tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26521208425900508472024-02-19T04:58:52.051-08:00Erika and Erika's Excellent AdventureErikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-29756056950600313852009-06-05T05:39:00.000-07:002009-06-05T10:53:35.989-07:00And the credits roll...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here's my comprehensive guide to all the vegan treats I enjoyed, as well as the awesome company I enjoyed, during my trip. I didn't get to all the spots on my list, so I'm only listing the ones that are Erika-approved. A million bazillion thanks go out to all the people who made my trip as awesome as it was. You're the best!*</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*this is a choose-your-own-song game. You can go with </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4mMI0wd0OE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tina Turner</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> or </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWvub_WBho"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Karate Kid</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brussels:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en-us&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=la+saga+brussels&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=15666135932042452808"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">La Saga</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> vegetarian shop sells mostly vegan goods (except for one small case of dairy products). Normally they are at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rue de la Chevalerie/Ridderschapslaan 9,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> just north of the Jubilee Park, but at the moment their brick-and-mortar store is being renovated, so you can find them in a little gray trailer in a parking bay nearby on the same street. Nearest Metro station is Merode.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Den Haag:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My time in The Netherlands would not be complete without the hospitality and wonderful company of my friends </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anne and Anjani</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. It's always a pleasure to see them, and they went out of their way to make sure I could eat vegan in their hood! Congratulations are also in order, as they got married on May 26!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We ate at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&view=text&gl=us&q=de+wankele+tafel&ie=UTF8&hl=en&sll=52.086378,4.311352&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&latlng=52086378,4311352,14847149081090243458&ei=AyApSrVuhc6LA6P5xckH&cd=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">De Wankele Tafel</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in Den Haag, at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mauritskade 79</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. There are only two vegan items on the permanent menu, a Mexican bean dish and a dish with a peanut sauce, but when we were there the daily soups were vegan. A very cute environment!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Amsterdam:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Be warned that much of everything is closed on Monday in The Netherlands! That said, I was able to find a much-needed rest and refueling at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&sll=52.086378,4.311352&view=text&hl=en&gl=us&q=deshima+amsterdam&ie=UTF8&sspn=0.014817,0.132293&latlng=52361453,4886066,9481226630145749328&ei=gCApSrG4EZWciwPcw_GxBw&cd=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Deshima</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> macrobiotic restaurant at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Weteringschans 65A</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, just across the road from the Rijksmuseum. It's standard vegan fare, nothing too mind-blowing, but keep your eyes on the cost! It's pretty pricey for a salad bar. There is a natural foods store in the basement.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Also throughout the Netherlands is Albert Heijn (pronounced 'Hine'), a supermarket with plenty of nasty packaged food, but with one amazing snack for vegans- those coconut sticks with mango-banana dipping sauce! One of those will only set you back around 1.95 Euro.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Big thanks go out to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Emmie of </span><a href="http://www.vegbitch.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">VegBitch</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> blog and her new husband </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Alex</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, for showing me around Malm</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and Lund and putting me up for the night! Emmie made some mind-blowingly awesome vegan kanelbullar, and they both did an excellent job of making sure my stomach was completely stuffed by the time I headed to Stockholm. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Undoubtedly one of the highlights of my trip was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Kaptensbruns Kiosk</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, your standard park kiosk selling burgers and hot dogs, but with a mind-boggling array of vegetarian items, most of which are also vegan. All items are very reasonably priced (about $5 for a burger and fries), and all vegan items are clearly marked on the separate vegetarian menu. The kiosk is located at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lilla Nygatan in Raoul Wallenbergs Park</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can also load up on groceries and snacks at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.astridochaporna.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Astrid och Aporna</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, the store that really got the vegan movement going in Malm</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. They make several own-brand products that are carried at restaurants and stores throughout southern Sweden, including spicy chorizo and a limited edition Christmas ham tube! They're located at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gustav M</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">llersgatan 2</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Astrid och Aporna has recently opened a cafe, aptly titled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Astrid och Aporna K</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">k</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (pronounced "shurk"), which sells coffee, treats, salads, and sandwiches. I believe they also have wi-fi, so it's a great place to hang out! The cafe is at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bergsgatan 20</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Stockholm:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As always, tons of love goes out to my family, most notably my cousins </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anna-Carin</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cathrine</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, as well as Cathrine's wonderful and fun wife </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Maria</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. And of course </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ester</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, for making my visit that much more cuter! I know I've probably said this ten times already, but I'm blown away by the amount of vegan stuff that has blossomed in Stockholm since my last visit in 2002. I only got to see a fraction of it, because family is more important than stuffing your face! But I look forward to several more visits in the future and definitely plan on slowly but surely trying everything Stockholm has to offer the hungry young vegan. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.goodstore.se/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Goodstore</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is the first stop on anyone's list for plenty of vegan groceries, from soap made from recycled falafel frying oil to vegan rashers and cheezly. Oh, and of course the famous Swedish glace vegan ice cream! It's located at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sk</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">å</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nesgatan 92</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">dermalm. Nearest Tunnelbanan (subway) station is Slussen.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.sattvabageri.se/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Naturbageriet Sattva</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is an all-vegetarian bakery with vegan items clearly marked. They sell a lot of delicious junk like kanelsniglar (cinnamon rolls with strips of frosting) as well as savory items like perogies, so they're good for a snack no matter what you're craving. There are two locations where you can load up, in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gamla Stan (Stora Nygatan 6)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">dermalm (Krukmakargatan 27)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. The closest Tunnelbanan stations are Gamla Stan and either Mariatorget or Zinkensdamm, respectively.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Helsingborg:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My awesome hosts were</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Maria</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Peter</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, and they made Helsingborg one of the highlights of my trip. They are great folks with their hearts in the right place, and I can't say enough kind things about them. I'm looking forward to seeing them again soon, whether it's in Sweden or here in California!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Even if you don't have a sweet tooth, you'll be hard pressed not to find something to love at vegan-friendly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.ebbasfik.se/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ebba's Fik</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a 50's-style diner smack middle in downtown Helsingborg. In addition to burgers and fries, there is a mouthwatering and enormous array of sweets to enjoy, from differently-flavored chocolate balls to cookies, cakes, and cobblers. And of course, it wouldn't deserve the title of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> fik</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> without plenty of strong hot coffee. Not everything is vegan, but a great selection is, so be sure to ask if you go. Photos of the place ad its meticulous vintage decor are frowned upon, unless you are photographing your own party and food. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bruksgatan 20.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.megamusik.se/vegeriet/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vegeriet</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is a combination veggie salad bar and culinary school serving strictly organic, vegetarian goods. The staff/students are friendly and are happy to tell you which items are vegan. You can choose between the daily specials and the pay-by-weight hot food and salad bar. There is a small shop with little vegan snacks and groceries adjoining the dining room. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ä</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">rnsv<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; ">ä<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">gsg<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; ">a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">tan 25</span>.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Also in Sweden- most ICA (pronounced ee-ka in Sweden) grocery stores carry </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Estrella Grill flavored potato chips</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. Not only are they vegan, they're amazing. I built a special little box so I could bring four packets home in my suitcase without smooshing them. They're that good. Emmie tipped me off that all McDonalds restaurants in Sweden have a vegan option! It's called the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">McBean</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> burger, and while it may not be on every menu in Sweden, it should be available. It's a vegan bean burger patty and the dressing and bun are also vegan. It shares a deep fryer only with the apple pie, which is also vegan. Unlike the states and other countries, the French fries at McDonalds in Sweden have no beef additives and are also safe for vegans to eat. And of course there is the famous </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Swedish Glace</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> vegan ice cream in delicious flavors! Also look out for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tofu-Line</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> brand ice cream. Ironically, Swedish fish are </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">not</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> vegan in Sweden, where they contain beeswax! Also not vegan in the whole of Europe are Oreos, which contain milk products.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Copenhagen:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I had a great time getting to know my internet buddy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ditte</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, who was not only a fantastic tour guide but, I think, will be a really great friend as well. She was kind enough to put up with multiple schedule changes and even let me crash on her comfy couch! She tried to give me half the contents of her kitchen to take on the bus to Berlin with me. I look forward to spending more time with her someday!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In the amazing and awesome neighborhood of Christiania we ate at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.morgenstedet.dk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Morgenstedet</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fabriksomr</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">å</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">det 134</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, although good luck finding any actual street signs in Christiania. It's very basic health food that hearkens back to the 1970s, but there's plenty of healthy veggies and whole grains to balance you out if you feel a little overwhelmed by junk food. The highlight is undoubtedly the garden where you can sit and eat surrounded by plants. You'll never believe you're in the middle of the country's largest city. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We also got some amazing chocolate croissants and sugary junky candy! I'll ask Ditte where those were and update this post.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Berlin:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am eternally grateful to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Marijke</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> of </span><a href="http://no-fairytales.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-me-books-and-airplanes.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vegan in the City</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, who graciously (and bravely) invited me to her home despite only knowing my name through our mutual friend </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.theurbanhousewife.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Melisser</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. She guiding my flapping choppers to some of the tastiest vegan food in the whole of Europe. I am still dreaming about some of these things. I had a great time getting to know her and talking about the fascinating history of Berlin, and I hope for both our sakes that she is able to return to San Francisco soon!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top of the list is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.yoyo-foodworld.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yoyo Foodworld</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> in the very vegan-friendly area around Boxhagener Platz. They have an absolutely staggering menu filled with burgers and wraps, and although I'd like to try everything, I have to strongly recommend the chicken cheeseburger. Prices are good, too! Around five Euros for a burger and fries, that's not too shabby. The service is a bit slow but that's because they're making everything from scratch. And when you take that first bite you'll forget all about the twenty-minute wait. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">G</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ä</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">rtnerstrasse 27</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Around the corner at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Krossener Strasse 12</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.cupcakeberlin.de/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cupcake,</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> a bakery started by an American two years ago to fill the cupcake niche in Berlin. When I went there were only boring vanilla cupcakes for vegans, but I was more than assuaged by delicious blueberry and apple pies with vegan whipped cream. The crust was flaky and melty all at once- delicious! They also make espresso drinks with soy milk and you can buy vegan-friendly drinks (such as chocolate soymilk) from the case in the bakery.