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Melody and I were in the car the other day and I instantly recognized that the radio was playing Mozart's Concerto #19 in F, which I had played when I was in high school. I have lots of memories with that piece.
Getting a new camera used to be a momentous occasion for me, but with point-and-shoot digital cameras being pretty commonplace (even ones on the higher end), it's not unusual to replace cameras somewhat frequently. That made me think back on my camera history, and how I went from 35mm SLRs to compact, but am now back to interchangeable lenses.
We went to orcas Island last weekend for the wedding of Melody's co-worker Alex and his bride Irene. This post has some photos, but there are quite a few more (including some from our hikes) on the Orcas Island page.
It seems odd that Project 365 is over, but it was enjoyable. Below I have some of my favorites for the past few months, as well as a few of Kellen's recent pictures which I really enjoyed. After the photos are my thoughts of the project.
I'm 3/4 through Project 365 and it seemed like a good time to post some of my favorite pictures over the last three months.
We're past the half-way point in Project 365, so it's time for an update. The pictures below range from late September through the end of 2009.
As of this afternoon, Lyon Supply is almost completely empty, but there's still a lot of work to do in the new location. The big push is to be out of the old building before the end of the year, so that leaves tomorrow.
We flew down to the Los Angeles area yesterday for our annual visit with my family. Today was mochitsuki, where family gets together to make rice cakes for the New Year. Afterwards, Melody, Tynor, and I drove back to Lyon Supply to have dinner with my parents and my Aunt Frances, and we got a chance to see how empty the store looked.
After almost 20 years my family has sold Lyon Supply, their art supply store. While they're still working there and the name is almost the same (renamed to Lyon Art Supply), they are now employees instead of employers.
This post covers our last couple days in Budapest and the trip back to Seattle. I've also posted a lot of pictures on the Budapest page.
We arrived back to Budapest on the 27th, and Melody's conference started on the 28th. This post will cover the first half of our last swing through Budapest. I'll post about the second half soon after we return to Seattle.
Eger, Hungary was our quickest visit, since we were there for less than 24 hours. It was a nice chance to take a breath, however. Even though we did several things, they took only the better part of an afternoon.
Kraków, Poland was our next destination. It's described as meny to be the “Next Prague” as far as tourism is concerned. Oddly enough, we had already been to the “Next, Next Prague”s, Budapest and Dubrovnik.
Since we'll do more sightseeing in Budapest after Melody's conference, I'll post the pictures page then (probably after we get back home). In the meantime, here's a narrative of our first Budapest stay.
Ljubljana (lyoob-lyee-AH-nah), Slovenia was quite a change from Bled. While we were pretty laid back in Bled, we ended up doing a lot of sightseeing in Ljubljana, although we took the opportunity to spend some time in coffee houses in the afternoons.
Bled, Slovenia was meant to be a less hectic stop on our trip, to give us a chance to recharge. The setting couldn't be better, with the clear lake set in the lush mountains and a penzion (inn) with the feeling of a small Alpine resort.
After Mostar, it was back to Croatia. Split is another coastal city, but feels much more urban. Many ships come here, as well as busses and trains. While it's used as a transfer point by many, there are also a lot of people who stay a few days in this resort-like city.
Bosnia-Herzegovina was in the throes of war in the early 1990's, but Mostar seems to be an up and coming tourist destination. It's pretty easy to find people who speak English, and those who don't know enough words to make communication not at all difficult.
