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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: Ironhutville
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Wednesday, May 28, 2008. There is a charming little town on the Polish border, a mere 20 kilometres away from what is referred as the most depressing city in Germany and 21 kilometres away from an equally depressing, but cheaper, city in Poland. This place is called Eisenhüttenstadt, directly translated as Ironhutcity. More properly translated, it would be called Ironworksville. Either way, it doesn't scream cosmopolitan. All they gave old Karl was a street name.
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: February 2008
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Wednesday, February 13, 2008. I first learned about the Euro in 1999 when the Europeans (originators of the Euro) invented themselves a digital currency. In 2002, it hit the markets and ever since there's been a Euro Zone, and I can go from Portugal to Andalusia and back again without having to make any currency conversions. The Spanish insistence on complicating big numbers with even bigger ones is even more problematic, however, because they don't have a cool 2 ...
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: May 2008
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Wednesday, May 28, 2008. There is a charming little town on the Polish border, a mere 20 kilometres away from what is referred as the most depressing city in Germany and 21 kilometres away from an equally depressing, but cheaper, city in Poland. This place is called Eisenhüttenstadt, directly translated as Ironhutcity. More properly translated, it would be called Ironworksville. Either way, it doesn't scream cosmopolitan. All they gave old Karl was a street name.
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: November 2007
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Thursday, November 22, 2007. Ich bin ein Berliner. In Berlin, is a jelly doughnut. Makes sense. Walking around Berlin, you can see postcards with JFK's phonetic spelling "isch bin eein Bear-lin-er." On more than one occasion, Germans have told me "Ich bin ein Berliner" and it was somehow clear to both he and I that he had made a clever allusion to the 1961 speech. And so the Anglos and the Germans go on happily together in Berlin. They say it and smile.
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: June 2008
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Wednesday, June 4, 2008. A cold day in Leipzig. She was Russian but spoke decent enough German. The lady serving her was about 60 and, based on her accent, most definitely had spent her life in the Leipzig area. They kept talking and talking and the Leipziger then asked her co-worker (who was just standing around rather than answering my questions) for help. The Leipzig lady says to her co-worker. "Do you know how to spell Ho Chi Minh? Response: "Ho Tschi Min?
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: Iceland: Some impressions
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Sunday, July 5, 2009. I can see where the moon references come from (lack of trees, lots of rock), but green moss as far as the eye could see reminded repeatedly that I was surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and therefore inherently not on the moon. Aside from bad luck with the weather, Iceland was a really good place for a three-day layover. Climbing Towers Around the World. Thanks for sharing both the pictures and your thoughts. August 11, 2009 at 5:18 AM.
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: A cold day in Leipzig
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Wednesday, June 4, 2008. A cold day in Leipzig. She was Russian but spoke decent enough German. The lady serving her was about 60 and, based on her accent, most definitely had spent her life in the Leipzig area. They kept talking and talking and the Leipziger then asked her co-worker (who was just standing around rather than answering my questions) for help. The Leipzig lady says to her co-worker. "Do you know how to spell Ho Chi Minh? Response: "Ho Tschi Min?
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: Kiwaschi
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Saturday, July 11, 2009. After months of plotting, I have finally made it back to Berlin, the world's coolest city. Rather than reporting on my life here, on one of many cool historical facts, or even on what you could do if you visited, I am going instead to focus on something far more trivial. Since the mid-1990s: children. Having decided to leave the house during the day, I have been horrified to discover that about one in four residents of the supposedly cool ...
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin: Matinee Clubbing
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Europe 2007-2008 - Barcelona and Berlin. Friday, June 26, 2009. After a long hiatus from the post-socialist world of eastern Germany, I have decided to return to my blog and to talk about my renewed interest in countries that Ronald Reagan hated. Last week I went to Cuba. It was a big year for the Revolution. It has been 50 years since the Romeo y Julieta cigar factory was nationalized, and the State's propaganda was eager to remind its citizens of the fact. 50 Años de la Revolución.