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Also nearby at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gr</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ü</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nberger Strasse 67 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">is </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.hot-dog-soup.de"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hot Dog Soup</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a small shop selling, you guessed it, hot dogs and soup. Vegan items are clearly marked, and are cheap! A perfect snack for when you need recharging halfway through the Sunday Boxhagener Platz flea market!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>If you're still hungry in Boxhagener Platz, take a five minute stroll over to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Vöner</span>, the vegan doner kebab shop! They make their own speciality seitan mix and form it in a cone over a rotating spit, just like real doner! I believe all of the standard sauces are vegan, and if you really want to go European, they will give you vegan mayonnaise with your fries. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Boxhagenerstrasse 56.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In the hip Kreuzberg area is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.veganladen.de/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Veni Vidi Vegi</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a vegan grocery store selling all the vegan stuff you require, from Tartex to Cheezly to animal rights patches. They're at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">P</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ü</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">cklerstrasse 72</span>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">At </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dunckerstrasse 2a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://hanswurstvegancafe.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hans Wurst</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a very relaxed and modern vegan cafe with a modest menu but maximum chill-out potential. with open floor-to-ceiling windows and comfy stuffed chairs and couches on the sidewalks, it's a wonderful place to go, rest your feet, and just zone out a bit, rain or shine. Plus they've got a waiter who is simultaneously the cutest and the friendliest German man I have ever met. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Finally, at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Weiner Strasse 19 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">you'll find </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.yellow-sunshine.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yellow Sunshine</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, a vegetarian burger joint with amazing food. I highly recommend the Hawaiian chicken burger! They also have vegan soft-serve, but sadly it was out of order the day I went. So go for me and try it out!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Phew! I also have to thank my mom, who volunteered out of the blue to pick me up at SFO and then even took me to the Mission for a post-flight burrito. Thanks! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I had a great time, and I'm looking forward to the next trip (although I'm very happy to be sitting on my own couch with a dog sleeping next to me). See you soon!</span></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-63368567629715137302009-06-04T11:54:00.000-07:002009-06-04T12:05:30.583-07:00Day 22- Comin' home!<div>After a short delay in Berlin, we finally got off the ground and made it to Amsterdam. I felt like an awesome local because I knew exactly where to go and even figured out how to change trains by myself! Here's a very rude-looking poster:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYpw1Z0n2XddSzH0o8w89o31xCS7mHBXs6ssKdoj8XjdIl-apLejO3q4RT1-PT7-etfMPaPh9KAQB26mDw8cUfuC4VPntXCDWBWdEl9BJ5yg9zAHbLr-OaymI7RN18XjboEyfcWt0Ff7r/s1600-h/CIMG4815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYpw1Z0n2XddSzH0o8w89o31xCS7mHBXs6ssKdoj8XjdIl-apLejO3q4RT1-PT7-etfMPaPh9KAQB26mDw8cUfuC4VPntXCDWBWdEl9BJ5yg9zAHbLr-OaymI7RN18XjboEyfcWt0Ff7r/s400/CIMG4815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343548719532102226" /></a><br /><div>After spending a final night in Den Haag, I returned to the airport with Anne in the morning, since he had to work at the rail station, which is inside the airport. Since I was a few hours early, I got to hang out in the first class rail lounge! Here's Anne showing off his house:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF86wdi_1uq7FddeWPa349EDPIg8dIGunlb4Wp4xe9xFJahOJ9GIQj6pADdGb2Ybg-lnX_rlkBsVEN1W3b3IYPnKVi-SutFGXpgGW0CBecEa8BlOrK7c5DlvjH1lReuz4kg5IbYgSBEdN/s1600-h/CIMG4817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF86wdi_1uq7FddeWPa349EDPIg8dIGunlb4Wp4xe9xFJahOJ9GIQj6pADdGb2Ybg-lnX_rlkBsVEN1W3b3IYPnKVi-SutFGXpgGW0CBecEa8BlOrK7c5DlvjH1lReuz4kg5IbYgSBEdN/s400/CIMG4817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343548713670780642" /></a><br /></div><div>Chillaxin' first class-style.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQO43Yhw-Pd91Rv1-FX2jdY2K9L0s8NPbuw85Z6sE-tEtDYaisjcUnEhqTPlR86NkpovBtNhX6CVyZfnFnWDIMpgqpRfUWD7G_31BtBzJVQkvCflxSpLFzdGZrFDLPabWsW1DYxrJsgkH/s1600-h/CIMG4818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQO43Yhw-Pd91Rv1-FX2jdY2K9L0s8NPbuw85Z6sE-tEtDYaisjcUnEhqTPlR86NkpovBtNhX6CVyZfnFnWDIMpgqpRfUWD7G_31BtBzJVQkvCflxSpLFzdGZrFDLPabWsW1DYxrJsgkH/s400/CIMG4818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343548711238274514" /></a><br /></div><div>Let me tell you, when you're an uneasy flyer to begin with, the last thing you want to see when you go to buy reading material at the airport is headlines in ten different languages about how an airplane has gone missing in the middle of the Atlantic the night before. It didn't help that it was an Air France flight that went missing between Brazil and Paris, and that my flight was an NWA/KLM/Air France codeshare. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully, it was very smooth flying! Aside from the fact that it was an old-school plane with one screen for the entire cabin. What kind of barbarism is this? </div><div><br /></div><div>The first order of business was to get a burrito in my belly! Then I went home and saw my sweet puppy again! Here she is enjoying her treat from Astrid och Aporna:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i-UrIRX91-zPtf6nz-_J2RD9henBsstNZYM3xvl30Fg4tdzi_hI_2pn4lXGtSQaePHKj0_ppw81HhRJQ_XsyOZeW2YrKNtvIOiyjcr0G0askx2rPG5TbZVoLSrdaCy4eeFuYBAPoW1XD/s1600-h/CIMG4820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i-UrIRX91-zPtf6nz-_J2RD9henBsstNZYM3xvl30Fg4tdzi_hI_2pn4lXGtSQaePHKj0_ppw81HhRJQ_XsyOZeW2YrKNtvIOiyjcr0G0askx2rPG5TbZVoLSrdaCy4eeFuYBAPoW1XD/s400/CIMG4820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343548707459385490" /></a><br /></div><div>And here are all MY treats! I'm happy to report that despite some light smooshing and denting, nothing exploded in my bag. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvmbNf4uWgEj7Dt2yI3lKdBDrb_gA-PmT0IubElfsbcUpDMzPeJxdoF3vKwG6bOBn0KOOiI0aimqM1CnqeI_2fE0Q4VjkMmu_SETAtsKuaY4h0F80INu4o_ASGYLyZxkcdY6R6bU01W2z/s1600-h/CIMG4822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvmbNf4uWgEj7Dt2yI3lKdBDrb_gA-PmT0IubElfsbcUpDMzPeJxdoF3vKwG6bOBn0KOOiI0aimqM1CnqeI_2fE0Q4VjkMmu_SETAtsKuaY4h0F80INu4o_ASGYLyZxkcdY6R6bU01W2z/s400/CIMG4822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343548699281876290" /></a><br /></div><div>Phew! I managed to sleep from 7pm to 7am, and am now trying to catch up on all my bills. Fun time! I want to thank all my friends and family who hosted me while I was over there. I'll be posting once more with a full list of the cool places I recommend in the Schengen states as well as a list to pimp everyone's personal projects and blogs!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-92142887273840354742009-06-04T09:46:00.001-07:002009-06-04T11:47:39.910-07:00Days 18-21: Berlin, Germany with pics!<div>Woo, everybody! I'm home! But first, let me give you the quick recap of my last few days in Europe. I finished up in Berlin, which comes highly recommended from certain vegans I know, so I was looking forward to it! Here are some pics:</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy outlet is happy to help you with all your electrical needs!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQamuX60cNt9_CAkhDIGCcWnFxhY0ydNX6zROY0w5DONR0EVRPdpGVXgNuMSqjdABQLyQsaQ3F1MsD__Xez4cTRxqwmKpiKUmcr4McGFq_qDMhpGxkgcWyc0Ri4O4w4SmZkiNbhzgRnuiM/s1600-h/CIMG4643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQamuX60cNt9_CAkhDIGCcWnFxhY0ydNX6zROY0w5DONR0EVRPdpGVXgNuMSqjdABQLyQsaQ3F1MsD__Xez4cTRxqwmKpiKUmcr4McGFq_qDMhpGxkgcWyc0Ri4O4w4SmZkiNbhzgRnuiM/s400/CIMG4643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343537515891134914" /></a><br /><div>Yoyo Foodworld. Holy crap, this place is great. It's a lot of really simple stuff, like wraps and burgers. But man, sometimes you just need something simple like a burger. And this place is the bee's knees. I'll be dreaming about their food.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGGvTCgZdrb_DiZuasd7YoxKMgKSY-UnUOnAiWpxWNt1S4FyquoKbzD7cSSphNjcwQKYfHVrf1ouw42Yxxm2aHVpPBN4pbJZy6TsoydI3BBEb9Ihn5-9tWCp2LWydI5p-5OOvy3kjuxAH/s1600-h/CIMG4648.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGGvTCgZdrb_DiZuasd7YoxKMgKSY-UnUOnAiWpxWNt1S4FyquoKbzD7cSSphNjcwQKYfHVrf1ouw42Yxxm2aHVpPBN4pbJZy6TsoydI3BBEb9Ihn5-9tWCp2LWydI5p-5OOvy3kjuxAH/s400/CIMG4648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343537516937848450" /></a><br /></div><div>Marijke, my adorable and super-friendly host! She loooves robots! I hope they are kind to her when they take over the world, because she's really been boosting their image.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53rCgkMUJ-63zAZh66Qa9qwzLFdCX1RBLwKjdp40Gbo_F7J4b6sYQcgQbARlbgNWJ4hyFEebUeKTfa0xYlMTTv-R3GnzMa8KdpxtY_WwgbMZ5N9P6hEl-3gVTPLz2kIAxt_62otM2NkTS/s1600-h/CIMG4651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53rCgkMUJ-63zAZh66Qa9qwzLFdCX1RBLwKjdp40Gbo_F7J4b6sYQcgQbARlbgNWJ4hyFEebUeKTfa0xYlMTTv-R3GnzMa8KdpxtY_WwgbMZ5N9P6hEl-3gVTPLz2kIAxt_62otM2NkTS/s400/CIMG4651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343537507999868930" /></a><br /></div><div>OHYESOHYESOHYES: This is a faux chicken-cheeseburger thingie I got from Yoyo on Marijke's recommendation. It was a good recommendation. And all those fries! This gigantic meal was somewhere around 5 Euros. Not bad!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJeMbLzGo1MAAWHGLRdJEJmPGgm3zvU3zfz9aop3Uf0c4mjFXGVFemY-7c7nZaSwFV8r9MFYXD6Pv-F6QT1POBMvlMaxsI95Jpgw-MSEXLCwq4_uTQPO_99WLLORpKH6XCvyqeLugnCMx/s1600-h/CIMG4652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJeMbLzGo1MAAWHGLRdJEJmPGgm3zvU3zfz9aop3Uf0c4mjFXGVFemY-7c7nZaSwFV8r9MFYXD6Pv-F6QT1POBMvlMaxsI95Jpgw-MSEXLCwq4_uTQPO_99WLLORpKH6XCvyqeLugnCMx/s400/CIMG4652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343537510397700178" /></a><br /></div><div>Then we walked around the corner to Cupcake, a bakery opened by an American who just decided to up and move to Berlin one day. Not everything is vegan, but she had two vegan pies when Marijke and I visited- I had the blueberry, and Marijke had the apple. Yum yummy! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuJkr3Kh6Ewijzbtx6L98BtnWIBcYkwMiWiNXZqvt71w5QPADGEWaja6tj4el-UbUahxAwC51so3cqCSSk3x2OEWunUX_DSGgTUZdZjOx2FGqpUu-7k85l_Srb3jzdV2N3CQ12YNM2c_w/s1600-h/CIMG4654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuJkr3Kh6Ewijzbtx6L98BtnWIBcYkwMiWiNXZqvt71w5QPADGEWaja6tj4el-UbUahxAwC51so3cqCSSk3x2OEWunUX_DSGgTUZdZjOx2FGqpUu-7k85l_Srb3jzdV2N3CQ12YNM2c_w/s400/CIMG4654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343537504277208274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPLIuvGZ2ctgHIYgRP8keaJQ4iWr9XVJ2fg-MyMbHXxJPLuEPdhlAkeH-dAukzCN04jwmiFmk8anEgVXKDjuWpv5-nwUJziEYQ9TktUq08KMv9nFznTJjxEHKwsQKjmD-5nAkFAQG1iEK/s1600-h/CIMG4657.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPLIuvGZ2ctgHIYgRP8keaJQ4iWr9XVJ2fg-MyMbHXxJPLuEPdhlAkeH-dAukzCN04jwmiFmk8anEgVXKDjuWpv5-nwUJziEYQ9TktUq08KMv9nFznTJjxEHKwsQKjmD-5nAkFAQG1iEK/s400/CIMG4657.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343536631136170418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN73_Ib8mr-nKWPxmQPjVZu-EFe1oblT_cIDumxWNrzSBH8uIvzyqGAxpvu1BjPE9CyfdA8GAvbQOU9V__Vgye4fHq64nbI4YyxTZQwMlEa10XA-2VUAPDh8oG70cu828c8OoC6894uDso/s1600-h/CIMG4658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN73_Ib8mr-nKWPxmQPjVZu-EFe1oblT_cIDumxWNrzSBH8uIvzyqGAxpvu1BjPE9CyfdA8GAvbQOU9V__Vgye4fHq64nbI4YyxTZQwMlEa10XA-2VUAPDh8oG70cu828c8OoC6894uDso/s400/CIMG4658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343536621948361474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziH31-hJLb0bOEyYeURor-Xkb7L0ANBmJ0y4y9KtLrkf4AaTWTR8LKag_62tKJPT845myKRr7eDgctKZhaOM3TAvM3uuXQBwVN56m9QIymj0qPoQhv_xxIyeCAUxQtD2W7b2HmmQQPFBk/s1600-h/CIMG4659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziH31-hJLb0bOEyYeURor-Xkb7L0ANBmJ0y4y9KtLrkf4AaTWTR8LKag_62tKJPT845myKRr7eDgctKZhaOM3TAvM3uuXQBwVN56m9QIymj0qPoQhv_xxIyeCAUxQtD2W7b2HmmQQPFBk/s400/CIMG4659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343536625149846226" /></a><br /></div><div>Ponys fur alle- ponies for everyone! Look at this godless communism still alive and well in East Berlin! It's even in pink spraypaint. What's next, free libraries and healthcare? Go back to Pyongyang, you red!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLdAV_5ppvrlOMhjrLn1ynCM1yWjnIgZQ97XnFrxJlGB3mhOpfn365NzeH_2R9zsLu8QCajRFIfXEkjPWzkVXYLwZYu2qLxDPSsvEpM-AMYUM69Jljoq_0j9xpTO-4fIw6zlBpjf4Hc_X/s1600-h/CIMG4661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLdAV_5ppvrlOMhjrLn1ynCM1yWjnIgZQ97XnFrxJlGB3mhOpfn365NzeH_2R9zsLu8QCajRFIfXEkjPWzkVXYLwZYu2qLxDPSsvEpM-AMYUM69Jljoq_0j9xpTO-4fIw6zlBpjf4Hc_X/s400/CIMG4661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343536618031627730" /></a><br /></div><div>Some good ol' utilitarian East German architecture, with some fresh modern colors.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_IXVdm2UpwglokvqiSShk5vPzzKFpCY-1Iyp94CnCIivBjszaREtmxVvLA60DZEQLhn9N2wwdmV2U7CGaIole0WmlkjsV5JVfpHJ9eDRXjfZ_gSq_qCUXY9RoEk0U-XhQa7p0wAbzlYV/s1600-h/CIMG4662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_IXVdm2UpwglokvqiSShk5vPzzKFpCY-1Iyp94CnCIivBjszaREtmxVvLA60DZEQLhn9N2wwdmV2U7CGaIole0WmlkjsV5JVfpHJ9eDRXjfZ_gSq_qCUXY9RoEk0U-XhQa7p0wAbzlYV/s400/CIMG4662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343536616364941378" /></a><br /></div><div>Yup, this is East Berlin all right! This is a school with chickens and goats. The goats don't have anything to climb on, though, the poor things. Goats need to climb!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy13zBqBu0dvb9SBsOoMOfgzJfRtpBao1JhTG9RHRpHlGo0MDR_2T3b6J8o1XZlEAmn7SObPEW82Zlg8yTx86HrDGhW0UZqOXOaer37FtIcp8DFLVi-Cy0QwJfXkR5VQm7-7qbkq_4QlK/s1600-h/CIMG4663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXy13zBqBu0dvb9SBsOoMOfgzJfRtpBao1JhTG9RHRpHlGo0MDR_2T3b6J8o1XZlEAmn7SObPEW82Zlg8yTx86HrDGhW0UZqOXOaer37FtIcp8DFLVi-Cy0QwJfXkR5VQm7-7qbkq_4QlK/s400/CIMG4663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343534186046672114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hp1gnLFvH7ekOWC3jFyx-BAGflIDUZ_ojYKGwZcRTKgKnzROpqQwSpbS6HiK9DmsQtgOwfIFu8T2oj10_lgHo8KN0ckQjBhPCxM5a2JTEtVH2InrSjsuW0VAd4bM8yUdq4N8q9w2m4Gc/s1600-h/CIMG4664.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hp1gnLFvH7ekOWC3jFyx-BAGflIDUZ_ojYKGwZcRTKgKnzROpqQwSpbS6HiK9DmsQtgOwfIFu8T2oj10_lgHo8KN0ckQjBhPCxM5a2JTEtVH2InrSjsuW0VAd4bM8yUdq4N8q9w2m4Gc/s400/CIMG4664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343534181164643650" /></a><br /></div><div>I thought this was hilarious the first time I saw it, without realizing this is actually quite a big trend in Berlin: the beach bar. They bring in truckloads of sand, set up a volleyball net and some reclining chairs, and wrap bamboo around the bar. Later on Marijke went to a seemingly-normal bar that actually had sand <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">inside</span>. I would hate to be the tenant to rent the space after them. They'd be finding sand for years!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzWdTCmWKA108p053hPzM-ngaGqnU_dYw8MdziNCPUD4C_E1ZJnsVPflwvzMk50Bp5bK62Lh_3t_cbjSMBDgwZJykvn3hAWE-6QRlEXyA2uf74CfT7fXUmRGSmWTrnucP2Sw4k3pZ0TKj/s1600-h/CIMG4666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzWdTCmWKA108p053hPzM-ngaGqnU_dYw8MdziNCPUD4C_E1ZJnsVPflwvzMk50Bp5bK62Lh_3t_cbjSMBDgwZJykvn3hAWE-6QRlEXyA2uf74CfT7fXUmRGSmWTrnucP2Sw4k3pZ0TKj/s400/CIMG4666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343534175483486962" /></a><br /></div><div>Hot dog soup! This is in the same neighborhood as Yoyo Foodworld and Cupcake, where I returned on Sunday for an awesome flea market (where I found original 1980s Adam Ant patches!). </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvSu0ElkDrxhEaojlzLRp6fmIo4Ywtmc0Wa19Zx2sSlYooQDYeoN3nzMSczaauXeyvfsV3rDEwMjOEOv7dBIo5yVPoWUsc7aYwA-ih7porDztA-dtG3mTXd_KY8n8hlQFNDoCKsIelzgk/s1600-h/CIMG4669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvSu0ElkDrxhEaojlzLRp6fmIo4Ywtmc0Wa19Zx2sSlYooQDYeoN3nzMSczaauXeyvfsV3rDEwMjOEOv7dBIo5yVPoWUsc7aYwA-ih7porDztA-dtG3mTXd_KY8n8hlQFNDoCKsIelzgk/s400/CIMG4669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343534172118000098" /></a><br /></div><div>I had a Brazilian hotdog. It's like a regular hotdog, but with no pubic hair.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XvUgf6lVFcNYlI67XnA8oHSqSVzO8UiPZo1PzZQtOO8_C7EjYIZW-07u3ueb5dqHbyGmLwpuV2lJpT9wq9QE6FDmeoJkkS-PYdlD2zOqOtvbzkAVJRh6eYAl-SwmbvBhlwXImc0LKI9l/s1600-h/CIMG4668.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XvUgf6lVFcNYlI67XnA8oHSqSVzO8UiPZo1PzZQtOO8_C7EjYIZW-07u3ueb5dqHbyGmLwpuV2lJpT9wq9QE6FDmeoJkkS-PYdlD2zOqOtvbzkAVJRh6eYAl-SwmbvBhlwXImc0LKI9l/s400/CIMG4668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343534168615967778" /></a><br /></div><div>Ha ha! Some brilliant person printed up these stickers of someone's Brazilian ballsack and had been putting them up in deserving places all over Berlin. This is Michael Wendler, a popular 'schlager' musician. As Marijke explained to me, schlager is kind of a modern folk music that's really popular in Germany. I don't really get it- but hey, David Hasselhoff is huge in Germany, too, so I guess crap is popular among certain people over there! Michael is so beloved that the next day this sticker was removed. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42NlC_cp9kaTF5Ie4XC-SXqedXrBCO97VsTmCSsbV4UnilByjAJ739075KfRlpbw7VGK6YJpmGz6NKbsEoZndfnt3CI1W9FX8LDDEBMHjIqOplaam0vXXV_wIsENC5G2em5DIU7DC7oJo/s1600-h/CIMG4670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42NlC_cp9kaTF5Ie4XC-SXqedXrBCO97VsTmCSsbV4UnilByjAJ739075KfRlpbw7VGK6YJpmGz6NKbsEoZndfnt3CI1W9FX8LDDEBMHjIqOplaam0vXXV_wIsENC5G2em5DIU7DC7oJo/s400/CIMG4670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343532745871593042" /></a><br /></div><div>More old-school architecture:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4eHztsJ_0Qx5M_PAO0W-2bl8c__Xqp4Afwurn9AO6DS8BBrRLCAiUayR728m6R4KmlRWtwikzuphc7D73Onmqhmlb_4T_yEh2cwjIfCHLbYuRNSVjx4wLUcqI1f4Z1gpdmy8nYfp-psS/s1600-h/CIMG4672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4eHztsJ_0Qx5M_PAO0W-2bl8c__Xqp4Afwurn9AO6DS8BBrRLCAiUayR728m6R4KmlRWtwikzuphc7D73Onmqhmlb_4T_yEh2cwjIfCHLbYuRNSVjx4wLUcqI1f4Z1gpdmy8nYfp-psS/s400/CIMG4672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343532739634343762" /></a><br /></div><div>Swamp thing vs. Nazi!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP9qk3-1anNQ-klF8rJTm69QuWhA2EZv3JkkkLpGe6ELwN0aSmWdhDC5zNg4CoCsPiJ2SE5_dELczb9YwXxpoE5avCE45qHPnARYRO7DApEC51XrviUkw9W-smJLCCOD8lFdMPPBptnYC/s1600-h/CIMG4673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP9qk3-1anNQ-klF8rJTm69QuWhA2EZv3JkkkLpGe6ELwN0aSmWdhDC5zNg4CoCsPiJ2SE5_dELczb9YwXxpoE5avCE45qHPnARYRO7DApEC51XrviUkw9W-smJLCCOD8lFdMPPBptnYC/s400/CIMG4673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343532737489387138" /></a><br /></div><div>Here are my pics of the East Side Gallery! See the previous post for an explanation on what this is and my rant against tourists who feel the need to write their stupid names on every national monument.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQnf-YsMOWv1v9tjAP9a4HS2HGuarsXocyrYWxTkdfewL4Rn3AYciE4htJI17Gs66l13gv-gGyCrNqa1_SKn-a5ejwUVMjg-tuVodZLb-vSZcNc63yVCTcx47IKy7buInMFpzKFqWP3Na/s1600-h/CIMG4676.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQnf-YsMOWv1v9tjAP9a4HS2HGuarsXocyrYWxTkdfewL4Rn3AYciE4htJI17Gs66l13gv-gGyCrNqa1_SKn-a5ejwUVMjg-tuVodZLb-vSZcNc63yVCTcx47IKy7buInMFpzKFqWP3Na/s400/CIMG4676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343532733989763090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEFv3RgTI6Ly_3twECAyYWB94-OvSBuNB_eJWicGYFVCYaMwjORiaE_4iyZt7yDCkVGq54-wb8xxQD5vBzam2xeHMYDud5mFrTQIvpcJXFhWMJRHzkJ6L7pr3hBpKymqeaR6tIBoK1uxl/s1600-h/CIMG4677.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0lo2zCt9lQEt_9KX1FREsUkwCXuRJr3yU8yYWMl1ZWp6D5jgZ0B1UJUrhtcM-48a5_1x8pMPfb2WzZ-X4nuZBvLsuIbpD3BEs2lioQnaGeHPCGfK2zV6iiQFFtqlKEotzsEyaERVOpkg/s400/CIMG4712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527697778436130" /></a><br /></div><div>Heaven and Hell! It's Black Sabbath but with Dio instead of Ozzy! it's like they cut the crap right out and stuck a gold nugget in its place! Pranjal and I are hoping to go when they come to California.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-hS6jMCIPqQKgSYfORAZdVRuE6mpf9l_7wwPWYhWZFvgrHrdHaf7NY-skgEOpbpbZTJzKcmv1nkgz8gstx211c-kn-62uWcHQ6alHrqz4-X3su8v7QQOyhMaYEAdekclI05OmiOOAPPt/s1600-h/CIMG4716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-hS6jMCIPqQKgSYfORAZdVRuE6mpf9l_7wwPWYhWZFvgrHrdHaf7NY-skgEOpbpbZTJzKcmv1nkgz8gstx211c-kn-62uWcHQ6alHrqz4-X3su8v7QQOyhMaYEAdekclI05OmiOOAPPt/s400/CIMG4716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527696248438050" /></a><br /></div><div>The advantages of having a native host is that you get inside jokes explained to you. Like Swedish, the German word for pug is 'mops.' But apparently in Germany 'mops' is slang for breast, so when a woman has two pugs, you can say "nice mops!" Har de har har!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KBd5jihz8KUPaqyAvFZ3UPYbyI7G2vAwT_uML3Am60OLAs46zUMk3Nj9d1hRhSXMHkrvRxEMPCa3C13MflBm-lRwlvl5kIWUmUoFWxaAOqCK_S1c96YKz-RQWJStvpxwl7Is7uh17WnN/s1600-h/CIMG4717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KBd5jihz8KUPaqyAvFZ3UPYbyI7G2vAwT_uML3Am60OLAs46zUMk3Nj9d1hRhSXMHkrvRxEMPCa3C13MflBm-lRwlvl5kIWUmUoFWxaAOqCK_S1c96YKz-RQWJStvpxwl7Is7uh17WnN/s400/CIMG4717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527690085900386" /></a><br /></div><div>Disturbing and awesome:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkFvhn_hxrFHed6IvBHpbOxTsuOYyuct_QzrCPbNwj2kfwP-18Ufxwk7iBLCUlzjwznYK9VcpiRu1oaWkhjeme24JLeirogrU7zBUwVTTCNOw7Vizu1keXU_bHYNx_wZT2P6_2ij58hoW/s1600-h/CIMG4718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkFvhn_hxrFHed6IvBHpbOxTsuOYyuct_QzrCPbNwj2kfwP-18Ufxwk7iBLCUlzjwznYK9VcpiRu1oaWkhjeme24JLeirogrU7zBUwVTTCNOw7Vizu1keXU_bHYNx_wZT2P6_2ij58hoW/s400/CIMG4718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527690721581970" /></a><br /></div><div>Berlin's trademark TV tower!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_q4nkkIsYEYUayOb-14e70G45e3iUI_4oyFHjrgo7IitULKCHlXDud9qeceZ2Q0kulevcIwCG1dvrFZkFy-XtkaQOjB6b2FrciCOPQZOLmTIJ-zp52rCL4g5b45hhQKKFqfyU3wG5g4b/s1600-h/CIMG4724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_q4nkkIsYEYUayOb-14e70G45e3iUI_4oyFHjrgo7IitULKCHlXDud9qeceZ2Q0kulevcIwCG1dvrFZkFy-XtkaQOjB6b2FrciCOPQZOLmTIJ-zp52rCL4g5b45hhQKKFqfyU3wG5g4b/s400/CIMG4724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343527686454279826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXED1sGVRGf8PDIUzW2gTjlNbl9m2GTTvZE0EM2iaKP7CvxfQY1NlVlvcI8MLebE8W1DGmRVwIJC_3lVLGznO865cPCODV6L1VRIjECdmc0OvNStJtkXRlpkfGBLOO52h2TaQh6Q-o6yi/s1600-h/CIMG4725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXED1sGVRGf8PDIUzW2gTjlNbl9m2GTTvZE0EM2iaKP7CvxfQY1NlVlvcI8MLebE8W1DGmRVwIJC_3lVLGznO865cPCODV6L1VRIjECdmc0OvNStJtkXRlpkfGBLOO52h2TaQh6Q-o6yi/s400/CIMG4725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343526481888546770" /></a><br /></div><div>Vegan avenger?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijci40qOB55Git4kiWxPxNzjfwcZgFS4FDJbCaRsKKwG-3wyYcpsX7BiM7lUGSmOcTYdTIToHmsGr9hQDubULDk921hJCGv19ps8StEzLAPklAguU88Se2aM7uFnldHH9qW6czyd5RKqXR/s1600-h/CIMG4726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijci40qOB55Git4kiWxPxNzjfwcZgFS4FDJbCaRsKKwG-3wyYcpsX7BiM7lUGSmOcTYdTIToHmsGr9hQDubULDk921hJCGv19ps8StEzLAPklAguU88Se2aM7uFnldHH9qW6czyd5RKqXR/s400/CIMG4726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343526478168990562" /></a><br /></div><div>I love the image of GMO corn in a handkerchief and sunglasses. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6of4vh0-oAbdIM8SN4TJDWTrGD5lqnGQORI3BTddGYBQYUwoyONv6k6-vqeJqFmmJIhOgxk9PZgwBs35Pcx0rdAPCjMhGA8jlJ0ZY0ZuyZof4lILUR73Cbc3cmZZk1B2YeAKxC4AtGCX/s1600-h/CIMG4733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6of4vh0-oAbdIM8SN4TJDWTrGD5lqnGQORI3BTddGYBQYUwoyONv6k6-vqeJqFmmJIhOgxk9PZgwBs35Pcx0rdAPCjMhGA8jlJ0ZY0ZuyZof4lILUR73Cbc3cmZZk1B2YeAKxC4AtGCX/s400/CIMG4733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343526469694292482" /></a><br /></div><div>Lenin's got a new job, now. It's kind of like what happened at the end of The Last Emperor.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrx3eZj8N3SyACOmc0go1sy0Btl85S_pyhUORXukhRk9ZoTAti1aFzuBDSpfyT5YQhFV5IT4pXel4hyphenhyphenCqa6BW3Bb8u3zmC_ZBKotBqud-fuW-4eza-EVH2nX1qCzIjzrdYF2_ySS_yNjO/s1600-h/CIMG4730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrx3eZj8N3SyACOmc0go1sy0Btl85S_pyhUORXukhRk9ZoTAti1aFzuBDSpfyT5YQhFV5IT4pXel4hyphenhyphenCqa6BW3Bb8u3zmC_ZBKotBqud-fuW-4eza-EVH2nX1qCzIjzrdYF2_ySS_yNjO/s400/CIMG4730.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343526465239605570" /></a><br /></div><div>Ha ha, poop on Nazis!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXqCMBJzwjJ_L1NCXrtgQtO9T06NJ8GTyjbTeig1IFJxinlxcn0YhfPLXdDdqobx7edymkDHPtF7F61tYfrAVQLXiYmBfNBer4uNKC1ATnNb_U-0aHXmKxhMl8tkdOY1FxVbNd-dkTxtQ/s1600-h/CIMG4728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXqCMBJzwjJ_L1NCXrtgQtO9T06NJ8GTyjbTeig1IFJxinlxcn0YhfPLXdDdqobx7edymkDHPtF7F61tYfrAVQLXiYmBfNBer4uNKC1ATnNb_U-0aHXmKxhMl8tkdOY1FxVbNd-dkTxtQ/s400/CIMG4728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343525464332310834" /></a><br /></div><div>Street art in Berlin- there's a lot of crap street art out there, but even more amazing art. I had a great time wandering around looking at some of the enormous DIY pieces out there on the sides of buildings and other strange places- even on abandoned TVs!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8ZtlD0cS6Xz_x19DjJVNkakQffjsuchwSA7sypsPd3MHF4Ytg_9gTo_PF38SlWg-jV6SQaVC19Cq_LOQqiUOlblqjK02km0zx3Uvpcl_azw-xNy-v-WpZJM-Qz9gu1HngdIYDFHyE1O1/s1600-h/CIMG4727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8ZtlD0cS6Xz_x19DjJVNkakQffjsuchwSA7sypsPd3MHF4Ytg_9gTo_PF38SlWg-jV6SQaVC19Cq_LOQqiUOlblqjK02km0zx3Uvpcl_azw-xNy-v-WpZJM-Qz9gu1HngdIYDFHyE1O1/s400/CIMG4727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343525460111134514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp_R1Z7wqAw96z2kFUkp3a6KTD-UKHacJysqyg57Q2nkVCVziIk-xanpO5qnO457vfN8SLw9XRuHOdDe-cY9Z-oZeIN_ntLCxH7kDDwfka-kE2c_WtuQWSjXE_flLfyApGQDrB2_dfkYB/s1600-h/CIMG4714.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW4WBPLfqnp-cVotTv1aMt2jdf7ihZNQCOpqydAm-C3qptorT0bb2AHh3lzEmnHJCwQWTIyyL6OJaB2LwABO6dD3WLI6k08s6NdLNNdsePNZTDWeU3EsLV5el7BboWTiJmFzTpBVQg2rV/s400/CIMG4743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343523170696817794" /></a><br /></div><div>The vegan doner shop! They make a seitan-veggie mix and form it in a pillar which is rotated on a spit, just like meat doner! The novelty of it is really entertaining. And I love their logo. What a happy little monster!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVm9Z3IE1ocSiKZlrx67Y7zmTw9bsXQZmEHLp90dihRt_LWvKdTHP0VQ857jQjXcIlQ41pfgIXLLjQX13zIbuS3Vb60akhashmwLioLF40SoGsAsJFZitKB3BqJqbvqgdD6QswWmu1Ak2/s1600-h/CIMG4746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVm9Z3IE1ocSiKZlrx67Y7zmTw9bsXQZmEHLp90dihRt_LWvKdTHP0VQ857jQjXcIlQ41pfgIXLLjQX13zIbuS3Vb60akhashmwLioLF40SoGsAsJFZitKB3BqJqbvqgdD6QswWmu1Ak2/s400/CIMG4746.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343523168508517010" /></a><br /></div><div>My voner and frites. Sadly, I was kind of underwhelmed by the taste of it, but it's cool that it exists in the first place! I wouldn't go to Berlin just for this, but hey, I wouldn't kick it out of bed, either.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69ego1PjPFJn3JQcNdUd2hMDqrBrWCvEfSKqMYqvfJEnWAjjwGvfuuuYjTsuOWMY-3ZM_o1rh3QJdqyC3EuBzxQDZsAQHKPFAMiT_hVjMCw3QtbDKJeD_MLoDewPEa_bRrvOrajaMKg5k/s1600-h/CIMG4747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69ego1PjPFJn3JQcNdUd2hMDqrBrWCvEfSKqMYqvfJEnWAjjwGvfuuuYjTsuOWMY-3ZM_o1rh3QJdqyC3EuBzxQDZsAQHKPFAMiT_hVjMCw3QtbDKJeD_MLoDewPEa_bRrvOrajaMKg5k/s400/CIMG4747.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343523165323376610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgyEZ8NfPQ5qOGA7c9_Z1AtQpK_TacXyhMAmNnQ75m7WWC-0HHtgnTc0LOp0rLY-E0_CwDR-eMZywTyy9p_nfZmyXwyqQqT4fKcF3J-_xijjVKYpHU20FGRHwPKIt1O8Bn8xDmt_0Zrc3/s1600-h/CIMG4748.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgyEZ8NfPQ5qOGA7c9_Z1AtQpK_TacXyhMAmNnQ75m7WWC-0HHtgnTc0LOp0rLY-E0_CwDR-eMZywTyy9p_nfZmyXwyqQqT4fKcF3J-_xijjVKYpHU20FGRHwPKIt1O8Bn8xDmt_0Zrc3/s400/CIMG4748.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343521926131311250" /></a><br /></div><div>On Monday I went to the Carnival of Cultures- which is basically a carnival of cheap crap sold out of tents and drunk people wearing silly hats and outfits. But it was something to do! And it was a holiday, so a lot of other stuff was closed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Gross! This is how all the German meaty stuff at the festival was prepared- on a giant grill suspended over a giant barbeque pit.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c5WzWcln7trfOJD2IcJoVtVmANrTI9yZZAbVAGUXeXOSvu2cx6kATMz-Sa05qSx41KHTMpmiPtVMWBxycqhYDM62bJKPM397lnZmCbJRJA_eYB0Uecm5UHLQ3P6bXYUG9ketYPuF9xxp/s1600-h/CIMG4751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c5WzWcln7trfOJD2IcJoVtVmANrTI9yZZAbVAGUXeXOSvu2cx6kATMz-Sa05qSx41KHTMpmiPtVMWBxycqhYDM62bJKPM397lnZmCbJRJA_eYB0Uecm5UHLQ3P6bXYUG9ketYPuF9xxp/s400/CIMG4751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343521922990313922" /></a><br /></div><div>Cute little espresso truck!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR-OpYA3CGhH6lviTzpPjqciUJ9PdvUMV6nB51CktbxwKCB2uFN3rpFsRmvojMmL1VKO0ty0x5UydREFUkJNV2qaK5et-X0RALBMd1bXomJpaCg3IU-1y1pcUQJIPVlkmwfGoQUdPjO07/s1600-h/CIMG4752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR-OpYA3CGhH6lviTzpPjqciUJ9PdvUMV6nB51CktbxwKCB2uFN3rpFsRmvojMmL1VKO0ty0x5UydREFUkJNV2qaK5et-X0RALBMd1bXomJpaCg3IU-1y1pcUQJIPVlkmwfGoQUdPjO07/s400/CIMG4752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343521917577846578" /></a><br /></div><div>A Vietnamese baobao! Some drunk guy was amazed that I was taking pictures of my food. He's obviously never met a vegan before.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiuaqynuHjisZzbUtnbuNoJBXJ0QOxTh0m3IjQ3X0ZPFWDVOC3d_hW81Mo_UBSZFeoW1KVLod31oOPS6kxTbcq1aK_U0sOop5TT-lvPRXoHik8cpiLSiphZdjP3l4i8Mqkod7_KI0T5Z7/s1600-h/CIMG4753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiuaqynuHjisZzbUtnbuNoJBXJ0QOxTh0m3IjQ3X0ZPFWDVOC3d_hW81Mo_UBSZFeoW1KVLod31oOPS6kxTbcq1aK_U0sOop5TT-lvPRXoHik8cpiLSiphZdjP3l4i8Mqkod7_KI0T5Z7/s400/CIMG4753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343521914535760978" /></a><br /></div><div>I sat for a while and enjoyed a beer on the river in true German festival style! I had to leave a deposit of 2 euros for the glass, which makes me think I should have just taken it. At least I got it back, though. Although the culture shock and slight misunderstanding of it really made the woman working the tent hate me. Although I got that impression from a lot of Germans. Sorry, dudes!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa_Bzow3wTGsZMEVgfh89UYDmjKhT34YEOw8QFZb63-qJ5C6QOBGHKnGqigGuzWq2gCY10263_2o2rTxujtx8bP1IgUWzJHRD3PLbKqavqd32oy7Mw8LILZiMv9SWCyxOUxO5R-8phcWI/s1600-h/CIMG4756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa_Bzow3wTGsZMEVgfh89UYDmjKhT34YEOw8QFZb63-qJ5C6QOBGHKnGqigGuzWq2gCY10263_2o2rTxujtx8bP1IgUWzJHRD3PLbKqavqd32oy7Mw8LILZiMv9SWCyxOUxO5R-8phcWI/s400/CIMG4756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343521908619060754" /></a><br /></div><div>This drunk ass guy was belly dancing. The funny part of it is he wasn't half bad!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXLlxtHaxH3IuwvV6ZSPRbOt5HeiM8rEEvDZG3PlbFJMQD36ypvdnaTFLZhqzrSSwkVTrOMbo1buJXlVm6DpngT6ybP5U2zYLsZvYciKejtyyiDBM_xyZCPeKBpoNx2FEwfd3l4eiZLQH/s1600-h/CIMG4759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXLlxtHaxH3IuwvV6ZSPRbOt5HeiM8rEEvDZG3PlbFJMQD36ypvdnaTFLZhqzrSSwkVTrOMbo1buJXlVm6DpngT6ybP5U2zYLsZvYciKejtyyiDBM_xyZCPeKBpoNx2FEwfd3l4eiZLQH/s400/CIMG4759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520941617240066" /></a><br /></div><div>Nothing says "punk's not dead" like an eight year-old girl out with her family at a festival. Actually, it was pretty cute.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tTe8g-xtQ6v9xtP5n2tDFoS5eI3UvqbPpvAUkU6T4_N5mscSSo_IDAumeMDrhZaLTuLMWtpBc9CN6vZLjRaNYeXMbyuvX8a515cTiDj3TVGT7XR5XXysQHI-taZQxLdd18fmefPqKsJF/s1600-h/CIMG4761.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tTe8g-xtQ6v9xtP5n2tDFoS5eI3UvqbPpvAUkU6T4_N5mscSSo_IDAumeMDrhZaLTuLMWtpBc9CN6vZLjRaNYeXMbyuvX8a515cTiDj3TVGT7XR5XXysQHI-taZQxLdd18fmefPqKsJF/s400/CIMG4761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520933801780802" /></a><br /></div><div>Beer! Germany knows how to do it right.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B66KoHznwKmhicVujD0_jtsP1zf4vf5lqUsf0gcEOPdwOlu1DUN8IWwbBtuLUMLxC-VBLoaempExio9PalR7VBjFCn-nxYUsnpkICiPswaU50WNwalmw-h-8ZyeXbemJ6OrfK1tMumKk/s1600-h/CIMG4763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B66KoHznwKmhicVujD0_jtsP1zf4vf5lqUsf0gcEOPdwOlu1DUN8IWwbBtuLUMLxC-VBLoaempExio9PalR7VBjFCn-nxYUsnpkICiPswaU50WNwalmw-h-8ZyeXbemJ6OrfK1tMumKk/s400/CIMG4763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520928181839858" /></a><br /></div><div>After the festival I walked up to nearby Checkpoint Charlie, the historic checkpoint between East and West Berlin.