---
url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2006/10'
title: 'Photos from October 2006'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-07-24T01:39:39+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'
type: photo-stream
count: 32
---

# Photos from October 2006

![A graffiti-covered wall with colorful abstract designs and a black-and-white face, with fallen leaves on the ground.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/graffiti-640w.jpg)

![Close-up of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest, showing its metal structure with cars driving across.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/chain-bridge-640w.jpg)
*The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A9chenyi\_Chain\_Bridge">Széchenyi Chain Bridge</a> was the first bridge to span the Danube connecting Buda and Pest.*

![A man holds up a satirical cartoon cutout with a political message during a peaceful protest.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/peaceful-protests-2-640w.jpg)

![A taxi with a glowing yellow dice-shaped sign on its roof waits on a busy city street.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/flagging-down-a-cab-640w.jpg)

![A sign directs attendees to the Drupal conference, labeled "2007", but dated September 30, 2006.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/drupal-konferencia-640w.jpg)
*2007?*

![A printed schedule for Drupal Konferencia 2006, listing session times, speakers, and topics in Hungarian.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/schedule-640w.jpg)

![A person cuts a piece of chocolate cake on a plate with a knife.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/cake-640w.jpg)

![A woman holds a small camera while another woman leans on a stone ledge, both looking in different directions.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/mother-and-daughter-640w.jpg)
*I think she was checking me out ...*

![A Drupal Konferencia 2006 badge with a name and website, placed on a black fabric surface.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/badge-640w.jpg)

![A man with glasses and a dark shirt looks directly at the camera in a dimly lit indoor setting.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/karoly-640w.jpg)

![A person holds up a dark green T-shirt with "Weblabor" printed in white text.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupalcon-budapest-2006/weblabor-640w.jpg)

![United nations fight hunger](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/united-nations-fight-hunger.jpg)

![A digital clock displays 6:33 AM in red numbers in a dark room.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/sunday-6-33-am-640w.jpg)
*Watching the Japanese Grand Prix \(Formula 1\) ...*

![An elderly couple sits together, smiling at each other while celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary outdoors.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/oma-and-opa-640w.jpg)
*Yesterday, my grand parents threw a party to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary. Opa \(85\) was an electrical engineer and a great researcher. Oma \(78\) used to work in her parents' bakery and raised their two children. They are still happily married after all these years. It really shows.*

![Screenshot of "The World" news website, featuring international news stories, images, and links to listen to radio segments.](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/theworld.jpg)
*<a href="http://theworld.org/">The World</a> is a daily international radio news magazine, co-produced by the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.pri.org/">PRI</a> and <a href="http://www.wgbh.org/">WGBH</a>. Their website uses <a href="http://drupal.org/">Drupal</a>.*

![A smiling woman hugs a smiling man from behind, both appearing happy and relaxed indoors.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/roel-and-jill-640w.jpg)

![A young child in a blue outfit looks up while holding a stuffed animal close to their chest.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/roos-640w.jpg)

![A person wearing a hooded sweatshirt looks directly at the camera with a slight smile.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/jeroen-2-640w.jpg)

![Three women sitting on a bench in a forest, smiling and looking at the camera.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/moms-640w.jpg)

![Four people sit on a bench in a wooded area, engaged in conversation.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/come-again-640w.jpg)

![Close-up of an old, damaged tractor with a bent hood and broken front grille, parked outdoors.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2006/tractor-640w.jpg)

![A promotional webpage for Teen Second Life featuring a virtual world with avatars, social activities, and a free account offer.](https://dri.es/files/images/drupal/secondlife.jpg)

![A person in a blue hoodie reacts dramatically while another person's hand grabs their neck playfully.](https://dri.es/files/cache/queue/jeroen-1-640w.jpg)

![Red graffiti of an angry Druplicon face with the words "THE VOID" on a blue wall.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal/evil-druplicon-640w.jpg)

![A plate of assorted tempura with battered and fried vegetables, served on a green dish.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/sushi-640w.jpg)

![People walk past Powell's Books, a large bookstore with a bright sign advertising used and new books.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/powells-books-640w.jpg)

![A Starbucks coffee cup on a table with a person's hand resting nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/starbucks-640w.jpg)
*Apart from drinking a lot of lattes, I also picked up a copy of Tribal Knowledge at Powell's Books, rumored to be the largest bookstore in the world.*

![A person's face with a digital effect creating light streaks radiating outward from their head.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/disciple-dries-640w.jpg)
*Stopped by the Apple store and had some fun with iSight and Photo Booth. In addition to Disciple Dries \(shown above\), we also have Dries Clops and Gnome and Troll.*

![A person's face is distorted by a photo booth effect, creating a mirrored illusion with one large eye and mouth.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/dries-clops-640w.jpg)

![Two people with digitally distorted faces, one wearing glasses and the other grinning widely.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/gnome-and-troll-640w.jpg)

![A beige light switch in the "on" position, mounted on a patterned wall with a matching cover plate.](https://dri.es/files/cache/portland-2006/light-switch-640w.jpg)

![Drupal 5 theme customization interface showing the Garland theme with a color picker for adjusting the color scheme.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal/garland-640w.jpg)
*The new default core theme that will ship with Drupal 5.0. The new theme is called <em>Garland</em> and was created by Stefan Nagtegaal and <a href="http://acko.net/">Steven Wittens</a>. The screenshot shows you the new theme as well as the color picker to alter the color scheme.*