Boy: “Even if we die we are not going to be a skeleton for a very long time and we should not worry about that because god will make us invisible alive.”
In essence, the scary part of dying is becoming a skeleton.
” 5 year old boy talking to his father about the afterlife in a Starbucks on 14th and A in Manhattan.Artist: “Why did you bring a 1500 dollar bottle of wine to dinner?”
Jeweler: “Well, I’m not going to bring a 400 dollar bottle to Fabian’s house, am I?”
” Overheard during a dinner in the South HamptonsAnother trip to Manhattan. I’ve been so many times that I’ve stopped taking pictures. The city seems to perpetually suck people in and spit them out. Never know who is still there and who has left. Reminded me of the first time I went all over again, long walks and internal monologues. This is the city. This is why I love it. From the smell of the street, to the never ending bustle. One could get lost doing nothing and be okay with it.
Spent three days and two nights in Deauville and Treauville. Stayed at the Hotel Normandy, because of a friend’s hook up. Realized that I couldn’t afford the cheese plate on the room service menu, 75 euros.
They sponsored the yearly Polo tournament that week. Also realized watching events that the rich partake in can still be enjoyable, even if you don’t have enough money to buy the bottled water, 10 euros.
Wandered around Paris, I would have to say that enjoyed it but missed felt like it was missing something. Went to the Pantheon
Meet the People
Natural History Museum Part 2
Natural History Museum
Day 12-
Headed to Kamakura the home of the Samurai. It’s a coastal city outside of Tokyo about two hours, i.e. you’re going to be on the subway. Right off the subway you must rent a bike. It’s to the right of the subway exit and the only way to take on the city.
There are several shrines, the most famous one is the freestanding Buddha, years ago there was a shrine that housed it, a tsunami came along and took the shrine away, but not the Buddha.
There is another shrine to was your money. This was cool, until you put it back into your pocket and it looks like you wet your pants.
Every student in Japan takes a field trip here, aka knee torpedoes, be careful that you don’t run them over.
If you watch the film, you can realize that if you’re white, you will be talked to.
This was in Kamakura, commonly remembered as the place of the Samurais.
Day 11-
We headed to see the Harajuku kids, but realized are 10 am call time was to early for high school and college kids to wake up and walk around the street. It was right next to the Meiji Jingu Shrine. Saw several barrels of Wine from the Burgundy region and several barrels of Sake. Wondered if they were full, realized they would not be full if it was in Los Angeles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Shrine. Ended up heading to what we thought was the busiest intersection in the city, took 30 pictures of people walking. Turned out it wasn’t the busiest. Meh.
