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So yes, I have no idea who and why built this monument, and though some stones earlier were merely taken by locals for their building needs (that was the funniest fact to learn) it is still impresive. Sure, not like Piramids, but still…

Well, it took me quite a while to get the pictures from our break in Bath sorted, but here we are.

It was our usual type of getaway on Veronika’s birthday, but this time we’ve missed an oportunity to go abroad, so opted for some quite local place :) And since Veronika loves all kind of bath-beaty-therapy-spa things, the choice of destination was not a hard one.

We stayed in Bath for three nights, so had enough time not to only explore the city and surroundings, but to actually relax. Our top highlights were the visit to the Bath’s famous thermae bath spa (very enjoyable, especially the open roof top pool, highly recommend :), a trip to the Stonehenge (interesting place, though no vibes for me… probably because it was too crowded there) and visit to the Roman Bath Museum (it’s quite amazing what Roman already could do and build in those ancient times).

A quiet and friendly (still a bit buzzy) town that borders with country-side with everything within a walking distance, has a clean air and even cleaner (must be mineral one) tap water. A really nice place for retirement ;) Anyway, returning to overcrowded, busy and smoggy London felt a bit weird and wrong…

Few more pictures you could also see on my Flickr account, as well as story continues here (the next blog post).

This weekend we took advantage of getting close this iconic London building, while it is still open to the public before its major reconstruction.

Who would think that power station could be that beautiful? Built in 1939, it is maaaaassive, reminds me of a huge ship (Titanic? ;), and it’s Art Deco all around (my favorite :).
It’s been out of use for decades and it is such a shame to see its decadence. Well at least it will not demolished, but will become a part of a new to-be-fantastic development. But for now what you see is an abandoned monster. Beautiful monster.

The next picture was taken on a completely different occasion, but I thought I would add it.

Genre : Pop/Electro

The other (pretty gloomy, I guess) day I was asked to play some gay (ie happy) music at the office. So I played Juvelen, an artist I had discovered recently on last.fm. Few minutes later i received an email saying it was ‘too gay’. Doh!

Well yeah, sometimes people are surprised it is actually a guy :) The sound is quite unique and… cheesy, sometimes. So it’s probably you either love it or hate it. I was not sure what to think myself when was listening to the album for the first time. But you give it a chance. Or two. I needed two. Now it’s stuck in my head. Typical.

The video below is not to the best song from the album (to my taste), but it will give you an idea. Listen to the others on myspace.

Genre : Indie-Pop

Pretty mainstream, but still… The very first time I heard their That’s Not My Name single i liked them. A lot. Punchy, catchy (maybe even too catchy) and a bit raw with quite a minimalistic sound. And this how how the whole albums (it’s quite short) goes. A bit indie sometimes, but has a few real gems. Great DJ and Keep Your Head are the nice one, and Be The One and We Walk are absolutely lovable and, of course Shut Up And Let Me Go, my all time favorite :)

As usual, myspace and their official space.