Eurostar

Jenny and I are currently on the Eurostar, traveling to London. I’ve hooked up my little USB GPS dongle-deal-thing I have and we’re currently going 187 mph. Looking at European infrastructure with a critical eye–especially after having worked at Grantworks for a few years and having graduated UT–I have to say I’m extremely impressed with [...]

Europe etc, Part II

Today, Jenny and I took a quick trip to Brussels. We took the train, got out at the Central Station, and wandered over to the Comic Book Museum. The Museum is dedicated entirely to Belgian comic books, of which–probably unbeknownst to most Americans–there are an enormous amount. In fact, the Belgian style informed a lot [...]

Europe etc!

So Jenny, my dad, my brother and I myself left Austin on Monday for Belgium. We’re here for a family reunion of sorts: my grandparents are having a big 50th anniversary thing and most of the family should be there. It’s been a pretty nice time so far: we’ve visited Bruges (Brugge) and Leuven and [...]