McHamburg
Germany on September 19, 2008 at 10:28 am
I plan on ranting at length very shortly so if your not familiar with my POV or just don't want to read a kid ranting I suggest you go hide under a pillow for a bit. I'll let you know when it's safe to come out.
Before I forget that's a pic of the train station in Amsterdam. Blurry, but I wasn't gonna hang around with my hand raised like a doof for a second try.
First I just want to reiterate the idiocy of at&t. I'm a big fan of the iphone just hate the service. I could buy a 1gig memory stick, priority ship it around the world, everyday for a month and pay about as much as I'm paying for 200mb a day. I could buy a laptop and a year of highspeed Internet with the amount they wanted to charge me in overages.
That was rant one, there's two more planned. Get out while you still can.
I snagged a better picture of the sign. On closer inspection it looks like some art show.
Imagine that ad in Boston… Read full post »
XXX
The Netherlands on September 18, 2008 at 1:34 pm
First let's analyze the picture. It's hard to make out, but I swear the yellow sign reads, "Cripple Rapes Blind Woman."
Take a moment to yourselves…
There's some interesting stuff I could have taken pics of but nothing comes even close to that sign. What are they promoting, besides absurdity. I hope it's a PSA because cripple rapists are rampant in The Netherlands.
The title is xxx because that's like the symbol of the town. It's on everything. Police boats etc.
Got ticket to Hamburg. Current plan is Hamburg, Berlin, Munich. Oktoberfest starts in a day or two in Munich.
Might not be able to get a place to sleep because of that, but not making reservations has worked out so far. Worst case scenario I get a night train to Rome, wouldn't that be terrible. Read full post »
Amsterdam
The Netherlands on September 17, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Got a room for two nights here and paid a silly amount. The prices aren't bad, if your normal currency is the euro. The dollar blows.
Been watching the news here, I'm gone a little more than a week and everything goes to hell more so than usual. Bail outs for the loss.
Once my room was secure I went in search of Anne Frank's hiding place. It's location is a bit more publicized now.
On the way there I passed a bar, "absinthe the real thing sold here," so I spent a good 2-3 minutes contemplating hitting that up then going to Anne Frank's but then I decided I wanted to sleep tonight.
Which was for the best because it's really moving going through and there's stairs that are more like a ladder.
They have laundry service here so I just bought a tshirt to wear with my bathing suit tomorrow while they ship my stuff off. Read full post »
Belgian Waffles
Belgium, The Netherlands on September 17, 2008 at 5:48 am
So nothing went down in Belgium. Couldn't even tell you what there is in Brussels besides waffles. Pretty sure that is their major tourist attraction, waffles.
I got ice cream covered waffles last night at Hagen Daas and then to not feel so bad about myself I bought 2 apples that were really sour.
Besides that I hung out in my over priced hotel room. It can't all be interesting.
Watched Murder She Wrote. Guy was shot, drove home, and recorded a story about how he got shot. Couldn't sit through all of it.
Took a shower that was tre magnific. I think the nice bathroom made for more than half the rooms price. You know when you get the temp just right and it's like Bingo! Maybe it's just me but I only manage to find that temp once in a blue moon.
Also watched my first episode of Dawsons Creek. What a piece of shit that show was. Not sure how it was a hit it has such a low budget low production value feel to compliment a script that is acted almost as bad as it's written.
I think that's the French in me talking. Read full post »
En route to Belgium
Belgium, France on September 16, 2008 at 6:25 am
Train came into Paris at 11:00 rather than 10:40. I tried to find a bus going in general direction because walking was now out of the question. Even considered metro for a third time; but yet again couldn't see where to buy tickets.
Rule of thumb; if you can't get on the train god knows where you'd get off.
So I hoped in a taxi but traffic was terrible. Traffic makes taxis stupid expensive.
Got to station at 12:02 on train by 12:05 leaves at 12:25 so all well there.
Guy next to me smells of French.
All that aside I want to note some things of interest to me before I leave France and have Belgium on the brain.
Saw a restaraunt in Paris named Indochine. I don't know if that translates to Indochina or Indochinese, but I thought that was hilarious.
Do you think it's french owned or…Indochinese? owned? French I suppose or atleast I hope because it makes the whole thing much funnier to me. It's probably only funny cause I'm American.
Oh history, just when I thought you let math have all the fun.
One thing I didn't get to see but tried to was this Giant Elephant in Nantes. I guess this 12 meter tall mechanical elephant brings 45 people around the town.
The hotel guy showed me a picture imagine the elephants from lord of the rings but real and really awesome.
AND I missed snoop dog by 1 day. First the Pope now Snoop!