Favourite 2012 travel photos – Lake Louise, Alberta. April 2012
Favourite 2012 travel photos – Frederiksborg Palace Church. Hillerød, Denmark.
Frederiksborg Palace. Hillerød, Denmark.
NFL Review – week 7
The Eagles bye week this week provided a good break from watching my team fumble the early part of their season away. It also gave me plenty of time to check in on some other teams and games. Here is what I saw this week:
Steelers: After their defence allowed the Bengals to march down the field in the first quarter for a TD, they almost completely shut down Cincy the rest of the way. Taylor kept AJ Green in check, the d-line and strong linebacker play shut down the run, and the overall group held Dalton to just over 100 yards passing. The Steelers run game dominated and is showing that the strength of this team’s much maligned offensive line is their ability to run block. In the first half, the Steelers overcame dropped passes (including one for a TD), a dropped interception and four penalties on kick returns that resulted in a loss of more than 100 yards of field position. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but a divisional win on the road doesn’t have to be pretty.
Ericsson Globe. Stockholm, Sweden. July 2012
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Eagles and NFL review – week 6
In one word, the game against the Lions was disappointing. Sad. Frustrating. Undisciplined. Terrible. Ok, that’s more than one word but you get the picture. Being a fan of the Eagles is like being suspended in some sort of déjà vu land where you’re stuck watching the same story unfold each and every Sunday, season after season.
A love letter to Iceland
Iceland deserves a last word.
Two weeks traveling throughout Denmark, Norway and Sweden ended with a couple of days in Iceland en route home. Looking back on those two days, they are packed with charged memories. Perhaps I’ve said too often here that I fell in love with the country. Is two days enough to know it’s love?
Hot springs. Glaciers. Waterfalls. Mountains. Geysers. Roads heading to the horizon with no other living creatures in sight, except for the sheep. Winds coming off the North Atlantic so pure and fresh that they filled your body with wonder. Stunning public art. Music so ethereal that the sounds gave me chills. Skyr (seriously, why can’t I get this in Halifax?). And the hotdogs, those glorious hotdogs.
As a traveler, I endeavour to see everything I need to see in a place because there’s so much more left to see in this world, that I assume I’ll never make it back to the same place again. Not so with Iceland. I need to see more of it, taste more of its food (except for the hákarl, once was enough for that), see more of its art and listen to more of its music.
Iceland, you had me at hello, warmed my heart throughout my visit, repeatedly took my breath away over two days and left me longing to see you again. Thanks for the indelible mark you have left on me.
Until we see each other again…
Last day in Reykjavik
All good things must come to an end. Waking in Reykjavik for the last day in a country I’ve fallen madly in love with, I don’t want to leave. I want more time in Iceland, and I don’t want our Scandinavian adventure to come to an end.
All wishing aside, we have a 6pm flight, so have almost a full day to explore Reykjavik. After a leisurely breakfast, we walk up a small hill from our hotel toward one of the iconic buildings in the town – Hallgrímskirkja:
Eagles and NFL in review – Week 5
Every four years, for one Sunday I live in a household divided. My love is a Steelers fan, and this past Sunday was the long awaited battle for bragging rights. I didn’t make out so well this year. A close, hard fought game went against the Eagles and there were a few things to pick out of the rubble of the loss that drops them to 3-2 on the year. Continue reading
Hákarl. Brennivín. Puffin. Delicious?
Arriving back in Reykjavik from a day trip of Iceland’s Golden Circle, there was no question as to the evening’s activities – this was my chance to sample a few Icelandic foods I couldn’t miss. One in particular was something I wouldn’t miss trying even if the thought of it caused more than a little bit of apprehension.
Hákarl. The shark.
Eagles and NFL in review – Week 4
So that’s what an Eagles game without turnovers looks like. Philly stretched its record out to 3-1 with a mistake-free 19-17 win over the Giants. They’ve become the first team ever to win each of their first three games by two points or less. Fun television watching for me, but I look forward to a blowout win sometime soon to enjoy.
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