getting around

I don't know if this guy's comment had anything to do with it but apparently there is a stigma related to riding a bicycle in a lot of neighborhoods in the US: you ride one only if you can't afford a car or if you have lost your license. (If you're wearing spandex it's of course an entirely different thing.)

Snow

The good people of New Haven (and the rest of the Northeast) faced snow fall of a full foot today. Some liked it better than others.

Bump

Helsinki


New Haven


New York

breakfasst outside

This year's "breakfast at the terrace" season has been officially opened! A full hour of newspaper reading was pushing it a bit, I left the spot shivering (the umbrellas were rather unnecessary, it was overcast) but I'll try to take the best out of these moderately warm days - before it actually gets hot.

Cathedrals

Every building in New Haven looks like a cathedral.

Pennies

One Cent coins should absolutely not be in use any more. Their value is so low that there is no-one to bend down and pick them up off the pavement - not even in a city with plenty of people walking around asking for change.

4th of July

There are always so many flags out there that it seemed like the 4th of July brought no substantial increase to the combined number of stars or stripes in this city.

Pizza & Parking