Chaudfontaine Park, Belgium

The few times I've visited Belgium, it's always been nice but nothing really special. It feels empty. However, I may have missed their sense of humour. This whimsical outdoor art in Chaudfontaine Park is absolutely hilarous.

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I wish I had my bicycle

I'm still waiting for my beautiful bicycle to whisk me around town. With the tube strike for the past 24 hours (another 24 to go) - getting to work was horrendous. Traffic, angry tube commuters on my bus and the 'extra services' system fell flat on its face.

So time to put a smile on mine.. with this lovely diagram about the benefits of cycling (found through frolic!)

Bye bye ronald

As I said - part of the v-day plans last weekend were heading to the South London Gallery to watch the statue of Ronald McDonald 'drown'. As odd as it sounds - it was actually a pretty cool piece of installation art.
The artists completely recreated a McDonald's with Ronald McDonald and little Happy Meal toys. As always - the description from the South London Gallery is far better than anything I could do. However it's the first time that I've understood installation art as I didn't read the write-up until after and still got the general themes. Man did I feel smug!

Legoman gets a suntan

If only I had any desire to head back to Brighton. Recently, a six foot lego man washed up on shore.......... and there it will stay.

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the blue crystal

L2 and I had a relatively lazy weekend (art, friends and wine, sushi, french festival, shopping for a new bike, and scrubbing the house before my parents arrived again) but the highlight was 'Seizure', a interactive, large scale art project in Elephant and Castle.

I'm horrible at describing it - so please click here for the technical/artsy explanations. But in person - this art was fabulous. Despite the hour wait (for wellies and the real line), the crystal was just as bright in real life as the picture above. The small 'solution' flat was covered from top to bottom with the lightbulb and bathtub covered to also provide some dimension. Because they limit how many people are in the flat at one time, you really have a chance to explore without getting your clothes covered in chemicals.

On until 30 November, when they start to provide more 'affordable housing' in the area that may be a bit better..... ............

When concrete attacks

Oh I hunted on Saturday morning for these spray cans. They are not small so I was shocked when I found nothing. L2 and I walked the entire distance of Hyde Park (and then more when the Picadilly Line had a security alert and the victoria line was closed when we got there). And I came up with nothing. If anyone knows where these guys are (and exact google map location) please let me know. I couldn't find the extra one in Hyde Park or the one near the Serpentine Galley. I just want to see concrete!

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