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4cCx3X8ZQEEOKWGnQ9Se0_arwe7IMGDdKSwD6rV4u81BXzghSv28XhFF7XdjCOqbDJtdxT3w31KXT9iliDH6ljbYy5yR-vZbOLxMInbdyHavNfHEZkg8nSWQLPxkMOs8nqCv06t7_Vi6/s1600-h/CIMG4765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4cCx3X8ZQEEOKWGnQ9Se0_arwe7IMGDdKSwD6rV4u81BXzghSv28XhFF7XdjCOqbDJtdxT3w31KXT9iliDH6ljbYy5yR-vZbOLxMInbdyHavNfHEZkg8nSWQLPxkMOs8nqCv06t7_Vi6/s400/CIMG4765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520926969749202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRNSBOdLhgs00fcbDZPXjLKd43C3MqkjFLKPhUF-vHv3DDSJAEtwDSlvYLrTM7I_dxaobqBMIz6jqqwxvccg5Zyod5D3WiEt8nJUZNQfpTcwDxzSEjeu22FJHIwhDTT8FLy7e_7_4pO-s/s1600-h/CIMG4767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRNSBOdLhgs00fcbDZPXjLKd43C3MqkjFLKPhUF-vHv3DDSJAEtwDSlvYLrTM7I_dxaobqBMIz6jqqwxvccg5Zyod5D3WiEt8nJUZNQfpTcwDxzSEjeu22FJHIwhDTT8FLy7e_7_4pO-s/s400/CIMG4767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343520920798228930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdEGVVgc7XXKOU5UoaELestnVdzwYlUeNusaZOOANgo6W7bW7w59FCIb7c8IEtVMdruAdmFblwXBYh3FO_8Tgl1cyhuRD1NmJyuh2lWET8GR-ijmYOlVDlT5Grte7Vmr_IZnvzFOgzyyN/s1600-h/CIMG4768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdEGVVgc7XXKOU5UoaELestnVdzwYlUeNusaZOOANgo6W7bW7w59FCIb7c8IEtVMdruAdmFblwXBYh3FO_8Tgl1cyhuRD1NmJyuh2lWET8GR-ijmYOlVDlT5Grte7Vmr_IZnvzFOgzyyN/s400/CIMG4768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343518693468713106" /></a><br /></div><div>An old section of the wall. I was kind of surprised at how diminutive it was, at least in comparison to how I'd imagined it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJYga9OL48ORkwPkdJCcSLns7J_a5JFU3tC8Ps82aHfloAsC1nd2C4knh-FS7cOLPAohNVqjjvlBmxle3QZ7CXmhEJyYoJolvEU8dGQl2RJ70sniVKzGdJx437SKtuoSnK1_cF_7SLcAB/s1600-h/CIMG4771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJYga9OL48ORkwPkdJCcSLns7J_a5JFU3tC8Ps82aHfloAsC1nd2C4knh-FS7cOLPAohNVqjjvlBmxle3QZ7CXmhEJyYoJolvEU8dGQl2RJ70sniVKzGdJx437SKtuoSnK1_cF_7SLcAB/s400/CIMG4771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343518681888336914" /></a><br /></div><div>The old DDR-built cars! You can rent them and drive them around. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1vtAgu0H_LhixibsNcmKpB9v8aAJ8MCgxPy7pQ9SYGykwW8IIJlOTi-964PVojgkhNV276WScUHMRAgAXir99b5m9zH55EVSocKLsCTPfBZTkG344_ZqKdZzqmt6p6rtOpA7lbsyDhNa/s1600-h/CIMG4772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1vtAgu0H_LhixibsNcmKpB9v8aAJ8MCgxPy7pQ9SYGykwW8IIJlOTi-964PVojgkhNV276WScUHMRAgAXir99b5m9zH55EVSocKLsCTPfBZTkG344_ZqKdZzqmt6p6rtOpA7lbsyDhNa/s400/CIMG4772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343518680019298178" /></a><br /></div><div>BABY BUNNY!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77HE88Ym7E767wmmTH-y0xi2O6dFs-7l8lqHAT9Um86odxfDv1oKvc0fFQ7OexmEYXL69h8ZWhhLUG9rYYlXivSIIaHcPP282mhX13rd-SfS0eEhomRQlIgs-r_liD_BvfH2r1AMtHyfc/s1600-h/CIMG4778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77HE88Ym7E767wmmTH-y0xi2O6dFs-7l8lqHAT9Um86odxfDv1oKvc0fFQ7OexmEYXL69h8ZWhhLUG9rYYlXivSIIaHcPP282mhX13rd-SfS0eEhomRQlIgs-r_liD_BvfH2r1AMtHyfc/s400/CIMG4778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343518680802998322" /></a><br /></div><div>The Holocaust memorial at the Brandenburg gate. It was really well done! It looks like a chaotic jumble of stones from a distance, but inside it, you realize that it's neatly laid out in precise rows and columns. As a result, you feel completely isolated in this giant maze of stones, but you are surrounded by people you simply can't see, and can only catch glimpses of. Very thought-provoking!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBZDywggjF_97MMdD2CZ8z3CLrnRBrMC9DowtLDESbtrtJBiHyweTVjldAeA9fBBlXtc6T2UJHH4-medTOLlu4AjjKxVYZPs8OmuMPUfW2xIzzvmBpFQTYpPbO5NSyMcu2s5CyuWxqynB/s1600-h/CIMG4787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBZDywggjF_97MMdD2CZ8z3CLrnRBrMC9DowtLDESbtrtJBiHyweTVjldAeA9fBBlXtc6T2UJHH4-medTOLlu4AjjKxVYZPs8OmuMPUfW2xIzzvmBpFQTYpPbO5NSyMcu2s5CyuWxqynB/s400/CIMG4787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343518676394989394" /></a><br /></div><div>This made me laugh.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCKGWTOIgMKx-W_Td7Z6moTEAMUO13dFxS73y8nQR7KT_94vRPnsVTMkaCsj9zyyEYW0sz9lwvdbxXH1Z4OsWidQDWgLx5f-LQqcP7fExxk3L2yzSiB9EPGh0BzhBGIcuiXLR5zZ1tofF/s1600-h/CIMG4794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCKGWTOIgMKx-W_Td7Z6moTEAMUO13dFxS73y8nQR7KT_94vRPnsVTMkaCsj9zyyEYW0sz9lwvdbxXH1Z4OsWidQDWgLx5f-LQqcP7fExxk3L2yzSiB9EPGh0BzhBGIcuiXLR5zZ1tofF/s400/CIMG4794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343516734328110850" /></a><br /></div><div>Hans Wurst! This is a pretty chilled out vegan cafe where I was happy to rest a bit and enjoy some coffee and cake. As soon as I sat down it started raining outside, and it was great to just sit there by an open window and listen to the rain while hanging out.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBGG8o70I9md5n4-_B2YLA9xefVNZfwXqe4eh3RGSiWAQYcg_czuBf_dTLlkwLmjhnLXRycvp4stCokbncumk2knm7N8xqlVVXmVAenuZmIliX-iOhcmezv5fRpUB3P3QQ-3Vc09PxTcS/s1600-h/CIMG4797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBGG8o70I9md5n4-_B2YLA9xefVNZfwXqe4eh3RGSiWAQYcg_czuBf_dTLlkwLmjhnLXRycvp4stCokbncumk2knm7N8xqlVVXmVAenuZmIliX-iOhcmezv5fRpUB3P3QQ-3Vc09PxTcS/s400/CIMG4797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343516729905438578" /></a><br /></div><div>Apricot poppyseed cake. I was sadly a little underwhelmed- especially since the bottom was burnt. But the waiter was super cute, and one of the more friendly waiters I'd met on my trip, so I let it slide...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxstWKU-6Ex4Yl96h2busHrh8tBw8mCKmP7bnwFF7U9zGSsnWG2L8uqZoXD1ILDbB2VMjvSt1GRkX7Fxu7Ix_9FLhpJSjgBmgc-JX-ZXoss1VgmuiM1yfCHi_qmhm8f2La9Y5y0vcOLsJb/s1600-h/CIMG4799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxstWKU-6Ex4Yl96h2busHrh8tBw8mCKmP7bnwFF7U9zGSsnWG2L8uqZoXD1ILDbB2VMjvSt1GRkX7Fxu7Ix_9FLhpJSjgBmgc-JX-ZXoss1VgmuiM1yfCHi_qmhm8f2La9Y5y0vcOLsJb/s400/CIMG4799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343516726044184866" /></a><br /></div><div>The Hans Wurst entry!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkJSToCwcyns390wkJjl4lVUyPINe0C4hb4EZqFcyVw0U81xj6MN3kFFzAJfhXAt8ie0TwmESF3p5mAoezeIJNOHOGTQ3I6vK40ZgbKwdT1vUpD-uTR66pYQtfrzKqtmR2gpPGbNZJxzH/s1600-h/CIMG4800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkJSToCwcyns390wkJjl4lVUyPINe0C4hb4EZqFcyVw0U81xj6MN3kFFzAJfhXAt8ie0TwmESF3p5mAoezeIJNOHOGTQ3I6vK40ZgbKwdT1vUpD-uTR66pYQtfrzKqtmR2gpPGbNZJxzH/s400/CIMG4800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343516722410506962" /></a><br /></div><div>Back at Yoyo Foodworld! This is Marijke's salad with 'party balls.' Put my balls in your mouth, it'll be a party!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzDjOOsbrM10QkpEnLE8IBL7Un2d21n4p9g01cIuBzlkr2OxG0kEfgHFVBMMoogJ3mp2AnLa_53lpB7z2rZCZGAxaGhYzUBeM13pcGryP_iCfIQLml3jIy0yMBT4tbkkp6C8CNnhAz3cM/s1600-h/CIMG4803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzDjOOsbrM10QkpEnLE8IBL7Un2d21n4p9g01cIuBzlkr2OxG0kEfgHFVBMMoogJ3mp2AnLa_53lpB7z2rZCZGAxaGhYzUBeM13pcGryP_iCfIQLml3jIy0yMBT4tbkkp6C8CNnhAz3cM/s400/CIMG4803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343516714449418946" /></a><br /></div><div>I got a 'bacon cheeseburger.' Totally amazing.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJO6gICS49jELOMOgLHq9U09QFTbX58Pn4U7UdzyolSrtY5yU3bVeUnc-iKErWpTRbeS8dFmv31zDvMrihHCFsBxJrnWdmY9NFX4SO1huW1Q_445VwEFoJOAG2VwSs35HKS_3hXxebqxW/s1600-h/CIMG4804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJO6gICS49jELOMOgLHq9U09QFTbX58Pn4U7UdzyolSrtY5yU3bVeUnc-iKErWpTRbeS8dFmv31zDvMrihHCFsBxJrnWdmY9NFX4SO1huW1Q_445VwEFoJOAG2VwSs35HKS_3hXxebqxW/s400/CIMG4804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343515850112204962" /></a><br /></div><div>Cute little lemonade truck!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GzR_VRpAn10YhXgV4_2hgWRqTKyXx3q3QkfJJcqmFwmJmJutdwnLlB_eQnOpHEMsis_bD3kxAkyOOUDvFES0Ib98aG3COixfL5LLeFI53f0XOUfh1R2XPqoRzlxJxbNzB8Zb13KMjBid/s1600-h/CIMG4809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GzR_VRpAn10YhXgV4_2hgWRqTKyXx3q3QkfJJcqmFwmJmJutdwnLlB_eQnOpHEMsis_bD3kxAkyOOUDvFES0Ib98aG3COixfL5LLeFI53f0XOUfh1R2XPqoRzlxJxbNzB8Zb13KMjBid/s400/CIMG4809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343515839811956274" /></a><br /></div><div>Yellow Sunshine! Another burger joint, it was crazy good.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul7hnQ2tORTOCtFwnUppO_k81WhJQS08nqK147d4XY_3G8SMOVb1TgW0xUbUZPWs6rs5meN3jm6HMFs4CMu8WcxYufb9OpjakMMjBNgSxFDjLdbAz2sODoeagcei7BCrNQSMu9H8hQiQE/s1600-h/CIMG4812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul7hnQ2tORTOCtFwnUppO_k81WhJQS08nqK147d4XY_3G8SMOVb1TgW0xUbUZPWs6rs5meN3jm6HMFs4CMu8WcxYufb9OpjakMMjBNgSxFDjLdbAz2sODoeagcei7BCrNQSMu9H8hQiQE/s400/CIMG4812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343515837223215570" /></a><br /></div><div>LOOK AT THIS THING OH MY GOD! It's their Hawaiian chicken burger- it had faux chicken patties, faux cheese, faux bacon, and pineapple. It was baby Jesus in a bun.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MwacqAtfjaki8xbA3nl7pi8gk8AAxv6AtZjpnjryXjGSmQ1EbrF09pwHz1HNTtSMZRluFgtJfxxuL-5rpy_znRIkYJSA8gWkAKsNcxrIwlpLfnyPVpscG3BpfViKAY6yXJDk60JnEzc_/s1600-h/CIMG4813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MwacqAtfjaki8xbA3nl7pi8gk8AAxv6AtZjpnjryXjGSmQ1EbrF09pwHz1HNTtSMZRluFgtJfxxuL-5rpy_znRIkYJSA8gWkAKsNcxrIwlpLfnyPVpscG3BpfViKAY6yXJDk60JnEzc_/s400/CIMG4813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343515830892428706" /></a><br /></div><div>Somehow all the iced drinks I ordered in Germany were never actually iced. Or perhaps 'iced' has a different meaning in Germany, as in 'let one small cube of ice melt in this piping hot drink so that it's lukewarm.' So this is my "iced" tea. It was still good, though!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRYs3yVK1-mI18bLRmOF58vx3uIRI0ZJeHgQnp9BnA8ycfnN9NOXS1GrvVQas6ebMFBoSOL73QjR0Ew6xjsdOSRVGnT99ICBvKXfXN11AGvN06it5TnEjEVQozyESEkEu8lhplWg6NmLL/s1600-h/CIMG4814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRYs3yVK1-mI18bLRmOF58vx3uIRI0ZJeHgQnp9BnA8ycfnN9NOXS1GrvVQas6ebMFBoSOL73QjR0Ew6xjsdOSRVGnT99ICBvKXfXN11AGvN06it5TnEjEVQozyESEkEu8lhplWg6NmLL/s400/CIMG4814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343515831478582034" /></a><br /></div><div>Later that day I embarked on my trip home, or at least the first leg of it, flying to Amsterdam and spending the night again in Den Haag before continuing the next day. Thanks so much to Marijke for being such a friendly and accommodating host! It was so great to meet a new vegan buddy! I hope to see her stateside very soon, because I know that would make both of us very happy!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-74749489087384793152009-05-31T10:49:00.000-07:002009-05-31T11:29:49.884-07:00Day 18 & 19- BerlinHello from Berlin! I'm happy to say that my second venture into Germany this time around has been much more rewarding. Better city, better food, and an awesome and adorable host!<br /><br />Yesterday I got up at 5am after talking and drinking with Ditte until 1. Fun times! Thankfully, after a bit of a wait, the bus to Berlin showed up and I was able to sleep in grand style- holy smokes, that was a nice bus! Not only was it from the Larsen bus company, but it was double-decker with fully reclining seats. Score one for Denmark! I snoozed comfortably until we got back on the ferry, which was gross. The inside stank of perfume from the duty-free shop and when I went outside for some fresh ocean air, the decks were packed with people smoking like there was no tomorrow. When I finally found a comfy seat far away from the perfume store, I sat down and it stunk of dirty dog. Bleah! Naturally, I was thrilled that we took a different route and were on the ferry four times longer than the trip to Copenhagen from Hamburg.<br /><br />A few hours later I was in Berlin and received a warm welcome from Marijke, an awesome vegan who used to work as an au pair in San Francisco! We never got to meet over there because she was there during the time I was working at No on 8, and we all know how my social life disappeared between September and November last year! We did realize we were both at the Sarah Kramer book signing, although we didn't know each other then.<br /><br />Marijke promptly took me to a shop where we had vegan sorbet (I had lime) and then walked around the corner to Veni, Vidi, Veggie, a vegan grocery store, where I loaded up on cheezly, tartex, gravy powder, patches... you get the idea. Then we went back to hers in the former DDR! That's right, Marijke lives five minutes from the wall, which we passed on the way.<br /><br />After freshening up, we took a short trip to the neighborhood which boasts a lot of vegan eateries, such as hot dog soup, yoyo cafe, and cupcake, as well as some cute little shops featuring goods made by local designers. After a bit of shopping, we pigged out at Yoyo Cafe- I had some sort of faux chicken-cheeseburger thing with what seemed like ten kilos of french fries. Oh my god was it good, and only 5 euros! Of course we needed dessert, so we headed around the corner to Cupcake, a bakery that offers several vegan options. I went for the blueberry pie with soya whipped cream, and Marijke had apple. We both had milschkaffe, which I probably spelled wrong, but it's the first time I've ever had it, so hey!<br /><br />Marijke had plans to visit her boyfriend and attend a rock festival, so I had the apartment to myself! I threw a wild party (watched a movie and passed out).<br /><br />This morning, I slept in blissfully. After fixing a little breakfast of raspberries and bananas in soy yogurt, I headed back to the Yoyo cafe-area to visit the Sunday flea market! It was very cool. If you live in Berlin, it's probably nothing special, but like the first time I visited the Temple Street market in Hong Kong, I was entertained by the sight of Communist trinkets and funky, blocky, functional designs. I was tempted by a lot of things- old Braun coffee grinders, German army gas masks, and an original ALF* soundtrack cassette tape, to name a few- but ended up getting a few small things to remember Berlin by, including original 1980s Adam Ant patches!<br /><br />I grabbed a quick bite at Hot Dog Soup, a Brazilian hot dog. I forget what made it especially Brazilian, but it was good! Then I finished up with some coffee and the apple pie at Cupcake. Their crust is to die for. Oh yeah, but that didn't stop me from having some berry sorbet in a cone from a local ice cream shop.<br /><br />I decided to take a walk to the wall, and ended up at the East Side gallery, a 1.5k-long stretch of the wall that is actually under preservation orders from the government. In 1990, artists from over 100 countries were invited to come and paint the wall in celebration of the reunification of Germany. It was restored in 2000, and by the looks of some of the scaffolding and one artist I saw, it's being restored again today. The reason is that every jackass tourist who manages to schlep their ass onto a plane thinks that this monumental feat of human ingenuity is as historically relevant as the day the wall fell, and have proceeded to scrawl names, dates, and twee slogans ("united we stand, divided we fall" - oh, really? How original) all over the work of far superior artists. All this despite signs asking people to respect the art. In some areas the original art has all but disappeared under signatures from Tina Magruder of Palestine, Texas ("I made it!"), "ENGLAND," and entreaties not to drink and drive but "smoke marijuana and fly!" People are morons.<br /><br />I walked back along the West side, then collapsed in the apartment for a couple of hours. Then I mustered the strength to return to Vöner, a vegan doner shop! Not only is their logo and artwork totally awesome, but they actually make a seitan-mix "meat" in the shape of a traditional doner and put it on a rotating spit! The novelty of it blew my mind. I ate in a nearby park where folks were outside, enjoying the fact that the 60% chance of rain hadn't really materialized beyond a few weak sprinkles. Yum!<br /><br />I chose a bad time to visit Berlin- although I managed to have a pretty <strike>kick-ass</strike> kick-aß day, most shops are still closed on Sundays- it's actually in the German constitution that Sundays should be a day of rest! And tomorrow is a holiday. So if I do any shopping, it will have to be before my flight on Tuesday. Tomorrow there is a cultural diversity festival, though, and that looks to be fun. There's always plain old walking around and seeing the sights- that's free and never closes.<br /><br />*the Alien Life Form who eats cats, not the masked anarchists who free cats.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-11884681164154993382009-05-29T13:53:00.001-07:002009-05-29T14:50:00.926-07:00Day 17- Copenhagen<div>I had no idea what to expect from Copenhagen- last time I was here was in 1993, and I was 13. My parents and I had taken the ferry from Sweden over on our way to Spain on Eurorail. All I really saw was a bunch of drunk dudes in front of the ferry terminal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sixteen years later, the drunk dudes are still plentiful, but I was totally flabberghasted by how completely beautiful and awesome Copenhagen was! I owe major thanks to Ditte, my most awesome host and fellow vegan, who showed me around her beautiful city in grand style. </div><div><br /></div><div>We started with a walk towards the downtown from her new apartment, near the legendary old Ungdomshuset, a long-lasting squat, punk house, political education center for young people, and venue for punk shows that was sadly evicted a few years ago. Ditte used to live there and was actively involved in the fight to save it! Sadly, the government sold the house to a Christian sect. The new Ungdomshuset it outside of the city in an isolated area, but Ditte predicts that at the rate of Copenhagen's expansion, it will be central within ten years, just like the old Ungdomshuset.