The Point

Magic Stones

Stonehenge the the more expansive and impressive Avebury!

Paris Round 2

Photos: A small child wandered into our camp and watched in startled delight as the tower lit up. Second is a shot of the tightly packed Latin Quarter. Third, another shot of Versailles, this time a fountain. And last, the group photo!

Paris First Round

I had an amazing time getting to know Paris briefly. Here are a few shots from the day. I had an amazing list of things to do thanks to my friend Valerie, merci! The images here are: First at the Palace of Versailles I rented a bike for a few euro and toured around the gardens. This is from the far end, 2k from the palace. Second is the Eiffel Tower, Friday afternoon. Third was a great hangout near a peruvian homeless camp near the Juares stop on the metro! And finally a photo from outside the Louvre.

Croquette

We played for two hours. Team matt and mallory. Yes those are suspenders!

Love

A Date

A little of everything

I thought I would post a few other pictures from the past week, a potpourri of images if you will. The weather here has been incredible, I am even asking when the gloom will turn up. Everything is sunny and warm, I went and played soccer this afternoon across town. No Brits playing at all, but I met some really nice people who are here from Georgetown and they let me into their pick up game, cheers guys.

I'm going to Paris in three days, but here there are little things on the streets that I like; the way water puddles in the old cobblestone, or the light that hangs shadows on the tinged stone walls, that same sun that seems to hang in the sky far past its welcome, the small dogs running around, the quiet hum of the small cars.

Enjoy the pictures: First is the Jericho Pub during the Germany v England match, the second is a view of Christ Church, then a view of Oxford, and finally myself inside the courtyard beside Christ Church.

Books to read: Hopscotch
Music/Music Videos: My girls by animal collective, and watch the video for Dance Floor by Apples in Stereo

About to go out and celebrate 4th of July, I'll be sure to eat some American food at least!


Earlier I ate (but it was more like lunch) at yo sushi. In the middle of England I walked into Japan. There was no ordering, one simply sits at the bar and a conveyor belt constantly brings around sushi in different coloured plates (the colour determines the price) in a constant wave of food. Everyone check it out, just google Yo Sushi.

Anyway, I thought I would share this picture I just uploaded from my camera. It dates back to the end of May when Jessie and I took a walk along to blue ridge.

Cheers

London to Dover

Friday Night I made my way into London to see a small band play in an even smaller venue. 2 songs and that was all, they were a friend of mine's band, and the experience was like being in the movie Yes Man when Jim Carry first finds Zooey DeChanel's band playing to a crowd of 8 people. After, we took the underground to Lecster Square which is a smaller version of Broadway. Walking around, we finally found the Thames River, and standing on the bridge I was confronted by a pickpocket. I caught him and after a lengthy apology from him I finally convinced him to leave. Despite this experience, the Thames was the most incredible thing to date. We all got a glass of wine and stood on the opposite bank, under the Millennium Eye, looking out towards Big Ben and company. Jazz music from a lone saxophonists seemed to be carried on the light breeze into our heads. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera to show everyone, but I will be going back soon!

The next morning: 9:00

Making our way on the bus route to Canterbury and then on to Dover we stopped at a travel station to grab some snacks. It is here that I found the closest thing the UK has to Chocolate milk, milk shaken with chocolate, which is horrible but I made the best of it.
Canterbury Cathedral was amazing, the silence of such a large place is overwhelming. I have so much to write and not much time now, so I'll let a few pictures explain. They are from Canterbury and then Dover.

10 Minutes Before Lunch

Last night, we took the Coach to Stratford upon Avon to watch a performance of Antony and Cleopatra by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The show was an amazing blend of modernism and classic Shakespeare, and a review will be included by next Wed.

What was more striking, though, happened only a half hour ago. After class I set out to buy a proper rain jacket, winding through the back streets in a collage of rain and people. After my purchase, I wandered around for a while, taking in the lack of umbrellas for the dreary day.

There is not much here, except for my walk back, about a mile, when I encountered a man face down in an alley. I walked over to him and gave him 10 lbs for some food, and he gave me a magazine (In England they have homelessness worked down to a corporate science, and all homeless people have nice dogs and sell magazines). I guess I found a unique glimpse of humanity in those seconds, and his face stays with me now.

For Danny

In the Rain on St Johns St.
I crushed a butterfly, flattened him orange
into the stone. And there, looking down
an alleyway, tucked against a dog, I saw
a shivering blueprint of a man
designed to be dust.