Backpacking (Central/Eastern) Europe

Travel time: August 2008  |  by Christina E.

Germany: Underground Concert

A pictorial entry, well, mostly...

Our little friend we visited every day while here in Cologne

Our little friend we visited every day while here in Cologne

When bored, strange thoughts often wander into my head.

I decided to dare Adam to casually walk outside, press his face up to the window and just stare straight in at the couple having lunch. But, he had to do it with a serious expression so they would think he was a creeper.

But, the lady just laughed, and they were actually good sports about it. She even tries to bang her fist against Adam's face from her side of the glass.

So nice when people still have a sense of humor

So nice when people still have a sense of humor

This guy covered Bob Marley songs horribly all around town

This guy covered Bob Marley songs horribly all around town

We missed American food SO much, so this was a necessity.

It's like that Seinfeld episode: good light/bad light

It's like that Seinfeld episode: good light/bad light

With Uncle Fester, haha. I don't know why the lighting does not take to Adam very well.

With Uncle Fester, haha. I don't know why the lighting does not take to Adam very well.

Walking to the other side of Cologne, we discovered...

Ludwig! I love this name! (In vampire accent: "Hello, my name is Lud-wig")

Ludwig! I love this name! (In vampire accent: "Hello, my name is Lud-wig")

Adam crosses over...finally!

Adam crosses over...finally!

One of my favorite pictures by far

One of my favorite pictures by far

From the other side

From the other side

While Adam went gondola-riding, I walked back to the hostel and surfed the internet. While waiting in line to use the computer, a fellow hosteler started talking to me about my funky sunglasses. We got to chatting and Jason invited me to go see an underground concert tonight.

When Adam got back, we all met up and decided to go hit up the party scene...

Our new friend Jason

Our new friend Jason

Our photographer, Andy (on the left), kinda reminds me of Malcolm Gets from Caroline and the City

Our photographer, Andy (on the left), kinda reminds me of Malcolm Gets from Caroline and the City

This band sang in all English! The 3 of us understood, not sure if the rest did...

This band sang in all English! The 3 of us understood, not sure if the rest did...

Cathedral Dom beer-- how ordained!

Cathedral Dom beer-- how ordained!

One of my fave German beers, next to Paffgen

One of my fave German beers, next to Paffgen

and, here's Adam!

and, here's Adam!

We must've stopped in about 5 liquor stores! As Andy says, we are drinking "Nazi beer"

We must've stopped in about 5 liquor stores! As Andy says, we are drinking "Nazi beer"

I don't know which one of us drunkards came up with this idea, but it came out pretty cool!

I don't know which one of us drunkards came up with this idea, but it came out pretty cool!

Andy cracks me up...he is so weird (which, unfortunately, is what I'm strangely attracted to)

Andy cracks me up...he is so weird (which, unfortunately, is what I'm strangely attracted to)

You know, in Europe, even at the most trendy of clubs, you can never escape the fact that they will always play horrific American music from a decade ago.

We still had fun though! Especially, doing dance offs!

"Adam is thinking: _________"

"Adam is thinking: _________"

For some reason, they played a lot of disco

For some reason, they played a lot of disco

© Christina E., 2009
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The trip
 
Description:
"Good Pants, Bad Pants"; Czech Republic pick pocketers; Kutna Hora...THE BONES; Chocolate Factory; German sausages and Hofbrauhaus/Biergartens; Austria bike riding; Pub crawls; tons of new friends and an amazing journey....and, one too many potato dumplings and pork knuckle
Details:
Start of journey: Aug 13, 2008
Duration: 3 weeks
End of journey: Aug 31, 2008
Travelled countries: Czech Republic
Germany
Austria
Hungary
The Author
 
Christina E. is an active author on break-fresh-ground. since 17 years.
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