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GRANDVIEW 
photo
(Ephemeris Exhibition)
Unfortunately it seems to be a very popular name for various places. It is really hard to say which location is ment. Alone in Los angeles there seem to be two differnet Grandview Streets, two Grandview Drives, one Boulevard and a Park. But knowing how much Viggo has traveled in last years it doesn't have to be L.A. Here are some other possibilities:
City in Washingotn State, USA
www.wunderground.com
www.ohwy.com
City in Johnson County, Texas,
USA www.tsha.utexas.edu
City in Jackson County, Missouri,
USA www.grandview.org
City in Madison County, Indiana,
USA grandviewin.usl.myareaguide.com
City in Louisa County, Iowa,
USA grandviewia.usl.myareaguide.com
Place in San Bernardino County,
north-east from Los Angeles, California www.globalsurfers.com
Campground in Hardin, Montana
,USA www.grandviewcamp.com
Equestrian Farm in Cedar Valley,
Ontario, Canada www.grandviewequestrianfarm.com
Hotel at Lake Tekapo New Zealand
www.solarsystem.co.nz
Bed & Breakfast in Dunedin,
New Zealand. www.bandbclub.com
GRENDEL photo
(For Wellington)
A monster from an English epic poem Beowulf,
written between 10th and 11th century, settled in 6th century
in Denmark and southern Sweden. > www.studyguide.org
The main character of John Gardner's novel,
telling the story from the monster's point of view. > www.grendel.org
A comic character created by
Matt Wagner. > www.hytti.uku.fi
GREENPOINT photos:
Greenpoint (CoM, p. 51), From Greenpoint Terminal (Recent Forgeries
p.85), Greenpoint News (Recent Forgeries p.75)
A quarter in Brooklyn, New York, one of the sets in Perfect
Murder
From Wikipedia.com: The northernmost neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, bordered on the south by Williamsburg at McCarren Park, on the East by The Brooklyn Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Long Island City, Queens at the Pulaski Bridge, and on the west by the East River.
Throughout its history, Greenpoint has been a working class-neighborhood. Primarliy a factory town due to its proximity to the East River, Greenpoint grew around the industrial complexes situated on the river. Housing different immigrant working classes, Greenpoint is now largely comprised of Polish-Americans (if you are looking for kielbasa, this is the neighborhood) and Latinos. Greenpoint is still largely middle-class and blue-collar, but many are moving into the area due to the proximity to Manhattan and the low rents.
(...) Greenpoint is the most polluted area of Brooklyn
due to the proximity of the oil depots on the East River and
the New York City Water Treatment Plant. It is the site of the
largest underground oil spill in America along
Newtown Creek. > A
Greenpoint Perspective -- History of Greenpoint
> Greenpoint
Fact Map
> Snapshot
tour
> More snapshot tours
> More pictures, map and some information
> Forgotten New York Neighbourhoods
> www.greenpunkt.com
-- The Local's Guide
> Greenpoint Architecture
> Picture
Tour at www.greenpt.com
GREENPOINT TERMINAL photos:
Greenpoint, From Greenpoint Terminal (Recent Forgeries)
Greenpoint Terminal Market Site --
an industrial area in Greenpoint Brooklyn, at the waterfront
of the East River. Historically the Greenpoint Terminal project
area was the site of ironworks and the ship-building industry
(the Civil War ship Monitor was built here), lumber companies
and warehousing, almost entirely vacant since the 1960s.
Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse -- a
part of the Greenpoint Terminal Market Site, a complex
of industrial buildings, at least partially abandoned and decaying.
The buildings were used for exterior shots in the movie A
Perfect Murder.
> Watchperson Project Home Page
> Picture
Gallery at hogger.com
> Buildings from Noble Steet (scroll down the page)
> Buildings from Milton Steet (scroll down the
page)
> Pictures
at Flickr
> Pictures
at www.hopetunnel.org
Added on 21th Nov
2006: A part of the complex was destroyed by fire
in May 2006. > Greenpoint
Terminal Warehouse Fire at grubbykid.com
> Fire
Storms by Tim Robbins at The Village Voice
> Article
at Gotham Gazette
> Article
at gothamist.com
more about photo: From Greenpoint Terminal
GULF STREAM 
painting
(CoM)
A major ocean current. This swift current
forms the northwestern edge of a large, clockwise system of currents
in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf Stream has an important
effect on climate, transportation by sea, and the circulation
of nutrients and wastes in the ocean. It originates in the western
Caribbean Sea,passes through the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits
of Florida, and then flows northeast along the North American
coast. At the Grand Banks, the Gulf Stream breaks up into several
currents. Also known as "Golfstrom".
