It’s hot here, guys. Like stiflingly, deadeningly, damply hot. Like East-Coast-in-August hot. Today it’s about 95° in the shade, and I don’t even want to think about the temperature in the sun. I guess a positive aspect is that I’m sweating so evenly and so completely in the humidity that I don’t have any specificContinue reading “Various thoughts while getting drunk in East Berlin”
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Art!
So after a draining afternoon at Sachsenhausen, I needed art. I went to the Neue Nationalgalerie, which is having a show on modern art from 1945-1968, specifically centered around the East/West divide in Berlin. It’s a good exhibit. Side note: I’m writing this while eating Döner in East Berlin (thanks to Michael!), and it’s amazing.Continue reading “Art!”
Berlin, continued
I want to mail a postcard but I don’t know what the mailboxes look like and I’m afraid I’ll throw it away by accident, because the trash bins are all colorful and inviting and there are other mysterious orange things that might be for trash, or postcards, or… anything, really. This is my only realContinue reading “Berlin, continued”
Willkommen in Berlin!
Berlin. It’s pretty great, you guys. So ok, let’s list some negative aspects first, to keep things in perspective… • It’s flat (I know that could be viewed as a positive thing, but come on, it’s topographically BOOOOORING). • It’s not close to any large bodies of water. • The weather is weird (based onContinue reading “Willkommen in Berlin!”
More about Oslo
I’m sitting in the Oslo airport now, waiting for a flight to Berlin. Yesterday I finally got to my destination (after walking for ages, getting mildly lost on curving streets, and taking that tram). I was going to Vigeland Sculpture Park, which is one of the big tourist things and so of course I wasContinue reading “More about Oslo”
Norway!
NORWAY! It’s all covered in trees! It’s verdant! It’s Nordic! I like it already and I haven’t even gotten off the plane yet! The airport is straight out of an IKEA catalogue. Hardwood floors, Scandinavian furniture, lots of black, white, and natural wood, and paper lamps. Oh, and lots of random, unlabeled art! This trainContinue reading “Norway!”
Notes from Abroad
Oh hello! We take a break from our normally-scheduled Walden Cabin updates to bring you this: Notes from Abroad. It seems a fitting venue, since Thoreau really enjoyed travel writing. Also I didn’t want to start a separate blog, since I’ve clearly done such a good job keeping up with this one. Those who haveContinue reading “Notes from Abroad”
Shingles and windows!
My shingles and the windows for the inside and outside of the back wall arrived in the mail today! It’s an amazing little box of joy and it smells SO GOOD because the shingles are cedar and there are (literally) 2,000 of them. So I’m sure the shingling process will be over in a snap,Continue reading “Shingles and windows!”
Shastified, Continued 