Sao Paulo, Brazil

A few pictures from Sao Paulo.

Luz train station:



Us in Luz park:



The newest bridge in Sao Paulo, just outside the hotel:

Angie's New Sunglasses

Prescription sunglasses delivered for under $30? Sounds suspicious but Angie now has a new pair from Zenni Optical.

It took almost three weeks to arrive but they seem to be the right prescription and do the job. If you're looking for a backup pair of glasses, this is a great way to save a lot of money.

Galion

When we visited my grandparents' house in preparation for the estate sale, we had to rent a U-Haul trailer. We think it was fitting that the only one left had "Holland, MI" on the side with tulips and a windmill since Grandma was Dutch.


Given the whole "the front door is the back door" (and vice versa) debate, here's a shot of the house with both.

Happy Anniversary to Caroline & Rusty

Caroline & Rusty came to visit for their fifth anniversary. We went to Le Mont in Pittsburgh for dinner.

Congratulations!

Atlanta

Atlanta skyline over Centennial Olympic park. The old AT&T Wireless headquarters was next door. I wonder if this was the inspiration for the "bars" commercials.


Ted's, as in Ted Turner:

This is CNN.

MARTA. Check out the stone.

Hitch, please!

New trailer hitch on the Saturn Vue! We got the Hidden Hitch Class III.





Majestic Trailer & Hitch did a great job on the install!

New Menu at Velvet Tango Room

Last Monday, we went to Velvet Tango Room and experienced their new menu. Old classics are still there and new classics have been added.


VTR has apparently been filmed for The Best Thing I Ever Ate on Food Network. Great news for them but possibly means that the long waits will be getting longer.

Also, while we were there, we ran into John Ettinger and his wife. He is a food critic and they were visiting various cities in the Midwest.

Cahill's Cheese

Found this at the West Side Market in Cleveland. Of course, we had to buy it!

It looks like you can buy this and other varieties online at Cahill's Cheese.

Imma Bee

Developing Film with Coffee

I decided to try developing film with the Caffenol-C process (otherwise known as coffee + vitamin C).

Here are a few pictures of getting the chemicals ready and me agitating the tank:

This is the developer all mixed up. Everyone says it smells unbelievably horrible but it really smells like cheap instant coffee.

And the results? It has that 1940s grainy look to it. See for yourself: