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fuchsoid

Misc.

Mar 27, 2009 19:57

Spent most of today at the British Library, sorting through endless journal references in search of a straight-forward description of spot tests for paint media. By getting there at ten, I managed to get a desk in my favourite reading room, which was completely full by noon. Where do all these students come from? I treated myself to one of the ( Read more... )

lunch, british library, barcelona

Comments 5

shezan March 27 2009, 21:29:02 UTC

Time travel! How WONDERFUL!!!

anglaisepaon March 27 2009, 22:09:23 UTC

That was a beautiful, ghostly film. And it sounds like a wonderful day, too.

artykat March 27 2009, 22:14:05 UTC

what is the link to that? I can't see embeds in my journal for some stupid reason.

pondhopper March 27 2009, 22:49:40 UTC

Try this link, Kathryn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJdwzY1o7k8

pondhopper March 27 2009, 22:48:13 UTC

Oh my. That's a lovely film and I watched it fascinated as I know many of the places they name. It's not sad for me...is there an particular reason you think it is? It's wonderful, a look back to a century ago. S0 much has changed but I chuckled at the guys running ahead of the streetcar near the end. They were having fun! It is indeed dreamlike...it seems impossible all that was real.

Thank you for this. How did you stumble upon it?
We'll have to have lunch at the BL. The Wellcome is quite yummy.
:)