Brussels Protest

We arrived at the Headquarters of the EU when a protest was starting for the dairy farmers of Europe.

(Cowbells!)

Brussels

Josh Garrel's New Album

So Josh Garrels has probably been the artist that I have been most consistent with the past few years. I typically go through phases with music - in and out of different albums at different times - but I always return to his music. Recently he released an EP but currently it is only available on his website, and so can't exactly get it ordered to France. So I'm waiting with great anticipation for it to be released on itunes, but who knows when that will happen. In the meantime, I frequent website to listen to the few tracks that he released from the album.

Unlike a lot of music that gets old or loses its appeal after a few times, his is quite the contrary. I feel the more I listen to these new tracks the more I like them. So have a go at his website. I particularly recommend the songs All Creatures, and 107.

Weekend at the Beach

The past weekend a few friends and I went to the Beaches at Marseille and Cassis

A very classy European in Marseille

The harbor at Cassis

Some of the cliffs at Cassis

Weekend With the Fam

My Parents came to visit and we stayed in a small coastal town called Bormes. These are some shots from that weekend.

The view from where we were staying

The view at night

The town of Bormes

A room with a view

The market

We visited an incredible beach that had a rocky path that hugged the coast as it weaved its way around coves and over rocky shelves.

The way the path blends into the rock is vaguely reminiscent of the Forbidden Stair from Lord of the Rings

A great place to sunbathe

Sunset

La Vida, Part III, Cult Site

So while on La Vida, we stumbled on a very strange Tolkienesque/ C.S. Lewisian cult site (Yes - I was trying to make that sound as pretentious as possible).  It even had a sacrifice table and all, but when we went back during that day I wasn't able to get over there to take pictures of it.  But these are the pictures I was able to get.

La Vida, Part II

As always, to view them full size, click on them and then click "all sizes"

Gollum feet