I’m trying to put more pictures into my gallery, so that they don’t just gather (virtual)  dust on my harddrive. All the pictures from my 2004 USA trip are now available for viewing. Delve in…

This large fair is a yearly event in Luxembourg City and lasts between 2 and 4 weeks. We managed to catch the tail end of it.

Note my convincing appearance as a totemic shaman in that last picture.

Coyote Cafe

One of the few pubs in Luxembourg that have made an effort to appear as something other than a plain room with a bar and tables in.

The Cellar Bar

This is the famous "Keller", or Cellar Bar, in Clervaux, situated – you guessed it – in the cellar of a hotel. It’s only open on weekends from 22:00 to 3:00 and a little quieter than in its heyday. Music ranges from blues to rock and the occasional glitch into other areas but it’s generally good. Back in the day, this author used to frequent it often, and interract in a variety of philosophical quandaries with other unsavoury denizens. Today, it still features on the must-see list of any trip to Luxembourg, although evenings there tend to be less wild.

The other couple in the pictures are childhood friend Serge and his wife Tatiana.

Miscellanous

And the oddball section for stuff that didn’t fit anywhere else: an areal map of Wiltz, a weirdly shape bottle of red we guzzled, a cute statue, and a poster in a Belgian pub.

By the way, the pictures were all taken on my Nokia 7610 picture phone. Hence some are good, and some some less good, but the phone is just far more practical than my big, bulky camera.

Architecture in Leibzig

In the centre of Leibzig a strong Russian influence can be felt on a lot of the buildings: imposing, ornate, massive and full of character.

Leibzig Landmarks

The university tower:

Fountains and stuff:

The Gigs

Some pictures from the gigs. Stupidly, I only thought of taking pictures on the second day. And even then only towards the end, thus missing out on a lot of potentially juicy shots. But I got my own – see Karen below.

Haus Auensee:

The Jim Beam Karaoke and Air Guitar Stage (brilliant):

The Agra Hall – absolutely massive:

The Mediaval Village & Viking Camp

A lot of effort was put into these and it paid off. They had a great atmosphere, constant live music or entertainment, excellent food and of course a lot of mead and other drink stalls. Not to forget “buy your horn here” stalls.

Also included was a weather station (genius):

And Karen made quite an impression when we had an impromptu bondage session in the middle of the village. I hadn’t even finished putting the cuffs on when the first pictures were snapped.

Some people took pictures were sneakily, too ashamed to be seen. Others asked for permission (”Would you mind if I briefly stole the motif?”), and some arrived too late (”Damn, I’m too late, but can I at least see the handcuffs again?”).

The metal cuffs incidentally were bought at the huge market in the Agra hall.

Karen & her Outfits

Karen made a point of dressing up in long, flowing dresses to wind me up – she knows they’re my favourite. So here’s Karen:

There are some more pictures of Karen, but to see those you’ll have to sign up at Limited Audience.

Me & my Horn

I like my new horn.

Miscellaneous

A very tired Toby on the first day:

View from a tram late at night:

And Leibzig by night:

That’s it. If you’ve got your own pictures from this year’s WGT, please send me or post a link to them!