Nya Zeeland förstås…var annars skulle det finnas något som lutar mer än tornet i Pisa?
New Zealand of course…where else would anything be as tilted as this?
For more tilted things, look here at Ailsa’s Where’s my backpack?
Travel
En annorlunda dag på museet – A different day at the museum
Men, vi har varit där så många gånger…fast, det regnar ju…
But, we’ve been there so many times before…but, it IS raining…
Så det blev British Museum i alla fall – alltid intressant, men den här gången bestämde jag mig för att se det på ett lite annorlunda sätt än jag gjort förut.
So, British Museum again, then. Always interesting of course, but this time I decided to look at things from other angles than my usual ones.
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour
In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. Photographers venture out on sunrise hikes or sunset treks to capture a magical shot, due to the quality of the light during that time of day.
Inte bara fotografer njuter av denna första eller sista timme av sol, the Golden Hour – den Gyllene Timmen. Jag tror att det där bleka morgonljuset före och det sena, mjuka aftonskenet efter arbetsdagen ger varje människa ett lugn och en känslighet som bara detta speciella ljus kan ge. På väg hem från London blev det här min Golden Hour.
But, not only photographers love the Golden Hour. It’s the feeling that pale morning light and soft evening sun gives you – I think every human being becomes more sensitive before and after the busy working day. There’s often a stillness in the air and you feel relaxed in body and soul.
At least I did, on the flight home from London two weeks ago. So, here’s my Golden Hour.
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Camden Cavalcade
Marknaden i Camden, London, besöks enligt Wikipedia av närmare 100 000 varje helg. Här finns något för alla, och vill du se verkligen precis alla sorters människor är det hit du ska åka. Vi råkade bland annat på ett glatt sällskap av äldre kvinnor i röda hattar…the British Red Hatters (se länk längre ned på sidan).
Detta område vid Regents Canal består, förutom av slussen (Camden Lock), mest av affärer och en stor utemarknad med allt mellan himmel och jord – att titta på eller köpa. Många av stånden erbjuder mat och den är både god och billig – vi köpte några olika, mycket goda Yorkshire puddings till lunch.
Marknaden var från början till för bara hantverkare, men har på senare år vuxit ut till att innehålla kläder, prylar och krims krams samt, som sagt, god mat.
The Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent’s Canal (popularly referred to as Camden Lock), often collectively named ”Camden Market” or ”Camden Lock”. Among products sold on the stalls are crafts, clothing, bric-a-brac, and fast food. According to Wikipedia it is the fourth-most popular visitor attraction in London, attracting approximately 100,000 people each weekend. If you want to meet all sorts of people, this is the place to go. We even met some absolutely wonderful ladies in red hats, members of the British Red Hatters…
Originally, the Lock was a market for crafts, occupying some outdoor areas by the canal and various existing buildings. While the range of goods has since widened, with stalls selling books, new and second-hand clothing, and jewellery, the Lock retains its focus as the principle Camden market for crafts. There is a large selection of fast food stalls, where we bought some really tasty yourkshire puddings..
From 2006 a large indoor market hall was constructed in a yard between the Camden Lock Market and the Stables Market that was previously used for open air stalls. In November 2007 a large part of the Stables Market was demolished as part of a long-term redevelopment plan for the area and rebuilt as a year-round permanent market area.
Travel theme: Motion
Rörelse – människor och tåg på Saint Pancras, London. Sällan står allt stilla. Och när HON dyker upp hinner jag inte med – hon rör sig för fort och jag såg henne inte i tid…
Motion is this week’s theme for Ailsa’s weekly challenge. People and trains at Saint Pancras, London. Motion. When SHE turns up, rushing from a train – she’s too fast for me, and I didn’t notice her from the start…
Nerds
Nörd kommer från engelskans slangord nerd och är en stereotypisk benämning på en person som har ett fixerat intresse eller intresseområde. Enligt Wikipedia användes ordet första gången 1950 i Dr. Seuss bok If I Ran the Zoo, men då med betydelsen av en särskild djurart. På tidigt 60-tal var slanguttrycket spritt i USA och ända bort till Skottland. Fram till slutet av 1900-talet användes ordet nörd oftast negativt, men idag används ordet minst lika ofta positivt.
Nördar kan antingen beskrivas utifrån sina hobbies och intressen, eller via sin personlighet, status, sociala kompetens eller till och med sitt utseende. En vanlig uppfattning är att nördar ofta intresserar sig mer för teknik eller naturvetenskap än socialt umgänge. Det ironiska begreppet social nörd används ibland av nördar om personer som har ett starkt fixerat intresse av socialt umgänge och mänskliga relationer. Nörd kan du eventuellt kallas om du är/har:
- Datorintresserad
- Intelligent
- Enkelspårig
- Tekniskt kunnig
- Låg social kompetens
Nördar finns naturligtvis med i populärkulturen, bland annat i filmerna Nördarna kommer! och i dokusåpor som Beauty and the Geek och FC Z. Andra exempel på nördar är Simpsons-karaktärerna Professor Frink, Lisa Simpson och Jeff Albertson.
