Wurst, anyone? Hey James,
I love Berlin -- and one of the reasons is how openly it wears the past and soars into the present and future. But, the real reason I wanted to comment --- the "wurst, anyone?" photo is too funny!! I love it!
awesome post love your travel posts! glad you are there safely (well, safe from regular dangers, but not from death by food) and able to access the internet. more stories and pics, please.
Hey James--Goodbye and good luck! May you travel safe and sound and REMEMBER SAND THIS TIME. Not that I'm self-centered or anything. But good on you! Enjoy the desert and the monarch-fascists and such (I'm talking about my home state of Texas of course).
Easter Islands Have been following your S. American adventure...Your comments about Easter Island questions brought back memories of 6th grade at DMS and your research paper. I am so pleased you have traveled to many places we talked about in History class. My own grandson is now a 6th grader and I hope he will become as excited and interested in ancient civilizations. He needs a passion. I understand you'll be back teaching next week. Good luck and have a great year.
your message was as tranquil as the scenery you describe. a nice tone on which to end this, or any, trip. one question - remind me how you found the family with whom you stayed? looking forward to welcoming you back to DC!
Maybe my next Amazon trip Nice photos. That is one corner of the Amazon I still haven´t been to -- I´m presently on the upper Rio Negro after a three week boat trip from Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela, upper Orinoco). My blog is slowly going up at www.mytb.org/KST
I can see why everyone who goes to Manu area raves about. Glad you got to see a tapir -- I got to eat one (well, part of one) as well as paca (lapa in Spanish) and wild pig.
KST
I am following the Quecha spelling (the Inkan language), which seems to be having something of a resurgence. I have even seen Cusco being spelled "Qosqo"!
Inca on the Hill Wow - that's some trek! Yeah and as you say, what were those Inkans thinking? Man, it definitely seemed worth it to me though. Yeah some of those indigenous Americans had a propensity for the high life. The Pueblo people of Colorado lived up on Mesa Verde but of course that's at most 2k m, nothing like the 4k m you had to trek.
I have a stupid and inconsequential question though, you keep spell 'Inka' with a 'k'. Is that a more proper transliteration than the traditional 'c' or used in certain circles?
Wow! Great pics! It looks like this has been a facinating adventure.
btw, my niece said, "That's just wrong!! Why didn't he save them instead of eating them???"
The niece and the guinea pig She can take it. A couple years ago she and her brother wrapped up a bunch of realistic toy spiders and gave them to a family member who is afraid of spiders for Christmas. They did this on their own - my sister had no idea what was in the package, just that the package showed up among all of the things she had wrapped. Our family is a bit weird, but you already knew that.
argh although I will have nightmares about those dinner pics, I laughed out loud upon reading, "my living toupée of a childhood pet, Pepper..." I love the "color study" photos!
Ugh Brian and I had two Guinea Pigs for three years. How disturbing to see them french fried. Wow. And alpaca steak on a stone? Let me know when you start eating dogs and kittens.
Smiles,
Drew
Those animals I relish telling my darling niece, who desperately wants a guinea pig, that I know someone who eats them! I might even show her the pictures.
Sounds cruel, but it isn't in our family. We all take part in the bad jokes and gag gifts, even the kids.
That mannequin is a bit disturbing.
cool! Hey James-
I saw all this stuff before you!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That never happens. Well, except the gay stuff. I don't remember that. And as I was travelling with two gay boys during my trip, I think I would have remembered that. Hope you continue to have a great time!
Nancy
lovely James, your blog posts are so lovely, and I truly feel like I am sitting in Skewers listening to you tell me the stories in person. Miss you! Be safe. Love, Ami
Incongruence Yeah even within the city it seems like a total mixture of modernity and antiquity, affluence and penury. What's really interesting for me is the scene of houses on the hillside; it could be Trinidad or Venezuela with ease.
I blame Thor Heyerdahl for my wanderlust. When I picked up his tale of the Kon-Tiki adventure in third grade, I knew I wanted to explore the world beyond the rural Midwest. Since then, I have had the opportunity to travel extensively, even living abroad for extended periods. And I continue to venture forth whenever I can.
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Wurst, anyone?
Hey James, I love Berlin -- and one of the reasons is how openly it wears the past and soars into the present and future. But, the real reason I wanted to comment --- the "wurst, anyone?" photo is too funny!! I love it!