place is HUGE!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHNmlfoAzdQZvPACdofxAgJf7BMyEpDCBRxodlRBnaJjpFklByaSSECzk-6WZ9RpWszLimaDyO_SrPIpwLKRkZt3fdCYrD3Z8t2mmJmSCS4ChD6rQV2Z3KiK68fmEOC8kD_OFuCFxEfY/s1600-h/0118_0117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHNmlfoAzdQZvPACdofxAgJf7BMyEpDCBRxodlRBnaJjpFklByaSSECzk-6WZ9RpWszLimaDyO_SrPIpwLKRkZt3fdCYrD3Z8t2mmJmSCS4ChD6rQV2Z3KiK68fmEOC8kD_OFuCFxEfY/s400/0118_0117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158460593841433618" border="0" /></a>Incredible detail!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4puq32Q8iFCsj0yuzD6PrT0CZzQ67pUDMN5tKiUpQXCza6gEdffWnCGXe93qRP8moQnOjttp4USvPylm8yA7v1KP8VA2kTNdFobXzkeYsejOZcxX4_PsNwIIKLvAOWqWRpSsgfwzXnw/s1600-h/0118_0122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAx18NL_qQAkvUTlAP9edDdG2GonWpZBBw69ZZjs7HmmCBodl1PhBcv4Dy8-1YZ4rvmFbx1eSFtnLFSGNYnhl4IlHQQ2uksq_6K51k35l0ic0KQISU0nrUmkeSMXt6cljl0h3_xOnVZdA/s400/0118_0174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158459451380132834" border="0" /></a>The amazing Tour Eiffel<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUKvaPiS3izpinq1nGW4fLpoMmfdrpCYAMKW5eTbK_g3l3uzB-4lnJTGmknx5OQxRkONZsdj-aZJEMgrU1ECvHrJrawgoApP8SY8nhfLVN9wg2GP_i7cLiOabhyphenhyphenjdbo36HcSQCl2k6ws/s1600-h/0118_0184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUKvaPiS3izpinq1nGW4fLpoMmfdrpCYAMKW5eTbK_g3l3uzB-4lnJTGmknx5OQxRkONZsdj-aZJEMgrU1ECvHrJrawgoApP8SY8nhfLVN9wg2GP_i7cLiOabhyphenhyphenjdbo36HcSQCl2k6ws/s400/0118_0184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158458991818632146" border="0" /></a>His arm got really tired<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdES5g1hflxC2OeXoxrm98sgtu8qlWcCBJGRNV6gGhZvYfit0CMlFB45w5DJiaVcFK-dWea6BX9DLen61uC23LlOn6Lt6R2A3MBTkbmTtyUkBTyCinC5B557L65PGwl10o313m-0bwNE/s1600-h/0118_0228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdES5g1hflxC2OeXoxrm98sgtu8qlWcCBJGRNV6gGhZvYfit0CMlFB45w5DJiaVcFK-dWea6BX9DLen61uC23LlOn6Lt6R2A3MBTkbmTtyUkBTyCinC5B557L65PGwl10o313m-0bwNE/s400/0118_0228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158456659651390402" border="0" /></a>Entablature of the Palais de la Decouverte<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-unebEhOI_A7qS4A0kYHdfxI3VTU4KO0aKKlPYffF2nwKhrKZQZ9BE7z3yUdRuwvUTAIgUKcfCRf7pt9s1Cp_hc4vFRQzShcFT-ZYWZQyRAR_1MsjDRbH4PrjKEsT9a_XfMzuArGGwc/s1600-h/0118_0234.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-unebEhOI_A7qS4A0kYHdfxI3VTU4KO0aKKlPYffF2nwKhrKZQZ9BE7z3yUdRuwvUTAIgUKcfCRf7pt9s1Cp_hc4vFRQzShcFT-ZYWZQyRAR_1MsjDRbH4PrjKEsT9a_XfMzuArGGwc/s400/0118_0234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158455865082440626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Adam in front of the Petit Palais</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV9Pj6z3Ombcqvp5s7YwGVKgkpg2ZFehmoVgSbXw3vVobaKASTewMj8jWDJRD_vaKWsBUtlSSw2kVIbSAdwSgdUJKwh1nDAFyoYu8nI4VaKsY1_szL4pxi07IDQmjS4_IhA0TyWUkZYg/s1600-h/0118_0242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRV9Pj6z3Ombcqvp5s7YwGVKgkpg2ZFehmoVgSbXw3vVobaKASTewMj8jWDJRD_vaKWsBUtlSSw2kVIbSAdwSgdUJKwh1nDAFyoYu8nI4VaKsY1_szL4pxi07IDQmjS4_IhA0TyWUkZYg/s400/0118_0242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158455203657477026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Outside at the Louvre</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGy8NnFH9vX_INpqzsQE_8jGG9WD_IUi3SSclks8eU1zwTahWnNuqxcS3Myrncacj8uOjvev0VmETpl_v3jHWyQLZs4Hm_oKKu1Jwzzgj3hobH-MRmrwUktGxvhsaUq43s7HB7NC7Bao/s1600-h/0118_0249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGy8NnFH9vX_INpqzsQE_8jGG9WD_IUi3SSclks8eU1zwTahWnNuqxcS3Myrncacj8uOjvev0VmETpl_v3jHWyQLZs4Hm_oKKu1Jwzzgj3hobH-MRmrwUktGxvhsaUq43s7HB7NC7Bao/s400/0118_0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158454628131859346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Inside