Photos and Technology
I have been having problems uploading photos. I managed to get two images into my first two posts but not the ones I intended. I'm a bit inept at these things... Especially for someone with a degree in computer graphic design. I'll keep working on it.
Venice was fabulous it has that dilapidated decadence that I adore. I'm glad I got to spend two nights there. I'm still in state of melancholy dispute the vibrant and ever changing surroundings. So I thought I would just go with it and overload the senses and emotions by reading withering heights. Well that and because the old classics are quarter the price of new books (copyright I guess). I'm now in Greece perhaps I should have got the Iliad, would have been more fitting than reading about the harsh hills of Yorkshire. I read the Odyssey in South East Asia don't suppose it really matters. Imagination and a good book will take you anywhere.
Milan failed to impress me. Actually I wasn't expecting it to. It's claim to fame it the fashion industry. I can't be wowed by D&G, Dior or Gucci when it is worn by street cleaners, bus drivers and check-out chicks. I stayed in a grotty hotel that smelt of crusty old alcoholics and stale tobacco. It was only 3euro more than a hostel which is what I would have paid on public transport. I took this photo of the shared toilet in the hall. Many of you may already know I collect photos of toilets. I think they represent perfectly how a basic human need that is universal can be dealt with in infinitely different ways. So out of the frame on the left was the shower without a curtain so no matter where you place your clean clothes or towel it got wet. The beddet concept still escapes me, I'm yet to find someone to explain it thoroughly. So the only interesting thing about this loo is the flush, it worked like a tap, twist up to turn it on, the more you turn the more water came though. If the flush was left up, the water would just keep coming, must have been attached to the mains. No cistern.
Athens is stunning. Beautiful and Incredible. The colours are pale and ethereal, misty but not weak. There is plenty of horizon melting into a white distance. I love it. I happen to have got a great friendly and helpful backpackers right next to the acropolis. A lucky find.
I'm going to try to post some photos of my changing hair in a separate post.
Venice was fabulous it has that dilapidated decadence that I adore. I'm glad I got to spend two nights there. I'm still in state of melancholy dispute the vibrant and ever changing surroundings. So I thought I would just go with it and overload the senses and emotions by reading withering heights. Well that and because the old classics are quarter the price of new books (copyright I guess). I'm now in Greece perhaps I should have got the Iliad, would have been more fitting than reading about the harsh hills of Yorkshire. I read the Odyssey in South East Asia don't suppose it really matters. Imagination and a good book will take you anywhere.
Milan failed to impress me. Actually I wasn't expecting it to. It's claim to fame it the fashion industry. I can't be wowed by D&G, Dior or Gucci when it is worn by street cleaners, bus drivers and check-out chicks. I stayed in a grotty hotel that smelt of crusty old alcoholics and stale tobacco. It was only 3euro more than a hostel which is what I would have paid on public transport. I took this photo of the shared toilet in the hall. Many of you may already know I collect photos of toilets. I think they represent perfectly how a basic human need that is universal can be dealt with in infinitely different ways. So out of the frame on the left was the shower without a curtain so no matter where you place your clean clothes or towel it got wet. The beddet concept still escapes me, I'm yet to find someone to explain it thoroughly. So the only interesting thing about this loo is the flush, it worked like a tap, twist up to turn it on, the more you turn the more water came though. If the flush was left up, the water would just keep coming, must have been attached to the mains. No cistern.
Athens is stunning. Beautiful and Incredible. The colours are pale and ethereal, misty but not weak. There is plenty of horizon melting into a white distance. I love it. I happen to have got a great friendly and helpful backpackers right next to the acropolis. A lucky find.
I'm going to try to post some photos of my changing hair in a separate post.
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