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Saturday, March 24, 2001
Hmm: You know you're out of it when you go the entire day wearing one white sock and one black sock, and the only reason you notice is because someone points it out when you get home.
10:30
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Culture note revision: It was sunny today, and above 40 degrees. I guess that makes it prime leave-your-baby outside weather. This 2-year-old was just sitting outside a bookstore today in a carriage, blinking in the sunshine, all bundled up. On the train home from Germany I met these American women from Wisconsin, who were so typically touristy, doing the all-of-Europe in 2 weeks thing, and we talked about some of the culture differences. One of the women was super-appalled by the baby thing. "The doctor told me this, and I never forgot it, he said, 'IF YOU'RE COLD, THE BABY'S COLD.'" These same women also asked me to email their hubbies back home for them, since they'd tried to get through and the operator only spoke German. They also gave me a can of Easy Cheese. A little piece of home.
06:41
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Updated the roadtrip page in the writing section...
09:04
Monday, March 19, 2001
Featured Danish quirk: So they have 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' here, same music, same set, same format. The announcer doesn't have the same puppy-dog-in-a-suit look that Regis has, but he does ask "Is that your final answer?" (In Danish, of course). But the prize is only 1 million kroner. The American show offers 8 times as much cash.
14:40
Featured update: I made it to Hamburg, came down with a fever-y cold, slept in a mental-hospital-esque hostel with a bar thumping dance music through the floor underneath, and still managed to have a pretty good time. I went with Lauren and Liz, who were completely laid-back about everything, so that was really good. Because Hamburg is not the most beautiful city in the world. During WWII it was bombed non-stop for a few days, and after the war it was re-built with a lot of modern, very ugly buildings. Lunch wasn't so great... nowhere to sit in a crowded market with take-out food, the only place to eat we could find. And then some woman stole our table, very rudely, because it looked like Lauren was just lounging there with no food, but she was actually saving it for us. Sigh. It was quite the scene. But later that night we sat back and enjoyed the German desserts (huge pancakes and apple pastries)... and the German beer, a brand called Jever seemed to be the local favorite. Liz came up with a way of telling American and European hostellers apart in the bathroom: The Americans cover up totally and wear flip-flops. The Europeans are definitely more naked.
14:36
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