At midnight I searched “Berlin rail” to find the schedule for trains to Amsterdam. Has anyone read the news lately? At least 16 undetonated firebombs have been found on Berlin rail lines this week, care of an extremist group. Scary stuff. I had just commented to Erin how the Hauptbahnnof station is the largest, neatest […]
October 14, 2011
Sometimes clouds are the best. Also, we just so happen to be in Berlin for the start of the Festival of Lights… Everything is great. Scenery and Skies … And the sillies. These kids walked by us in two lines, wearing boots and hazard vests… Adorable. Erin hates scaffolding with a passion. Erin: “All that […]
October 14, 2011
I was two months old when the Berlin Wall fell. It was really odd to realize I was standing next to the remnants of it, in a few spots around Berlin. Most pictures were taken at the East Side Gallery on Thursday, October 13.
October 14, 2011
All Erin and I have done in Berlin is walked… Long and far, and often incorrect, ways. It leads to great pictures and stories. As you walk down these streets, you don’t have to enter a museum to see history, and it’s true all over Europe. Here are just a few snapshots of what’s been […]
October 13, 2011
Tour company assistant: Hi, how many in your group? Jeff, scanning hostel buddies: Let’s see, 6, 7, 8, 9, uh 10… Looks like there’s 11 of us. Tour company assistant: Okay, well we have to split you up if it’s more than a group of 6. Jeff: But we’re all traveling together. Tour company assistant: […]
October 16, 2011
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