fritland
this sign just about summed up my trip to brussels. i think the chap here is holding a big pile of chips. either that or his posterior has exploded.
the sound of the escalator
this is an escalator near the hotel where i stayed in brussels. here’s a video of it. listen to the sound it’s making.
doesn’t the beat remind you of Blood Makes Noise by Suzanne Vega (from 99.9F
actually, now i listen to the song and the video, the link is quite tenuous, but at the time it worked.
the end game
i passed this butchers on thursday morning and it was amazing. hundreds of dangling turkeys all around the roofs and walls.
it’s called allen & co and is very famous. definately worth a visit to gaze through the window at this time of year. you can imagine things haven’t changed for hundreds of years
stella mccartney
here is stella mccartney’s shop with its rather mad xmas lights (which were switched on when i went by at 9am). i saw stella mccartney on a bike in tottenham court road about a year ago and forgot all about it until i saw a picture of her on a bike earlier this week. so there.
the school post box
did your school have an internal post system at christmas ? mine did, and so has esther’s (and kezia’s preschool, but she thinks it’s a lucky dip).
it’s more preparation for office life where the internal post quickly becomes the infernal post. but that excitement for me never wears thin.
what’s the most random thing you’ve ever sent my your company internal post ?
esther is an angel
it was esther’s first school nativity play yesterday afternoon and it was fantastic !
after the play finished there were photo opportunities for each part of the cast and the angels were last which is why the stage looks a bit empty. here they are running off
goodbye old friend
today is the last day the old routemaster buses run on proper bus routes which is a shame. yesterday, to celebrate, a whole load of old routemasters were brought out of retirement to drive down the last remaining route. the ones i saw were a little bashed up and graffiti’d like this one (it was very wonky at the back).
island hopping in central london
i discovered an island yesterday. i suspect someone found it before me (and put this sign up) but i thought i’d go exploring and consider if it was the kind of place i’d like to live
it contained one small mountain and a number of trees
looking the other way it was clear to see that it was a long thin island separated from the main land by two busy roads. it was nice to see a bollard was already nesting here so i felt quite at home
the view westwards was a little disappointing. instead of a vast expanse of sea, all i could see was a BMW garage and a bendy bus
on the way back i spotted this treasure map. the photos above were taken at location 6 – the strangely unmarked island.
norman is an island apparently.
xmas lunch #1
i had my first christmas lunch yesterday. here is some of it.
some people up to something
here are some people up to something. news as it happens. that’s the beauty of blogging.
