Paris Catacombs

Hello everyone back home! I just thought you might like to see some pictures from the Paris Catacombs, which show just how dedicated we are to getting a good photo...

For those of you who don't know what the Catacombs are, its a tunnel which runs for 2km under the streets of Paris, lined with human bones and skulls from the 18th century. According to Wikipedia, a trusty and reliable resource, the Paris Catacombs contain the bones of more than 6 million people.

So as I was saying, we decided to be a little creative with our photography, as well as a little bit illegal. Yes... we pulled the bones out from the walls and played with them. But who wouldn't have done the same...

As Georgia pointed out shortly afterwards, we're now possibly under the curse of the Catacombs. Queens of the damned....

This is our love letter to you Karin!

Kate and Georgia's 1 Month Travel Anniversary

While you've all been settling back into uni and classes, Georgia and myself have been in Stockholm, with the lovely Safira. For the last few days though, we've been in Swedish Lapland - Kiruna - where we've experienced minus 15 degrees and a number of winter related activities, which as of tonight has included seeing The Northern Lights. How could we not post about this, nor use it as inspiration for our souvenir project?! Unfortunately none of the photos we took came out, but instead here's some pictures of The Ice Hotel, which we also saw today! Enjoy!

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Almost forgot to mention: Karin introduced us to her brothers and sisters yesterday.

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Munich: A Sausage Fest

Since arriving in Munich, we have immersed ourselves in Germany's rich cuisine; much of which has been the sausage.

A number of sausage related incidences have occurred already. Coincidence? We think not!

(1) The first matter we would like to discuss is the photography of the sausage. A little known fact: Sausages fit into the same category as babies and animals; that being that they are notorious to capture. Take the following picture for example, this sausage was static at the time of capture, however, one is able to assume that by some unknown quality within, the sausage took flight.

(2) David Bielander handed his sausages over to Karin for a test drive, which she hides under her jacket, referring to them as her "secret sausages".1

(3) Last but not least, we would like to recall a particularly disturbing incident which we witnessed yesterday, involving, yes, another sausage. While walking home last night from dinner at the Augustine Keller, we were startled to find an energetic, pantless man jumping on his bed through his open window. On closer inspection, it was discovered that the young man was doing more than just jumping on his bed, and seemed to be having too much fun on his own. Luckily we had our trusty sausage-cam with us to capture the candid moment.
Bon Appetite!

Footnotes:
1. Karin Findeis, 10.3.2013 at 10:50 am. Warwick Freeman talk.

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Well, I got to second base with The Toast Meister 2000!
Photos still to come...

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Het Ij Bier Brewery, Amsterdam...
This is a shout out for you, VMetal. No red eye in these photos =]

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Just some of the cultured cuisine we've experienced in Amsterdam...
Apple pie and rich ruby port. Oh how fancy!

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Dear Kitty,

Today was our free day in Amsterdam, so Georgia and I went to Anne Frank's Huis and it was like we were 17 again. I remembered having read the book at school, and even though I'd never been to the house before, it seemed all too familiar in the ways the rooms had been described. It was all a little eerie, especially when we went up to the secret annex, where the families had been in hiding. I feel that the story of Anne Frank has a somewhat bitter sweet ending, as even though her diary was published, she would never know it....

-Kate

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Amsterdam: Initial impressions

Having been in Amsterdam for 4 days now, I feel my initial impressions have changed and the place is slowly growing on me. When we first arrived, it was all a bit daunting with the endless streams of bikes trying to run us over; and all the streets looking very similar made it hard to find your way around. But after a few days of settling in I'm starting to really like being here. The galleries and studios that we have visited have made us very welcome through their hospitality, with offers of tea and coffee on arrival. The amount of contemporary jewellery that we have seen within Amsterdam alone has been fairly full on and we only have more to look forward to seeing when we get to Munich next week for the long awaited Schmuck. Doi!

-Kate