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The Friday Photo #16 – Looking up, Times Square, New York

Dave — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:25:23 +0000

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by everything happening at ground level in Times Square in the heart of New York City. In between checking out the sights, sounds and smells of the street, I took a minute to look up

Hendrix, sculptures and Pleasantville

Dave — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:06:00 +0000

My last few days in Seattle were spent doing a variety of different things to finish off my time in the US. First off was some more sightseeing - I've done most of the tourist-type things around the city in the past, but a couple of the more recent attractions were still on the list, starting with the Olympic Sculpture Park - around 9 acres of reclaimed industrial land just outside the CBD that has been turned into a large scale sculpture park (surprising I know, given the name and all).

Weekend BBQs

Dave — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:46:00 +0000

The weekend dawned hot and sunny, which was kinda handy given that the plans revolved around grilled meat and cold beverages. Yup, it's BBQ season for sure.

Sunshine in Seattle

Dave — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:17:00 +0000

Disclaimer: I'm actually writing this from Melbourne well over a week later, so there's a good chance I've forgotten half of what I did and will be making up the rest. Just so that you know... After a great night's sleep and an awful lot of time wasting, I managed to jump on the bus and get into town by the crack of noon. Actually even that's a lie, it was closer to 1. Very slack, I know. Had lunch with Nick and then got to be the ring-in random for the surprise birthday afternoon tea at his work. This was also my introduction to another exciting new culinary experience - fudgesicles. As the name implies, they were like a popsicle but more fudge-like. Only 28 thousand calories per serve. Yum.

4 cities in 4 days … and I’m not even on a Contiki!

Dave — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:27:00 +0000

My last full day in Boston was unofficially designated 'wander around aimlessly and see what you can find' day. So that's just what I did. First step (well, first few thousand steps) was to walk back to the area around Harvard University for a bit more of a look around, as I'd cut it short the day before due to shops closing etc. It was a pretty decent hike in the sun, but the great views from the Harvard Bridge as I crossed the Charles river made it all worth while, as did the fantastic strawberry and rhubarb icrecream from a little shop across from the uni. Mmmmm ...... gooooood ....

Dead presidents and live students

Dave — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:27:00 +0000

After a rousing breakfast at Finagle a Bagel (yes, it is possibly the stupidest name for a food outlet I've ever come across, but they do a mean bacon and egg bagel so I'll forgive them) I hit the subway and shuttle bus out to the John F. Kennedy museum. I've always been fascinated by that period of history and JFK in particular so I was expecting good things, and I wasn't disappointed. Some really interesting stuff on his early life and election to president, Bay of Pigs, space race etc, as well as significant sections on Jackie and Robert Kennedy as well.

Parades and history

Dave — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:32:00 +0000

So after another exciting expedition on the Bolt Bus I arrived in Boston and found the hostel without drama - always a good thing. Checked in and with guide book in hand I headed off downtown to see what there was to see. The Public Garden and Boston Common, apparently, according to the photos on my camera at least.

New York

Dave — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:08:00 +0000

IMG_1847 So I arrived in New York safe and sound - a bit later than expected due to the gridlock on the highway but really, like I was in a hurry. Found the hotel I was staying at, the Chelsea Star on 30th & 8th (which I can recommend if you're looking for somewhere cheap and central in NYC, by the way - around $100 USD or less a night for a room with a shared bathroom. Clean, bug free and walking distance to everywhere. Oh, and free wireless for when your laptop isn't broken. Hard to argue really, when anywhere else is twice the price or more).

Broken laptop

Dave — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:33:00 +0000

Well the inevitable has happened when it comes to computers ... the hard drive in my trusty old laptop seems to have given up the ghost. Bit hard to fix when you're on the road, so barring some kind of magical ressurection, blog updates will probably be few and far between for at least the next couple of weeks until I get back to Melbourne. Might be able to have a crack at fixing it in Seattle, but I doubt it. In other news, New York has been fantastic, and I'm off to Boston this morning for a few days. I've been doing a good amount of sightseeing, a lot of walking (yeah I know, you're surprised by that) and a decent amount of drinking to compensate for any calories I might have used up (and I'm sure you're even more surprised by that...).

My god, not some R&R time… surely not?

Dave — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:09:00 +0000

After the madness and exhaustion of the last few weeks, slowing the pace down a bit seemed like a damn fine idea - I suspect that I may have collapsed in a heap on the ground and possibly had a big tantrum otherwise. So the last few days have been a lot more relaxed, which has been great.