Den internationella nörddagen firades den 25 maj…men den glömde i alla fall vi bort! Till London hade jag sällskap av två andra nördar i familjen…så vad sägs om ett allmänt nördigt galleri…?
A nerd is a person, typically described as being overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired. They may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Additionally, many nerds are described as being shy, quirky, and unattractive, and may have difficulty participating in, or even following, sports. ”Nerd” is a derogatory, stereotypical term, but it has also been reclaimed and redefined by some as a term of pride and group identity. Nowadays it’s often used positively as well.
According to Wikipedia, the first documented appearance of the word ”nerd” is as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss’s book If I Ran the Zoo (1950). The slang meaning of the term dates back to 1951, found in Newsweek magazine. By the early 1960s, usage of the term had spread throughout the United States, and even as far as Scotland. At some point, the word took on connotations of bookishness and social ineptitude.
Nerds can either be described by their hobbies and interests, or by abstract qualities such as personality, status, social skills, and physical appearance. Some interests and activities that are likely to be described as nerdy are:
- Intellectual, academic, or technical hobbies, activities, and pursuits, especially topics related to science, mathematics, engineering, linguistics, history and technology.
- Hobbies, games, and activities that are described as obsessive and ”immature”, such as trading cards, comic books, fantasy and science fiction novels, role-playing games, tabletop games.
- Interest in the fine arts, non-mainstream music, hobbies (i.e., collecting), or other ”obscure” interests.
- Heavy obsession with a topic that would otherwise be mainstream (such as a popular TV show or a sport).
Well, in London I was accompanied by two other nerds in my family, and what about a short trip through some nerdiness?
Covent Garden
Ett kort besök i Covent Garden är ett måste på varje Londonresa. Den här gången uppträdde en mycket säker Charlie Chaplinkopia som drog ned en del skratt. Inte minst på grund av att han enrollerade en charmerande liten flicka ur publiken och gjorde henne till sin assistent. Alltid publikfriande!
Lite kockskoj och till sist en ung man med mycket vacker röst som underhöll med några av operavärldens absoluta glansnummer. Avkopplande!
No London visit is a London visit without visiting Covent Garden. This time a Charlie Chaplin copy was very entertaining, much because of his charming little assistant from the audience. Then some fun made of chefs… and others in the kitchen, and last but not least – a voice! A young man singing the most beautiful opera. He was so good that he might win ”Britain’s got Talent” , had he entered the competition. (Maybe he had already?)
According to Wikipedia, the first record of a ”new market in Covent Garden” is in 1654 when market traders set up stalls against the garden wall of Bedford House.The Earl of Bedford acquired a private charter from Charles II in 1670 for a fruit and vegetable market, permitting him and his heirs to hold a market every day except Sundays and Christmas Day.The original market, consisting of wooden stalls and sheds, became disorganised and disorderly, and in 1830 Charles Fowler designed the neo-classical market building that is the heart of Covent Garden today. Further buildings were added—the Floral hall, Charter Market, and in 1904 the Jubilee Market for foreign flowers was built.
By the end of the 1960s, traffic congestion was causing problems for the market, The following year the market relocated to its new site, New Covent Garden Market, about three miles (5 km) south-west at Nine Elms. The central building re-opened as a shopping centre in 1980, with cafes, pubs, small shops and a craft market called the Apple Market. The beautiful hall where the opera singer entertained us (the last picture) is the former vegetable market.
Another market, the Jubilee Market, is held in the Jubilee Hall on the south side of the square.The market halls and several other buildings in Covent Garden have been owned by the property company Capital & Counties Properties (CapCo) since 2006.
Weekly Travel theme: Sculpture
I London finns naturligtvis många fina skulpturer, men en som jag aldrig tidigare sett fann jag nära Victoria Palace Theatre där vi avnjöt musicalen Billy Elliot (rekommenderas verkligen – lysande!).
In London, a couple of days ago when visiting the Victoria Palace Theatre for the brilliant musical Billy Elliot (Go see it! And thank you for telling me about it…though I have forgotten which of you, my blogging friends, who gave me a hint? ), I came across this sculpture of considerable size, and in vibrant colours. So, sorry British Museum, but this is my choice for Ailsa’s theme: Sculpture!
Travel Theme: Flow
Seljalandsfoss, Iceland – a fantastic flow!
Check out more entries on this theme – click the link above!
Wild Weekly Photo Challenge: Camouflage
Kamouflage är nog något vi alla önskat oss – åtminstone ibland. Att smälta in utan att bli sedd, hörd eller rörd…en dröm vid många tillfällen…För detta tema har jag valt gräsfjärilar och blåvingar från Pyrenéerna. Att smälta in för dem kan naturligtvis vara livsviktigt.
Who wouldn’t want to be disguised, melting in without being seen? I think all of us want to do that, at least sometimes. For many animals this ability is essential – to survive at all.
The online magazine LetsBeWild has Camouflage as a theme this week. I have chosen three butterfly pictures from the Pyrenées. Whether they are in the grass or on leaves or on the ground – they are neatly camouflaged all of them.
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