marclaffy - Marc Lafreniere

A History major with a love for film... is that so wrong?
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I'm heading to Europe for a couple of months. If things work out to my advantage, I will have the pleasure of seeing countries like England, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France.

I am taking part in Christiane Kubrick's (legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's wife) painting course from September 1st to 2nd in a little town north of London, called St. Albans. Then I am heading to Sweden to see my old friend Fredrik in Linkoping. The rest of my trip is pretty much in the air, hopefully this randomness works to my advantage!

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By marclaffy
September 16th 2007

Too many languages in one week.

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Düsseldorf

Well, bear with me, since these German keyboards are very annoying, because they put the damn 'Y' where our 'Z' usually is, it's amazing how many 'Y' we use. After my short 5 day visit in Linköping, Sweden, I headed down south. I went to Copenhagen, Denmark for two days. My first impression wasn't good. I thought the city was quite dirty, of what I could see physically anyways. The centre of town was very dirty I thought, you saw a lot of homeless people, drinking beer and the whole nine yards, but I thought meh, it will get better. Unfortunately [View Full Entry]

By marclaffy
September 11th 2007

Sweden in one package.

Europe » Sweden » Östergötland » Linköping

Slussen, Stockholm, Sweden

Hello everyone, I'm currently in Linköping, Sweden. I came here to visit my old friend from Sudbury - Fredrik. I am leaving tomorrow for Copenhagen, Denmark. I only stayed here for a week, which is a fair amount of time, and I have to let Fred do his school work - we don't want him to fail do we! I arrived in Stockholm, Sweden on September 4th. Unfortunately, after a decent plane ride, my ears didn't pop, I really don't like that, it annoys the hell out of me. I took the Arlanda Express to Stockholm, it takes about 20min from [View Full Entry]

By marclaffy
September 3rd 2007

St. Albans and Kubrick

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hertfordshire

I am currently trying to find something to do on my last day in St. Albans. This small town is great, offers a lot of tourist attractions, and the whole nine yards - unfortunately I've unable to find a suitable pub :( I will write an entry once I get to Linkoping, Sweden. I just wanted to let everyone know how much of a thrill the Kubrick painting course really was. We spent Saturday and Sunday painting from 10am till 5pm. I'll tell you right now, painting is a complicated and energy consuming art form. I was completely tired after the [View Full Entry]

By marclaffy
August 30th 2007

mind the gap.

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

Well, I finally arrived in London at 830am UK time. Unfortunately our plane was delayed for about 90min back in Ottawa due to thunderstorms. After going through a 90min wait at Passport check (at Heathrow), I then took the Heathrow Express to Paddington station in the heart of London. Since I was tired, dirty, and hungry, I went straight to my B&B which is very near Victoria station - on Warwick Way. It's a pretty nice location, since Victoria is located on the Circle line of the Tube system, which has easy access to other main stations. I am at an [View Full Entry]