MISC EUROPE PICS MAY 2015, PART II
WELCOME AND ENJOY!!
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Late April-early May 2015, Italy/Serbia and other places
MIXED BAG OF PHOTOS, IPHONE
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BRIXTON BUS/TUBE STATION, MAY 2015
RANDOM SHOT. THE BIG BLACK DUDE AT RIGHT IS DRAWING THE PASSERSBY'S ATTENTION.
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BRIXTON BUS/TUBE STATION
GOT TO MY AIRBNB HOST'S HOUSE MUCH LATER THAN ANTICIPATED, DUE TO MY LACK OF RESEARCH ON LONDON'S PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM. ENDED TAKING THE BUS FOR MOST OF THE JOURNEY FROM VICTORIA STATION TO LEWISHAM AREA, WHICH WAS NICE AS I GOT TO SEE LONDON SUBURBS.
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BRUXELLES, MAY 2015
BACK ROOM OF STRIPPED-DOWN BAR IN BRUXELLES, EXPENSIVE BRANDY AT 5 EURO BUT A GENEROUS PORTION. DIDN'T ASK ME IF I WANTED ICE CUBE.
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CHUNNEL
NOT A REMARKABLE PICTURE, BUT SHOWS INTERIOR OF TRAIN COMPARTMENT. THE TRAIN IS COMPOSED OF TALL CAR SECTIONS, BIG ENOUGH TO ENVELOP BUSES AND TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS. AUTOMATED DOORS THEN CLOSE OFF EACH CAR. SMOOTH RIDE, CAN'T TELL HOW FAST WE WERE MOVING. GOT TO ENGLAND FASTER THAN I IMAGINED. BUS IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TRAVEL TO UK. SHABBY LOT, THE PASSENGERS.
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CONGOLESE RESTAURANT, BRUXELLES
ENDED UP AT A CONGOLESE RESTAURANT A BLOCK OR TWO FROM MY SECOND HOST'S APARTMENT IN BRUXELLES. ORDERED CHICKEN, AND IT LOOKED AND TASTED LIKE FRIED CHICKEN WITH SOME GREEN LEAVES AND TOMATOES. THE HOT SAUCE WAS SUPER HOT. BEER WAS LEFFE, WHICH WAS EXCELLENT. THE BAND SHOWS UP ON WEDNESDAYS, I WAS THERE TUESDAY.
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DOWNTOWN BRUXELLES, ON THE WAY TO ENGLAND
DOWNTOWN BRUXELLES WAS INTERESTING. A NICE MIX OF NEW WORLD TALL OFFICE FACADES AND OLD WORLD CHARM IN THE OLDER BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE CENTER.
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ERITREAN RESTAURANT, FRANKFURT
SAW A SIGN REFERENCING THE "HORN OF AFRICA" OR SOMETHING AND THOUGHT *ETHIOPIAN* CUISINE
DISAPPOINTING MEAL. THE BREAD WAS SPONGY, A LOT LIKE A PANCAKE. THE MEAT WAS OK, A SPICE TRAY WAS AVAILABLE BUT DID NOT ALTER OR IMPROVE THE TASTE MUCH.
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ERITREAN RESTAURANT, FRANKFURT
DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE FAMILY AT LEFT WERE LOOKING AT ME AS I WAS TRYING TO BE DISCREET W/THE PHONE. DOES NOT SEEM TO BOTHER THEM. OF ALL THE COUNTRIES I VISITED THE GERMANS WERE THE FRIENDLIEST.
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TRAFALGAR SQUARE
ODDBALLS AND BUSKERS PUTTING ON SHOWS TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF THE STREAM OF TOURISTS. THIS ONE JUST HAD A FERRET.
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FRANKFURT STATION
SOME TRAIN MODEL FOR THE KIDS INSIDE THE STATION. MUNICH WAS UNDERWHELMING EVEN THOUGH I BARELY SAW THE CITY ITSELF, BUT FRANKFURT ON THE OTHER HAND LOOKED SHARP, ENERGETIC, IMPRESSIVE, KIND OF AMERICAN BUT WITH A REAL EDGE. STAYED THERE ABOUT 2 HOURS AND A HALF. STOPPED IN AN IRISH PUB ACROSS THE STATION FOR A BEER AND FREE WI-FI.
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CHINATOWN, LONDON
GOOD KOREAN RESTAURANT IN CHINATOWN. HAD SOME KIND OF FISHY PLATE WITH VEGGIES. EXCELLENT. LUNCH SPECIAL.
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MOROCCAN RESTAURANT, BRUXELLES
ABOUT 14 EURO FOR A LAMB DISH WITH PRUNES AND RAISINS, PLUS AN EXCELLENT AND FREE NORTH AFRICAN SALAD. HOUSE RED. EXCELLENT MEAL, A LOT OF FOOD BUT COULDN'T WASTE A DROP OF IT, A LITTLE ON THE SWEET SIDE B/C OF THE FRUIT BUT THE LAMB WAS TENDER, IRRESISTIBLE
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LEWISHAM
NICE PATTERNS. TOOK A VERY SIMILAR PICTURE OF CONVERGING SERVICE LINES ON A POLE MANY YEARS AGO BY THE VATICAN.
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FRANKFURT
AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW THE GERMANS ARE DISCIPLINED AND INDUSTRIOUS. EVEN THE PUBLIC STATUES ARE OFF TO DO SOMETHING SOMEWHERE.
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BRUXELLES
BRUXELLES WAS VERY CHARMING. MY FIRST NIGHT I HAD TROUBLE LOCATING MY HOST, AND WANDERED ABOUT IN AN IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS ONE OF 10 EUROPEANS IN THE STREETS THERE. MY SECOND HOST WAS IN ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY. THE ETHNIC MAKEUP BARELY CHANGED BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS.
