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Right Said Brian...

 

Illegal Immigrant..?

Talented Hyperactive Amateur

Chris introduced me to Lasse Gjertsen's video Amateur which is a fantastic piece of video editing and a great track besides. Has to be seen!

"I can neither play the drums nor the piano."

If you like this one, you might enjoy his original video Hyperactive which is pretty funny!

November Passion

I was excited to see that my mum's been writing more nature-inspired poetry, this time a November Passion. A vivid and affecting picture of Christ's death...all the more poignant because we know that spring will come!

Kanji from a Gaijin

I've been enjoying reading my brother's reflections on Japanese life and culture as seen by a gaijin and his thoughts on the Japanese language. If you're confused about the various Japanese alphabets read his excellent explanation of kanji.

7 go to Scotland

No, I haven't broken down again...

...this is our picnic spot!




Has his guitar shrunk?

"Beyond explanation"

Storming the castle?

Hmmm...



First stop.. the coffee shop!

It's moving!

Boat ride

Are you sure that's the right button, Seymour?

Falkirk Wheel

Going up...

And up...

And up...

And up.


Emerging from the tunnel at the top, it's back to the wheel for the trip down.

This aqueduct feels like you're sailing off the edge of the world.

It just stops!

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Falkirk Trip 2

It's morning in Stirling and we awake to a thick cover of mist


Stirling Youth Hostel



This mysterious and dramatic graveyard felt like a set in The Lord of the Rings:


Waterfall walk



We stop for a graceful picnic in the middle of a village...:-)

Real-time train map

This site shows a live train map for particular stations in the UK.

It's a very clever google maps mashup, with data on train position and speed being pulled from the National Rail network. The trains move in real-time! Very cool.

Maps are cool

I've recently been enjoying some of the delights of Google Maps & Google Earth via the strange discoveries of the community at Google Sightseeing, whose tagline goes 'Why bother seeing the world for real?'

Highlights include:
- the Interdimensional Portal in the town of Dronten in the Netherlands - one of many it seems!
- the longest conveyor belt in the world in Western Sahara
- the Gun lake
and best of all, the Giant Alien Bug!

Brilliant!

I also discovered that although Google maps has not been updated with high-res pictures of Durham, Microsoft's 'Live Local' shows the white house very clearly!