> source: IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia
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HABANERO photo
(Wellington Exhibition)
means "Havana-like," or "from
Havana" in Spanish. Most Probably a man from Havana, but
also a kind of chili peppers and a name of a variety of hot sauces.
> Wikipedia > www.fiery-foods.com
also a Cuban music group founded in 1920, playing traditional Creole music. > Wikipedia > lusafrica.com
HACIA MARIEL photo
(45301)
literally "Towards Mariel" in Spanish
Mariel is a female first
name.
Also: Puerto Mariel -
A town in Cuba near to Havana known for a huge refugee exodus
in 1980, when more than 125,000 Cubans moved to Miami, USA. >
www.infoplease.com | wikipedia
HAFNARFJÖRDUR photo
(For Wellington)
City and haven in Iceland > Wikipedia.com
HELM'S DEEP photo
(Signlanguage)
A fortress in Kingdom of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epos
The Lord of the Rings, where a bloody and desperate battle
took place.
HENRY photo
(Recent Forgeries), also in Bedtime Story for Henry
Henry (Hank) Blake Mortensen -- Viggo's
son, can be seen on many of Viggo's photographs. Born 1988, persuaded
his father accept the part of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings.
He also was an extra in Viggo's movies: TTT, ROTK,
Floundering, Crimson Tide, and had a small part
in a Yakuza movie Blue
Tiger. He is also an aspiring poet, together with Viggo
he had a public poetry reading at Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles,
Four Fools For April.
HIDALGO 
movie
title
means "nobleman" in Spanish, derived from filho de algo = son of (important family)
Popular Spanish second name
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811),
Mexican hero, a Priest and revolutionary, "The Father of
Mexican Revolution" > reference.allrefer.com | www.pacificpearl.com | www.tsha.utexas.edu
a state in center-south of Mexico with the
capitol Pachuca de Soto > flagspot.net | www.epodunk.com
A county and a city in Texas, USA > www.co.hidalgo.tx.us
Hidalgo Street in Quiapo, Philippines
-- a "Mekka" for photographers, "the best place
to buy camera equipment", with multitude of shops and
vendors selling equipment and chemicals. (Isn't this coincidence
just WEIRD?!?) > www.themassif.com
Frank Hopkins' exceptional Mustang, a show
horse and distance race winner; a hero of the movie Hidalgo,
starring Viggo and TJ,
directed by Joe Johnston > imdb.com | www.frankhopkins.com | www.frankhopkins.com
One of over 5000 asteroids (planetoids,
or minor planets), small bodies orbiting the sun between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Period: 14.14 years, discovered in
1920 (what means the horse couln't be named after it, because
the race Ocean of Fire took place in 1890) > www.encyclopedia.com
HINDSIGHT photos
(Miyelo, 45301)
The Penguin English Student's
Dictionary: ability to realize why something happened or
went wrong after the event is over.
Webster's new World Dictionary:
the rear sight of a firearm. (!)
HOKA HEY photo
(Miyelo, Hueco, Ephemeris, THiG)
Traditional Lakota warriors would shout
"Hoka Hey!" to one another as they charged into battle.
In the context of battle hoka hey meant, "it is a good day
to die." In his When The Tree Flowered, however,
based on his conversations with Lakota Holy Man, Eagle Voice,
Nebraska poet, John Neihardt, explained the origin of the phrase.
Literally translated, hoka hey means "hold fast.
There is more!" > www.bbridger.com
The Lakota term hoka he is an interjection usually meaning "welcome!". In a historical context, it's been used as a battle cry -- later(?) romantically paraphrased in English as "Today's a good day to die!" > www.lojban.org | wikipedia
more about the photo: Hoka Hey
HOS FARFAR photo
(Ephemeris)
means "At Grandfather's" in Danish
I |
INDIANA
A state of the United States, ranks 38th
in size among all the states but is 14th in population.> IBM World Book Multimedial Enyclopedia > wikipedia
ÍSLENDINGUR photo
(For Wellington)
means "Icelander"
City in Iceland > www.islendingur.is
A name of a replica of the Viking Gokstad
ship, which was discovered in Norway and is believed to have
been built around the year 870. The replica itself was build
in 1996 by Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, an Icelandic descendand of
Leifur Eiriksson -- the Viking that is believed to discover America
before Columbus.
In year 2000 Eggertsson and his vessel started a journey to recreate Eiriksson's voyage to Newfundland. The first step was a sail from Reykjavik to Eiriksson's birthplace in Hvammsfjördur, than the ship sailed to Greenland, and after 5 days break, to L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, the site of North America's only Viking camp, excavated in the 1960s. The final point of destination was New York City, where Íslendingur arrived at October 5 after a four-month journey.
> The voyage of the Icelander - Journey's homepage
> Viking Are Saling Again to rediscover the New World
> Archaeology Digest
> Voyage of the Islendingur
