belgian dog sign
if you look carefully, there’s a dog sign on this sign
ketchup
this photo was originally meant to be of the person next to the no smoking sign smoking. but they moved, and i wasn’t taking the photo anyway. so instead it shows Heinz Tomato Ketchup which is very popular in brussels.
10 things you need to know about flashmobs (especially silent disco ones)
i attended my first flashmob this evening, even cutting short free beers up City Hall near Tower Bridge to get there. it was the paddington station mobile club event where you turn up and dance to your own music on your own headphones. and there were plenty of people there.
i got there with seconds to spare before it kicked off. here is the silence then the start (then it got a bit jiggly so i stopped recording)
i’d had my ipod on for a few minutes before the alloted time and when it got to 19:18 i started dancing to sly and the family stone’s “it’s a family affair” which seemed apt.
i enjoyed watching the outlying dancers as i departed.
here’s my top 10 tips for anyone thinking of attending a flashmob:
Read More »10 things you need to know about flashmobs (especially silent disco ones)
lunch with russell
i was in london yesteday so took the opportunity to have lunch with top blogger chap russell. we went to a cafe of his choice (and he knows a thing or two about these things).
i used to go to this place every day for about a year when i worked nearby (until i discovered the french stick place). i’d never sat down in thr back bit before though, so had never experienced the colour their ketchup.
cleaning trolley crash protection
this street cleaning trolley has been souped up (notice the racing wheels) and as a result regulations demand airbags are installed. here we see one in operation.
despite what it says, that is not a bike
they are fooling no one with their sign saying ‘bike’.
street sign shapes
now i travel more by car i’ve started noticing big proper street signs. And i love the shapes. like this one with it’s googly no left/right turn eyes and its tongue stickin gout. (move that g over to the left a bit)