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my adventures this summer :)
Jun. 27th, 2005 11:11 pmIt's official. I am going to New Orleans in August. After the 20th. For a full week at least. With a friend. We've been planning this trip for quite some time, but I didn't want to make any announcements until we both had our available vacation dates coordinated and confirmed...
Anyway. I am SO excited. New Orleans has been number one on my list of places to see in the States ever since I started reading Anne Rice about three years ago... And even if that literary fascination has faded a little, I am still very eager to explore that magical city. Plus, I REALLY need a vacation. I haven't had one for two years...
But here comes the funny bit. Guess where we'll be staying. My friend went online in search of some reasonably priced hotels wihin the city, and she sent me the link to her choice no.1. And I nearly had a major giggle fit when I saw it. Why? It seems to be the exact same building that was used as a visual of Orlando's New Orleans residence in The Archer by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
legomyarrow. Unless they are two different buildings that somehow look identical on a picture. I cannot prove that now, since the link to the pic on Amanda's page no longer seems to be there, but anyway... I love those little coincidences that inexplicably happen just to make you smile.;)
In other news, I went to see the Chicago Gay Pride Parade yesterday. There were plenty of pretty boys, as well as a bunch of rather impressive Dykes on Bikes.:) And other colorful attractions.;) I stood my ground for two hours, despite the nearly unbearable heat. I have to get used to it before the Louisiana trip, after all...
And one more thing: I seriously recommend a movie called My Summer of Love. It's by a Polish director (of whom I have never heard before, btw, and his last name escapes me somehow for the moment), but set in northern England, and starts with an accidental meeting of two lonely girls... And no, it's not a standard "lesbian movie" (not in the American sense, at least :P). It has other issues too, and an unforgettable summery atmosphere. Just beautiful. Sort of dark too, and very poetic. Reminded me a little of Heavenly Creatures...
Anyway. I am SO excited. New Orleans has been number one on my list of places to see in the States ever since I started reading Anne Rice about three years ago... And even if that literary fascination has faded a little, I am still very eager to explore that magical city. Plus, I REALLY need a vacation. I haven't had one for two years...
But here comes the funny bit. Guess where we'll be staying. My friend went online in search of some reasonably priced hotels wihin the city, and she sent me the link to her choice no.1. And I nearly had a major giggle fit when I saw it. Why? It seems to be the exact same building that was used as a visual of Orlando's New Orleans residence in The Archer by
legomyarrow. Unless they are two different buildings that somehow look identical on a picture. I cannot prove that now, since the link to the pic on Amanda's page no longer seems to be there, but anyway... I love those little coincidences that inexplicably happen just to make you smile.;)In other news, I went to see the Chicago Gay Pride Parade yesterday. There were plenty of pretty boys, as well as a bunch of rather impressive Dykes on Bikes.:) And other colorful attractions.;) I stood my ground for two hours, despite the nearly unbearable heat. I have to get used to it before the Louisiana trip, after all...
And one more thing: I seriously recommend a movie called My Summer of Love. It's by a Polish director (of whom I have never heard before, btw, and his last name escapes me somehow for the moment), but set in northern England, and starts with an accidental meeting of two lonely girls... And no, it's not a standard "lesbian movie" (not in the American sense, at least :P). It has other issues too, and an unforgettable summery atmosphere. Just beautiful. Sort of dark too, and very poetic. Reminded me a little of Heavenly Creatures...
