I do these yearly, see 2024 and 2023.
I think I’m starting to get the hang of my Fuji XT-20 camera with the 35mm lens.
February
Munich
this was my first time visting, and I love it. it’s even more beautiful in the snow. always a pleasure visiting Cyrus.
April
Rimini, Italy
I went to Rimini with my friends to help with the ultimate frisbee tournament Paganello. I had an incredible time with the Italians. somehow I looked like a bunch of them there.
also tried wine for the first time. I was pouring some during the tournament’s opening party:
no joke I almost had a stroke after eating this. gotta be at least 4k calories:
my friend shared a cool legend about this bridge. the roman emperor Tiberius made a deal with the devil where the devil would build the bridge only on the account that he could claim the first soul who crosses it. Tiberius agreed, but he attempted to cheat the devil by sending like a dog or sheep over the bridge. the devil was furious, so he tried to destroy what he just built, but he built it so well it never broke. there’s a wikipedia section that does it more justice.
San Marino
also had the chance to check out this tiny country, technically it existed before Italy unified
May
May 1st was really busy in Berlin, it’s like all these people suddenly pop out of nowhere to concentrate into a few parks
Tyler the Creator
pulled 170kg
yeah it’s not much looking back but it was a fun moment
Copenhagen
was my 2nd time in this beautiful city, I think here and Munich are the top places I’d want to raise children.
June
Munich V2
Guns N’ Roses
my friend had spare tickets, only listened to welcome to the jungle but damn I was impressed. these guys are in their 60s still kicking it
Kochel
only an hour or so from Munich central station, beautiful
Bydgoszcz, Poland
friends wedding
July
turned 22, then headed to Amsterdam to see mr morale aka oklama aka kungfu kenny aka kdot aka kendrick lamar
Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Munich V3
with Cyrus
September
was prepping for a powerlifting meet at my gym, my diet and training was dialed tf in
benched 130kg
technically not a valid lift under IPF rules (need to pause the bar), but still pretty happy with it
learned there’s no press command in the squat
in the competition, a judge is there to tell you commands on your lift. for example, on the bench there are 3: down, press, rack. if you miss a command, you fail the lift. here I was practising those commands until my friend/coach told me there’s no press one on the squat lmao
Berlin Strength meet
pulled 200kg
such a good feeling when you hit a new PR. 225kg next
next day I was off to Munich (again)
Munich V4
yeah I think I’m addicted to this city
Oktoberfest
October
friend visited me in London, showed him Dishoom
November
my twins from work
Clipse, London Brixton
mfs are in their 50s
December
again, what a year, by far the most I’ve travelled. always optimistic for the future.