tribute to barcelona

Oh yes I lost all my stuffs except wallet.

Feels good to be back in Denmark.

I repeat my story so many times. I might as well type it here and refer people to read.

4 of us were eating in a buffet restaurant, Fresco.

So there will be someone tending the bag while the rest of us get our food. Our bags were all put beside us but it was like on the next table. Unfortunately, my bag was placed on the furthest end.

Half way through dinner, I wanted to get something from my bag. And... it's no longer there. Viola! Gone in thin air. We don't know when and don't know how as we could not recall anyone walking near our table.

Too bad I guess. I still have my wallet and managed to get back to Aarhus without missing my intended flight. For that, it's awesome!

And so many thanks for those we tried to help me in Barcelona.

Gilbert and gang for putting me up at their places. It is a nice apartment and we slept well despite the ordeal.

Seek and Daniel for bringing me to a nice buffet restaurant where I got robbed. Good and full meal I must say still.

Lastly, FC Barcelona for the match where they lost to Rubin Kazan. I still got my ticket to watch the match! Woot! I am a Barcelona fan now!

the city of fallen wall

The weekend trip to Berlin was eventful, historical, erm... basterds? and of course awesome!

Eventful?

The journey to and fro Berlin was crazy. Direct train to Berlin was fully reserved. So we have to catch 3 trains to reached Hamburg, before another train to finally reached Berlin.

Then, the gawd damn racist lady was an arse. We were at Berlin train ticket counter inquiring about seat reservation and she said "no English, no English". So naturally, I asked if any of their staffs could help us but she replied the same thing. Ok maybe she really don't understand. I stand to the next queue. While waiting, there was a group of what I believe Swedish travelers asking for train reservation as well. That bloody gawd damn fugly woman converse in bloody gawd damn it English. This biatch will get her retribution in due time.

Apologies for the not-so-nice language.

And when we were coming back, we rushed like crazy madmen to finally board the train. The train was so damn packed we have to sit along the train corridor. Luckily it was for half of the journey.

Historical.

Berlin the capital of Germany. The Bradenburg Gate, the Reichstag Building, the "Museum Island", the Berliner Dom, Checkpoint Charlie, The Rathaus and of course the Berlin Wall. The events, stories and histories were overwhelming.

Bradenburg Gate. Separated by the wall.

Now.

East Side Gallery. Graffitis and paintings on the Berlin Wall.

Checkpoint Charlie.

In the Dome of Reichstag Building.

Jewish Museum.

Basterds?

Yeah! Basterds. We caught Inglorious Basterds in Berlin. Right from the start, Brad Pitt was slamming Germans non-stop. I was holding back my laughter for a while fearing the German beside me will hit a punch into my face. But well, they started laughing too. It was the perfect city for this movie.

Awesome.

This word has to appear. It is a big, modern city. I thought Munich's metro was complicated. I was almost lost in Berlin. The metro system is wicked.

No wonder my sister tell me "shopping" in Berlin. The number and sizes of shopping malls are awesome. Well, it's just not very cheap.

Of course, don't ever miss out currywurst, aka curry sausages in Berlin. They have a museum devoted to currywust heritage. Damn, I feel like having some now. Currywurst ain't exactly curry sauce like Singapore's curry. It's more like sausages in BBQ sauce sprinkled with curry powder, still it tasted awesome!

Currywurst. Shiok.

Beck's.

lego

A trip to Lego Land, sounds interesting? Yes it was kind of interesting.

Most people grew up playing lego, it was definitely my favourite. Bionic was awesome. They mechanise those multi-colours bricks. Cool shit.

As you would expect, everything is made of lego. What else? The buildings are in lego, animals are in lego, dustbins in lego, figurines in lego, rides in lego... Ok you should get it by now. But I was hoping that there were some lego food to eat, yeah none.

something familiar... in lego

The weather was awefully bad. Look carefully in the pictures and you can see those foul rain clouds. The wind was strong and temperature low. But those Danish rascals just splash about in their rain boots and run around in their almighty rain coats. They win.

As I mentioned, it's a theme park for children. So all the rides ain't scary at all. It was boring in fact. No thrill, no excitement, no adrenaline. But kids will adore and love it and beg you to bring them back.

The best ride was Power Builder. It's awesome and innovative.

1. You get a slot card

2. Slot your card into a machine. You design your ride in a machine. You can choose how it turns, spins, rotates, flips. 360, 180, tantrum on robot, scare-crow on robot. Whatever!

3. Slot the card into the robot

4. Buckle up and enjoy

Creative to build your own ride. This is what I call fun.

let's be tourist

It's been a while since my last publication.

It was non stop traveling, sight-seeing, museums hunting, photo snappings for 2 weeks.

Legendairy! I say and I bet Barney couldn't have agreed more with me to use his special term.

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These are the cities that I have stopped by the last 12 days. Some cities may have been for transiting purpose, nonetheless, I caught a glimpse of their charm and beauty.

Athens

The city of ancient ruins, relics, statues, myths and power. The Acropolis stand amidst the growing city - as the ancient gods witness its growth and bustle. The Parthenon stood on the Acropolis with it mystic charm as the city strive beneath.

Santorini

White and blue architectures sprout on the cliff of the island. As windmill and sea breeze accompany the sunset. The neighbouring volcano was fuming on the cooling sea. Red, white and black are the colours of the beaches.

Thessaloniki

The city of the Macedonia. In a square where Aristotle sit, the young ones drink and dance hard. An ancient-modern sophistication.

Munich

Home of the Bavarian. Sausages, pretzel and beers filled your growling stomach. Tents, bar maids, carnivals marked the Oktoberfest. The mug was our trophy as we emptied the litre mug of beer. Restaurants and shops were within ancient grounds of the rich city.