Notes from Abroad – Page 10 – Shastified, Continued

London, continued

My bus from the airport (a story in itself, see below) dropped me off at 221b Baker Street. For real. Well, not EXACTLY, because there is no 221b, but right directly in front of where it would be. So my arrival into the city of London was to be dropped off at 1am, a womanContinue reading “London, continued”

Hiya, London!

Yay! I’m in England! The gentleman at passport control was a little confused by me (I seem to get that a lot at border crossings…). 11pm: “How long will you be in the UK?” “Umm, a day. Sort of. But then I’m coming back.” “What?” “Well, tomorrow I’m going to Paris but then I’ll beContinue reading “Hiya, London!”

Auf Wiedersehen, Berlin!

I really want to watch The Darjeeling Limited again. I’m listening to to soundtrack now, on my way to the airport, and it’s making me supremely happy. I can never decide how I feel about Wes Anderson; I think we don’t quite see eye to eye, but I can never get his films out ofContinue reading “Auf Wiedersehen, Berlin!”

Various thoughts while getting drunk in East Berlin

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”

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”