I suppose last weekend in Paris wasn’t enough French culture for me, I’m ready to push forward to Montreal tomorrow! And you can be sure I will be on the hunt for some poutine. It’ll look like this, but with cheese curds:

NOT poutine, but halfway there…
I got my first taste of poutine during my one-year [...]

When Iris and I were walking in Paris last week, she spotted this building with plants growing in its walls! It turned out to be Musée du Quai Branly:
Article from The Guardian: How Does Your Garden Grow? - June 26, 2006
The wall of one block, facing the Seine, is already smothered in the dense foliage [...]

Hi Gail,
I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo has been selected for inclusion in the newly released third edition of our Schmap London Guide:
Southwark Cathedral
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Reykjavík, Iceland
… and her mom, Sue. Both of them loved candles, says Gwen.
In January February 2006 Carli was murdered* in northeast Pennsylvania, not far from where I was living. Apparently it was all over the news but I was oblivious to everything at the time. On July 9 [update: October 15] Carli’s husband stands [...]

Pentax K-1000 (film)
I took this on a stroll with Claude around Paris one week ago. It was strange to see true darkness after almost a week without it in Iceland. I actually had to keep track of it, to take photos before the light completely disappeared.
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Greg played his guitar and sang over Skype, this song he said reminded him of David and me. I was very touched. Thanks, Greg, it’s been a long time but I haven’t forgotten.
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June 18, 2007
2006 was a tough year for me, easily the toughest full year of my life. Towards the end of 2006, I knew it would take all my resolve to see the rest of the year through. Christmas filled me with dread.
I decided to go to Cuba. It was the best decision [...]

Seljalandsfoss according to Wikipedia (a scant entry, but I’m sure it’ll expand).
It goes without saying that I am rather impatient when it comes to posting pictures. (No, really?) My goal is usually to upload the full batch of pictures to Flickr BEFORE writing about them, so I can link to the batch in my text. [...]

The challenge with the Eiffel Tower is being at the right angle to get more than an outline. I took this picture at a lower angle, along the bank of the Seine.
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We laughed and laughed over this one… it was in the middle of “nowhere”, along the road north of Reykjavik toward Akranes.