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ditte is still involved in worthy causes, such as the plight of some 70-odd Iraqi asylum seekers who are facing deportation. They have taken shelter in the basement of a nearby church and Ditte volunteers with them. With the upcoming EU elections, I have seen a couple of ads from the train and the bus of some guy and the slogan "Give us Denmark back." Ditte confirmed my suspicions that it is the slogan of the ultra-right wing party with racist intentions. In retaliation, the supporters of these Iraqi asylum seekers have posted look-alike posters of some of the asylum seekers and the same slogan- "give us Denmark back." It's great! Here is one of them, featuring Bisian, who is only 14 years old and has spent ten years of her life in an asylum-seekers camp in Denmark. I got to meet her later on.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJhDabYHMdLCttRduuwKbeIvcJNjDSmYKA3UywmUnCQg7NTg0F1F3KxFl1yUdGTHhCaAFeHI_zUj3PfLzMTthhMgNqOwH-Q4sP6gw9dTi2cvok1x3mhI9DUE7NUZDnAWVq0ztPf22SaIL/s1600-h/CIMG4533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJhDabYHMdLCttRduuwKbeIvcJNjDSmYKA3UywmUnCQg7NTg0F1F3KxFl1yUdGTHhCaAFeHI_zUj3PfLzMTthhMgNqOwH-Q4sP6gw9dTi2cvok1x3mhI9DUE7NUZDnAWVq0ztPf22SaIL/s400/CIMG4533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358441614364770" /></a><br /><div>Copenhagen, like the parts of The Netherlands that I've seen, is filled with beautiful canals and bays!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uio1759BDqPsmpw-MzhsL2EUlXa6iFAiMUkLJSn0yEVeFXXGpJm6ANZkKe86Gw6b5SIM7qfvxvgElKrW0urOKDq0i0Ub3yha9YtAV6UdQwngIiPgy0kyd7cDfUjGR1NynoTtydwb_YTK/s1600-h/CIMG4534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uio1759BDqPsmpw-MzhsL2EUlXa6iFAiMUkLJSn0yEVeFXXGpJm6ANZkKe86Gw6b5SIM7qfvxvgElKrW0urOKDq0i0Ub3yha9YtAV6UdQwngIiPgy0kyd7cDfUjGR1NynoTtydwb_YTK/s400/CIMG4534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358435745389266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Denmark has very strict food laws! As a result, you see a lot more healthy snacks around, such as these fruit cups delivered by bicycle!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLQ0mh7JqE2c_j9s3lvoXFOEHoIC37ELgzD24Aj9v6OVIkTI79SDiS4cYnOyGWqA82qLENsQzc_ngMT39IJBKvlziJEHUbmhqRwYUM4gk7evO1Q1DiK_8mk6RU0fX36tOGKOIh6nZjQh9/s1600-h/CIMG4535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLQ0mh7JqE2c_j9s3lvoXFOEHoIC37ELgzD24Aj9v6OVIkTI79SDiS4cYnOyGWqA82qLENsQzc_ngMT39IJBKvlziJEHUbmhqRwYUM4gk7evO1Q1DiK_8mk6RU0fX36tOGKOIh6nZjQh9/s400/CIMG4535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358239340251474" /></a><br /></div><div>The old stock exchange, which features a very cool tower made up of the tails of four dragons.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ4uo-yRlO8-i9IAAYhQZ1M0_TW0F_pSHvjUYopCv-lSqvqnWOua0HRIs3Mx9_bXv5UInNiVwz8y3wFB8JmlgiihtTgoVVLqjjQutnR9AuuKki3AfdyN5k4dNHH1eTlSg-ctwBT4EoqNM/s1600-h/CIMG4536.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ4uo-yRlO8-i9IAAYhQZ1M0_TW0F_pSHvjUYopCv-lSqvqnWOua0HRIs3Mx9_bXv5UInNiVwz8y3wFB8JmlgiihtTgoVVLqjjQutnR9AuuKki3AfdyN5k4dNHH1eTlSg-ctwBT4EoqNM/s400/CIMG4536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358230378602722" /></a><br /></div><div>We took a boat tour for only DEK 30! Here's Ditte enjoying the beautiful sunshine:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkOlgrQstK8zbo1vgemDtxoXWJvP9c_Fuq5na6bryF5uGqRaYtcZWyoMGcfuVr9HwoDrJQMfJVqNfet8UDD52MNovnGfS5YxCZ-BNykrFR3kwkkcDyAKtriFxu5WOFRTLXu28IMmfaJ27/s1600-h/CIMG4538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkOlgrQstK8zbo1vgemDtxoXWJvP9c_Fuq5na6bryF5uGqRaYtcZWyoMGcfuVr9HwoDrJQMfJVqNfet8UDD52MNovnGfS5YxCZ-BNykrFR3kwkkcDyAKtriFxu5WOFRTLXu28IMmfaJ27/s400/CIMG4538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358219205360242" /></a><br /></div><div>The "new harbor," which is actually quite old. Hans Christian Andersen used to live on this street, but his old house was under renovation and covered with plastic. But here's another pretty photo, you get the idea!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dnlVFHh5QiOyl3PFQQ2xY8-c5uj656leZNacmiCLaYl-WpcZPcwi0M-tcXZ103wE1VXPqrS7jUHPQjp5FDU2HxtmJ6ZDr2jtk2IZd_hJ6K_g4nEjP71rFU6FIHLYr68JwmFDjnXJM4cA/s1600-h/CIMG4545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dnlVFHh5QiOyl3PFQQ2xY8-c5uj656leZNacmiCLaYl-WpcZPcwi0M-tcXZ103wE1VXPqrS7jUHPQjp5FDU2HxtmJ6ZDr2jtk2IZd_hJ6K_g4nEjP71rFU6FIHLYr68JwmFDjnXJM4cA/s400/CIMG4545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358215027698754" /></a><br /></div><div>Copenhagen's new Opera House, which looks remarkably like the <a href="http://www.e-architect.co.uk/hong_kong/jpgs/hong_kong_convention_centre_pirages281108_1.jpg">Hong Kong Convention Centre</a>.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjkim1R9hDZuF21GjR5-tnOjpWpOlWwm2S6SvQ76JdPHZBV0cfjRiXmLMqVJPuGOCYJNf02lVIpQmoipjylocPHqKt2ovIn54G-gk9opW-1Tslcf5hcYrbtvbL9CJkyxnM0AyvuW31Q0p/s1600-h/CIMG4548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjkim1R9hDZuF21GjR5-tnOjpWpOlWwm2S6SvQ76JdPHZBV0cfjRiXmLMqVJPuGOCYJNf02lVIpQmoipjylocPHqKt2ovIn54G-gk9opW-1Tslcf5hcYrbtvbL9CJkyxnM0AyvuW31Q0p/s400/CIMG4548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341358206218260594" /></a><br /></div><div>These were built in the early 19th century to hide the Danish fleet from the British, who stole the previous fleet. Those dastardly limeys! Now they are fancy schmancy apartments.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp1GRZjkCnWzW6fhSc2RgGZFVFIl3SKv8rBeR6UH2e6ykgPYM1w-osom6jpRYtES9DG0a3zoI5f2AXcAXWIwSEc3jjcxCR6PnKJBYkEUEoEErfGskPgyAiQZRDweaeFCDlAbEU_DMqQVv/s1600-h/CIMG4550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp1GRZjkCnWzW6fhSc2RgGZFVFIl3SKv8rBeR6UH2e6ykgPYM1w-osom6jpRYtES9DG0a3zoI5f2AXcAXWIwSEc3jjcxCR6PnKJBYkEUEoEErfGskPgyAiQZRDweaeFCDlAbEU_DMqQVv/s400/CIMG4550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341357504407797730" /></a><br /></div><div>The royal yacht! Ooh la la. There are two sailors whose job it is to just stand around on the yacht and wave to tourists.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lyJNqNzdTB3O6KnjUUf0E-VqestpS3XlcL2yMrRTP3-GP0-P36srCbshDdYOyyXCOEzVrbaMRQjwM2NemmeXc7UF3N5h7wFZaQ_F9fxck5NOpNjnRTAGtrcQHZv_ybhh_tXBtVqGXpPf/s1600-h/CIMG4554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lyJNqNzdTB3O6KnjUUf0E-VqestpS3XlcL2yMrRTP3-GP0-P36srCbshDdYOyyXCOEzVrbaMRQjwM2NemmeXc7UF3N5h7wFZaQ_F9fxck5NOpNjnRTAGtrcQHZv_ybhh_tXBtVqGXpPf/s400/CIMG4554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341357499331667058" /></a><br /></div><div>Havfruen, aka The Little Mermaid! The real story is much more dark and depressing than the Disney version- she dies of a broken heart, for example. The sculptor was inspired by the lead dancer of the ballet by the same name, with whom he fell in love. She refused to be his model, however, so he had to settle for his wife instead. Life's tough.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to the tour guide, Havfruen has had a tough life- she's been decapitated twice, blown up into the air, and had a bikini painted on her. She's taking a year-long vacation to China next year as part of a cultural exchange. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPPWSeNhOlqa5YvQo85pfnLh0zf6sKI6HHUBfpH1FdK2uxcwoCETM0cMcstjIk_IahXCtzyJxkr7ok9fbEOmT21VZXZ3wnzz-4IECi0EnZ5p-AFkUKbnuBPZIQEqGGuhGYSc7L9z2V2aN/s1600-h/CIMG4560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPPWSeNhOlqa5YvQo85pfnLh0zf6sKI6HHUBfpH1FdK2uxcwoCETM0cMcstjIk_IahXCtzyJxkr7ok9fbEOmT21VZXZ3wnzz-4IECi0EnZ5p-AFkUKbnuBPZIQEqGGuhGYSc7L9z2V2aN/s400/CIMG4560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341357495554563506" /></a><br /></div><div>Lots of cool houseboats in Copenhagen- like this one!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5DRqMhJycmXnIkWISqstxcsCNUFUK2dtZiFcXmYPPJu-rXPO7fIOb8Co5kTbSwYTQJDBp_KOI1FTJlfe5kCdG1y_Qd6J-Gjc3i9cs0NuUa5kFqIFEzGBWnbIA010kTRBA3V6uiYa32_a/s1600-h/CIMG4566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5DRqMhJycmXnIkWISqstxcsCNUFUK2dtZiFcXmYPPJu-rXPO7fIOb8Co5kTbSwYTQJDBp_KOI1FTJlfe5kCdG1y_Qd6J-Gjc3i9cs0NuUa5kFqIFEzGBWnbIA010kTRBA3V6uiYa32_a/s400/CIMG4566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341357484829785410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs1IJ_i9z9_s3O5rb329wMbUHI4qZc0hMRwfGpw12vx5jgOmW20HJfm0FJJr9MnFvY2mMSjl0kWExmDUGrbPTPWdkmohDVkoxALRzGSJcKvrNgjQV7TikVhlxu9k6A7epFmc9-ERIDEsb/s1600-h/CIMG4567.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs1IJ_i9z9_s3O5rb329wMbUHI4qZc0hMRwfGpw12vx5jgOmW20HJfm0FJJr9MnFvY2mMSjl0kWExmDUGrbPTPWdkmohDVkoxALRzGSJcKvrNgjQV7TikVhlxu9k6A7epFmc9-ERIDEsb/s400/CIMG4567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341357482586975106" /></a><br /></div><div>The spire of a church- the architect envisioned the staircase going counter-clockwise so you could hold the railing with your left hand and hold your sword with your right. The builders did it the other way around, however. A rumor started that he was so distraught that he climbed to the top and jumped to his death, but this is a legend only- he went on to build later buildings in Copenhagen.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFVkbDcvxuvFxoOf7tLcokp66uV9buEg7gyHZzpUSqVV17XgdJkWy_-iwIEb5KhYxL78xKjhe8682uZhhrfKPmqoOL_N4987IbTZ6Cltm3B0b-QjRvrlHI3RQS_5dcR2GfwtYccwUW_jL/s1600-h/CIMG4573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFVkbDcvxuvFxoOf7tLcokp66uV9buEg7gyHZzpUSqVV17XgdJkWy_-iwIEb5KhYxL78xKjhe8682uZhhrfKPmqoOL_N4987IbTZ6Cltm3B0b-QjRvrlHI3RQS_5dcR2GfwtYccwUW_jL/s400/CIMG4573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356772602372578" /></a><br /></div><div>Some of the bridges we passed under were quite low!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2J4pZiO1IBKwPf0Yk3ru26LTsoV0IrV9bv0OXglLtjxxsQQraokZCMEQdJAWx7P_AXN9UJPQn3AkqiKprtZ-2Eyk7z5hpltBVgYAoyKtXtvlxyViB_Mvo3sGR89RkYrmaAeSXbfooCQ4/s1600-h/CIMG4574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2J4pZiO1IBKwPf0Yk3ru26LTsoV0IrV9bv0OXglLtjxxsQQraokZCMEQdJAWx7P_AXN9UJPQn3AkqiKprtZ-2Eyk7z5hpltBVgYAoyKtXtvlxyViB_Mvo3sGR89RkYrmaAeSXbfooCQ4/s400/CIMG4574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356769084091842" /></a><br /></div><div>Another cute little street.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZStncjvBbJq6_Z01fU-01wwY4NPPs13DjHia1q1yO4jCk-wd0nDbf1gjm43nL-n2jS-uLiCFPt4I6c7-Do576qyeXafq1F4Xbq-FktTARCLnuLO0GSuLPRxCCKt5V00_ziGDQ7QMl8yRO/s1600-h/CIMG4577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZStncjvBbJq6_Z01fU-01wwY4NPPs13DjHia1q1yO4jCk-wd0nDbf1gjm43nL-n2jS-uLiCFPt4I6c7-Do576qyeXafq1F4Xbq-FktTARCLnuLO0GSuLPRxCCKt5V00_ziGDQ7QMl8yRO/s400/CIMG4577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356758758797698" /></a><br /></div><div>the "Black Diamond," a new addition to the library.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSk_UAb-vwNsMNNTlJjVCWB2GUeB433hjEQOcCDHjMmkU_n-5Ns3X5FCQSIPQLDKV7F_OZzp6_psTh7wmBhOhHuOs5FMc0UE4qW8E0zwwOmg8oTWBJUXnr74oTkB0RNcKFJYYDWm-DIFL/s1600-h/CIMG4580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSk_UAb-vwNsMNNTlJjVCWB2GUeB433hjEQOcCDHjMmkU_n-5Ns3X5FCQSIPQLDKV7F_OZzp6_psTh7wmBhOhHuOs5FMc0UE4qW8E0zwwOmg8oTWBJUXnr74oTkB0RNcKFJYYDWm-DIFL/s400/CIMG4580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356757712820962" /></a><br /></div><div>This is a hotel! I want to stay there! The boat behind it is a famous restaurant.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghayJ9R5sGecOhnAY81_G_BDG-eR_GS3C4USr4H6bTd0VTCLCoDxP_-aWh_zMtzLhyT-HhRRJFpvrbcOEW-h8qRcnGp5oU7wBSBvDmZtAsyHegVM73g-zVBL5AaNrZvfqouVKaaVRZ5fze/s1600-h/CIMG4583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghayJ9R5sGecOhnAY81_G_BDG-eR_GS3C4USr4H6bTd0VTCLCoDxP_-aWh_zMtzLhyT-HhRRJFpvrbcOEW-h8qRcnGp5oU7wBSBvDmZtAsyHegVM73g-zVBL5AaNrZvfqouVKaaVRZ5fze/s400/CIMG4583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356752065831218" /></a><br /></div><div>Check out my new home! This boat is for sale. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv_1x3GDA58AIOcWmfNDZBi4H50DxlJpfryWHS3Jyq9-LupOyGwBm-lgKKqDjVu0i8UCY5XufmEu3NF0oHK2MWOfPCcfVPLnMUu4kgBV_keAcmhxHoyWeIRpyekkyZ9ei6-WZMxBBp54E/s1600-h/CIMG4586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv_1x3GDA58AIOcWmfNDZBi4H50DxlJpfryWHS3Jyq9-LupOyGwBm-lgKKqDjVu0i8UCY5XufmEu3NF0oHK2MWOfPCcfVPLnMUu4kgBV_keAcmhxHoyWeIRpyekkyZ9ei6-WZMxBBp54E/s400/CIMG4586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356077797808978" /></a><br /></div><div>BLAAAARGH!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6PzMjF1F0yClakLs2UVLsYdAPRApiZUQOD9p7swKbz-Ccza4YO-kB4HB7z7aJvA6tY87YYoOqflUVS1gvqVmtD6tLY4w37x0pCB9jrm-3njhKf_ltW13HLMs1j7eodc_3fxqlWbqfmDu/s1600-h/CIMG4590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6PzMjF1F0yClakLs2UVLsYdAPRApiZUQOD9p7swKbz-Ccza4YO-kB4HB7z7aJvA6tY87YYoOqflUVS1gvqVmtD6tLY4w37x0pCB9jrm-3njhKf_ltW13HLMs1j7eodc_3fxqlWbqfmDu/s400/CIMG4590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356071914925826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRReujke4VoGw7KQ8SiFlaFEQHtGXzav_c5yxJvZhqgRTpoAO06-0Llv6fYBlB3hPQ6pUiZcGTvyz6TXYSKFJFGZuJ2VbvmSDGTjguOE8pRcjkaTJI4vVCGC9C6TUUvpjYShMGoYfQCet9/s1600-h/CIMG4591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRReujke4VoGw7KQ8SiFlaFEQHtGXzav_c5yxJvZhqgRTpoAO06-0Llv6fYBlB3hPQ6pUiZcGTvyz6TXYSKFJFGZuJ2VbvmSDGTjguOE8pRcjkaTJI4vVCGC9C6TUUvpjYShMGoYfQCet9/s400/CIMG4591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356066137688850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfvnQG_WkLX1w_SeFfU90_EFonSWQ54H0Ee17MV5WgvOSDWCutA4e5CARed5Bf3nNhbRJhOo5JCjNwnyJZa0yPlvdggsdUNdiy5xxcnYfgVGaKxg1sWjldU-NpibWUxHDO_J-daBvcz1V/s1600-h/CIMG4592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfvnQG_WkLX1w_SeFfU90_EFonSWQ54H0Ee17MV5WgvOSDWCutA4e5CARed5Bf3nNhbRJhOo5JCjNwnyJZa0yPlvdggsdUNdiy5xxcnYfgVGaKxg1sWjldU-NpibWUxHDO_J-daBvcz1V/s400/CIMG4592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356062426560818" /></a><br /></div><div>Woo Scandinavia!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWtJsVItvC73eQm9WG22wgAMuj-Io8qh8kKPHZLe6n31aSnc5fyWs3Se27suHMIDqiBzNyQUhRWN4WG3doU040yOcV6yg0pa3CSe81SWNXz014MzgFmac89zphPqfzmJTLitI5wiiiCB0/s1600-h/CIMG4599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWtJsVItvC73eQm9WG22wgAMuj-Io8qh8kKPHZLe6n31aSnc5fyWs3Se27suHMIDqiBzNyQUhRWN4WG3doU040yOcV6yg0pa3CSe81SWNXz014MzgFmac89zphPqfzmJTLitI5wiiiCB0/s400/CIMG4599.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341356055885338594" /></a><br /></div><div>Look at this cute old house! It no longer has any right angles!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPkkfXwfFpdV3kah7bN_S4rTIvTyxm5h4q8f_qNwtTErAQwVmp_ookVFcRGy6hYzL-YCBn9RG4putuUspIo6-v0gG1OGp82ZkWr_7mFDqDQS2XnEiaJ9lClPL7WnuCXdaKewjCVjN4728/s1600-h/CIMG4601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPkkfXwfFpdV3kah7bN_S4rTIvTyxm5h4q8f_qNwtTErAQwVmp_ookVFcRGy6hYzL-YCBn9RG4putuUspIo6-v0gG1OGp82ZkWr_7mFDqDQS2XnEiaJ9lClPL7WnuCXdaKewjCVjN4728/s400/CIMG4601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341355070788909122" /></a><br /></div><div>After the boat tour, we walked through Christiania, the most awesome neighborhood in the world. It used to be a naval compound, which fell into disuse, until 1971, when a bunch of hippies squatted the land and built their own houses. Today, Christiania boasts 900 people, its own flag, and a long waiting list of would-be residents. It is a totally autonomous entity with collective decision-making and DIY housing. It's beautiful and awesome, and a wonderful example of what our societies could be! Sadly, Christiania just lost a court decision and evictions have been ordered. They won't go without a fight, though!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJdBMe5dBhkKYXWjpyRYC1v4K31_6BF86sKO3Qo19dJLItCmTWG8GmAt_EyNz_dYRSIHEWTN-tdH4VdkvQ7eV28TPB3n-lwS2BzScsiOiDqS-mkhhsb9b8deXtb3u8QYmptESr9YiiQWE/s1600-h/CIMG4602.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJdBMe5dBhkKYXWjpyRYC1v4K31_6BF86sKO3Qo19dJLItCmTWG8GmAt_EyNz_dYRSIHEWTN-tdH4VdkvQ7eV28TPB3n-lwS2BzScsiOiDqS-mkhhsb9b8deXtb3u8QYmptESr9YiiQWE/s400/CIMG4602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341355066946565730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR6oCdljo-l0NjoccRvqOFTgf_3vio7-HBCwZm-mkCGYFNB62ddq6IsP2xftRKCmbsEXhVigecUu1pJb4PuBmV388xvyC_ZATYvXrvMFpIJ9cx7r_ttWIpsbwDiIAwNczC_7kuyPRz9um/s1600-h/CIMG4603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR6oCdljo-l0NjoccRvqOFTgf_3vio7-HBCwZm-mkCGYFNB62ddq6IsP2xftRKCmbsEXhVigecUu1pJb4PuBmV388xvyC_ZATYvXrvMFpIJ9cx7r_ttWIpsbwDiIAwNczC_7kuyPRz9um/s400/CIMG4603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341355064594876994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmmzhPUxH0Pg40y-KQtAprWW2882wx9S-F74KhBHvUl940YcrLPply49XWkq9S922e4j7S-aQKryH-hjWtvcyOIEV9yfZQnMf_dPYyDXcar2vKKMPNHq_Jy6TcgIYOK-MY3WzmGMM50o6/s1600-h/CIMG4604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmmzhPUxH0Pg40y-KQtAprWW2882wx9S-F74KhBHvUl940YcrLPply49XWkq9S922e4j7S-aQKryH-hjWtvcyOIEV9yfZQnMf_dPYyDXcar2vKKMPNHq_Jy6TcgIYOK-MY3WzmGMM50o6/s400/CIMG4604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341355060462194354" /></a><br /></div><div>Without any cars, it's difficult to believe that Chrisitiania is pretty much in the center of Denmark's biggest city.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GizWWtP2eiDUYc1mBNZ-2PeVpJd1sy4f-v7XdEaJL32dweb2VG4Lg1LLA9FTlqujRW2bc8b1ZMaMYvKsJ-rcNtdr7JsXw5FrnhVAm-GJiWZlP4I_KTZI_5A6xXNPQ0psF2CL9_93jkvb/s1600-h/CIMG4606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GizWWtP2eiDUYc1mBNZ-2PeVpJd1sy4f-v7XdEaJL32dweb2VG4Lg1LLA9FTlqujRW2bc8b1ZMaMYvKsJ-rcNtdr7JsXw5FrnhVAm-GJiWZlP4I_KTZI_5A6xXNPQ0psF2CL9_93jkvb/s400/CIMG4606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341355052657938562" /></a><br /></div><div>We stopped at a vegetarian restaurant where Ditte used to work and loaded up on fuel! It has a beautiful garden and the sun was shining. Yum yum!