Maritim Hotel Duesseldorf Bonn

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Not a whole lot of anything new to report here. Today was the first day of the 5th season in Germany, carnival season. At 11:11 am there was a parade and some kind of speech by the mayor or someone important. I didn't go because I was far too occupied sleeping. I did, however, go a bit later to catch a few people wandering around in costumes and see a band playing in the city square. The one in Dusseldorf is supposedly not near as awesome as the ...

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... but I assure you it is the most famous brewery in Germany, possibly in the world). There we had the good fortune to sit next to a Stammtisch, a special table reserved every Friday night by special Hofbrauhaus members. These men, largely older, are fully decked out in traditional lederhosen, jackets, and wonderful felt hats full of feathers, pins, and fur. They drink from special ceramic mugs, emblazoned with the Hofbrauhaus logo. On discussion ...

1.) What do the people look like in Germany? They look like people, most of them have 2 eyes, a nose and a mouth. Sometimes I stumble upon one who is missing an arm or a leg but not terribly often. They come in all different shapes in sizes just like they do in the US. The community here is more diverse so it's not uncommon for me to be on the bus next to a woman who's entire body is covered except for her eyes but I'm sure underneath she fits the same basic ...

... for the massive gothic Cathedral that was used for navigation by Allied pilots. It was quite cold but an enjoyable stopover. On our way to the hostel, we saw a few drinkingcarts powered by pedalling drinkers and steered down the road by the bartender (sober I hope). Our hostel was fine but far from the best we have stayed at. We walked around Cologne the following day and it felt different to be out of the tourist crowds and actually in a livable, practical city.

... which makes it tough. Good practice. Since I've been here I've picked up on words in several languages. Looks like I may get a chance to learn some Hebrew which is cool. Tanya says it's pretty easy. I'm accidentally learning Italian from Carla and my Spanish is improving thanks to Maxi. I'm also learning Yiddish on accident, so If I end up on the East Coast at a bagel shop I'm totally covered. Anyway...not much to report. <br>

... seen the Irish country. Westport is on the west coast of Ireland, so I had to take a train across the whole island. The landscape is indescribable. I have never seen such a pastoral paradise. It was straight out of James Herriot, beautiful green hills, crisscrossed by stone walls hundreds of years old, dotted with sheep stamped in blue and pink paint. If I'm ever to be reborn as a farm animal, I hope I'm lucky enough to live in Ireland. The grass seemed greener than ...

... hotel. I blame my friend and the delightfully friendly bar tender, who had the beauty of a Freya (German goddess of love, who I would assume was no back end of a bus) and the charm of the Irish (perfect job for her then). When I got back to my spinning 1970's room of orange and brown at 2am, I made the mistake of leaving handfuls of ...

... the Germans, that the Americans chided at the Germans masculinity, while the Germans began to swoon and fall in love with the Americans. Especially the player from the Pac northwest. It was a successful game and hopefully these Germans spread the story of these legends from the West. Hah, not in this hubris-infused and "noble" land. With Thomas ever around the corner, we decided to leave beautiful Bonn, although still very much appreciated of Dan's host ...