--- url: 'https://dri.es/photos/archive/2023/05' title: 'Photos from May 2023' author: name: 'Dries Buytaert' url: 'https://dri.es/about' date: '2026-07-24T01:39:29+00:00' license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/' type: photo-stream count: 16 --- # Photos from May 2023 ![A bartender pours flaming liquid from one cup to another.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2023/waterfall-of-flames-640w.jpg) *If you're in Mexico and feeling adventurous, be sure to order a Mexican coffee. A mixologist will mix coffee, tequila, and Kahlua, light it up, and create an epic waterfall of flames.* ![Acquia employees enjoying an outdoor dinner, seated at round tables below lights strung between palm trees.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2023/acquia-team-dinner-in-mexico-640w.jpg) *We enjoyed a three-day trip to Mexico as part of Acquia's President's Club, a program that recognizes top-performing salespeople and employees.* ![A sushi chef is using a torch to sear sushi.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2023/no-relation-south-end-boston-640w.jpg) *"No Relation" is one of my favorite restaurants in the South End of Boston. Their sushi is absolutely amazing, and I love watching the chefs prepare the food. Everything about "No Relation" - the food, the decor, and the service - reminds me of my trips to Japan. It's the closest dining experience to what I've had in Japan.* ![A view of a grand ballroom filled with conference attendees waiting for presentations to start.](https://dri.es/files/cache/london-2023/acquia-engage-london-640w.jpg) *About to kick off Acquia Engage London, the fourth customer conference of the Acquia Freedom Tour. So far, we've had events in Miami, Chicago, and New York. Thrilled to be in the beautiful Langham Hotel in London with 200+ Acquia customers and partners. After London, we'll be heading to our final stop in Paris.* ![A woman is posing for a photo by leaning against a red phone booth.](https://dri.es/files/cache/london-2023/phone-booth-westminster-abbey-640w.jpg) *The famous red phone booths near Westminster Abbey attract long lines of people waiting to take their photo with the booths and the Abbey in the background. It made me realize that "Top London telephone booth locations" is a thing.* ![A man wearing a hat is spray-painting a wall with multiple cans of different colored paint at his feet.](https://dri.es/files/cache/london-2023/caught-in-the-act-640w.jpg) *Caught in the act.* ![An elderly man sitting on a bench feeding pigeons his churro.](https://dri.es/files/cache/london-2023/feeding-pigeons-a-churro-640w.jpg) *Breaking news: a British man was seen sharing his churros with pigeons. Belgian man found this both intriguing and gross.* ![Two red phone booths with people sitting at outdoor restaurant tables in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/london-2023/outdoor-terraces-and-pubs-640w.jpg) *As a European living in the US, I really miss the outdoor terraces and pubs that are so common in many European cities. Although Boston has some options, it doesn't compare to the experience in most European cities.* ![A man with a laptop on his lap, facing towards the room.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal-core-committer-offsite-2023/remote-participants-1-640w.jpg) *We recently organized a three-day Drupal Core Committer Offsite in Kingston, UK. Unfortunately, not everyone was able to attend in person. To ensure remote participants could follow along, Gábor took the initiative to make sure remote attendees could participate.* ![A man sits on a sofa with a laptop on his head, while a group of people gather around sticky notes in the background, working together.](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal-core-committer-offsite-2023/remote-participants-2-640w.jpg) *Gábor holding a laptop on his head, making sure remote attendees could see and participate in the activities.* ![A painting of a man holding a beer. The frame has a sticky note with the text: "I broke core the other day. No problem!".](https://dri.es/files/cache/drupal-core-committer-offsite-2023/breaking-drupal-core-640w.jpg) *As Drupal Core Committers, we had an important discussion about our shared fear of breaking Drupal Core and its impact on end users and contributors. Despite it being a serious discussion, it also brought some lightheartedness with funny sticky notes, adding humor to the situation.* ![Dries is cleaning a roofdeck with the Boston skyline in the background, but then gets distracted and starts playfully spraying water into the air instead of cleaning.](https://dri.es/files/cache/miscellaneous-2023/roof-deck-cleaning-640w.jpg) *Update from the upper deck crew: the roof deck is clean and ready for the Boston summer.* ![A man holding a camera standing in a beam of light.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2023/phil-penman-640w.jpg) *I had a personal photography workshop with Phil Penman. He taught me how to use natural light to my advantage and even volunteered to be a model for me.* ![The silhouette of a man walking through sunlit interior of the Oculus building.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2023/oculus-640w.jpg) *The Oculus transportation hub at the World Trade Center in NYC.* ![A door with posters, one of which is partially torn in half.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2023/split-face-640w.jpg) *Split face* ![An older man in a gray suit reading a newspaper at an outdoor restaurant table.](https://dri.es/files/cache/new-york-2023/morning-paper-640w.jpg) *A New Yorker engrossed in his morning paper. I bet he could smell the pages of the Wall Street Journal.*