the Pyramid</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5Q9sH2L96tZQSXgAqIJc7tkFJ6TOG7_FHOvRXFG0fbJavkOlRjM1tqzbgw9rHfgrhZYojlbfAnpe2MiYJOdW8jgZNs5Pcx5kclhx46X3JCKJAwvSbes-r0GSpvD3f83av8WQj2nVzv0/s1600-h/0118_0256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5Q9sH2L96tZQSXgAqIJc7tkFJ6TOG7_FHOvRXFG0fbJavkOlRjM1tqzbgw9rHfgrhZYojlbfAnpe2MiYJOdW8jgZNs5Pcx5kclhx46X3JCKJAwvSbes-r0GSpvD3f83av8WQj2nVzv0/s400/0118_0256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158453846447811458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Amazing Spiral Staircase</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXp8iN4UWj_ZYq75xQt5xzBlq8DVj7CygxE3UfdazlPBZOXtmJZpKSQQX3Vgl7T21HPdpHmz1YUWFG37fzWtfiuXiqiiNv8XU9YDlqe0pnVavM2Sy4lESJ2wxvxDo3F3nSMdoigZDUl4/s1600-h/0118_0260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXp8iN4UWj_ZYq75xQt5xzBlq8DVj7CygxE3UfdazlPBZOXtmJZpKSQQX3Vgl7T21HPdpHmz1YUWFG37fzWtfiuXiqiiNv8XU9YDlqe0pnVavM2Sy4lESJ2wxvxDo3F3nSMdoigZDUl4/s400/0118_0260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158453434130951026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Le Louvre (underground mall)</span><br /></div>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-36147750927237532412008-01-10T23:53:00.000+01:002008-01-22T23:42:02.552+01:00Orientation<span style="font-family:arial;">For my first post I thought I would descibe what I hope to accomplish with this blog. I intend to keep some sort of journal while I travel around Europe. Perhaps I may find (or not find) a new skill through writing and taking pictures with my new camera. Perhaps I will totally forget about this blog and this entry will become the last thing I ever write. Perhaps through my travels I will become a better version of myself. Perhaps not. Whatever triumphs or failures may come my way, someone will know about them.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-56538842875932890712008-01-18T16:54:00.000+01:002008-01-19T19:17:19.054+01:00The Science of Sleep<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hx9BU3FOG_cDM64PPF68Aymer6-R3aq-wqo894qpWeFZjv446FMpJG79WYhTvXSAqYSxcJKS8CGrONCFniOvVf2d7I7P_-XT4QwovHn1p0re8LdTgHCbycKwTyiOvYZandUvAy-1PWA/s1600-h/0117_0057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hx9BU3FOG_cDM64PPF68Aymer6-R3aq-wqo894qpWeFZjv446FMpJG79WYhTvXSAqYSxcJKS8CGrONCFniOvVf2d7I7P_-XT4QwovHn1p0re8LdTgHCbycKwTyiOvYZandUvAy-1PWA/s200/0117_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156850475026672274" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > Somehow my sleep schedule is completely backward. I've been here since Monday, a reasonable amount of time to adjust to the time, but every day I progress farther toward a nocternal life. Last night was the worst by far. I went to bed around midnight hoping to get on track for a solid eig</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >ht</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > hours of sleep and an early start today. After dreaming about spiders and taranchulas for three hours I woke up and was unable to get back to sleep. I watched some family guy, ate a bowl of cereal-- it was corn flakes since the first</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > cereal I bought was the equivalent of a day's value of fiber in one spoonfull-- and tried to go back