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The Estonian Philosopher.

Corax said:
Is this where you go over and sympathise with her about the arseholes she has to deal with? ;)
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We just shared a cigarette break :D

She isn't even English. Cologne born and bred. Only spent 2 months in Camberley and she speaks more natural Surrey than any real Surreyer I've spoken with. She got that posh 'much' pronunciation spot on.
 
Booked me a window seat on the super fast train to Paris tomorrow. €109 to get to Paris in 3 Hours 20! Barely time to down a bottle of red.

I have enough cash to take a day reccy and find somewhere I can paint a 180º panoramic featuring Eifel tower to sell as my last charity donation. I'm thinking somewhere above Montmarte.

Then, super fast train to Barcelona and onto Granada for journey end. May spend a bit of time around Barcelona mind.
 
Paris!

Bit of a monster day - I packed lots in.

Commissioned sketch this morning. Then went to chill with a beer where I was found by the journalist who had read my blog. Radio interview. Did a big sketch in front of the cathedral for the sake of the interview and a bit of 'atmos' recordings. Train to Paris where I found a single room for just €50 complete with mousetraps, fag butts in the bowl, sheets as dirty as... possibly the grimest place I have ever had the pleasure of paying for, but I'm fucked.

I had forgotten just how shit and fucked Paris is :( Plan is to make enough cash tomorrow to head straight to Barcelona. I always have these sort of plans, then it rains, or summat.

Radio interview is going out on Germany's equivalent to BBC World Service (in English). It will be on line with possibly the craziest photographs of me yet. I will p[ost a link as and when for your amusement.

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I'm getting there! Little ripples, slowly, slowly ;)
 
not-bono-ever said:
I am very disappointed that you didnt get to Estonia/ St petersburg Stan - you are getting soft in your old age
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Estonia will probably still be there next summer :)

Too many interesting distractions and some bad weather. Just want to do a final painting in poncey artist city and get cash to get back to Spain now. I have stuff to do.

It's been fab :)
 
Best laid plans...

Took me 5 hours to source materials today. 5 fucking hours to find an art shop with what I wanted. 5 hours to find an art shop in Paris!

Negotiated a twin room down to €35, but I have to buy my own mousetraps and supply my own fag buts. There are no sheets. At least the door has a lock. Not that I trust the staff enough to leave anything valuable there.

Police have told me where I can and can't work. Good pitch. I expect to do very well tomorrow if the weather allows me to put the hours in.

Anyone know the standard fare, and which station the train to Barcelona goes from? I can't trust interent price quotes.
 
London_Calling said:
I'm not expert in geography but if you're in Paris, isn't Barcelona the wrong way for Estonia?
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AFAIK he reached Estonia in July or August this year, drank loads (even by his standards), then meandered around for a bit.
 
Got me a sleeper ticket to wake up on the Spanish Med' coast at 8.40am :)

Couldn't get a cheap seat on the fast train to Barcelona, so plumped for the slow option to Port Bou followed by a connection at 10.42 to BCN. Nice breakfast break watching the morning sea :) €128. That's OK.

Paris was good for sales, but expensive. I have plenty in pocket for when I get to Spain, and I can go argue with my bank in Spanish if need be.

I tend to go through a huge emotional release at the end of these adventures. Difficult to explain. Fully expect a solitary gush of tears on a beach in a small town west of Barcelona before I'm ready to visit friends.

Bottle of wine to get me to sleep on the train.

Sunshine - here I come!

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Estonia next summer!
 
Sitges.

It's beautiful, warm and sunny :)

Whilst in Paris I saw an exhibition of German Expressionist paintings. 5 years ago I would have viewed them very differently. This time, I learned much. So, I'm painting by the seaside purely for my own pleasure under a strong Expressionist influence. I'll probably give the painting to a very special friend before I leave.

I am very happy to be back in Spain :)
 
Stanley Edwards said:
<snip>Whilst in Paris I saw an exhibition of German Expressionist paintings. 5 years ago I would have viewed them very differently. This time, I learned much. So, I'm painting by the seaside purely for my own pleasure under a strong Expressionist influence. I'll probably give the painting to a very special friend before I leave.

I am very happy to be back in Spain :)
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Glad to hear it.
 
Sitges :D

Have to love it. It's where all the rich live to be poncey, and the rest of us come to party.

Tonight is The Zombie Walk. This has happened in the last 4, or 5 years. Originally promoted as a film festival to compete with Cannes, they made the mistake of showing horror films. Perhaps not such a mistake. Thousands are doing the Zombie Walk from screening to screening tonight :D Everyone wearing elaborate film make-up. Sporadic shit like this happens in Sitges. It's not a big town, but it copes well.

The party has just begun.

On the down side, all hotels seem to be booked. I'm on the beach for the night. Along with many others :)
 
Stan when I was in Sitges (some years ago) I was told that it was a bit of a mecca for gay people, is it still like that?
 
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