Sunday, May 16, 2010

Georgia: Jekyll Island



Last weekend Jen and I went down to Jekyll Island at the Southeast corner of Georgia and participated in our first Triathlon. The hardest part was swimming in the Ocean for 600 meters, as there were strong currents and generally rough conditions making it hard to keep in form. Cycling the 14 miles was amazing as the island is flat and very pretty, with some of the oldest structures in Georgia dating from the 1740s. The 5K run was along the ocean and also nice.

Later that evening, after taking a short nap, we end up at a seafood place at the end of a pier called Rah Bar. We hated the name, but their shellfish were tasty and the western view from their deck, shown here, was pretty fantastic!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

London: Breaking Convention

Michelle, Jo and I went to the Breaking convention on Bank Holiday Monday. Breaking convention is a hip hop dance festival which takes place in Sadler's Wells every year. Last year I missed it because I was in Atlanta. Not only the official performances were quite diverse and impressive, also the dancing which was going on outside was amazing. Two examples:



London: On A Boat



One of these stylish young men celebrated his birthday on the weekend. The party took place on a boat on the Thames with a great view on the Houses of Parliament. The maritime theme tied in very well with one current London fashion trend - you can see stripey shirts everywhere.



Do these two people look familiar?



Team Photo.

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