When I find myself by the sea,

14.1.2012

in another's company, by the sea.

Just seeing the sea yesterday in Brighton I could not help thinking of those lyrics above.


The atmosphere, which the song has is the best way to describe how the atmosphere by the sea in Brighton was. Calm, relaxed..

Play the song again and check out these photos. Then you might know what I mean.

The complete opposite of London, in other words it was nice for once not to be surrounded by stressed, yelling, annoying, miserable people. In Brighton they were actually smiling.

It was a great feeling to just listen to the waves and have the sun shining on your face. The coast reminded me of The Hague in Holland. I guess Brighton is a mix of The Hague, Nice and Verona.

And the shopping street reminded me of Camden. Loads of record stores in a tiny street, from which I got some Bon Iver, Explosions In The Sky and Elliot Smith.

Lovely.

Pics by l.lundberg excl. panorama and pics of her.

The New Hobby

24.9.2011

A remarkable thing happened- after giving it some thought, I decided to start a new hobby; longboarding. It had been seven years, since I started my dear sport floorball in a proper team, but being away from countries, where you can properly play it was taking the best of me. I needed a hobby that I could take everywhere. Planking is good for that, but I already do lay still every night anyways. And have to say these videos were quite inspiring.


Carving the Mountains from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.


Winter Night Longboard from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

I couldn't wait to go to Camden to buy a board (and a helmet!)for myself. Linda was probably more excited about that than me- finally she got a longboarding buddy haha.

We went to Hyde Park, which I didn't realize to be so close to the center. And it's huge! A lot of people around, I was scared that I'd bump into someone and felt a bit embarressed hopping on the board. But first time is always about getting used to the board and practicing the balance. And noticing how (Spanish) tourists and bikes don't go well together.

As it got dark, we rolled towards Buckingham Palace. First time there, and we saw some police talking to little kids to not swim in the fountain.


                                                            nice accent linda

It had been a really good day. I think it was the right hobby to take up. I'm surprised how addictive it can be.