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvEis5HEIr8iOnE3v6Ydan6c6-YNksW1kkgD05PaKB0xKq3AHwfqabbhL3ezilemJc1Z3S9j8Rw6UttM-qur5Rm720_9Z3vwXggUNeHUMGll9yBQqran9_E_p6QqC3mU3lLjY220hnEt7/s1600-h/CIMG4607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvEis5HEIr8iOnE3v6Ydan6c6-YNksW1kkgD05PaKB0xKq3AHwfqabbhL3ezilemJc1Z3S9j8Rw6UttM-qur5Rm720_9Z3vwXggUNeHUMGll9yBQqran9_E_p6QqC3mU3lLjY220hnEt7/s400/CIMG4607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341354492707512754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEz2nOqe3BnW6AnCegUKzI-DVncDPR8lvvgq6rg62iyq1gKg-Tb7e6rgMt1WzPgo8h01oyLhi4QrDqZ10P2yAi4uku06dLyaKy75-NoAdNc4LQA1Mof2mOXfY14NT0WV8SodpX7I8CCp9/s1600-h/CIMG4608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEz2nOqe3BnW6AnCegUKzI-DVncDPR8lvvgq6rg62iyq1gKg-Tb7e6rgMt1WzPgo8h01oyLhi4QrDqZ10P2yAi4uku06dLyaKy75-NoAdNc4LQA1Mof2mOXfY14NT0WV8SodpX7I8CCp9/s400/CIMG4608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341354488584706514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2digl-k76MKU57yc_HEJE5rtHNQTp0Uq6nenoMCiMFY1MdgHxFUe9qNo_4Fqq_N5z3z8GQVDIFUFNjwMlTYsRWEGII0FXrp05Kqi-D0IpLAviYKJDeDmxpBiZAxU0HFiKfZW8-WRU0BB/s1600-h/CIMG4609.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2digl-k76MKU57yc_HEJE5rtHNQTp0Uq6nenoMCiMFY1MdgHxFUe9qNo_4Fqq_N5z3z8GQVDIFUFNjwMlTYsRWEGII0FXrp05Kqi-D0IpLAviYKJDeDmxpBiZAxU0HFiKfZW8-WRU0BB/s400/CIMG4609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341354483361747026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9vjeqHBzzCbY3FZS2UxIej4Wovsz1dIo0hZxG_Vd78oQMEIG-gsYXfTFWOQ2wlZkLJESg-iUvDaAW9oJfQkdEoFqfGwDXNOF-2EFdyMvcMVYfbs6M6-OKiJ468k9GwO7H2zJngJOByyf/s1600-h/CIMG4611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9vjeqHBzzCbY3FZS2UxIej4Wovsz1dIo0hZxG_Vd78oQMEIG-gsYXfTFWOQ2wlZkLJESg-iUvDaAW9oJfQkdEoFqfGwDXNOF-2EFdyMvcMVYfbs6M6-OKiJ468k9GwO7H2zJngJOByyf/s400/CIMG4611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341354481613300306" /></a><br /></div><div>OMG! Baby horses! In the middle of the city! There were two mamas and two babies. This is just so damn awesome I can't believe it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqersOheIqlCG6D0vK71cB_Lz90ItAyCKNHupKXFDABcSBdCUWOAVcIOAN_LjIPcNI2W8V_EOKKEjBmvRBvGHXz4hwI4gPer55y5YU4e-TJSd2ckR72_a5WwNxOcp91cWdgmNsr7bwaL9/s1600-h/CIMG4614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqersOheIqlCG6D0vK71cB_Lz90ItAyCKNHupKXFDABcSBdCUWOAVcIOAN_LjIPcNI2W8V_EOKKEjBmvRBvGHXz4hwI4gPer55y5YU4e-TJSd2ckR72_a5WwNxOcp91cWdgmNsr7bwaL9/s400/CIMG4614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341354469191195538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNzAjn358Vs0PGbSSnmjlUi7vjfQgkr4aCEiS08g1eZyOnYVxmYo_MXw_5gRLAXX-wLx19KDA8P176QHCSs-hylmlO7aIixRfEYb6thimCdqeLONWevfNzkmvxnOClh_7UCHJj8zwNnr1/s1600-h/CIMG4615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNzAjn358Vs0PGbSSnmjlUi7vjfQgkr4aCEiS08g1eZyOnYVxmYo_MXw_5gRLAXX-wLx19KDA8P176QHCSs-hylmlO7aIixRfEYb6thimCdqeLONWevfNzkmvxnOClh_7UCHJj8zwNnr1/s400/CIMG4615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353777590058018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_TIgQWpoxWDoSzCp4dcYqufbDj8pSTT7nDzS6PTH0ZfL_YHz9-ZzcdR5lN8nPCI-ry0whyphenhyphenbtYeZwYkiKJRYrT3NUYZKYZeLUJmYyUj9WmXhzLzBZrcE_yJHcQD0q0w1k8jim5IiZOWjS/s1600-h/CIMG4619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_TIgQWpoxWDoSzCp4dcYqufbDj8pSTT7nDzS6PTH0ZfL_YHz9-ZzcdR5lN8nPCI-ry0whyphenhyphenbtYeZwYkiKJRYrT3NUYZKYZeLUJmYyUj9WmXhzLzBZrcE_yJHcQD0q0w1k8jim5IiZOWjS/s400/CIMG4619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353774710146754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFaX_1nCorxyHzQlqMDsKfvZojVbCT7rYOzjNGEgixBqVFfnFSEsvRFTCPh9C-BQvz5aTuxyB0V7UA9WVhyphenhyphen82gzRa7QhElsFZ6VPXDd6onKsoprcVfMZvhjiFgsYY9oiS7asJDyyp-3Cl/s1600-h/CIMG4620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFaX_1nCorxyHzQlqMDsKfvZojVbCT7rYOzjNGEgixBqVFfnFSEsvRFTCPh9C-BQvz5aTuxyB0V7UA9WVhyphenhyphen82gzRa7QhElsFZ6VPXDd6onKsoprcVfMZvhjiFgsYY9oiS7asJDyyp-3Cl/s400/CIMG4620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353773060636946" /></a><br /></div><div>There's a beautiful canal that ends in a pond. A few of Christiania's luckiest residents have built unique but subtle homes on the shore. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiw4Tf-WXZSy4dkG50o8pDHMJhqWw4slxUjA1OpymiYcD-gkECSVeqeqfwqlzq8zQDIhZt7SQCN2Qmps-QTw9X_hwzm_ouTFVU_tAiIGWrhpfPyQF1MlKJwvt5BOY901jdG4ZGfBbaLyY/s1600-h/CIMG4621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiw4Tf-WXZSy4dkG50o8pDHMJhqWw4slxUjA1OpymiYcD-gkECSVeqeqfwqlzq8zQDIhZt7SQCN2Qmps-QTw9X_hwzm_ouTFVU_tAiIGWrhpfPyQF1MlKJwvt5BOY901jdG4ZGfBbaLyY/s400/CIMG4621.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353764251141314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQdFJbYZYfyIt_GX-TC8dtuewIyb7lmHHMQ6dwzSkLs2njsL5m6yyZIF9x-qMWsFf9dAXnFxRvxNU9SQMLJ9hI9VsSQ-juGKqBsBaMVaxtYf-dgHqmsqEKTsXlzKiWBlRp2UcVFXE65Uf/s1600-h/CIMG4624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQdFJbYZYfyIt_GX-TC8dtuewIyb7lmHHMQ6dwzSkLs2njsL5m6yyZIF9x-qMWsFf9dAXnFxRvxNU9SQMLJ9hI9VsSQ-juGKqBsBaMVaxtYf-dgHqmsqEKTsXlzKiWBlRp2UcVFXE65Uf/s400/CIMG4624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353759208103602" /></a><br /></div><div>The tower of the Radisson and the sight of cars rushing by in the distance is the only reminder that you're in the middle of Copenhagen.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDaWsxJeo5QIa9d_ZGNCF-fwKx50tQOw8mVK5ULmWTHZXxF7rOJmQifMe1qAaSxwIZDR4LMl_u54285xNf7w2dy-1FbHFpYdz5qBUdIQ5PgnYMY-QUnGDZX6E_2vK0MdEYDRdsqIv_0i4/s1600-h/CIMG4625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDaWsxJeo5QIa9d_ZGNCF-fwKx50tQOw8mVK5ULmWTHZXxF7rOJmQifMe1qAaSxwIZDR4LMl_u54285xNf7w2dy-1FbHFpYdz5qBUdIQ5PgnYMY-QUnGDZX6E_2vK0MdEYDRdsqIv_0i4/s400/CIMG4625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353281197120450" /></a><br /></div><div>A common garden snail in Denmark- but unique to me!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwJUu55IfZJrko9j2JGzuycihnFC5Zu88G7p1AH5C1goiYk_JMRCqDnLY4SRJuJJrQyt9NPfebi4AiYp4DaeGI77-cJqaFrlrnUpt9u-QjkVwE0gAiF2wxVW6LjXh4tm-n4rGHwbfyixf/s1600-h/CIMG4626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwJUu55IfZJrko9j2JGzuycihnFC5Zu88G7p1AH5C1goiYk_JMRCqDnLY4SRJuJJrQyt9NPfebi4AiYp4DaeGI77-cJqaFrlrnUpt9u-QjkVwE0gAiF2wxVW6LjXh4tm-n4rGHwbfyixf/s400/CIMG4626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353278745885810" /></a><br /></div><div>I was sad to leave Christiania and re-enter normal society! But there is some cool stuff in central Copenhagen too, I GUESS.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcIbrqmZsPgp0dKEQg0YZ6IY4sGlxzXpVXMwbqISOhAPyUh3Ce1Q5lWF87P_MI6qBdxwG1FC_ChT2whXW-zJiWfVNRyelznbaLKJNPO2NBHOiND45XU1S4S97qsOPp6QRgkKcMRHiQ015/s1600-h/CIMG4628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcIbrqmZsPgp0dKEQg0YZ6IY4sGlxzXpVXMwbqISOhAPyUh3Ce1Q5lWF87P_MI6qBdxwG1FC_ChT2whXW-zJiWfVNRyelznbaLKJNPO2NBHOiND45XU1S4S97qsOPp6QRgkKcMRHiQ015/s400/CIMG4628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353271904704818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ew1U5rg-usz_3Hf0mWSNIMFPchnv-3a-Vg5y7kIOaw1EmQiOqvjwwHkPPGP19JkioV7FZBT7M-sJR3fIXnNtnAsxnqJUdlQATiO4XJF78yKbkDXbDokcjFm8tUhO56IxRTn2dlj_nS0W/s1600-h/CIMG4630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ew1U5rg-usz_3Hf0mWSNIMFPchnv-3a-Vg5y7kIOaw1EmQiOqvjwwHkPPGP19JkioV7FZBT7M-sJR3fIXnNtnAsxnqJUdlQATiO4XJF78yKbkDXbDokcjFm8tUhO56IxRTn2dlj_nS0W/s400/CIMG4630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353263232780482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU5lp3mTuyixqVvnaPfCZlo4Tb43YcHUmzj-xxpmD1EjjPFK2qwi0GkR3WYPig-fnSqbxefavyzEA748XAKwK8pdGy2Wx4gDaPgoP6lDjo5cpusB_tT967_riVsyUBUFcWxJmkHY3PaDx/s1600-h/CIMG4632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU5lp3mTuyixqVvnaPfCZlo4Tb43YcHUmzj-xxpmD1EjjPFK2qwi0GkR3WYPig-fnSqbxefavyzEA748XAKwK8pdGy2Wx4gDaPgoP6lDjo5cpusB_tT967_riVsyUBUFcWxJmkHY3PaDx/s400/CIMG4632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341353258925878834" /></a><br /></div><div>On the way back we swung by Ditte's work, a vocational and alternative high school for at-risk youth. She occasionally fills in for the cooking teacher and gets the kids interested in vegan food! Here she is in her 'office.'</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzPBj-y2E_IB-upjY8_5po2EOm5yPYAx4JUWNYzggg4cBJgQoHoJxEdTmqeMPadhd9DDVVn23-G8McY_sIl0ZD59Em4Jb1kgbs8OSL5YdzS6L289S-TZAo0kAclhFCAK4iKnbXvbpOuZi/s1600-h/CIMG4635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzPBj-y2E_IB-upjY8_5po2EOm5yPYAx4JUWNYzggg4cBJgQoHoJxEdTmqeMPadhd9DDVVn23-G8McY_sIl0ZD59Em4Jb1kgbs8OSL5YdzS6L289S-TZAo0kAclhFCAK4iKnbXvbpOuZi/s400/CIMG4635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341352555739625506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5hQFGuTq_ok9YQiNal2dnWncjoKDWcCANfV9GEQrpFzm-e_hJixdinbLatLCUHMqY5sYXBn6-Qn4khj8NyLwBG4Qix-gCF3KwT_z52imuP7E2rzEPBZT1tPTB6vWfuRq2yOrRXZf8kgB/s1600-h/CIMG4636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5hQFGuTq_ok9YQiNal2dnWncjoKDWcCANfV9GEQrpFzm-e_hJixdinbLatLCUHMqY5sYXBn6-Qn4khj8NyLwBG4Qix-gCF3KwT_z52imuP7E2rzEPBZT1tPTB6vWfuRq2yOrRXZf8kgB/s400/CIMG4636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341352549293111346" /></a><br /></div><div>The school, which also hosts a hostel and teaches hospitality industry skills to the kids, has an ecological focus. Here the kids have come up with slogans to promote environmentalism. It's so cool!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l_JQ5QE3rm8KhgTiiBNwpt5MRrQyaCLfuRqusOHdPUEaQSDtGLA3rTKG77stY11qWmLdniNnFB6n0fjta30yUmX9IhqwDrvJrVoa3P-FueyTdJjrK9NHa0aPSWjPdEr9I8Hnk3TqPRb5/s1600-h/CIMG4637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l_JQ5QE3rm8KhgTiiBNwpt5MRrQyaCLfuRqusOHdPUEaQSDtGLA3rTKG77stY11qWmLdniNnFB6n0fjta30yUmX9IhqwDrvJrVoa3P-FueyTdJjrK9NHa0aPSWjPdEr9I8Hnk3TqPRb5/s400/CIMG4637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341352548800945442" /></a><br /></div><div>The art students have been allowed to decorate the staircase- some of them are really talented!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstHOtYbFq5H9mCnziaS7_oiXR_wS_6nAkVMLDhzwgalGXhlOaB9-iHnVu5H5XczC-1k9isIwr8xlIIlOfsYMmmCA5R2k3nSZhaPJaM9vG-G1pKdYEExU52orYdoUNliBfBZdtGEsNQDj4/s1600-h/CIMG4640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstHOtYbFq5H9mCnziaS7_oiXR_wS_6nAkVMLDhzwgalGXhlOaB9-iHnVu5H5XczC-1k9isIwr8xlIIlOfsYMmmCA5R2k3nSZhaPJaM9vG-G1pKdYEExU52orYdoUNliBfBZdtGEsNQDj4/s400/CIMG4640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341352538580451634" /></a><br /></div><div>Sadly, this is the sight that greeted us in Ditte's neighborhood when we got back. There are a lot of middle-eastern immigrants in her neighborhood, and the local Hell's Angels members often come to this street and randomly shoot anyone middle-eastern looking, the stupid assholes. This time they shot two men in an internet cafe- the third time they've struck at that business. Bunch of stupid fuckwads!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yQM2jDXLahiNh68lvtanDlluQbyGOiGcn-IyrTIi3LPXM5sqlrQVjZdY45wIEXBChwEyYwkdJ5BaPiNHQhHGhhJV6-uzPWMS1O1jGrjA36C-vpLUgz7zYTmTt1y_TzQ9HdthLRsEFyI2/s1600-h/CIMG4642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yQM2jDXLahiNh68lvtanDlluQbyGOiGcn-IyrTIi3LPXM5sqlrQVjZdY45wIEXBChwEyYwkdJ5BaPiNHQhHGhhJV6-uzPWMS1O1jGrjA36C-vpLUgz7zYTmTt1y_TzQ9HdthLRsEFyI2/s400/CIMG4642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341352535957595154" /></a><br /></div><div>I can't believe what a fantastic day it's been- I definitely want to come back again and spend more than a day here! Ditte's been a remarkable host and it's been really fun to finally meet her! Tomorrow I head to Berlin, and on to the last leg of my journey. I'm excited to see Berlin, and also happy that my travels are nearly over- it's been a great couple of weeks, but I'm ready to be at home with my boyfriend and my dog again!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-86772374981865248662009-05-28T12:31:00.001-07:002009-05-28T14:02:16.526-07:00Day 16- Helsingborg and Crazy Beach<div>Today was awesome! Maria and I started the day by going to Framtiden ('the future'), an epic flea market five minutes outside of Helsingborg. I bought way too much amazing crap, but that's ok, because I bought a second suitcase, too! I very much look forward to getting home and listening to my 45 of Swedish men singing Hank Williams' "Jambalaya" in my fuschia dress with silver trim. Oh, and I got one of those awesome nut grinders, yay!</div><div><br /></div><div>Afterwards we met up with Kalle again and took our American soccer mom-mobile (a Chrysler station wagon, awesome!) way up north to <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Helsingborg,+Sweden&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.077336,72.949219&ie=UTF8&ll=56.285869,12.497635&spn=0.045258,0.142479&z=13">Mölle</a>, where there is a nature preserve and a very special beach, for a picnic.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDH9sOt5VsVzwIXmpyj1DmcEfDfeusFNbqRhBuL6c9Aqdtps28dkRP9WEfL34T0_z92F5fTu-AI_eNps9UzOLLkpCLDijIssJ88oJJ_MJRC36p8dIsJK3ci_gqXI2H8YTpw9pTje10b7r/s1600-h/CIMG4472.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDH9sOt5VsVzwIXmpyj1DmcEfDfeusFNbqRhBuL6c9Aqdtps28dkRP9WEfL34T0_z92F5fTu-AI_eNps9UzOLLkpCLDijIssJ88oJJ_MJRC36p8dIsJK3ci_gqXI2H8YTpw9pTje10b7r/s400/CIMG4472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964605703681010" /></a><br /><div>The flag of the Sk<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; ">å</span>ne region of Sweden is a combination of the Danish and Swedish flags, because at various times it has been a part of either country and also an independent nation in its own right.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF6YLEofGHcWalaJobjv0gkB_f0Q-jkdonNiID8iJZX_wHeLbumHXkXV90SOi3LolAQJH_3Bd-xrQniGkzSkiJICuygiySa2Ys8T-xEtU7TvKiq59_IyefYan3t6nhC32R3hc9L1x7IkR/s1600-h/CIMG4475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF6YLEofGHcWalaJobjv0gkB_f0Q-jkdonNiID8iJZX_wHeLbumHXkXV90SOi3LolAQJH_3Bd-xrQniGkzSkiJICuygiySa2Ys8T-xEtU7TvKiq59_IyefYan3t6nhC32R3hc9L1x7IkR/s400/CIMG4475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964600804710610" /></a><br /></div><div>We took about a twenty-minute hike out to the beach.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVSUbuHZ57xFRF45NDfmYCP5MvuOor3WxR0WvzLE8J1geJuGoH7mt2w9XIoB5Y2y3V4pEXvrF1ogsno0_h0JqXE0K69TH6hribbxYIgHxstBhHS3LnBx0OuLmFl-kZ-WWrXOy1cx8-rOQ/s1600-h/CIMG4532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVSUbuHZ57xFRF45NDfmYCP5MvuOor3WxR0WvzLE8J1geJuGoH7mt2w9XIoB5Y2y3V4pEXvrF1ogsno0_h0JqXE0K69TH6hribbxYIgHxstBhHS3LnBx0OuLmFl-kZ-WWrXOy1cx8-rOQ/s400/CIMG4532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964597076954210" /></a><br /></div><div>Along the way we passed these traditional farm houses:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcQk_EN19EgyUaviQ4m3QJlfnxIEn4eaY1tIn5BjkbjltSieblXJ22i-vXstCQCtuJda9oTkmZkqybmp3wnZnlrKN0mW3FTxGRugC473w0eP_g9ICzAYnvc_tI46G_DA4lpgsVTdS7xSH/s1600-h/CIMG4477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcQk_EN19EgyUaviQ4m3QJlfnxIEn4eaY1tIn5BjkbjltSieblXJ22i-vXstCQCtuJda9oTkmZkqybmp3wnZnlrKN0mW3FTxGRugC473w0eP_g9ICzAYnvc_tI46G_DA4lpgsVTdS7xSH/s400/CIMG4477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964232678840706" /></a><br /></div><div>I took a Swedish metal picture in the woods for Pranjal:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jNwNv-aqBHi1CDaEwhcBfChnrU_g7nboZ5uoJ87QGp_ClPusRRlhBpqc-OfTL3PEiVOKsjFLaKhy1JBFEFfiF7sC9pZze0bXlnVNMyyxvDJFgrRxLSLwB9BEDd1CNOnXKf9uzjkFt6ho/s1600-h/CIMG4481.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jNwNv-aqBHi1CDaEwhcBfChnrU_g7nboZ5uoJ87QGp_ClPusRRlhBpqc-OfTL3PEiVOKsjFLaKhy1JBFEFfiF7sC9pZze0bXlnVNMyyxvDJFgrRxLSLwB9BEDd1CNOnXKf9uzjkFt6ho/s400/CIMG4481.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964232170473154" /></a><br /></div><div>Maria and Kalle on the trail:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsNtlzgXmO0uiAW2m3AUPfeT5eEYaRIK9A7-zsRjyep9h3wY5HoQ-sIjN1ImciZNlM7MHMHF_NMKmrJvL6FGBq0vVpNjEpVddsU-s63EqemXQOxdB9-lf5Fi2J5WWMirE2Ls1zw5DPcx_/s1600-h/CIMG4484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsNtlzgXmO0uiAW2m3AUPfeT5eEYaRIK9A7-zsRjyep9h3wY5HoQ-sIjN1ImciZNlM7MHMHF_NMKmrJvL6FGBq0vVpNjEpVddsU-s63EqemXQOxdB9-lf5Fi2J5WWMirE2Ls1zw5DPcx_/s400/CIMG4484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964226945781506" /></a><br /></div><div>Some totem poles! OK, maybe not authentic but fun all the same:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMTEqBrx_hnojYMoP3VsBTR9bvhgwJp8rOKeIzqBpVisxjdNx8i3SEOO_mL9qSyRhB1t2_lVtLYg1137PzfVYqz8SXHBxP9v3z0A-34Qeoi1loZBCIe4meu26B683NjLVxN49raNbWDw0/s1600-h/CIMG4482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMTEqBrx_hnojYMoP3VsBTR9bvhgwJp8rOKeIzqBpVisxjdNx8i3SEOO_mL9qSyRhB1t2_lVtLYg1137PzfVYqz8SXHBxP9v3z0A-34Qeoi1loZBCIe4meu26B683NjLVxN49raNbWDw0/s400/CIMG4482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964218419195026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQxNjmgqA_VPRjIYCOqH3ulNEdvbIy-93khWq88h8mD2pbrKKF296TB-JAnVNMvSf7_uaNghpW_rG_4PoCO5GyV4HSPH-ihiLASF99iHTKFuWTP5NmVAbAmUjLahixTF5jtVucJm-QqOK/s1600-h/CIMG4485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQxNjmgqA_VPRjIYCOqH3ulNEdvbIy-93khWq88h8mD2pbrKKF296TB-JAnVNMvSf7_uaNghpW_rG_4PoCO5GyV4HSPH-ihiLASF99iHTKFuWTP5NmVAbAmUjLahixTF5jtVucJm-QqOK/s400/CIMG4485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340964213773235058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9HxkVEJzmfQbFKL-otq96yNpwe42AdIV3wZkibE4bo9IZvdw6ez0OOYcJit8GvGRFLj50QZvwNaiL3GY4iosz6KLOzvt_qfHo-ak_rFaawhzfRdrfDE6uNVKiLEH6O5-i41zfblSC5sJ/s1600-h/CIMG4486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9HxkVEJzmfQbFKL-otq96yNpwe42AdIV3wZkibE4bo9IZvdw6ez0OOYcJit8GvGRFLj50QZvwNaiL3GY4iosz6KLOzvt_qfHo-ak_rFaawhzfRdrfDE6uNVKiLEH6O5-i41zfblSC5sJ/s400/CIMG4486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340963592778815634" /></a><br /></div><div>A little beetle that has a beautiful blue belly (don't worry, this one was alive!):</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHQKNRAqqxl3X-31ShMyokUnkpOWUSevt_x6dkNfJ4zf4nU6fovta_ZUoQFRoY0UIH1dEclF7_Wz8NjbZzPYG_ylNEPL9RVItZS_yZfnY1dQLMnVWlet9UM9x8TYbhNMJ51Ufx-YWS1Kl/s1600-h/CIMG4489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHQKNRAqqxl3X-31ShMyokUnkpOWUSevt_x6dkNfJ4zf4nU6fovta_ZUoQFRoY0UIH1dEclF7_Wz8NjbZzPYG_ylNEPL9RVItZS_yZfnY1dQLMnVWlet9UM9x8TYbhNMJ51Ufx-YWS1Kl/s400/CIMG4489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340963588724728802" /></a><br /></div><div>Here's our destination! This incredible maze of tunnels, pathways, and towers was built entirely out of driftwood by this crazy artist named Lars Viljks. He also has his own country where you can apply for citizenship and choose your own title (ie Lord, Empress, Grand Inquisitor). Oh, and he made a dog sculpture in the image of Mohammed in a roundabout in Helsingborg. