(an old railway station) and the Louvre
, although we
didn't go in, so I've not seen the Mona Lisa yet!| McAleely.com -> Home Pages -> John H -> Photo Album -> 2002, In Pictures. | Search | Site Map |
When one of my friends told the group she'd got a flat in Paris,
we all naturally invited ourselves to stay. Danielle & Richard
gamely hosted us for a weekend, touring the museums: Musée
d'Orsay
(an old railway station) and the Louvre, although we
didn't go in, so I've not seen the Mona Lisa yet!
The day after returning from Paris (or thereabouts!) I started a four week round-the-world tour. I've not got all the photos online (yet!), but the itinerary included Hong Kong, San Francisco, New Zealand and Sydney.
In San Francisco I paid my first ever visit to the castro (the
irony of that is not lost on me!) 
, where I spent
a couple of days checking out the cafes and bookstores. As always
in San Francisco, I stopped for a look at the Golden Gate Bridge
.
Here's a token airplane photo - this one has my Dad at the
controls (well probably not during launch - it was his first time
in a glider) 
.
Just for once, a business trip co-incided with something I
was happy to do as well - Gay Pride week in Atlanta. I spent the
days in meetings, and the evenings sampling the atmosphere at
the free festival that ran much of the week. Over the weekend
was the pride parade itself - a really great sight was the giant
Rainbow Flag 
,
lead out by the Stars & Stripes (which are everywhere in America,
post 9/11).
In August it was time for London's own pride parade, and a
party in Hackney Marshes to follow (great idea...). Here's london's
flag: 
,
and here is the bus from OUTInTheUK 
, which is a
website I use a lot. One of the
photos of me elsewhere on this site was taken at the same
time.