Monthly Archives: April 2006

We spent almost the entire day at the Vatican. I can’t even think about looking at another piece of art. I’d like to reiterate that I don’t understand the “no photos” rule most of these museums we visited seemed to have adopted. I’d like to think they originally instituted that policy because flash photography posses […]

I’ve decided I like traveling by train much more than by car. Obviously on a train you don’t have the luxury of stopping whenever the mood strikes you, but at least you can spend your time in transit doing something productive. We caught a train in Florence this afternoon, and between Florence and Rome I […]

Let’s just get this out of the way from the start: six and a half hours is way too long to spend in any museum. Our little brains just aren’t meant to handle that much beauty for such a sustained period of time. What am I talking about, you may ask? We arrived at the […]

links for 2006-04-19 Kirk Cameron Debunks Evolution (not really…calm down)- via Google Video Mike Seaver disproves evolution by showing that the average citizen doesn’t understand the principles behind the theory? Am I to understand that creationists have resorted to cribbing Jay Leno’s “Jaywalkers” bit to disprove scientific theories? Macworld UK – Classic cartoons for iPods […]

Huh. I get no comments on the picture of my underwear waving over the streets of Venice like little flags announcing the arrival of a king. Pity. Today we ransacked Florence, and when I say “ransack” I in fact mean “wandered around in a constant state of awe and bewilderment.” The weather did not cooperate […]

links for 2006-04-18 Max Headroom creator made Roswell alien- via Times Online I feel so disillusioned right now. Milk Was a BAD choice…- via YTMND ‘Speak softly, don’t argue and slow down’- via Telegraph “Surveys consistently show that Americans are viewed as arrogant, insensitive, over-materialistic and ignorant about local values.” That’s because we’re better than […]

We just arrived at our hotel in Florence after an hour and a half of searching the streets in vain (we missed the damn thing by one measly street). Here’s a tip for all you potential European travelers: Get very specific directions. Even if you have a decent map assume that a drunken madman drew […]

I only have time for a quick post because we’re packing up and preparing (why are you preparing; you’re always preparing, just go!) to leave by train to Florence. We visited St. Mark’s basilica yesterday amidst a million other annoying tourists. The beauty of the place overwhelms you from the moment you walk through the […]

I’m writing this on Sunday in hopes that we’ll find an internet hotspot during the day from which to post. Okay”¦to bring you up to speed on the story in progress”¦ Friday was our last day to spend in London. We spent the morning touring the Tower of London. Leigh and I both really enjoyed […]

First let me say that Venice is absolutely beautiful…but: 1)They have no internet here. We are in a bookstore where we have paid three euro to use the net for half an hour. And this damn keyboard is configured all funny so I make a mistake every time I reach for the shift key or […]