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iLIVBP0NBZPgb0xPQmQ5-LJL5RjJ1AnSIVV9WuLB3aIhq72uGCCNSg-mdTP1gMAJKW6KZ1hFwGMXRO0x3PqInbNu1s49w1XC09usWqZPmBs2dDnX2Zaqd1BpitQDmQhgzO2CQuyqPAul/s400/CIMG4512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961916602997074" /></a><br /></div><div>He placed a lot of random things in the mortar, such as a pitchfork:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeXcr9xQXrnG4RBuYT8ieZgCsmq1m_xwMRmRVqxeoclfOnO7-qP2lg4vm5B9v7FZsl0woNhuF8_wU3gdzFZS77qao1NkYKQz3_PZ8NVaafpsB8FaAO7MpPToTIhAR9A0QHtLuhokJkAi0/s1600-h/CIMG4513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeXcr9xQXrnG4RBuYT8ieZgCsmq1m_xwMRmRVqxeoclfOnO7-qP2lg4vm5B9v7FZsl0woNhuF8_wU3gdzFZS77qao1NkYKQz3_PZ8NVaafpsB8FaAO7MpPToTIhAR9A0QHtLuhokJkAi0/s400/CIMG4513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961911495089474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQD2lsWcOmefGxCpalPLU_DslUfBZE779zwR2PMCdOS3GwMcoojwOqzm3R4FcIHUHJc94Uc30J6FbGh_auPzg8n8O9NZejK4-8O9eyKPg4kzi7TzEmEUYLp3JzdiEEgEubceXioR6WHb-4/s1600-h/CIMG4515.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3V0f7NnWdRsSvEqCcbhcWcn81MP9EKqJHMB8IC6cnYy7AP9BG1qBNdHvl9jxqfvzWYTxMBWC6w_y0G0hX1yedsADbIXPXIbHZ2pZiWLpyNVPWoZX41fUjsgu9pBRqfXkQYrkvoCpIUP0/s400/CIMG4518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961031643785778" /></a><br /></div><div>He also placed some personal items in the mortar in little secret alcoves. It forces you to really be present and look at the work, it's incredible! Kalle says his wedding ring is in there somewhere, but I didn't see it. Here's what I did see: a watch...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_YKg4LafFryPi_zpa2PoeNCaR0FbyLoAFPpq0nRonUjOeAPqeayIiw5rpxMuX6NNpx3g0NEFyT3L0Hh6NZNkLglOgaTiGZMWG-WE2dEwR8nRr3KSqU3p0scLLpnm2EfpSOMMxrMApoFR/s1600-h/CIMG4519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_YKg4LafFryPi_zpa2PoeNCaR0FbyLoAFPpq0nRonUjOeAPqeayIiw5rpxMuX6NNpx3g0NEFyT3L0Hh6NZNkLglOgaTiGZMWG-WE2dEwR8nRr3KSqU3p0scLLpnm2EfpSOMMxrMApoFR/s400/CIMG4519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961025034078354" /></a><br /></div><div>some keys...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPTvMEmajIdBuvj5OE1Sx1zEIQMxOy1sg4jeWz5divXN4prY10vkH5xc_jOSoKRuEpjf2vv4gEdOITiCKgQAJFmK07ExR4V3LqZuNlbku5doc8R8nGY_N6D2vjfn-tUmXJm8fd_MFJkdS/s1600-h/CIMG4521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPTvMEmajIdBuvj5OE1Sx1zEIQMxOy1sg4jeWz5divXN4prY10vkH5xc_jOSoKRuEpjf2vv4gEdOITiCKgQAJFmK07ExR4V3LqZuNlbku5doc8R8nGY_N6D2vjfn-tUmXJm8fd_MFJkdS/s400/CIMG4521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961021126118082" /></a><br /></div><div>a bobby pin...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzdbpHw5MTN4xExaXVYfbNcrVWyAOCRWPOB2vCBVP-OYM4cKCksnO808iMCOdULr3xpi0u8Es8DIvqa-6FRi6yhyphenhyphen_DjIJKvQxfHdxTO2q2DXVf4YDUOXHiPuyL5L_MUdfMoYHjhPdrI-2/s1600-h/CIMG4523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzdbpHw5MTN4xExaXVYfbNcrVWyAOCRWPOB2vCBVP-OYM4cKCksnO808iMCOdULr3xpi0u8Es8DIvqa-6FRi6yhyphenhyphen_DjIJKvQxfHdxTO2q2DXVf4YDUOXHiPuyL5L_MUdfMoYHjhPdrI-2/s400/CIMG4523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961011968050658" /></a><br /></div><div>and the jawbone of a horse!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhXCqcHR1ODcj-JUKqwjW0tNWmM2jdBRotgZBcMzeRP7RvUNdcGdvsjdRw3I6OhXcNKJc4ZawwRV7APVvrRm_tvNYbRF2rxBvUbQG2bebbdw5USYEW-mbSiYahOabs8GqhyphenhyphenSLia8mybjq/s1600-h/CIMG4524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhXCqcHR1ODcj-JUKqwjW0tNWmM2jdBRotgZBcMzeRP7RvUNdcGdvsjdRw3I6OhXcNKJc4ZawwRV7APVvrRm_tvNYbRF2rxBvUbQG2bebbdw5USYEW-mbSiYahOabs8GqhyphenhyphenSLia8mybjq/s400/CIMG4524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340961007654956482" /></a><br /></div><div>We were flabberghasted when Lars himself popped up with his toolbelt to maintain the driftwood structure. He's your standard-issue aloof Swede, with some crazy thrown in. </div><div><br /></div><div>In one of the driftwood tunnels, he's nailed some books to the walls. It's a cool little place to sit and read if you so desire.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTdq2rJOyRKy44zl5UKJUC4SC4IgOPdrSX4NvuzsuypLnlqMNJkOoEZJrf001ntERm9vTMLYOcj8nk6eaaWWNv4_JmZUpAqwvQkCFp2rGz4F8GPbPgwvtkvp1rbjyjc2feQOyp5BM4ZZG/s1600-h/CIMG4531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTdq2rJOyRKy44zl5UKJUC4SC4IgOPdrSX4NvuzsuypLnlqMNJkOoEZJrf001ntERm9vTMLYOcj8nk6eaaWWNv4_JmZUpAqwvQkCFp2rGz4F8GPbPgwvtkvp1rbjyjc2feQOyp5BM4ZZG/s400/CIMG4531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340960388646057090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA5dnYf7wQVIqON7dOQsh2vHpTuZE1Z17FBJbblvA3x6viUB9daa0Y4PrKHPzfRWjzogQMm2UeLKvm_OQGrAYQuRx2Em8MdZLHML5v4ZxUZrrP7RGZ-ZU2uq3xnX4RRglviQh-NzrdgOo/s1600-h/CIMG4530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA5dnYf7wQVIqON7dOQsh2vHpTuZE1Z17FBJbblvA3x6viUB9daa0Y4PrKHPzfRWjzogQMm2UeLKvm_OQGrAYQuRx2Em8MdZLHML5v4ZxUZrrP7RGZ-ZU2uq3xnX4RRglviQh-NzrdgOo/s400/CIMG4530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340960382606351570" /></a><br /></div><div>Mom, look away now! I decided to climb one of the towers, undeterred by the howling winds that were creating spectacular waves. Like the brick structure, the driftwood sculptures enforce a sense of being in the moment- there is no one 'path' to take, and no clear markings where one should step. In that sense, you truly forge your own path. I really liked it!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItt169HfhwX9nbO8lJJvEjjYeyDSoTCvx4tr-zVzBR_tcVwBpnIDgTUjlevYxl4JlZ97rlBM4SqdRxnU_nC3OTD3V5se4im_xwZy66_HpdS_5lLRdG3u2at49mdP6AynkyRL5oWe2Ro_b/s1600-h/CIMG4526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItt169HfhwX9nbO8lJJvEjjYeyDSoTCvx4tr-zVzBR_tcVwBpnIDgTUjlevYxl4JlZ97rlBM4SqdRxnU_nC3OTD3V5se4im_xwZy66_HpdS_5lLRdG3u2at49mdP6AynkyRL5oWe2Ro_b/s400/CIMG4526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340960377713087458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzurz8gmXwUUqsbO4JeXOB3H_TODn_2O-2uI1rso8EzVISKt1gHwJce-oZW9J7VcHG_zqSN4w4e-9mX1uYzDTkV8N33eiiBiMaxiWe6-6SPgCu9g6iO1jc6881x3ip5EfprGz4HvZYP1Mr/s1600-h/CIMG4529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzurz8gmXwUUqsbO4JeXOB3H_TODn_2O-2uI1rso8EzVISKt1gHwJce-oZW9J7VcHG_zqSN4w4e-9mX1uYzDTkV8N33eiiBiMaxiWe6-6SPgCu9g6iO1jc6881x3ip5EfprGz4HvZYP1Mr/s400/CIMG4529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340960373566007490" /></a><br /></div><div>Your father stinks of elberberries! I fart in your general direction!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNGCUuZHRuenlmtmbso1oltGio_5rYcTah7OgUyHByk7SeFki_k2Qb-h7NbW-_wzMiyN32S3TJHNnOs2BevjzYFeF-akUdTgNYTiIaN5NQs9AX3XCsEwP1IVeMSGEiNp6xtJfCLL0dDfJ/s1600-h/CIMG4528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNGCUuZHRuenlmtmbso1oltGio_5rYcTah7OgUyHByk7SeFki_k2Qb-h7NbW-_wzMiyN32S3TJHNnOs2BevjzYFeF-akUdTgNYTiIaN5NQs9AX3XCsEwP1IVeMSGEiNp6xtJfCLL0dDfJ/s400/CIMG4528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340960362905586018" /></a><br /></div><div>Neee!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow I leave my beloved Sweden to go to Copenhagen for the day! Then on to Berlin, the last leg of my journey.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-64658533135870675532009-05-28T12:07:00.001-07:002009-05-28T12:22:33.536-07:00Day 15- Helsingborg<div>Today was a chilled out (but extremely windy) day! Maria and I rode bikes from their house to downtown Helsingborg, about a ten-minute ride. In the city park, we saw they had put up these awesome swinging chairs on all the trees for the summertime! Unfortunately, most of them had been bent out of shape so that you couldn't sit in them without sliding right off. Maria found it helpful to stand on them instead:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NhJkUVthBF-Eqqy14ncnP3A1CtsgLRpd4jWFIy2tX_JhX-yy-V1XtLCQ4SuW6HYkZFd_BBePlX8vD4fOCsKPh8sWLdnBJgZvCEuIhfAk3cm6FyCeqDdpm4wDaY0yZTLQHvXxXjXRJp9P/s1600-h/CIMG4456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NhJkUVthBF-Eqqy14ncnP3A1CtsgLRpd4jWFIy2tX_JhX-yy-V1XtLCQ4SuW6HYkZFd_BBePlX8vD4fOCsKPh8sWLdnBJgZvCEuIhfAk3cm6FyCeqDdpm4wDaY0yZTLQHvXxXjXRJp9P/s400/CIMG4456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340955456511481682" /></a><br /><div>Then we locked up the bikes and walked around Helsingborg!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZrFkJGEOGS1IJDZHQgz3XlmJw6SNs1xTipVhSeoGLSAWdOeRxP6-f3xrGCB9o0KyATDlnuuvfDGJr0eUW3dHik47kM_wFX8RRlO58OsW4CzALnxzCmP15iy3wx1HxrVEvvC9bl26WO1q/s1600-h/CIMG4459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZrFkJGEOGS1IJDZHQgz3XlmJw6SNs1xTipVhSeoGLSAWdOeRxP6-f3xrGCB9o0KyATDlnuuvfDGJr0eUW3dHik47kM_wFX8RRlO58OsW4CzALnxzCmP15iy3wx1HxrVEvvC9bl26WO1q/s400/CIMG4459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340955452547591938" /></a><br /></div><div>What the hell? They even spell my name wrong in Sweden! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRkEna0XNMsxw75ohyphenhyphen8DxbaCu8FT9kBF0746QqM1nCaN7vYa5X2xSi8tWSgYVtdnDWaC5nObyj3RpulqD1gkT2HycyolEpFmamU-yWkjOCQkxhB5cdXJFujpVMUTsvV5r2EPks_S4hhux/s1600-h/CIMG4458.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRkEna0XNMsxw75ohyphenhyphen8DxbaCu8FT9kBF0746QqM1nCaN7vYa5X2xSi8tWSgYVtdnDWaC5nObyj3RpulqD1gkT2HycyolEpFmamU-yWkjOCQkxhB5cdXJFujpVMUTsvV5r2EPks_S4hhux/s400/CIMG4458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340955447553191394" /></a><br /></div><div>In addition to my second-hand clothing store, Maria has a hotel:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaaVmx2KsyatMoLF5xSw_crbH7PScUUs_TLlVIDXyMGwg_p5W8BjQQthUAOfRAXTnGZ9Op-eOUw-UPMXU6AosdtZNjRa86Oioedl_1v8VxKFKymgqiNeVuQ6AUoXk0c2RNYIvSIGMy6cK/s1600-h/CIMG4460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaaVmx2KsyatMoLF5xSw_crbH7PScUUs_TLlVIDXyMGwg_p5W8BjQQthUAOfRAXTnGZ9Op-eOUw-UPMXU6AosdtZNjRa86Oioedl_1v8VxKFKymgqiNeVuQ6AUoXk0c2RNYIvSIGMy6cK/s400/CIMG4460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340955444139465314" /></a><br /></div><div>And some tapas as well:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh7ifrbjKGgDSil7W_qs5v7MC_AupNlaPb5S5mNIrgNpHCyweKo2AQxxuppEnpDFAjMkcXA3gwAtoozvfa8PQiQvKaDJUR4c-RhIVux4KSPzELnSpm08-MqWi41yKUAuvcgAvSl9cykIC/s1600-h/CIMG4461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh7ifrbjKGgDSil7W_qs5v7MC_AupNlaPb5S5mNIrgNpHCyweKo2AQxxuppEnpDFAjMkcXA3gwAtoozvfa8PQiQvKaDJUR4c-RhIVux4KSPzELnSpm08-MqWi41yKUAuvcgAvSl9cykIC/s400/CIMG4461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340955440270369266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fdm8m99KskiM0J5jVzz2F870bBOZjk4zgTJQLeaKCyh1pgl6k-70XuB74jMMGv9i9wGx_7LB8RDbMRdjJVXaFBAAZqZA344sYnEPKGs3n47ZW0A7s4sea7txD-5e_pLn_OJgmscut3Yn/s1600-h/CIMG4462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fdm8m99KskiM0J5jVzz2F870bBOZjk4zgTJQLeaKCyh1pgl6k-70XuB74jMMGv9i9wGx_7LB8RDbMRdjJVXaFBAAZqZA344sYnEPKGs3n47ZW0A7s4sea7txD-5e_pLn_OJgmscut3Yn/s400/CIMG4462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340954120844537266" /></a><br /></div><div>Oh, and this is Maria's church:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2FfR-MRSeXa2jFzqWXQL-sk2u0-iyqlde4zJS4fOBWezzw79YXnjx8l9PUbMIgMXRs52QdHBl0qURYEOlDb_XnD5_8R9X5vrxjnVHkOMcy5sLpXWIKKzHtOZf5xl1vnMZEml5jbUJgRC/s1600-h/CIMG4463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2FfR-MRSeXa2jFzqWXQL-sk2u0-iyqlde4zJS4fOBWezzw79YXnjx8l9PUbMIgMXRs52QdHBl0qURYEOlDb_XnD5_8R9X5vrxjnVHkOMcy5sLpXWIKKzHtOZf5xl1vnMZEml5jbUJgRC/s400/CIMG4463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340954115648747474" /></a><br /></div><div>Then we met Peter on his lunchbreak and enjoyed the view from the harbor. The land you can see just across the water there is Denmark! The city of Helsing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; ">ø</span>r hosts the castle where Hamlet takes place. We were going to get around to seeing it, but there's too much stupid stuff to do, there's no time for culture!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfflQDWqaRwptqPR3rW9STZTQhAJNEdsejaZTlOvcybVunavA-YZFw8-csTRmHgJX5rc3M3SI66qjWgVjtMfcQBY6XCVVGiRFs878zRUU8ENoVeghv2f5hF58ME-9bRHGG8qB6PAjU8O1C/s1600-h/CIMG4468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfflQDWqaRwptqPR3rW9STZTQhAJNEdsejaZTlOvcybVunavA-YZFw8-csTRmHgJX5rc3M3SI66qjWgVjtMfcQBY6XCVVGiRFs878zRUU8ENoVeghv2f5hF58ME-9bRHGG8qB6PAjU8O1C/s400/CIMG4468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340954112842369378" /></a><br /></div><div>All the Scandinavian flags together:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAMd4JSKCgQOIJBU23fsRvsOEB-gfa84S9tBTg084UmbLNMnEmdnMzfsOW8qybzVDDQKPDkDCjalIxPyzm8yj3pPp4XgJlgQYL8Mlx5JXGImBRSN-tNlGrWdRqBnQF5F1JjW6ZOqblVJB/s1600-h/CIMG4469.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAMd4JSKCgQOIJBU23fsRvsOEB-gfa84S9tBTg084UmbLNMnEmdnMzfsOW8qybzVDDQKPDkDCjalIxPyzm8yj3pPp4XgJlgQYL8Mlx5JXGImBRSN-tNlGrWdRqBnQF5F1JjW6ZOqblVJB/s400/CIMG4469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340954102370318898" /></a><br /></div><div>Then we ran into Kalle, a friend of Maria's, and went to Ebba's Fika, a 50's-style diner that serves a delicious assortment of vegan treats in addition to burgers and fries. We loaded up and pigged out! Maria got that gigantic nut cookie, and you can see my balls (yeah, I got two balls) on the left- the one covered in pink sprinkles is a 'sputnik,' a mint-chocolate flavor. The yellow sprinkles are on the 'king kong bulla,' which is banana flavored. Yum! the last plate has a cute little rum-chocolate cake decorated with marzipan to look like an electrolux vacuum cleaner, and yet another chocolate ball- this one also rum flavored. Holy smokes, it was good!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyhX8v9PQF8DCmWnSdKG7QFUBjBhycT92Ol1kGxtTuJtKU8T5l2WZ7iJzxM8qSwq1DAMFxkDLgwgI_wKMBb-gWoEA1HjMMgA_W649w_H88xc945BOknFpnTr3wqyJf2mvbDKsbCmF0aV2/s1600-h/CIMG4470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyhX8v9PQF8DCmWnSdKG7QFUBjBhycT92Ol1kGxtTuJtKU8T5l2WZ7iJzxM8qSwq1DAMFxkDLgwgI_wKMBb-gWoEA1HjMMgA_W649w_H88xc945BOknFpnTr3wqyJf2mvbDKsbCmF0aV2/s400/CIMG4470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340954097402932754" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-24790767697276882262009-05-28T11:39:00.000-07:002009-05-28T12:06:56.727-07:00Day 14- Stockholm to Malmö to Helsingborg<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Boo! I was so sad to leave Stockholm and my awesome family, but I still have a lot of adventures ahead of me! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I headed back to Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> from Stockholm on a short flight, where naturally the man with the stinkiest cologne sat next to me. Then took the Flyggbussarna back to Malmo city center, where naturally a clean-looking but shit-smelling young man sat next to me. What the hell?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, I had a little bit of time in Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> before I took the one-hour trip north to Helsingborg to see my friends Peter and Maria, so I got to catch up on all the things I didn't get to take pics of, and revisit some of my favorite places.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Here is one of my favorite campaign advertisements for the upcoming EU election. It means "how much security do we really need?" An excellent question!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64C8VxPZWQAnBRVp-Gv-YfCJfqw69Cx4mZGddtIULdxh6qHCL_eBs85WemraI1WoSuZkRPom6VIG_iRR6_0Azp76f8-2pBzK6USpkSREpj7mu24GB4hCojkcm7-56obhu5bkO06fhYkbF/s1600-h/CIMG4429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64C8VxPZWQAnBRVp-Gv-YfCJfqw69Cx4mZGddtIULdxh6qHCL_eBs85WemraI1WoSuZkRPom6VIG_iRR6_0Azp76f8-2pBzK6USpkSREpj7mu24GB4hCojkcm7-56obhu5bkO06fhYkbF/s400/CIMG4429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948988080973698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I thought this cool building was an apartment complex or something. No, just a parking garage.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsPE3Q4VTdsBXj2mwvNlfSEQ1DrxQo2TuXYlvuk0h-k6C_t2nCRHPcY4VJuQpP37mEqUl74Y-Das5yKycb6Z5aoQaUFu5BO0CCSSPzwrVbfMDK52bal64mEl4xU17gvRcjth8jNZG6Oi6/s1600-h/CIMG4430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsPE3Q4VTdsBXj2mwvNlfSEQ1DrxQo2TuXYlvuk0h-k6C_t2nCRHPcY4VJuQpP37mEqUl74Y-Das5yKycb6Z5aoQaUFu5BO0CCSSPzwrVbfMDK52bal64mEl4xU17gvRcjth8jNZG6Oi6/s400/CIMG4430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948981758255730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I couldn't resist another trip to Kaptainbruns Kiosk and enjoyed an extremely American meal in Sweden. Here are my fries, coke, and 'French' hot dog, aka God in a Bun. The buns here aren't nasty white bread like in America- they're fresh, fluffy baguettes with hot-dog sized holes in the middle. So amazing.