TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

12:31 AM
Posted by jodi rose

calm reflection glowing in afternoon sun

today took a surreal turn
had to go float in thermal baths for a few hours in the rain in order to take it in properly
still haven't opened the champagne - breakfast!
sophea arrived from helsinki, and on tuesday we celebrate Finnish Independence Day with Leipajuusto and Cloudberry Jam. maybe even finnish pancakes if the chocolate high has worn off from nigella's insanely decadent melting babycakes. yes, I am now officially a domestic goddess - amongst many other things.

having suffered momentary metadata envy earlier in the year, I am now thoroughly validated in my ultra simple, low-tech blog writing - not even a search facility, no bells or whistles - which as the very fabulous jonathon who designed the blog CMS I'm using pointed out, is decidedly ironic. the low-fi format, I think adds strength to the work, rather than detracting from it.

and of course the bridge is still standing - it is the intention to guard that keeps it safe. had a weekend of feasting with hanneke, karol and peter, heard more details about the story of passing information over the danube - apparently you had to kneel down and talk at the surface of the water for the sound to carry. keen to experiment with recreating this and find out if still possible in this noisy world.