{"id":471,"date":"2005-03-04T22:44:02","date_gmt":"2005-03-04T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusball.com\/?p=471"},"modified":"2009-02-02T23:12:14","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T14:12:14","slug":"blue-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusball.com\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"Blue skies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am now in slightly ridiculously cheerful hotel room in Frankfurt. What I mean is, the curtains are a loud mix of yellow, blue and red swirls, the “wood” trim (and furniture) is in a fake varnished oak (makes you feel like you are sitting in cheap car) and the bedding is a rather disturbing lemon colour. All a little overwhelming. The most important room, the bathroom, is however the antithesis of what we see here. Simple, large, white-washed; a power-shower, an intelligent washbasin, an enormous radiator. All the elements that make a good bathroom.<\/p>\n

Frankfurt is an amazing city. It’s cool. It’s a bit edgy. It has great food. Even better drinks. The people are most affable and accommodating. The only area where it falls down (and I suspect this is a Europe-wide problem) is internet access. Let me dedicate only a few words to this topic as it is a sore point at the moment. Let me just say it sucks. Don’t these Europeans understand the society-transforming power of a de-regulated, always-on, fat-pipe info super-highway?<\/p>\n

Anyway, here are a couple of pictures taken over the last couple of days.<\/p>\n

\"The

The old and the beautiful<\/p><\/div>\n

40 years on, and still, it remains one of the most beautiful cars ever made.<\/p>\n

\"Afternoon

Afternoon elegance<\/p><\/div>\n

Geneva in the afternoon. A very elegant city.<\/p>\n

\"Plenty

Plenty of yachts and ducks<\/p><\/div>\n

Yachts. Geneva is that kind of city.<\/p>\n

\"That

That smile is fake<\/p><\/div>\n

The smile was frozen onto my face. It took several hours before I could move my mouth again.<\/p>\n

\"The

The Boss<\/p><\/div>\n

Kazuya’s neck remained in the “turned 50 degrees to the left” position for many hours. It made crossing roads a perilous endeavor.<\/p>\n

\"Swiss

Swiss train station ticket machines. Ahh, you gotta love 'em.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Early

Early Tuesday morning- off to the motor show.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Frankfurt.

Frankfurt. Big, bold and blue. The three B's.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"They

They don't call them frankfurters for nothing.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Kazuya

Kazuya in ecstasy. <\/p><\/div>\n

These hotdogs were washed down with the best hot wine I have ever had.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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