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1:23 (am), when the accident occurred. Brought to you by Japan. Man, I sure know how to pick the most cheerful spots in Kiev. Like last time, back in 2006, I visited the Chernobyl Museum in Kiev. Unlike last time, this time I went alone. Katya spent her Friday supervising workmen in her [...] My time in Kiev was meant to be relaxing – insofar as visiting a place with a language that I can neither read nor speak can be relaxing. I might not speak Swedish, but at least I can read the signs and understand if I am going the right direction in a quick glance. The [...] Temporary Invalid once appeared in photos like this. This past weekend I headed up to Hamburg in order to visit my favorite Temporary Invalid – ideal timing because he was mobile enough to get around, but not mobile enough to escape me. Given that I’d never actually been to Hamburg’s biggest small attraction, the [...] The Shard, Europe’s tallest building. I’ve been meaning to throw up a couple pictures from my last day in London –it’s only been three weeks. I don’t really have a good excuse other than the fact that work has been keeping me extremely busy, and when I’ve left work, I’ve been feeling exceptionally lazy [...] Last year was the 100th birthday of Alan Turing—the brilliant, gay, scientist who helped break the Enigma machine, and then (probably) committed suicide in 1954. During the Centenary Celebration, I became aware of Bletchley Park, a museum at the wartime site of British code breaking. I filed away this knowledge for a future trip to [...] Saturday, before Book of Mormon, I headed over toward Brick Lane for the Alternative London tour – which is, basically, a tour of Brick Lane focusing on street art and graffiti. The tour is done on a donation basis – at the end of the tour you tip what you think the tour was worth. [...] Tonight – well, last night, I accomplished my Raison d’être for this London vacation. I saw Book of Mormon. Yeah, sure, I saw it last year. Yeah, sure, last year I woke up to the lyrics running through my head for two months. Yeah, sure, I’m a bit crazy. But it was worth it – [...] Along my walk. I’m in London for a short holiday – and my first day was most excellent. Given Heathrow norms (an airport I try to avoid), I fully expected to spend an hour, if not two, clearing immigration. Instead, I went from the aluminum tube to the London Tube in about 30 minutes [...] One of the “nooks” on the Charles Bridge featured this sculpture of men in agony. Some how, between my birthday, the Berlinale, and the fact that I’ve had three nasty colds over the past four weeks, it totally escaped me that I hadn’t posted about Prague. I was in Prague for a weekend at [...] View from my balcony. While there were other options in Mobile, I wanted a downtown hotel – and landed at the Hampton Inn & Suites – a wee-bit expensive for what it was, but it was directly on the parade route, and it came with balconies directly overlooking the street. It turns out I [...] |
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