London 2006-06
Gustav and Annette working their way through the food.
Germany is out of the world cup thanks to two quick Italian goals in the 118th and 120th minute.
The sun has set on a world utterly devoid of German joy...
Large photograph at the entrance to the World War I and II sections of the museum.
Thw "War Clock" counts the dead in armed conflicts around the globe. Armed warfare managed to rack up 100 million dead during the 20th century, which translates to about two dead every minute. The clock was reset to 100 million on the eve of the new millennium and has been counting deaths at that rate ever since.
Signs in the trenches of World War I showed the way to company headquarters, important points etc. Mostly the sections of trench were named after nearby villages or landmarks. Obviously someone thought that more descriptive names were called for.
A relief depicting Durga's battle with Mahishasura. Durga is essentially the wife of Shiva transformed by the gods into a goddess of destruction in order to have someone who could defeat Mahishasura. With a body forged by the most powerful gods, weapons ranging from Shiva's trident to Vishnu's discus and just a little feeling of being totally über, she made short work of the demon.
A statue of a lion in the great court.
A reproduction of the multicolored decorations that greek columns originally had. This, called polychrome, had completely worn off by the time the ancient Greek temples were inspected by the Victorian English, and so they were left with the impression that classical architecture completely lacked color. Later analysis of the stone revealed the colorful patterns that had once been painted on it, and the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville reproduces what is thought to be the original colors.
A gallery of contemporary Mid East art was open. This is one of the three statues by Parviz Tanavoli on the way to the gallery. All statues depict the word "heech", meaning "nothingness", as written in farsi.
Two of the statues as seen on the way out.
The great court in the middle of the museum.
The £20 grill that provided food for three days straight.
Of of the many specially designed bridges that can be found along the canal.
This little triangle, called Little Venice, is where the Grand Union and the Regent's Canal join. The area can be seen from above via Google Maps.
The island in the center of Little Venice.
Canal boats moored at the end of the Grand Union Canal. The little stump of a canal can be seen here. The picture was taken approximately where the rectangular blue building is.
Looking southwest toward Paddington station.
The international rail platforms of Paddington Station. Look at the ceiling near the far end for a demonstration of what a couple hundred years of diesel and coal powered locomotives does with the paint job.
Light shaft in the Baker Street underground station. The shafts used to be open to the street, but were plugged shut as the road expanded.
View of the Baker Street station. The light shafts can be seen.
Gift from Switzerland in Leicester square. The canton where gustav lived before moving here has the shield with a horizontal blue bar on white background which is in the second column of the second row on the right hand side.
The intersection above the Tottenham Court Road underground station. Go here for a quick walk to the British Museum.
