---
url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2006/07'
title: 'Photos from July 2006'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-07-24T01:39:45+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: photo-stream
count: 28
---

# Photos from July 2006

![Two people smiling and playfully dueling with toy lightsabers inside a store with a "Skywalker Ranch General Store" sign.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/light-saber-1-640w.jpg)

![Two people smiling and playfully dueling with toy lightsabers inside a store with a "Skywalker Ranch General Store" sign.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/light-saber-2-640w.jpg)

![Two people playfully duel with toy lightsabers indoors, crossing their glowing blades while smiling and having fun.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/light-saber-3-640w.jpg)

![Cars drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, supported by red steel beams, under an overcast sky.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/golden-gate-bridge-640w.jpg)

![People working on laptops at a table with food and drinks in a shared workspace.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/drupal-meeting-at-teh-space-640w.jpg)
*Good food, beer and Powerbooks at the nightly Drupal meeting at Teh Space, a collaborative workspace in San Francisco. Attendees were Earl Miles, Jeff Robbins \(Lullabot\), Neil Drumm \(Advomatic\), Boris Mann \(Bryght\), Kieran Lal \(CivicSpace\) and myself. We talked about the install system, the Drupal administration pages and thinkered about Drupal's future.*

![A person wearing sunglasses pumps gas into a car at a fuel station.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/fuel-pump-640w.jpg)

![A detailed AT-AT model from Star Wars, displayed in a closet near George Lucas' office at Skywalker Ranch.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/original-at-at-640w.jpg)
*We got a private tour at Skywalker ranch. This is supposedly one of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-AT">AT-AT</a> models used to record the first Star Wars movies. It was on display in a closet, close to George Lucas' personal office.*

![A vintage green Buick is parked on a city street, showing its rear design, chrome details, and tail lights.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/buick-640w.jpg)

![A view of downtown San Francisco with tall buildings, including the Transamerica Pyramid, and the Bay Bridge in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/downtown-640w.jpg)

![Low-angle view of the Golden Gate Bridge, showing its steel structure, rivets, and suspension cables against the sky.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/golden-gate-bridge-2-640w.jpg)

![A prop Holy Grail from \*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade\* displayed next to a framed movie still.](https://dri.es/files/cache/san-francisco-2006/holy-grail-640w.jpg)
*We got a private tour at Skywalker ranch. This is the Holy Grail used in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". It was on display in a closet, close to George Lucas' personal office.*

![A person is upside down in mid-air with arms extended and legs bent against a clear blue sky.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/lotte-in-mid-air-640w.jpg)

![A man in a brown shirt smiles while sitting on a small red pocket bike on a rural road.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/pocket-bike-640w.jpg)
*Toys for boys ...*

![A person jumps in mid-air with arms and legs extended against a blue sky with scattered clouds.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/karlijn-in-mid-air-640w.jpg)

![A woman with sunglasses on her head looks at the camera in an elevator, with her reflection visible.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/karlijn-in-elevator-640w.jpg)

![A row of wooden cabin doors with metal hinges, some featuring small windows, illuminated by warm sunlight.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/cabins-640w.jpg)

![A kite surfer is lifted high above the water, attached to a large curved kite in the sky.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/jump-640w.jpg)

![A person kiteboarding on the ocean with a red and black kite, while two birds fly nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/coast-line-640w.jpg)

![A hand holds a reflective metal ball, showing a distorted reflection of a person taking a photo with a camera.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/grip-640w.jpg)

![A hand tosses a shiny metal ball into the air, reflecting the surroundings on its surface.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/throw-640w.jpg)

![A pétanque ball is captured mid-air, reflecting the photographer and the beach in its shiny surface.](https://dri.es/files/cache/knokke-heist-2006/playing-the-boule-640w.jpg)
*I dig <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9tanque">Pétanque</a>.*

![A person in a wetsuit and shorts pulls a surfboard through shallow water near the shore.](https://dri.es/files/cache/knokke-heist-2006/surfer-640w.jpg)

![Lightning bolts flash across the dark sky above a brightly lit gas terminal at the Port of Zeebrugge.](https://dri.es/files/cache/knokke-heist-2006/lightning-640w.jpg)
*Lightning above the gas terminal in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebrugge\_Port">Port of Zeebrugge</a>.*

![A kite surfer glides over the waves near the shore, with a large kite flying high above.](https://dri.es/files/cache/knokke-heist-2006/kite-surfer-640w.jpg)

![A hedgehog walks on a paved surface, seen from behind at ground level.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/hedgehog-on-the-walk-640w.jpg)
*I was in Italy last week to attend the International Summer School on Advanced Computer Architecture and Compilation for Embedded Systems when I bumped into this Italian hedgehog on my way to breakfast. \(HiPEAC, the organization behind the summer school is using Drupal for their website.\)*

![A person with sunglasses and messy hair opens their mouth wide, possibly shouting or reacting excitedly.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2007/tah-dries-640w.jpg)

![A woman lifts her sunglasses slightly and looks at the camera with a subtle smile.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/nele-peeters-640w.jpg)
*Good friend and extraordinary girl.*

![A man with messy hair, stubble, and sunglasses smiles at the camera against a plain background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/unshaved-640w.jpg)
*After taking Nele's picture, she took one of me wearing her shades.*