Blogs from Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe - page 17

Augsburg的早上已經很炎熱，check out後過了交通燈，才記起旅舍會員證未取回，回頭一看，何解每次要走回頭路才發現自己已走了那麼遠的路？多走了一段，時間便緊張了，加上行李已經腫脹，趕路時特別辛苦，結果是在月台地底狂奔了一小段，上車仍未找到位子，車便開了……我已經全身濕透，根本不好意思坐下，隔鄰在下站Nürnberg下車的男子反過來把窗口位讓了給我…… 1130　ICE 1547　陰 　　在Fulda轉車後，乘客疏落了，亦慢慢定下神來（本來昨晚可以睡足8小時的，但到了0140，窗外仍有人開party高聲唱歌，完全不理別人，結果睡得很差，那是慶祝英格蘭以2:0勝千里達吧，豈有此理） 1136　ICE 1547 　　原來今天已踏入「下半場」了，但之前的18天……好像甚麼也沒有做過似的，仍然有點迷失。 到了Dresden後「迷路」了一會兒，我覺得自以為有了前年的經驗，便以為類似的問題不會發生，以為不用再靠地圖（至少絕不肯付錢買地圖），這種心態需要改善一下，否則會經常難受。 　　本來還要想坐火車到Leipzig的Fan Fest，結果閃電驟雨，甚麼念頭也打消了。 　　坐在McDonald’s已經一臉茫然。後來給Dennis的SMS說得對，現正面對兩大危機：#1嚴重超支，#2行李袋快要爆棚。前者的解辦法是在亞洲雜貨店（終於發現了！）購入兩包出前一丁及一包不知名的（怕是怪味，即管買一包作實驗），後者是趁今晚單獨一人，來一次大型的「硬件重組」，好像暫時可以紓解一下危機。Die Fanta 4令兩大危機各出現一次小爆發，但又不得不買…… in köln, i saw on leaflet that Die Fantastischen Vier will held a live show on the day after i leave for hongkong, ok, forget it; in augsburg i saw on advertisement that there would be a concert i... read more

After an uneventful flight back to Cairo, we took solace in the knowledge that we'd only be in Egypt for a day and a half. Coming back actually proved to be fairly hassle-free, a combination of Cairo's relative laidbackness and good luck. However, our return did provide us with a couple of classic Egyptian exchanges. First, when we got to the airport, we couldn't find the bus stop. We went back inside to ask at the information desk. It went something like this: "Go outside and there's a sign for where to wait." "Actually, we were just there and didn't see it. Where exactly is it?" "Well, maybe you should ask someone." "Um, OK." Even better was the customer service at the Egypt Air office. After we checked into the hostel, we realized that some things ... read more

b21.5.06 2254 hours Welcome to the doghouse/b So I learned that being a “cute” girl in Deutschland has its advantages and disadvantages. Disadvantages in that I can’t go into certain places without getting a bit of a threat in a negative direction. You know, the hole in the wall places that the locals frequent that I seem to love oh so much. Nein. Skinheads. Tables being thrown. Ms. Elizalady’s life in danger “this is your last chance to live.” Yikes. Ok so I suppose I will stray from those places for the time being. Because I don’t want “you will cry. You will scream but I won’t be able to protect you.” The advantages came today when I ran into two fellas from the states that were Mormons. I couldn’t find anyone when I went to ... read more

Allison and Grady got married on a beautiful spring day in Germany. The sun was shining bright and the birds were churping - beautiful sights and sounds! The whole week before had been dedicated to preparing for it - preparing wedding favors, the programs, the music, talking about flowers and decorations ... the whole 9 yards. As the maid of honor I had the special responsibility of being available for Allison's specific requests - however big or small. Being in a foreign country with a foreign language means this is no small task! I was really proud when I was able to go all the way to the photo shop on bike to buy an album that Allio wanted to give Grady as a gift, pick one out and purchase it when no one in the ... read more

We got a lift through the Mitfahrzentrale from Berlin to Dresden. Our driver, Steffen Rudig is a citizen of the former DDR and although he didn't really speak any english, we were able to converse in german somewhat and he answered all the questions we had on what life was like in the DDR before the fall of the Berlin Wall, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and his hopes for the future of former East Germany. We arrived in Dresden about 9pm and found our hostel, the Lollis Homesatay with relative ease. The hostel is small and all the rooms are individually decorated in some quite strange fashions. Our dorm was the 'religion room' and featured various murals of the mother mary and a Jewish Passover meal together with a copy of both the ... read more