My name is Kaleb Fulgham.
I'm a software / web developer with a passion for photography.
http://kalebdf.com
This blog is an instance of my life through photos & text.
Today, most of the clouds cleared out & the sun shown vibrantly. Stellar weather. For lunch, I took a stroll down the block & ate outside in the sun. Mmmm, warming the bones. I love my view from our 10th floor office perch. If I sit up in my chair, this is what I can see. Blessed. Thank you, God!
Check out my little quick panorama too, here.
Normally just opening on weekends, my friend Sarah was asked to pick up a closing shift tonight @ Minuti Coffee (Yelp), a wonderful little Italian cafe in the heart of downtown Houston on Texas in between Travis & Main St. (close to the METRO rail). Minuti offers comfortable seating inside with connected entrance to the Post Rice Lofts as well as a full patio outside. Everything is so quaintly decorated with canvases of Italian cars & Vespas adorning the walls.
Minuti has a full list of drinks: wines, beers, teas, & COFFEE! Is that it? No, they also serve food: sandwiches, yogurt, fruits, & pastries! All of the items are fresh and most are made & prepared right there on site.
I enjoyed a hot Baguette Italiano (salami, ham, cheese, pickles [removed them]) toasted in their panini press which most assuredly satisfied my hunger.
Sarah fixed me up with a Yoyo Cubano which is a double shot of Italian style espresso packed w/ raw sugar & cinnamon spice added before brewing. I also grabbed a little Molinari chocolate similar to a Ferrero Rocher. So tasty!
I stayed until after closing chatting with a friendly patron James, an independent commodities broker in Houston, about small businesses. It’s always so invigorating to hear how entrepreneurs & small businesses operate and their vision. Best of luck, sir!
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010. Zadnji Dan u Hrvatskoj (Last day in Croatia).
For breakfast, we indulged ourselves in several krafen (a doughy pastry stuffed with jam with powdered sugar on top) i burek. Exhausted from hours of packing at home, we made one final trek into the always gorgeous downtown Zagreb.
While my mom waited at a coffee shop for us, my dad & I visited the Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu (Archaeological & History Museum of Zagreb) across from Zrinjevac. We perused the exhibits of Roman, Greek, & Egyptian engravings, coins, pots, jewelry, knives, armor, & mummies. On a bit of a time crunch, we sped through time periods like Carmen Sandiego. I could have spent hours upon hours in there! Although we didn’t go this trip, the Hrvatski Muzej Naivne Umjetnosti (Croatian Museum of Naive Art) is another magnificent muzej.
A courtyard behind the museum showcasing several intricate gravestones
Even though June 21, 2010, was a rainy and extremely windy Monday in Zagreb, we set out to conquer the town. My Mama, Tata, i Ujna Lili strolled into Gradska Kavana a fancy cafe on the main square, Trg Bana Josipa Jelacica for coffee and their fresh, delicious strudl od visnja!
After grocery shopping at Dolac and underground, we did some last minute gift shopping. I will never forget the ferocious wind that was whipping in between the buildings downtown.
