Figure 1:
So, I put 'em on Venus (see fig. 2).
Figure 2:
They're more like capri pants, really. This is the kind of stuff I've got time to do here in France.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Carrot pants
I was chopping carrots when I found one that looked like some pants (see fig. 1).
Figure 1:
So, I put 'em on Venus (see fig. 2).
Figure 2:
They're more like capri pants, really. This is the kind of stuff I've got time to do here in France.
Figure 1:
So, I put 'em on Venus (see fig. 2).
Figure 2:
They're more like capri pants, really. This is the kind of stuff I've got time to do here in France.
Le Jardin de Luxembourg
Le Jardin de Luxembourg - Paris
Video sent by CitizenKade
Just a small portrait of the Luxembourg garden in Paris, one of the most classically French looking places I've seen. I took this footage back in the fall.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Another vacation over and more to come
We had an amazing winter vacation. Caitlin's parents, brother, and soon-to-be sister-in-law all faced an onslaught of jet lag and spent a week with us looking at the Eiffel Tower out the windows of the rented penthouse we stayed in. I almost feel guilty...almost.
It was the fourth time I had actually been to the city, but the first time I really got to know it. You always hear about the magic of Paris, but I don't think you can really experience it until you stop standing in lines for tickets to the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. Don't get me wrong, you've got to do all that too. But Paris is certainly more than the Mona Lisa.
Emma (Truman friend for those not in the know) was in Europe too, for almost a month. She stayed with us for a few days and traveled around to various European destinations, mostly destinations where friends and free beds awaited. If you happen to know Emma, I'll let her tell you about her traveling fun, but I can't leave out Amsterdam in this post.
We stayed three days in Amsterdam, marveling at the almost universal fluency of the Dutch population (at least within the city) in the English language. Amsterdam is probably one of the most livable cities I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Absolutely beautiful for one thing. The canals and beautiful architecture you could stare at all day. Second of all, the whole city is reclaimed property, reclaimed from the ocean, so it's totally flat. Everybody and their mum's got an upright commuter-style bicycle to get around on. Not a fence, pole, or railing in the city that hasn't got a mess of bikes chained to it.
Oh, and the pancakes! Apparently, the Dutch love their pankakken. Sweet, savory, you name it, they'll serve it to you on a flapjack.
We also saw a concert at the local Concertgebouw (the concert hall off the museumplein [the lawn/park surrounded by some of the city's greatest attractions]).
Suzy and Greg also accompanied us on that trip (some more Truman friends) but they are already in Europe working as language assistants in Spain so it wasn't as much of a haul for them. They came back and stayed at our apartment for a week here in Denain, left today for Brussels, and now Caitlin and I are back to it being the two of us again for a while.
Hope everyone had a great holiday season and we miss everybody back home. Until next time.
It was the fourth time I had actually been to the city, but the first time I really got to know it. You always hear about the magic of Paris, but I don't think you can really experience it until you stop standing in lines for tickets to the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower. Don't get me wrong, you've got to do all that too. But Paris is certainly more than the Mona Lisa.
Emma (Truman friend for those not in the know) was in Europe too, for almost a month. She stayed with us for a few days and traveled around to various European destinations, mostly destinations where friends and free beds awaited. If you happen to know Emma, I'll let her tell you about her traveling fun, but I can't leave out Amsterdam in this post.
We stayed three days in Amsterdam, marveling at the almost universal fluency of the Dutch population (at least within the city) in the English language. Amsterdam is probably one of the most livable cities I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Absolutely beautiful for one thing. The canals and beautiful architecture you could stare at all day. Second of all, the whole city is reclaimed property, reclaimed from the ocean, so it's totally flat. Everybody and their mum's got an upright commuter-style bicycle to get around on. Not a fence, pole, or railing in the city that hasn't got a mess of bikes chained to it.
Oh, and the pancakes! Apparently, the Dutch love their pankakken. Sweet, savory, you name it, they'll serve it to you on a flapjack.
We also saw a concert at the local Concertgebouw (the concert hall off the museumplein [the lawn/park surrounded by some of the city's greatest attractions]).
Suzy and Greg also accompanied us on that trip (some more Truman friends) but they are already in Europe working as language assistants in Spain so it wasn't as much of a haul for them. They came back and stayed at our apartment for a week here in Denain, left today for Brussels, and now Caitlin and I are back to it being the two of us again for a while.
Hope everyone had a great holiday season and we miss everybody back home. Until next time.
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