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Thursday, March 08, 2007
Brief Roundup
Oh dear - quite some time since I gave this any attention. So better get back to it. Here's a brief round up of what's been going on.
1) Left Hong Kong for Italy.
We went to Italy on our honeymoon (only about one year late). On the way I...
2) Found out my Hong Kong visa had expired
I neglected to renew it and only realised it when the customs official at HK airport pointed it out to me and then took me off to one of the small rooms where you feel like you could be made to have a cavity check at any second. Fortunately he just fined me HK$160 and told me I'd have to renew the visa after my holiday.
3) Arrived in London
Where I discovered that London is pretty big and quite grimy. And then I found out that budget air-travel Euro-style is a very depressing experience. But no matter, because...
4) Rome, Florence, San Gimignano and Cinque Terre are very very good
Really, Italy was a fantastic place for a holiday. Even though the place was packed (in the off-season!) it was great.
5) My favourite Italian word is:
"Treno". For "train". I don't know why, it just is.
6) Too much Jesus and Marble
Really, it seemed like there was a a good thousand or so years in Italy where the only thing anyone could paint was either Jesus or his Mum. Or possibly a Pope. Even though it was incredible to see all the wonderful pieces of art, in the end I was screaming for a simple picture of a horse, or a dog, or something.
7) The Tate is great
Back through London on the way to HK - we visited the Tate Modern art museum. It was fantastic - "Ooh look, there's a Picasso, hey there's that Elvis picture by Warhol, that row of bricks, the can of the artist's own excrement, a Braques or two, Duchamp's urinal etc." Really, really incredible overview of 20th century art.
8) Had a quintessential UK experience
Got smashed in a pub on a Friday with a mate, then stumbled off on the Tube and had a kebab on the way home. According to an English colleague the thing only I missed out on was getting beaten up.
9) Arrived back in HK in time for the next Bone Table gig, which is this Saturday night at the Fringe Club, with the Shotgun She-ras, get down there if you can!
1) Left Hong Kong for Italy.
We went to Italy on our honeymoon (only about one year late). On the way I...
2) Found out my Hong Kong visa had expired
I neglected to renew it and only realised it when the customs official at HK airport pointed it out to me and then took me off to one of the small rooms where you feel like you could be made to have a cavity check at any second. Fortunately he just fined me HK$160 and told me I'd have to renew the visa after my holiday.
3) Arrived in London
Where I discovered that London is pretty big and quite grimy. And then I found out that budget air-travel Euro-style is a very depressing experience. But no matter, because...
4) Rome, Florence, San Gimignano and Cinque Terre are very very good
Really, Italy was a fantastic place for a holiday. Even though the place was packed (in the off-season!) it was great.
5) My favourite Italian word is:
"Treno". For "train". I don't know why, it just is.
6) Too much Jesus and Marble
Really, it seemed like there was a a good thousand or so years in Italy where the only thing anyone could paint was either Jesus or his Mum. Or possibly a Pope. Even though it was incredible to see all the wonderful pieces of art, in the end I was screaming for a simple picture of a horse, or a dog, or something.
7) The Tate is great
Back through London on the way to HK - we visited the Tate Modern art museum. It was fantastic - "Ooh look, there's a Picasso, hey there's that Elvis picture by Warhol, that row of bricks, the can of the artist's own excrement, a Braques or two, Duchamp's urinal etc." Really, really incredible overview of 20th century art.
8) Had a quintessential UK experience
Got smashed in a pub on a Friday with a mate, then stumbled off on the Tube and had a kebab on the way home. According to an English colleague the thing only I missed out on was getting beaten up.
9) Arrived back in HK in time for the next Bone Table gig, which is this Saturday night at the Fringe Club, with the Shotgun She-ras, get down there if you can!
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