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Goats of Devan Hrad
These are some pictures taken of me on the Devan Hrad–Maiden’s castle–on our way to Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. Cesky Krumlov is near the boarder with Austria. What’s behind the tree? Emmy’s behind the tree. Did I mention … Continue reading
Gdansk
Place: Gdansk, Poland The renewal of tattoos and body piercings tells me I’m back in civilization. Thank God the people are better looking here! I was beginning to worry that all Pollocks were ugly. It turns out, that’s just in … Continue reading
Hobbit meals and vampire mosquitoes
Place: Lorki, Poland Today I felt sick every time someone offered me food. For the past three days, Asia’s 70 year old mother has been serving 5 meals a day: 1. Breakfast 2. 2nd Breakfast 3. Hot dinner 4. Podvietchorek … Continue reading
Malbork Castle
Place: Malbork Castle, Poland Today Asia took me to Malbork, the famous castle of the Teutonic Knights. This red brick castle was once the largest castle in all of Europe (yes, all of Europe). The castle survived the Nazis and … Continue reading
Like a sore thumb
There are so few tourists in Poland that I get stared at every time I speak. It is a really creepy feeling. Walking down the street with Asia, people have actually turned around to look at the person speaking English. … Continue reading
Finding roots
Place: Poland. We were nomads for much of my early childhood and California always felt transitory to me. It wasn’t home and nothing about it made me feel like I belong here, this is just a place I’m visiting. I … Continue reading
First day in Poland
first day in Poland My train arrived in Warsaw at 6:30 a.m. and it looked like it was raining like Kingdom come outside. I missed my stop at Warsaw Central station because I couldn’t figure out how to get the … Continue reading
Wienerwald Express
Well I´m in Vienna, Austria now. Every morning I wake up humming something from “The Sound of Music.” I keep waking up at 6:30 a.m. and I think I´m the only person in Vienna who wakes up that early. Grocery … Continue reading
On (not under) European men
Since I’m here, I thought I’d dispel some of the myths about European men. In some of the most recent e-mails I’ve gotten I’ve heard things like European men are “better” that American men. Here’s the news from the front: … Continue reading
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I fell in the Grande Canal
I fell in the Grand Canal in Venice a couple days ago. It’s been in the 100s here and I was hoping to get my feet wet by going down the steps to the water. It was high tide and … Continue reading