Atlanta: View from Stone Mountain

Yesterday Jen had to go into work, so left to my own devices, I rode my bike 16 miles to Stone Mountain, and then climbed to the top (on foot) and took this photo. The city skyline is far in the distance (you may want to click on the photo to enlarge) and you can see the trees finally starting to turn colors. By the time I got home I was very exhausted. Then I went over to Scott & Genevieve's house for an amazing meal and some exotic drinks that really filled me up nicely!

Incidentally Sharms, I like your new title protocol of listing the city first in the post. Going forward let us consider that a rule that shall not be violated !

Atlanta: Thrashers Hockey

On Saturday we went to the second home game of the Atlanta Thrashers, whose name is the inspriration for the CNN Thrashers softball team in London. Joining us were Eric K, Bob W, Ramon W, and Nina K. I remembered that Jaime and Aruna first met on the icy shores of Blueland. Unfortunately, the Thrashers were beat by the San Jose Sharks, so we walked over to Elliot Street Pub to drown our sorrows!

London: Dinner For Four

Tonight Fernanda, James and Warwick came round for dinner. We had a German/English vegan dinner: Swede Soup - Bratkartoffeln, Schnitzel und Salat - and for desert: apple pies. In order to have a reasonable photo for the blog we tried to make a picture with the autotimer with limited success. It is Fernanda´s last weekend here in L., next week she will be going home already - time is flying by. She will be missed by all of us. On the positive side of things we are looking forward to December when we all will see each other again. Plans are already in the making...

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London: Radical Nature

On Sunday I went to the Barbican (www.barbican.org.uk), Europe´s largest multi-arts center which includes a cinema, exhibition spaces and a concert hall in the City of London. It was the last day of the exhibition Radical Nature - Art and Architecture for a changing planet 1969-2000. The exhibition was very exciting and I spend hours watching a photo presentation which travelled along the Alaska pipeline.



Outside on the Lakeside Terrace I went into the pavillion being part of the project "I am so sorry. Goodbye" by Heather and Ivan Morrison which takes its inspiration from utopian communities in the West Coast of the US in the 70ies and housed a little teahouse.



This is not downtown ATL but the City of London.



Autumn starts in front of my window.

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London: Visit to Hampton Court

Entrance of Hampton Court.



Royal Gardens.



The day ended with a visit to Manna.

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London: Kenwood House On Friday

I took Friday off, because my family was visiting. We went up to Kenwood House (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.12783), a stately home which is situated on top of Hampstead Heath. Kenwood House was lovely as alway - next time there will be no excuse John/Jen/James - I will definitely drag you up there.

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Le Flash Exhibition - Castleberry Hill

On Friday, James, Jared, Lauren, Ester and several others went to the Le Flash exhibit, which involved various forms of art featuring light and/or fire. Here we see the gloATL troupe dancing in the basement of an old factory building just before they stripped down to their undies and jumped in a pool of chilled water. Good times!