Sunday 31 July 2011
Thursday 28 July 2011
Second post!! (but already the fatigue's visiting)
Day two. Hmmmm pretty good breakfast here at the circus hostel, which I can't recommend enough - the hostel not the breakfast. Did the museums at museuminsel or museum island, apparently, plus the beautiful Berliner dome. Crazy space devoted to galleries and museums, and nothing's done on a small scale. They're all huge with a gazillion things on display. Old museum, new museum, new gallery, pergamon - the buildings themselves are just lovely to behold and walk around, and here's a confession on something I actually realized back in Singapore - I generally like wandering around in museums, sometimes more than I enjoy the exhibits themselves. The spaces here lend themselves to wandering, which is great really. BUT - a lot of the historical stuff leaves me a little cold. Apart from wondering at the sheet sophistication of some of the work and thought put in by people hundreds and thousands of years ago, there's little I'm actually taking away. So loving the architecture, exhibits are ok but I'd rather be at art or design galleries. This all feels a little like admitting I don't enjoy Shakespeare all *that* much...
Lunch was at a little cafe off the museuminsel stretch, where I decided to go for eisbein - Er I think that's what it was called. Asked waiter fella and he patted his hip so I presume that's the part of the pig I was eating. He could of course have just been insulting me. A Berlin middle finger as it were. Kinda stewed pork thingum served with sauerkraut and potatoes. Crawled out and managed to squeeze in the rest of the museums.
On way back checked out a pretty cool space - there're all these 'hidden' nooks and alleys with cafes and shops (of which i'm sad i don't know the location of more) and decided to support a local cinema (will show ticket when technology allows). Movie's mr nice, which I suggest you avoid. I mean I WAS sleepy but the film has really got v little going for it. Thinking of changing things up by going for Harry potter tomorrow night at that big cinema down at potsdamer platz!
Did a bunch other galleries today (day three, thurs) and now just chilling, waiting to meet some hostelites for dinner. They're at least ten years younger I think but friendly enough, and anyway Dax you chose to stay at youth hostels so what the hell did you expect.
God grief. Who reads this stuff??
Lunch was at a little cafe off the museuminsel stretch, where I decided to go for eisbein - Er I think that's what it was called. Asked waiter fella and he patted his hip so I presume that's the part of the pig I was eating. He could of course have just been insulting me. A Berlin middle finger as it were. Kinda stewed pork thingum served with sauerkraut and potatoes. Crawled out and managed to squeeze in the rest of the museums.
On way back checked out a pretty cool space - there're all these 'hidden' nooks and alleys with cafes and shops (of which i'm sad i don't know the location of more) and decided to support a local cinema (will show ticket when technology allows). Movie's mr nice, which I suggest you avoid. I mean I WAS sleepy but the film has really got v little going for it. Thinking of changing things up by going for Harry potter tomorrow night at that big cinema down at potsdamer platz!
Did a bunch other galleries today (day three, thurs) and now just chilling, waiting to meet some hostelites for dinner. They're at least ten years younger I think but friendly enough, and anyway Dax you chose to stay at youth hostels so what the hell did you expect.
God grief. Who reads this stuff??
Tuesday 26 July 2011
And thuth doth ith beginneth...
Maaaan it's a bitch trying type long texts on an itouch.
Day one's been pretty all right, flew into Berlin via Frankfurt with a decent amount of sleep (though seriously SIA needs to get its act together re krisworld, it's getting from bad to worse, which means over a twelve hour flight I only caught a couple of sitcoms - second rate ones really. Mike and Molly, hot in Cleveland (tired premise and awful jokes but Valerie Bertinelli looks really good for her age. I don't know what age that is but I was hot for her way back in my uh first flush of puberty. Yes kids them sacs are dropping even lower now. Heh heh.)
But SURELY I digress. Felt rather proud I managed to navigate the bus/rail system rather easily to get to the hostel, then realized it might just be down to a darn good public transportation set-up. (I still have my freedom, right)Circus hostel's pretty cool - would insert pic here if I could be stars and if I can figure out how to do that on an itouch. Great location in Mitte, decent food options around, not that I'm holding my breath where German cuisine's concerned. Got in, explored surrounding area a bit then jumped onto a walking tour ( walked into a walking tour?) led by Aussie dude who reminds me of that Josh actor fella. One who does those smarmy roles. Anyway. Got a bit of history in, walked past parts of the Wall, Checkpoint Charlie (which was shockingly touristy - ok maybe not shocking but you get what I mean), Brandenburger Tor, and this really cool war memorial to the Jews. Couple more hours of walking, quick dinner then hopped into bed.
Food wise....meh. Had a tasty chicken diner - but can anyone explain to me how that slab of chicken on the spit can be so big when clearly no such chicken exists, not even in the good ol twisted labs of the good colonel himself?? Had a curry wurst after, only cos I felt I had to but it did absolutely nothing for me. Dinner was a pizza Napoli which slowly grew on me. What IS one to look out for from this place in terms of food? Sauerkraut? Bakeries are pretty good though.
Final thoughts. Hmmm. Still yet to fully embrace the trip lah, and damned people at the hostel are far too young! But berlin's really beautiful, the architecture is amazing and I guess I'm looking toward to seeing more of it over the next few days. Would help if I could be bothered to ready guide book but you know what? This bot's just gonna sleep lah.
Here's to hoping I keep up these updates. Night, world.
Day one's been pretty all right, flew into Berlin via Frankfurt with a decent amount of sleep (though seriously SIA needs to get its act together re krisworld, it's getting from bad to worse, which means over a twelve hour flight I only caught a couple of sitcoms - second rate ones really. Mike and Molly, hot in Cleveland (tired premise and awful jokes but Valerie Bertinelli looks really good for her age. I don't know what age that is but I was hot for her way back in my uh first flush of puberty. Yes kids them sacs are dropping even lower now. Heh heh.)
But SURELY I digress. Felt rather proud I managed to navigate the bus/rail system rather easily to get to the hostel, then realized it might just be down to a darn good public transportation set-up. (I still have my freedom, right)Circus hostel's pretty cool - would insert pic here if I could be stars and if I can figure out how to do that on an itouch. Great location in Mitte, decent food options around, not that I'm holding my breath where German cuisine's concerned. Got in, explored surrounding area a bit then jumped onto a walking tour ( walked into a walking tour?) led by Aussie dude who reminds me of that Josh actor fella. One who does those smarmy roles. Anyway. Got a bit of history in, walked past parts of the Wall, Checkpoint Charlie (which was shockingly touristy - ok maybe not shocking but you get what I mean), Brandenburger Tor, and this really cool war memorial to the Jews. Couple more hours of walking, quick dinner then hopped into bed.
Food wise....meh. Had a tasty chicken diner - but can anyone explain to me how that slab of chicken on the spit can be so big when clearly no such chicken exists, not even in the good ol twisted labs of the good colonel himself?? Had a curry wurst after, only cos I felt I had to but it did absolutely nothing for me. Dinner was a pizza Napoli which slowly grew on me. What IS one to look out for from this place in terms of food? Sauerkraut? Bakeries are pretty good though.
Final thoughts. Hmmm. Still yet to fully embrace the trip lah, and damned people at the hostel are far too young! But berlin's really beautiful, the architecture is amazing and I guess I'm looking toward to seeing more of it over the next few days. Would help if I could be bothered to ready guide book but you know what? This bot's just gonna sleep lah.
Here's to hoping I keep up these updates. Night, world.
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