to sleep. Apparently Adam was having similar problems as he was up and about as well. After failing to sleep for the second time, I talked to Kaitlin on Skype for a while. (Skype may be one of the greatest things ever invented.) </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp7581Duz-vK_DPtGaNO-y8OICE1RgqJ5q0z03Bb7UDxmHS_I8vwB1EB8gY3SrPAu6OktKjUrDakIlWt1YbQO2VD7PIy88rd3iSYiMjpikYsIUXFclT9QRH1GClBFg_1s7lbwb7J7Qgo/s1600-h/0117_0064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp7581Duz-vK_DPtGaNO-y8OICE1RgqJ5q0z03Bb7UDxmHS_I8vwB1EB8gY3SrPAu6OktKjUrDakIlWt1YbQO2VD7PIy88rd3iSYiMjpikYsIUXFclT9QRH1GClBFg_1s7lbwb7J7Qgo/s320/0117_0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156862814467713778" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >By 7am I managed to get a little shut eye-- by a little I mean about eight ho</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >urs. So now I've been awake for an hour and a half and the sun is beginning to set. And so begins the cycle again. I think I may just stay up all night and go to bed at a normal time tomorrow. </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />I havent seen much of Paris during the day yet, though I am </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >looking foreword to it. I havent quite been comfortable enough</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > to walk around with my camera at night so I dont have </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >any pictures of the</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >city y</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >et.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >But I did take some pictures of our courtyard and out our back window. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKN72oSy_HdDuG6fR1eECqfKjuXlLV2fe4WLaFBGeNyr1ttL_EfNqtZsfqNtE1JREidBpa7Kr0njaVMrisDl93E_x-zrlJb-s9wwetd1pjQa2DLu-SjquAVEiri016eArOFV53p5m2r4M/s1600-h/0117_0072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKN72oSy_HdDuG6fR1eECqfKjuXlLV2fe4WLaFBGeNyr1ttL_EfNqtZsfqNtE1JREidBpa7Kr0njaVMrisDl93E_x-zrlJb-s9wwetd1pjQa2DLu-SjquAVEiri016eArOFV53p5m2r4M/s320/0117_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156863093640588034" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > The apartm</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >ent is pretty ni</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >ce, we have a living room with a tv, internet, and kitchen. Its amazing how small everything is here. From our tiny fridge to our miniature washing machine to our 2' x 2' shower. With a population of about 2.2 million living within 87 sq. km (</span><span style="font-family:arial;">about 35 square miles) its easy to see how the people here have become so accustomed to living so close to one another. More pictures to come....</span>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109656956514983948.post-21400197887838176902008-01-17T23:44:00.000+01:002008-01-18T16:52:17.809+01:00Observations -- Part I<span style="font-family:arial;">-ALL Parisians dress better than me<br />-There is no sun here<br />-There is no such thing as a straight road<br />-Obesity is not a problem<br />-Even Parisians dont know where they are<br />-Pasta sauce and meat are very expensive<br />-There are tens of thousands or restaurants and cafes here<br />-Every street looks deserted at night<br />-McDonalds is everywhere<br />-I might like chesse<br /><br /><br /></span>Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04220408236474360953noreply@blogger.com0