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Oktoberfest

No pictures, on phone, of what I did today. Battery was low, no plugs on train last night, but this one does.

So here is a big thing I found in Rome. I reference it in the post below this one. So you need to go read that first or else you could throw off the space time continuum.

Go ahead and do that now, I'll wait. Read full post »

Roma

If you are reading this second instead of first I'm going to stab you in the eye. If you are quick on your game and are reading this before I finish writing my other post your eyeballs are safe friend.

Night train to Rome was pretty good. I got there and there was an Italian family of three in the car already, six to a room, but there's not really enough room for everyone unless in bed.

So I'm stuck hanging outside with an Australian fellow who has been on the road for 2 months, he ran with the bulls in Spain!

Our sixth member was a girl from Munich going to study in Pisa. So us non Italians went to the Bistro car and sat with this Austrian girl who had lived in Australia.

Both were pretty good looking, basically all women in Europe are beautiful or a ton visit Europe.

They are make-you-want-to-learn-whatever-it-is-they-are-speaking kind of good looking. Read full post »

Oktoberfail

Set my alarm for 7:20am to allow for laziness didn't get out of bed until 8:30 for a 9:00 train. So I packed quickly and poorly. Normally there's enough room, but today I was scrunching stuff hard.

Train was late because they needed to get a new train, but that was alright because every car was 1st class.

I got a box of 6 donuts at Dunkin Donuts and people were looking at me like I was carrying around a bomb. It's 1.30€ for a donut and 5.49€ for six so I was being a bargain man.

You get looks if they know you're American in fast food joints. Like, "look an American in their natural habitat."

Fast foods a whole different experience in other countries by the way. They are decently expensive compared to local food in China and in both Europe and China they are all fancy and nice.

So didn't get to Munich until 4pm and all the hotels I tried were like laughingly telling me they had no rooms. On my fifth try I decided I'd get a night train instead so I'm going to Rome.

I might take a night train back to Munich tomorrow night because I couldn't find Oktoberfest.

I know I was surprised too. Read full post »

Scatter Brained

Didn't get out of bed until noon which was pretty good. I went to go get some breakfasty products but I guess supermarkets and banks etc aren't open on Sunday.

I got this chocolate filled croissant thing that was delicious and some apple thing because I ordered, "shoco-croissant and whatever is good." Shoco probably wasn't the word. I avoid saying the names of things.

If I knew how their alphabet worked I would but they have like crazy looking letters mixed in with normal ones. I was ordering a wurst-croissant which is like a large pig-in-blanket and when I said it the guy was like ?? But I was ready for that and had written the name down like a deaf mute.

For lunch I ordered whatever the guy ahead of me got because it looked pretty good.

But anyways, Munich tomorrow and it's a 6 hour train ride which blows. After talking with a friend I got out a map and thought of my route after Munich.

The crazy eastern European countries you never hear of have no hispeed trains. So travel times of 12 hours where it'd be 4 in France. Not so sure I want to get too deep into that. Read full post »

Ich Bin Ein Berliner

I took a number of pictures with phone today, I say a number like I took a lot, but it's more of a handful. Been using phone more than actual camera. I think because Im writing about it I only feel the need to take semi supporting images. Check out others I took today here.

Day started off cold like 35 degree cold so I waited last minute to checkout. Got to platform as train pulled in, almost looked like I knew what I was doing. Picked up jacket in Berlin.

Walked in tried one on and bought that one. Maybe 3 minutes in and out. Woman tried to bag it, "um…I'll be wearing it out."

I think I might pass for German now or at least European now I got their gear. People have asked me for directions in Spain, France, and Germany so I don't look like a total tourist or I look like a tourist less lost than them.

Walked into a 3 star hotel because those are usually priced normal, not this one. I'm in a 4 star that was around corner that was 40% cheaper.

If it hasn't become apparent yet I am not roughing it. Read full post »