I have been trying to verbalize the way I felt about Berlin since I left, and after a month and a half of trying to find the words, I've come to the conclusion that I simply cannot. I stayed from September 7th to September 9th, with Maria's awesome friend Levke (thanks again to both of you). Berlin was absolutely amazing, which is an understatement, so I'll let the pictures do the talking.
Tag: photography
The Best Stupid Person in Magdeburg
We also met up with Johannes, who worked in the tourist shop in Die Grüne Zitadelle. He had told me that he had to deal with stupid people all day. Since I bought a postcard from him, I figured I was one of those stupid people. Luckily, he said that if I am stupid, I was the best stupid person he had to deal with. I would later sign the book in his shop with those words, which has since garnered some attention from other tourists according to Maria and Johannes.
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Mainz vs. Wiesbaden
As to which city is better, it's hard to say. Mainz certainly had a younger, creative feel, while Wiesbaden had a pleasant, older feel. Each city claims the other lives "on the wrong side of the river," but as far as I can tell, they simply live on either side of the right river.
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Level F in Frankfurt am Main
I got almost all of the sausage down, but the last bite slipped off the miniature plastic fork and onto the ground. Julia was in awe, but pretty stoked about it, and I got some funny looks from her friends in Mainz when I was introduced as "Jon, who studied abroad with Julia in Sweden, and had level F at Best Worscht in Town."
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Beer, Waffles & Kids Peeing: Tourist Attractions in Brussels
Worth noting, however, is that there are actually two statues of kids peeing in Brussels. Jeanneken Pis is considered to be Mannekin Pis' sister, and is in the back of the alley where you locate the Delirium Cafe. I was told that the shop that had it installed went out of business a while ago, but sometimes she still finds the power to urinate behind the locked gates.
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Performing “Research” at “The Laboratory” in Bruges
...the couple escorted in was none other than Jeff Lebesch and his wife Kim Jordan, i.e. The Founder of New Belgium Brewing and his wife, the current CEO. I can say with full honesty that I believe New Belgium makes the most overrated beer in Colorado, and since Howard's opinion isn't that much different than mine, we immediately started talking very loudly about how much better Odell Brewing is than New Belgium, how much Fat Tire sucks, and that 90 Shilling is the best beer brewed in Fort Collins, if not Colorado.
