Where in the World is Markmen Radtkiego?

Finally, the moment you’ve all been waiting for.

My friend Simon has been kind enough to host my pictures on his website. He also made a pretty picture gallery to display them. Click here.

In the near future, I will be stitching several of the panoramic shots together and posting them. Also, I will be selecting the best pictures, cropping them and fixing the color levels and then posting a zip file for you to download. Keep checking this site. Refresh frequently.

No, I didn’t get help up at gunpoint; it’s a song by The Clash, and the source of my only knowledge of Brixton, the area in SE London that saw race riots in the 70’s. After a rainy walk, I arrived at Plan B, a “bar” by European standards, although it would definitely be considered a “club” in America. The techno was thumping, and I realized it was exactly like I pictured a club in Europe would be. Lots of people on exotic drugs and expensive drinks with blown eardrums. All in all, I managed to have a good time.

Woke up to rain. Fish & chips for lunch. Today might be a wash; I’m thinking about seeing a movie. Lindsay has a few friends from Jersey coming into town today — BU girls (SED ’98, for those who are in the know). It figures.

Also, I am happy to report that I went the entire vacation without eating in any American chain restaurants. McDonald’s owns the world, and Londoners can’t seem to get enough of Subway and KFC.

Rome was excellent. The hostel was the most social I've stayed in. The city had more to see than you could do in a month. St. Peter's is unimaginably massive. My only problem with the city is the Coliseum; if ... [Continue reading this entry]

Fellow countrymen, lend me your eyes. When I came to Europe, I was prepared for a lot of anti-American sentiment. I wasn't expecting to have rocks thrown at me or to be hog-tied, but I was prepared to defend our country's ... [Continue reading this entry]

On my last day in Florence, I saw Michelangelo's David. I don't think I've ever been more awed by a work of art. Pictures and replicas don't do it justice. In an attempt to bring about renewed critical study of ... [Continue reading this entry]

A little bit about Florence so far: Instead of getting in at 6, we got in closer to 11:30. Just before arriving, I tried to get my bearings by looking at the map in my guidebook. The entry for my ... [Continue reading this entry]

I tried calling Hans (Swiss relative) right after my last post. Now, the Hans I was expecting supposedly speaks pretty good English. The guy on the other end definately didn't. After a few attempts at explaining myself (in English, of ... [Continue reading this entry]

I was able to upload one picture before the Internet connection here in Luzern crapped out: Stone Lion, entering South London. Yaniv says it looks overcast. Sherwin, do you want to fix the levels in Photoshop and get back ... [Continue reading this entry]

Greetings from the library at ETH Zürich. If anyone asks, I'm just going to pretend to be a foreign grad student, and then act very confused. Charged battery for camera; taking pictures again. Went to a carnival on the lake. ... [Continue reading this entry]

they're kicking me out of the library, so this is quick: I picked up a power converter (220 VAC -> 110) when I was leaving Germany. Of course, they have different outlets in Switzerland, so I had to borrow one ... [Continue reading this entry]