Aug 11
I drove around for two hours yesterday, before finding a free parking spot in Prague. Its on a street called Na Morani near the river and right by a metro stop on the main line that runs through the center of the city. This morning I went for a jog along the river and over the Charles Bridge, then for $1.25 I used the public showers in the metro where all the homeless people go. That price even included soap and a towel! A couple blocks away is a bookstore & café with cheap internet access. Its a very good parking spot.
Aug 09
I often wondered why companies (specifically BMW since I drove one, which reminds me to mention Im selling my car and I need to put a link up here) make cars that drive incredible speeds when you can hardly use a third of the engine’s power without facing criminal charges. I figured Germans drove the cars fast on the Autobahn, but I always imagined that road as some long single stretch of wide highway that went from one place to another place and wasnt driven on very often. I didnt realize the Autobahn was actually the name for the entire Interstate highway network in Germany, including wide stretch of multilane highways as well as two lane roads with hardly enough space to pass. Having driven on the Autobahn for a couple weeks, I now know why BMW makes cars that go 200 miles per hour. Because in Germany people actually drive that fast. The Autobahn is meticulously maintained, pothole free and even sports billboards with the phrase Fairplay on the Autobahn printed over a grass athletic field striped to look like a highway.
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Aug 09
Driving into Berlin was exciting. There was something special about driving just like I do at home, to a place I heard so much about while growing up, yet seemed so far away. I remembered watching the Wall come down on TV when I was little and later talking to my Uncle who had brought a piece back from his travels in Europe. My German history knowledge is weak, but I obviously know the basics, which also made entering the city in fifth gear while listening to my iPod seem a bit surreal.
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Aug 09
Half the highways were closed and I couldnt read the detour signs, so I got lost quite a bit my first day on the road from Bochum before I landed in Quidlenburg; population 24,000. I found an outdoor café in a crooked stone square, surrounded by tall stick built buildings lasting from the middle ages. Tourists meandered. The sun was hot when you stopped moving, so I found a seat at a table under an umbrella. It was Sunday, so deathly quiet. The only sounds were the clinking of plates and some soft murmuring in German.
I ordered some tuna on toast and read on through my book; Sophies World. My waitress had near clear green eyes, blond hair to her ears and small paw prints tattooed on her chest. She was shy at first, but as the hours past and I went from apple juice to tea, she smiled more. There were bees distracting me while I read. I was peaceful and let them alone for awhile, then killed one and watched for a chance at the others.
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Aug 06
Order Prints - NEW!
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Aug 01
Have you ever left the mechanic not really understanding what you paid for? “You’re dampfring’s busted and you could use some new gummilagers.” Ummm…ok?
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