eurotrash
:: berlin
brr.. uh.. so i went to berlin.. its ok
the backpackers i stayed in was cool. it was full of ppl jsut hanging out all asking "so.. what should i do in berlin?". it was totally cold though.. but everywhere ive been so far has been totally cold.

i went on this walking tour thru berlin which was pretty amusing.. the guy was like an actor who jsut did the tours to pay bills between jobs. he sorta reminded me of Stephen Hilare.. if u know who that is =p

in Germany pretty much everything is closed on Sundays cept for restaurants and train stations.. like theres nothing to do at all.. i stopped by a few street markets cos they were the only things around. they were mostly littered with heavy overcoats and pre-war east german communist odds and ends. lots of old antiques plastered with DDR .. which stands for Deutsche Demokratische Republik .. not dance dance revolution =p

:: paris
more snow in paris.. like everywhere.. it was really pretty... but i cant feel my fingers =p paris wasnt as exciting as id imagined.. all i really did was go siteseeing... to sights which were all like closed or undergoing maintenance.. or both =p the backpackers was heaps cool in terms of ppl.. there was a cheap bar on the ground floor where i hung out all the nites i was there. i was a bit exhausted from travelling.. and admittedly sightseeing by myself was getting very lonely, especially when all my photos are jsut of buldings with no ian in the frame. theres jsut no one around to stop and turn to and say "how do u think they managed to build that?". it was nice to sit in a bar and jsut chat to some ppl in english in a conversation which consisted of more than "uh.. do u speak english?".. or "can i buy one of those.. uh .. things..."

the rooms were totally tiny though.. and the showers were even smaller. i could barely fit thru the shower door sideways.. and im not exactly the largest person around. i dunno how anyone bigger than me wouldve even been able to get inside.

there was this fast food place called Quick.. which is basically a maccas rip off.. but they had this fondue burger which like had all theses different kinds of cheeses on it... mmm.. so cheesy =) hehe.. and jsut for Hunt, the ppl eat french fries by dunking them liberally with ketchup.. and mayonaise.

.. it was kinds suprising to see how devoid of shopping malls both these places were.. like paris had one small one.. and i didnt see one at all in berlin. they jsut have streets lined with stores.. not many higher than 2 stories. not a sky scraper in sight. at supermarkets in europe, u have to bag ur own groceries.. apparently its took complex for checkout chicks to handle =p it makes me realise how big Sydney really is.. i always thought Sydney was just a quiet town compared to the Londons and Pariss of the world, but it is quite large and busy. also i miss Sydney weather.. tis so cold here.. brr..


.. um.. i have more to write.. but atm im feeling heaps sickly.. im stuck at khanhs place resting.. ill probly play some Tony Hawk and maybe some DDR later.. hehe..