iPods are Beautiful

Shuffle, 2nd Gen, 4th gen Color, 5th Gen Video, iBookG4
Originally uploaded by chrisjur.
The Fifth Generation (video) iPod is a thing of beauty. I figured that I would shake things up a bit and divert from the usual white. My office is too clad in apple-white these [...]

Read Full Post »

Not-so-Sunny Seattle – Visions of Pike Place Market

I’ve been told by Seattle residents many times that Seattle gets a bad wrap for the perception that it’s the “rainiest” city in the USA, while, in fact, New York, Chicago and several other major cities have a greater annual average rainfall.
Statistically, this might indeed be true, however, the heavens never cease to open up [...]

Read Full Post »

Oktoberfest in Munich

      
Beer. Brats (“braaahts”, that is). Barvaians.
‘Nuf said.
This is a great party and the Beer Tents pretty much make it all. Without the beer tents, Oktoberfest is no more than a county fair.
Full Flickr photo set for these pictures available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjur/sets/1078387/.

Read Full Post »

Berlin – A Five-day, Pre-Oktoberfest Diversion

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Originally uploaded by chrisjur.
Full Flickr photo set for these pictures available at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjur/sets/1078731/
My friend Kurt and I continued our quest to attend the greatest festivals and parties in the world and the “real” Oktoberfest in Munich has been on our list for some time now. True [...]

Read Full Post »

Photo Set: Black and White Stills

      
One of my favorite Flickr groups is the Black and White group. Today, I created a new set of black and white photos that I’ve taken over the past five years and contributed them to the B&W group.
The pics can be seen in my Black and White stills set page on Flickr.

Read Full Post »