Monthly Archives: August 2009

Visiting one site of the 68 uprising in Mexico City

Posted on August 30, 2009 by oli

The student’s uprising before the olympic games in Mexico City are remembered by this monument at the spot were students were shot from the roofs of buildings by soldiers.This is also known as the Tlatelolco massacre. As the last words … Continue reading →

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2200 meter above sea level

Posted on August 28, 2009 by oli

I have always been curious about Mexico City, one of the largest cities on this planet and one with the most polluted air due to its topological character: surrounded by mountains and itself 2200 meters above sea level (leading to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Seattle

Posted on August 25, 2009 by oli

Tomorrow I am leaving for Mexico City. Although without many comments, here are some photos from Seattle: We were checking out the self-check out in a supermarket. They let the check out work do their customers now! Another way to … Continue reading →

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Relaxing Seattle

Posted on August 17, 2009 by oli

A nice sunday trip from downtown Seattle with the Washington State ferry to Bainbridge Island made me forget the multi-million cities my travel is about. Seattle is the smallest city of my trip anyway but Bainbridge Island is real rural. … Continue reading →

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Don’t fly Delta Airlines

Posted on August 17, 2009 by oli

Never fly with Delta Airlines! Choose any other! With Delta I had these experiences on one single flight: the baggage drop queue at the airport didnt exist. So what is the point in online check-in? I had to queue up … Continue reading →

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Good bye NYC

Posted on August 15, 2009 by oli

Time goes by fast and i head to Seattle tomorrow already. This is sad, because I started to get a feeling for NY and understand why things are how they are. Today I made it to brighton beach for one … Continue reading →

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short message from NYC

Posted on August 10, 2009 by oli

Alright, after a comfortable flight from Sao Paulo – I ended up in the upper deck of the aircraft, lots of space. Don’t know how that happened – NYC welcomed me with a hot and dry summer day.That was on … Continue reading →

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graffiti at night and a tree

Posted on August 3, 2009 by oli

there are  not so many graffitis in sao paulo. this wall is in a tunnel at the end of paulista, the main business street.  this tree i only know from offices in germany in a much smaller size, named there … Continue reading →

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collectors and a view

Posted on August 3, 2009 by oli

there is not enough time for me to report frequently as my work is taking almost all my time.nonetheless here are some photos that give impressions of what sao paulo is made of… the collectors of carton and paper are … Continue reading →

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