Huh?

This is what you ladies talk about on daytime television?

Wait... what?

I've read about it... I know I was going to do it... The Chunnel... I've been on planes, trains, subways, cabs, boats, bicycles, rickshaws and for the most part my feet... now... I'm going underwater...



I will never see the age of 28.

The Trick... Part 2

So... The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, The Arc de Triomphe... all great little tourist spots and who doesn't want to see the Mona Lisa up close... Thank you very much Dan Brown... They had actual "The DaVinci Code" tours at 10 Euro... I passed... I think you can get decent Paris tour by just watching French Kiss...

off to London!

The Trick...

The trick to this city is to attempt a hello and a question in French... when they take over in English you say you're Canadian... but not from Quebec... you say that and the jig is up.

one phrase my sister taught me when I was really young was "c'est la vie" (I think she was prepping me for my slightly cynical life...)

City Of Light!

Ah sweet Paris... so beautiful... so cultured... so... what the hell is that smell? Ah Public urination... They're so fancy out here...

Woher Kommst Du?

So yeah... it's been a little long since I threw out an update... Sorry ya'll! Quick Recap on my adventures thus far...

Prague took me on a train to Berlin... Met this amazing woman on the way named Gretta and we chatted the entire trip about life... mostly hers... lol, she had quite a few decades on me... I'll write more about her later as she might be my favorite part of this little walkabout... speaking of walking... why not walk it out?



Berlin is about where I find I can't get pictures off my USB... no worries I'll post them as soon as I get a card reader...

The city is gorgeous... My friend Reverend Rota credits Hitler for this... Debbie Downer who? It's actually stranger here than Amsterdam and Prague was... There I didn't have a clue what anyone was saying but after taking 4 years of German I could actually get around this city without much help. Bonus... Well Paris is waiting... I made a small change in plans not to go to Budapest and added Dublin instead. Also not taking a train to Paris as 16 hours of sitting will drive me to commit an act that will not allow me to leave the country for about 20 years... if that.

I love this clip

The Czech Republic

Thank God I dated a Boy Scout and bought a map!


Czech/Ireland Match today... so yes he was walking around.







Look! The "Prague"jects! No? Bah!

Snip Snip

Chopped the hair off before leaving to Prague...

Why did I leave the states?

Because of crap like this...



Now... is it me? or did the Gay Rights Movement just take a 15 year step back?

Honestly.

What do they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Amsterdam?

A Motherfucking Quarter Pounder with Cheese!

IBC

Random IBC Shots if you're interested.

Little festival action at the Dam

"Wercome IBC"


If you ever need to park your car, have a beer, take a piss and buy a cobra... I know just the place.


Rijks


I wonder if they have a Master's program?




The Dam


How Romantic? *gag*


Pretty much sums up who I am. :)


FEBO... Literally banks and banks of just food... very weird.


I bet they have good bread crumbs there.








Hehe.


Euro Rock!

More Tech...

9.9.2007 6:15pm
Another day of IBC at the RAI... I'll post some pix of it all in one post later... I'm going check out this festival that's going on where all the canals are tonight and heading up to Central tomorrow... so may be an extra day before I post again... till then...

Goeten Nacht!

Pix!

9.8.2007 6:30pm
Walked back to the hotel this time... took some pictures on the way...


The abode


Apparently you can buy a car on my street... how nice.


Represent!


Sexy Times!


Nucweler... Wessels? Nerd?

Another day over!

9.8.2007 6pm
Closing time... you don't have to go home but you can't stay here... Very NAB the sequel to be sure... funny how many of our vendors I don't see in thestates I ran into and know who I am... Technological Rockstar? or Whore?

Deck...Rink?

9.8.2007 3pm
ZZzzzzz... Almost caught myself saying Brackmagic when a Herro came by... doh!

Back to the RAI

9.8.2007 9am
Off to IBC not smelling like a vagrant.

GT's

9.8.2007 12amish
1 pint Amstel - 2 Euros
1 man rushing to the bar asking for warm water and a towl - ? Euros
1 man being told that he'd have to pay for the vomit in the cab outside - 100 Euros
sitting and watching all of this from the hotel bar - priceless.

Beer you say?

9.7.2007 9ish
Near by pub... Went in for drink... ended up getting adopted into this huge Dutch family reunion... At first they thought I was Norwegian... then Englsih... then Canadian... and then they were to drunk to care... "eine kleine flagon heini bitte?" is a wonderful phrase to use.

Hair Product!

9.7.2007 6:15pm
Back at the hotel... baggage arrived I'm told and has been brought to my room... super... Here's my favorite part... I open it up and here's what it looks like... I guess one of the customs handlers helped themselves to a balance bar... niiiice.

IBC and RAI

9.7.2007 1:15pm
Oh well. Here I am at IBC... and you may notice I'm still wearing the same f'ing outfit for the last 3.5 days or so... Dan May decribes my look as Bohemian... The T-shirt is holding up quite well... Thanks Sandy! Represent!

What the hell am I looking at anyway?

Might as well be naked!

9.7.2007 10am
Still no luggage... need to check in at IBC at noon... fantastic... and just so you know I think everything is wind powered here... look at my hair dryer.

Pictures

Victoria hotel outside of Central... mine looks different.

The tram that has become my second home. I guess some pretty building in the background.

Central Station

Richard is EVERYWHERE!

Guess what I wanted and they didn't sell?

Sean would laugh at how many times I've almost gotten mowed down by these.

Really They want me to rob a bank?

Tschau!