No, I’m not pretending I’m a great film maker, nor is the quality of the movies my digital camera makes that impressive, but here’s a 30 second AVI of the day in the park next to my apartment that I was describing before, the sound you hear is of a group performing African-based music (a change from the Mexican music I heard earlier in the day):

Click on the image to get to the movie.

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Despite the certainty that next week will consist of major idiocies on the work front that will frustrate me to no end, I’m having a good day.

The sun is shining here in Grenoble.

There is a band playing what sounds to be Mexican music in the park next to my apartment.

In one week I go on a two week long vacation.

I’ve been invited to a party tonight to celebrate the 40th birthday of one of the people in my French class.

And, best of all, I am now the proud owner of a pound of cheddar cheese! (Europeans outside of England apparently do not consider cheddar real cheese, they barely consider it even edible, so it is extremely difficult for me to find any in the stores here in France, I bought my last batch in Prague).

So for me, for now, life is good.

Those of who know me in person probably need to close the mouths that I’m sure are gaping in astonishment, because I know that none of them have ever heard me say that.

No more posts for a while, I’m going outside to enjoy the day. I might hook up a microphone to my Mac and record the band and take a photo to give you a flavor of the day.

Or maybe not.

Either way, time to go outside.

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I promised more photos from Prague, here are a few. As always, click on the images below for a larger photo. More are on the way.

The earlier photos are here:

Inside Saint Vitius cathedral

Memorial to all those whose lives were ruined or lost because of Communism

First, for those who forget, Budweiser is not an American name, and the Budweiser beer in Prague is much, MUCH better than the beer sold beneath that name in the US.

Next, some skyline photos:

A view from a church tower of a famous bridge (the name of which I forget, I’ll look it up…), which you can see is completely packed with people:

A view across the river to what I believe is the Prague Opera House:

And finally, some graffiti making a pointed political statement, written on the wall of a School for the Graphic Arts (there’s a pun in there, somewhere):

More to come, along with photos from Paris.

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