Life as Jacob

Guggenheim Museum

Guggenheim runs multiple museums around the planet, but I’m especially interested in the one from Spain.  I’m so tired of seeing square boxes for buildings with some plants outside for fun.  If I had to money, I would have a house that had no corners to it.  Difficult for decorating but marvelous for design.  Very, Dr. Seuss.

The thing that caught my eye with this picture was the spider thing on the right.  Spiders freak me out but at the same time I’m drawn to them.  Non-conventional phobia, non-conventional person.

The Atomium is a monument built for Expo ‘58, the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair.

This thing is awesome!  The fact it was built in 1958 amazes me.  This year it celebrates it 50th anniversary and has been completely renovated for the occasion.  One more place I’d like to see before I bite the dust.

The best part about being very picky is the fact that I know what I want.  A long time ago when I was just a babe in college, I took an art class.  Some book, which I’m sure cost me a hundred dollars no less, had this church featured.  At that point I pretty much knew I would have to get married there.

http://www.thorncrown.com

Oddly enough, I’m not all that religious.  You would think one such as myself would get married in a place completely un-religious.  No, I’ll get married here.  Maybe it won’t be the first time around but it will happen.  Maybe on a 10 yr anniversary or something.

I’ve just finished watching Next with Nicolas Cage. I now have an awesome travel destination.  Havasupai Falls in the basin of the Grand Canyon.  The movie wasn’t that hot, but the destination is.  From what the directors commentary talks about, it’s one of the most beautiful places he’s ever seen.  The funny thing is, it’s just sitting out there cut off from the world.  Apparently Nicholas Cage took one of his wives down there and loved it.  By putting it in a movie I’m sure the place has a new influx of tourism.  I’ll be heading out there as soon as I can afford the gas.

If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115 ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

Yesterday the Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own - and you have the space to accommodate it - then beware: This one took five years to build, cost nearly £1billion and the annual maintenance bill will be £2million. The man-made saltwater lagoon h as been attracting huge crowds to the San Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, on Chile ’s southern coast, since it opened last month. Its turquoise waters are so crystal clear that you can see the bottom even in the deep end.

It dwarfs the world’s second biggest pool, the Orthlieb - nicknamed the Big Splash - in Morocco, which is a mere 150 yards long and 100 yards wide. An Olympic size pool measures some 50 yards by 25 yards..

Chile ’s monster pool uses a computer- controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other. The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea. Chilean biochemist Fernando Fischmann, whose Crystal Lagoons Corporation designed the pool, said advanced engineering meant his company could build “an impressive artificial paradise” even in inhospitable areas.

“As long as we have access to unlimited seawater, we can make it work, and it causes no damage to the ocean.”