In The Picture

Denver

Went to the Colorado history museum yesterday and although the stuff about local history (mostly stories about duffing up Indian tribes in the mid 19th century) was interesting the highlight was a touring exhibit of all the Pulitzer Prize winning photos ever. I spent ages looking at them all, my favourite probably one taken in 1992 of Bill Clinton listening to a small boy while campaigning in New Hampshire. Interesting to see the photo taken in Sudan by Kevin Carter of a vulture stalking a malnourished child that won him his Pulitzer, shortly before he killed himself. Click click click himself under indeed.

The main shopping drag in Denver is nicely pedestrianised with only free buses allowed to run up and down. I went to a couple of bars in the area last night and watched the end of the baseball. And the Red Sox won again 10-3, the first team in baseball history to come back from 3 games behind to win a best of 7 series. So they've finally broken their curse against the Yankees and made it to the World Series. Last time they won Babe Ruth was still playing for them which gives you some idea of what a big deal it is here. It's all anyone's talking about.