Review: Spring Water
In which Ian tries the water from the thermal springs in Karlovy Vary:
Month: September 2015
Making Connections
When we were in Paris, the Pompidou had a Le Corbosier exhibit. One of the things he was big on was the Modulor. Basically it’s some golden ratio driven hooey about how much space a person takes up. Disturbingly, many of his renderings of this concept feature lumpy crab-human hybrids in psychadellic compositions.
Note the powerful psionic waves emanating from the claw. I, for one, welcome our new crab-men overlords
Anonymous Bar Prague
When we heard there was an Anonymous themed bar making solid drinks in Prague, we knew we had to go.
Memento Park
In Budapest we visited Memento Park, which is a collection of Soviet monuments that were built during Hungary’s Communist period. Ian has already demonstrated that Soviets knew how to make a statement, and the monuments here were just as impressive in size and theme. Observe:
Tiara for scale
Lego Concentration Camp
This was on display at the MOCAK contemporary art museum in Krakow. Apparently it was done with cooperation from Lego.
Photographs showing the lego concentration camp set.
Unfolded boxes for the lego concentration camp sets.
The holocaust is such a hard thing to understand on a personal level; the scale is just too big. Different approaches can help make the problem relatable for different people. The combination of mass produced children’s toys and assembly-line genocide was surprisingly powerful to me.
Bus Activities
Entertaining yourself is important on long bus rides. On this trip Ian was proud to make a lady out of crackers:
Komes Porter Bałtycki
We checked out Fortuna Brewery’s Komes Baltic Porter at our meat-filled bash on a Polish farm. It was the highest rated thing we could find in the Polish grocery store.
Why hello table full of alcohol.
A selection of unrelated things
There are a lot of pictures I’ve earmarked for blog posts that just don’t have enough meat to stand on their own. Here’s a photo dump of quirky things we’ve seen across our trip.
Water Bus – Budapest
I could have used one of these on my last trip when the bridges were washed out from the floods
Pretty sure a strong wind would blow this thing on its side. It looks amazing though. (more…)
Széchenyi Baths
Visiting the thermal baths is one of those things you have to do in Budapest. There are countless spas to choose from, and swayed by its pretty yellow buildings, we chose Széchenyi. Also, it’s the largest medicinal bath in Europe, so there’s that. (more…)