Archive for the 'Elsewhere' Category

June 28th, 2010

Pipe dreams — the monk and the cathedral

The enormous structure is made up of twisted cable, broken tile, slapdash cement, brick and plenty of blue painted iron. It looks like a child’s sandcastle, or a lopping Lego building, with brilliant flashes of beauty. This is the cathedral that Justo Gallego has been building for over 40 years with his bare hands in […]


December 13th, 2009

Writings in Copenhagen at the COP-15

Another cold day in the city of the Little Mermaid (whom I have yet to see). Unfortunately, despite careful planning, the bike ride event we had planned for early this afternoon was not the success that we would have wanted. In fact, it was no success at all. There is so much going on around […]


December 12th, 2009

Blogging from Copenhagen - Thoughts and more impressions

Posted by admin in Elsewhere, Food & Drink, Urban sights

Things that I like about the city: there are bikes everywhere, no matter the weather. Most of the bikes are left on the sides of buildings and at posts without locks. The buildings are low. The Danish overall are tall and slim and attractive. After a few beers in the evening, they’re talkative and engaging. […]