Tales from the Hang

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Alright, one more thing:

I leave for Madrid tomorrow, hit Barcelona on Thursday morning after a lunar bus ride, and venture to Paris on Sunday with Maryann and Nick.  Should be a blast.

Today after Maryann and I visited the architecturally astounding St. Stephen's Baszilika near Deak Ference Ter one last time before we depart this phenomenal city, we got some Joe.  Following, there was a dread locked man on the steps playing one of the coolest instruments I have ever seen.  I bought his cd:

It is called a Hang Drum and was invented in Bern, Switzerland in 2000.  It is essentially two hemispheres put together to make an orb looking thing - or as Maryann put it, two turtle shells. There are only 2 people in the world that make them and it costs around 1500 US bones with a two year waiting list to boot.

His CD set me back 2000 HUF (round $10) and it was called Tales from the Hang.  Awesome instrumental music if you're into it, and great for yoga and just meditation in general.  Very spiritual.  Anyways, I'm hooked, and will pass it around to anyone who wants it back home.   I definitely suggest looking into it.  If you are a product of your environment and have an iPhone, there is an App for it on itunes.  

Lastly - I have to plug what I just stumbled upon: I found a blog of one of the only people of substance I went to high school with, and someone who has always meant a great deal to me.  He is spiritually inspiring, and one hell of a person - check out his blog/glorified Twitter account if you have time: 

http://chrstophrjames.blogspot.com/

This just in: Lego has introduced Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water" ground breaking and genius design in a set -

Vitruvius Would Be Proud

Peace in Soul. 

Thanks for reading.

The Strongest Armor

I have to post this, as it is my new favorite Biblical guidance:

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6:11-12

Truth.

Peace in Soul. Thanks for reading.

Haitus

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Readers -

Due to a combination of traveling, increase in schoolwork, and being unorganized my posts have struck a form of psuedo writers block which is sure to end soon.  Since my last post of Istanbul, Maryann and I ventured to the beautiful Venice on the perfect weekend of Easter and had quite an experience camping on the mainland of Italy and exploring the ever intriguing maze of Venice's makeup.  In addition, I traveled to Krakow, Poland with my group from the U.S. and explored that city for about a day and a half before seeing Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II - Birkenau.  That experience was at the end of April, and will be followed directly after Venice's post.  Lucky for me, I keep a journal of every day's events when I travel, and have all the information on a lengthy amount of cheat sheets; waiting to be put into this glorified moleskin.  For both Venice and Krakow, I aptly documented both via photography and posted the best shots on my Flickr page, so please check them out.  As soon as I send in my last paper for school I will be trying to get these posts done.  The 25th of May marks the day when Maryann, myself, and my roommate Nick embark on our final journey of Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris.  I will have plenty of pictures and stories for this blog.  I apologize for the inconsistency of my blog since mid-March, and will get everything up, including my recap entry once I return home, by the first week in June.  Will post soon.

Thanks for reading.