This is going to be a short post, because, well, I'm on holiday :) I'm currently in Paris for my fifth DrupalCon, pretty amazing, mostly hacking the time away during the day. I'll be back on sunday for another two lazy weeks with some small trips now and then .. aah life can be great! Till then, santé!
And for my buddies at work, here's a great picture, I'm sure you'll understand :)
Just got back from 3 days visiting Bristol, especially for the Banksy vs Bristol Museum exhibition. There is one room fully dedicated to his work, but the museum also gave him the freedom to alter pieces from the permanent collection. The effect is that you simply keep on searching every room for his work, very entertaining and sometimes extremely funny. More info on http://www.banksy.co.uk/, you still have time untill the 31st of august, definitely worth a visit! Another interesting fact is that you can actually go out on the streets and start searching for the still remaining graffiti pieces from Banksy on the walls or amaze yourself at the art from other artists, which are really astonishing most of the time ..
In contrary to Peter's experience, I have to admit that my Bongo experience was much better. The hotel was extremely nice - I wouldn't stay there if I had to pay the full booty though, but hey, looking out of our window at the Casino in Oostendo is quite nice. Together with the Bongo present, we had free tickets to the Ensor Museum, but that wasn't *that* impressive as I though it would be. I had some cool pictures on my gsm, but somehow they were all erased, so try to imagine in your head how they would look like:
The title of this post is a good summary how the human mind is capable of doing things you'd only imagine: building tons of skyscrapers, multiple long suspension bridges, a complete underground subway network on a very small piece of land but also doing stupid things like shooting down people you envy. My second day in New York started at strawberry fields, a memorial for John Lennon in Central Park, hence the title if you look at the picture. It was the only moment where I took some more time instead of rushing away to my next destination. The past two days, I lived like the cliché New Yorker is described mostly: fast and always busy. Can't really tell how much miles I allready walked and spent on the subway, but my legs sure are tired and having a break right now at the hostel is refreshing. I'll definitely have to come back some day because 2 and a half days simply ain't enough. One thing is certain: I love New York city - don't worry, I won't buy a t-shirt/hat/whatever - and if I'd have the opportunity to get a job here for like 6 months, I wouldn't hesitate at all.
Anyway, off again to take a look at NYC in the dark. Turn on the Bright Lights baby!
Good weather today, so I made it to New York finally. Landing at La Guardia is spectacular because the plane flies close to manhattan and even over the statue of liberty, so my album of New York is allready packed with great pictures! Still waiting to check in and to go down town and getting amazed! I'll have to hurry though, because I'm allready leaving on tuesday. See you all back on wednesday!