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1bz9NWaw0Nul1LePbSAv4-eVzUAiHxa1rMgBx1F-lw_njOdNhQ-RjeUsDzYzFOnLx0cqp6SvOp0nQvEz9Pk8kwU8uikEsw_TFO8FT3A-3lN0VcwXXsR4_5EH_DLEOobqNPE-BZ4HCxic/s1600-h/CIMG4431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1bz9NWaw0Nul1LePbSAv4-eVzUAiHxa1rMgBx1F-lw_njOdNhQ-RjeUsDzYzFOnLx0cqp6SvOp0nQvEz9Pk8kwU8uikEsw_TFO8FT3A-3lN0VcwXXsR4_5EH_DLEOobqNPE-BZ4HCxic/s400/CIMG4431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948552240018498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Running late as usual, I hoofed it back to the Central station and literally hopped on my train a second before it pulled out of Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">! An hour later I was in Helsingborg with my awesome friends Maria and Peter! They moved into a new house about a year ago and are in the process of renovating it with their upstairs neighbors/friends and family. It's so incredible. Here's the backyard! Oh, and Peter and Maria themselves:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4omVKm2KcLldBDwz3TPIkrTQPE4eTmv6eB99DccHpy8LEYhiUqDAspfee7yMyWf_cJ-qLwjEUJ9fXBCBWLrN657h4GcfBlEYSAuUMpkPXMtQYg5tvBhfz_DDINHAGr0n-yhKQewrKzD3Q/s1600-h/CIMG4432.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4omVKm2KcLldBDwz3TPIkrTQPE4eTmv6eB99DccHpy8LEYhiUqDAspfee7yMyWf_cJ-qLwjEUJ9fXBCBWLrN657h4GcfBlEYSAuUMpkPXMtQYg5tvBhfz_DDINHAGr0n-yhKQewrKzD3Q/s400/CIMG4432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948549168038898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Selma's butt and some soy yogurt! Peter and Maria found Selma at a gas station, where she'd been stealing hot dogs from the convenience store. She's a pretty awesome cat, with a half-tail!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-c_SqcRYHLnWeSAO7bu9isNVk6SAdmuYrv6QO9kBgWUKB1D9Z6cm1uACIox6R7h0VfFGf0jsz2kFIy9lRoo1Lr2SWUo78aHa62kSqy7WKAAE8PDgOzU_cThtUz_W29V6nfiiHDqmjrSi/s1600-h/CIMG4433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-c_SqcRYHLnWeSAO7bu9isNVk6SAdmuYrv6QO9kBgWUKB1D9Z6cm1uACIox6R7h0VfFGf0jsz2kFIy9lRoo1Lr2SWUo78aHa62kSqy7WKAAE8PDgOzU_cThtUz_W29V6nfiiHDqmjrSi/s400/CIMG4433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948543353061106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Later we took a walk in the neighborhood. On the way, we passed this graveyard where 30-odd victims of scarlet fever are buried. Peter got in the appropriate Swedish metal mood:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaecrKNzE3ILUVvUGUCj20OnOjyihZEtYSvKSkibFoVFJ7fMbDNlylogHSS81SqT32T-Q0vFsTc8Vt9SDZtRAdWut9uN2e44LDh3ZtWEIiakFJiUvE1pO_e2BgQIxexoL1daydwnjn7avV/s1600-h/CIMG4437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaecrKNzE3ILUVvUGUCj20OnOjyihZEtYSvKSkibFoVFJ7fMbDNlylogHSS81SqT32T-Q0vFsTc8Vt9SDZtRAdWut9uN2e44LDh3ZtWEIiakFJiUvE1pO_e2BgQIxexoL1daydwnjn7avV/s400/CIMG4437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948542991003154" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Near the graveyard is a nudie beach where, according to Maria, all the gross old men hang out and stand in shin-high water so that the sun reflects upwards and they get a perfect tan everywhere, even on their scrotes. They stand there for hours at a time, she says. She would know!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This little beachside camping ground was in financial trouble a few years ago, so none less than Henke Larsson, football player extraordinaire, bought it! Yes, this is Henke's campground:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAGGzZLyLRf3FVSWUIB4rAYZoCnLfq7AMMc-dGsVER5D1Rg2eFOFIUESC2LHZ5LAETV7KNzqtNy2gBClLlFRmaDIOYjBIOVjcX7Btr1py8HQMP3zXMf7zWNd9X6HyOQ5oQyln4e3CLL5_/s1600-h/CIMG4440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAGGzZLyLRf3FVSWUIB4rAYZoCnLfq7AMMc-dGsVER5D1Rg2eFOFIUESC2LHZ5LAETV7KNzqtNy2gBClLlFRmaDIOYjBIOVjcX7Btr1py8HQMP3zXMf7zWNd9X6HyOQ5oQyln4e3CLL5_/s400/CIMG4440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340948536219522002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">We walked along the beach a little while, as some storms rolled in:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc5E9r8bF9jd_LQBGU6k1Z-J-XdaBEJRarNwell23HgoloLqs-QrCZLeII2xxXdpbO3QLtsayrG6_4eg_DD6802rkLKcZ3gJpbrZ6fPhz7GL-Wg-ias1Jm02FG1_DV84MGeFNCtfp5fFm/s1600-h/CIMG4442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJc5E9r8bF9jd_LQBGU6k1Z-J-XdaBEJRarNwell23HgoloLqs-QrCZLeII2xxXdpbO3QLtsayrG6_4eg_DD6802rkLKcZ3gJpbrZ6fPhz7GL-Wg-ias1Jm02FG1_DV84MGeFNCtfp5fFm/s400/CIMG4442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947925776483938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U2JhTgKDDeTZjNvJgG9cEptgcHR2vs0UnhDqFV69Yvox5hT_uTbFuvOL1ooFyQjE6qGB7M3BRKpqzLiZ_9Br1eS9RAqX-wcXP9L920OdR0ujTJGnMNRAn2J8sj-47DWwjclyHVd3nvgt/s1600-h/CIMG4444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U2JhTgKDDeTZjNvJgG9cEptgcHR2vs0UnhDqFV69Yvox5hT_uTbFuvOL1ooFyQjE6qGB7M3BRKpqzLiZ_9Br1eS9RAqX-wcXP9L920OdR0ujTJGnMNRAn2J8sj-47DWwjclyHVd3nvgt/s400/CIMG4444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947921421355154" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Then we arrived at the little fishing village of R</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">åå</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">. I've never seen such spelling in Sweden before, Maria says it's old Swedish. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv78877onNSh-7qRgvzbdrwyAzdsZ1ai9EVWqRaPHo_HFYNxiY63dRaMtRU6fiFDGnbhCTrH-ZI08b6BAsRy8f0Nm79lEHmjDVV7YCWAl4ZTRdrb1SmJZ8UN7MPDJg8y2e17N2EPZ9KCq/s1600-h/CIMG4448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv78877onNSh-7qRgvzbdrwyAzdsZ1ai9EVWqRaPHo_HFYNxiY63dRaMtRU6fiFDGnbhCTrH-ZI08b6BAsRy8f0Nm79lEHmjDVV7YCWAl4ZTRdrb1SmJZ8UN7MPDJg8y2e17N2EPZ9KCq/s400/CIMG4448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947920142536914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhevj1lPoE3L_-RzpUmAs_n0gEp1m2aSRWog_tkH9vGw7Sx0SHs_oMmQKeRmoFBxs36gKOcV2sHiNAAbnEw8ybJJu7U6hHVLAn4q1Oy7e7p8ar6PcjsqdmEbJmqJUQJ-D8VarZnW6PUVFu/s1600-h/CIMG4449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhevj1lPoE3L_-RzpUmAs_n0gEp1m2aSRWog_tkH9vGw7Sx0SHs_oMmQKeRmoFBxs36gKOcV2sHiNAAbnEw8ybJJu7U6hHVLAn4q1Oy7e7p8ar6PcjsqdmEbJmqJUQJ-D8VarZnW6PUVFu/s400/CIMG4449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947912856300370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_UsL6B59FB51wXOzL18Td7Q0JOxlYKG_YAMoRqf0lzZzYgdDIzdhxsjD33Jl1pxE0DICMaVItTh64xWa4OznTrV31e8RyjP32TydHwhiR4gjG7lmKCLz149bJRA8qDLu5jzI_uBAFynh/s1600-h/CIMG4450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_UsL6B59FB51wXOzL18Td7Q0JOxlYKG_YAMoRqf0lzZzYgdDIzdhxsjD33Jl1pxE0DICMaVItTh64xWa4OznTrV31e8RyjP32TydHwhiR4gjG7lmKCLz149bJRA8qDLu5jzI_uBAFynh/s400/CIMG4450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947907783293138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Then the rain came! Maria reminded me of an old saying that Anna-Carin taught me back in the day: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">det finns ingen d</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">å</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">lig v</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ä</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">der, bara d</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">å</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">liga kl</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ä</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">der</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">. Which means "There's no horrible weather, only horrible clothing." We took shelter in a little shack along the harbor, decorated with the nameplates of old boats, where old men gather at the end of the day and talk a bunch of shit about the big fish they caught that day.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDnVovDWamh2g_LHuKn_6JmV0MJDIloW8JfgPzBUv2C5CZKu1PWTCsBH9tOyEUPPs0Xdo7QDWk4ZgwxH-aRYgBIeqNNvqR8TrnjEb_3-EHdfnMnqqHRL6tayj06XwkOn9MpubAdRyndqI/s1600-h/CIMG4451.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDnVovDWamh2g_LHuKn_6JmV0MJDIloW8JfgPzBUv2C5CZKu1PWTCsBH9tOyEUPPs0Xdo7QDWk4ZgwxH-aRYgBIeqNNvqR8TrnjEb_3-EHdfnMnqqHRL6tayj06XwkOn9MpubAdRyndqI/s400/CIMG4451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947072498151138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlrvZaG_T99gtwJLDTQAHvXqNJUwt7UoT2opTc_Mt5_nvpW6WJFwMCGsuHXZ0XW3atB4QPUWIO_ICvJ-2cuwEXZYOxcFkweKj8fgJB-NiYd92egNu-lMcUPkO7T28nnL_3KLi3yA5qmaL/s1600-h/CIMG4452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlrvZaG_T99gtwJLDTQAHvXqNJUwt7UoT2opTc_Mt5_nvpW6WJFwMCGsuHXZ0XW3atB4QPUWIO_ICvJ-2cuwEXZYOxcFkweKj8fgJB-NiYd92egNu-lMcUPkO7T28nnL_3KLi3yA5qmaL/s400/CIMG4452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947069656152210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2Xx7vsbYg0XVtMjJf2AG-TEhvvdYSjQDaTKp4O6hxFz3ZuKbiLmcAjayibgV73eDmtTq7X8rF3hKDOpZELfvP7tptEFRAnjpKRGjCOoaVVf14n9YBhjO7iQGOs4qrCOQrO8mP3gsr7P0/s1600-h/CIMG4453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2Xx7vsbYg0XVtMjJf2AG-TEhvvdYSjQDaTKp4O6hxFz3ZuKbiLmcAjayibgV73eDmtTq7X8rF3hKDOpZELfvP7tptEFRAnjpKRGjCOoaVVf14n9YBhjO7iQGOs4qrCOQrO8mP3gsr7P0/s400/CIMG4453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947062377315938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Then we walked home in the sunset (around 10pm in Sweden) and watched an awesome Swedish film about four girls starting a punk band in 1982!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8_k_w1I0yHOn19s_REBVe3sUFyOx6gVsP89xKrkV_3Afug10HCRYoHdWj8I1qr_XVRpfIQelTP27jnNt5RHFYja2AdtGlszd-wmeBwbAyFLUWbbi39I1TNZlCyWRao3KFgK11esb59io/s1600-h/CIMG4454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8_k_w1I0yHOn19s_REBVe3sUFyOx6gVsP89xKrkV_3Afug10HCRYoHdWj8I1qr_XVRpfIQelTP27jnNt5RHFYja2AdtGlszd-wmeBwbAyFLUWbbi39I1TNZlCyWRao3KFgK11esb59io/s400/CIMG4454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947057269578178" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-Bo1XbhhDlhQXTwKuP3R-DU3SBICM40XeJK3WCQB5St3HUktq5gMhDoIeoKh3-eQBCaAcqrieoInx6cHN7EDUP9uqenudX2UDm2kpJI4o-IFv4TCdu_OjPSOjCkMD_trtCxZQXc7uls4/s1600-h/CIMG4455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-Bo1XbhhDlhQXTwKuP3R-DU3SBICM40XeJK3WCQB5St3HUktq5gMhDoIeoKh3-eQBCaAcqrieoInx6cHN7EDUP9uqenudX2UDm2kpJI4o-IFv4TCdu_OjPSOjCkMD_trtCxZQXc7uls4/s400/CIMG4455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340947051329040258" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-87594245030048434112009-05-26T15:56:00.000-07:002009-05-27T13:00:39.913-07:00Days 10-13: Stockholm MONSTER POST<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I had a wonderful time in Stockholm, rediscovering the city and enjoying my first Swedish summer since 1993. Why the hell did I go in the winter all those times? I'm totally crazy. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I arrived at the buttcrack of dawn, because that's when the cheapest flight was. So I started the day off right with a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">kanelsnigel</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> from Naturbageriet Sattva, an all-vegetarian and mostly vegan bakery in Gamla Stan.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW8bg21_R8ZCUZf9xeNOZzfGmKBoKw61kt1DRypMuqo_12t-9dik3rJRpFz7dODw5oldPJ1xddk2HyTYxzdsoNF8fRW0TT9eUX_yVvgMGr3LhcPgxq-OMSDaJyItdxoe9qeRs4Q_3bTsS/s1600-h/CIMG4274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyW8bg21_R8ZCUZf9xeNOZzfGmKBoKw61kt1DRypMuqo_12t-9dik3rJRpFz7dODw5oldPJ1xddk2HyTYxzdsoNF8fRW0TT9eUX_yVvgMGr3LhcPgxq-OMSDaJyItdxoe9qeRs4Q_3bTsS/s400/CIMG4274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279481852653170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Both my cousins Cathrine and Anna-Carin would be out of town initially, and I had a few hours to kill before I could meet Cathrine briefly and get the keys to Anna-Carin's apartment. So I wandered around a little bit! Here's S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">dermalm, the island/neighborhood where Anna-Carin lives.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoUDAC2vptfe21gDtDE_gOQGK1ODAO2h2AOo9fV7tWfpRwHO2l0wLypCTl0sTS_sBmt_gVs0HruV1GBw6QnWij5HMLJ_WshTEexhyphenhyphenxuRgGeQCd6ZWPZZ9LwKq16N9K8GCjmeKdJrahRQX/s1600-h/CIMG4276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoUDAC2vptfe21gDtDE_gOQGK1ODAO2h2AOo9fV7tWfpRwHO2l0wLypCTl0sTS_sBmt_gVs0HruV1GBw6QnWij5HMLJ_WshTEexhyphenhyphenxuRgGeQCd6ZWPZZ9LwKq16N9K8GCjmeKdJrahRQX/s400/CIMG4276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279229145094738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZJq4-V5s1Sam3lhNN2RYQ96BAs4welihgkGNcQLVqJsapv0llpNJAjGI29HqVxqIxcMfwXrH-0EUYZzFwXVHPA0-PkwfOrQGFGoMUCgPV2DpVduvAI_lBL7cBK4UdeaDPxYUC_05Ipx8/s1600-h/CIMG4278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZJq4-V5s1Sam3lhNN2RYQ96BAs4welihgkGNcQLVqJsapv0llpNJAjGI29HqVxqIxcMfwXrH-0EUYZzFwXVHPA0-PkwfOrQGFGoMUCgPV2DpVduvAI_lBL7cBK4UdeaDPxYUC_05Ipx8/s400/CIMG4278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279224926471458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEZoZ9UrpqZQUJtx_Tj0rSbpPOJWXtjqKcMtpJzdKk4NrDqv7-WYEFpByyu8jzqPZbPKMvcDYZZWVH5BsQcwO7R54vEnPyZyQge4QnvDaxp7SQQD3VfGWxi7GADfA_2eNSKennNjwwcK2/s1600-h/CIMG4279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEZoZ9UrpqZQUJtx_Tj0rSbpPOJWXtjqKcMtpJzdKk4NrDqv7-WYEFpByyu8jzqPZbPKMvcDYZZWVH5BsQcwO7R54vEnPyZyQge4QnvDaxp7SQQD3VfGWxi7GADfA_2eNSKennNjwwcK2/s400/CIMG4279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279223014936930" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I made Kevin Costner cry</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> just because I could</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEAQoJFgo_OEiOFdQHpM1IUJM-gPJ0xU0dImtS2hv-pc7YA1De6SgmOPDN1M5dwcJm44GUorindhm23EFQbmIBlYTdgUO9Y-PLcjodVVTYc8b10ZJfb4TXrbd0nAg6vTDNt5r7mz_s6SN/s1600-h/CIMG4280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEAQoJFgo_OEiOFdQHpM1IUJM-gPJ0xU0dImtS2hv-pc7YA1De6SgmOPDN1M5dwcJm44GUorindhm23EFQbmIBlYTdgUO9Y-PLcjodVVTYc8b10ZJfb4TXrbd0nAg6vTDNt5r7mz_s6SN/s400/CIMG4280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279215627207314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This street in Gamla Stan is named after crows. I approve.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC_7TJWVehz01M15tAKQ8B9m2NrI3Upk19EpTEknwq2VMEf0_KNKwMJRumXuamJ6pOQ-roplDp8RcFCcy-hrzNtO-lL31MA08HNl8sUwa5CmSDiChkagR9Vc_ZjyJeYSLc-T3ZH-TySxu/s1600-h/CIMG4281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC_7TJWVehz01M15tAKQ8B9m2NrI3Upk19EpTEknwq2VMEf0_KNKwMJRumXuamJ6pOQ-roplDp8RcFCcy-hrzNtO-lL31MA08HNl8sUwa5CmSDiChkagR9Vc_ZjyJeYSLc-T3ZH-TySxu/s400/CIMG4281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340279203693398034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Kungstr</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ä</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">dg</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">å</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">rden, the King's Garden, in Central Stockholm. Last time I was here with Pranjal, this was an ice rink!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuXDIrsFOvQX6mEKBjpdr_FQ98rgtxskAXkN16d_SrSytp1bCMCcblJ893IagUq9B4kr6CKuiyJYjLjDopOIpSl01FAlmZPD7o2WRam3vJdAYpHHf_VUQqAm0Rya1pJeukS2maviHDVLn/s1600-h/CIMG4282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuXDIrsFOvQX6mEKBjpdr_FQ98rgtxskAXkN16d_SrSytp1bCMCcblJ893IagUq9B4kr6CKuiyJYjLjDopOIpSl01FAlmZPD7o2WRam3vJdAYpHHf_VUQqAm0Rya1pJeukS2maviHDVLn/s400/CIMG4282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278680677687490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">After a little bit of rain and finally getting the keys to what is undoubtedly the nicest apartment I've ever stayed in, I rewarded myself in grand style with the finer things in life: crap Swedish tabloids, cheddar/bacon Cheezly, and light beer (System Bolaget was closed, urgh), all in a hot bath:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyCmx3-iO4K7Jk4b9cvv5Z7-rAvZ2byk2WsTXHx-OzMRfMF2kVVjQETi5FDl4AdSWwP3yEgCTlK-YOvV97rwF2acm5hwknDU9FBfZpdK9YLmO-r2eKn1ENl2q6M8_uqPHJZ3bNlJ3BHKu/s1600-h/CIMG4284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyCmx3-iO4K7Jk4b9cvv5Z7-rAvZ2byk2WsTXHx-OzMRfMF2kVVjQETi5FDl4AdSWwP3yEgCTlK-YOvV97rwF2acm5hwknDU9FBfZpdK9YLmO-r2eKn1ENl2q6M8_uqPHJZ3bNlJ3BHKu/s400/CIMG4284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278675977339090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">After passing out in the world's most wonderful bed, I started the day off right with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">en helt Svenskt frukost</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">! Yogurt, meusli, kn</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ä</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ckebr</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">d, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, and "fetus-aborting" coffee. All vegan, of course.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhah4ioieNBeQtyY3lnzkCSD1pWbb5PYu8Ca0cZuaeaEKPM_lZW4LnEBNQJqfqX4UmFxzpaV3nRf9frpBr4nJNO46Zjjl_amGHSwZrfmE6X2CuTiNX653PsWYfyuYtTAhA67zdKnIeSOf/s1600-h/CIMG4285.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhah4ioieNBeQtyY3lnzkCSD1pWbb5PYu8Ca0cZuaeaEKPM_lZW4LnEBNQJqfqX4UmFxzpaV3nRf9frpBr4nJNO46Zjjl_amGHSwZrfmE6X2CuTiNX653PsWYfyuYtTAhA67zdKnIeSOf/s400/CIMG4285.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278673742820562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Then I headed into town to see some sights before Anna-Carin got back into town and we could hang out and terrorize Stockholm together. Look at these cute little military people! Sweden hasn't been in a war in what, four hundred years? It seems all the military does these days is have grand parades such as this one. That, and force 19 year-old farm boys to sleep outside in minus 47-degree weather.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfxmjwx8KJ1uEdcQBWtx670e59Sh6vhRLoYouRG_kC7AfGh0UfQhwQ_V4SaxFsk4Lq0BsOoyqxxXDZC8pEAdl5GA26lKHlU_Wobld4Dl1tQ3JeLVblnJtG_yGRodgntJWyY1kDAyfYM4U/s1600-h/CIMG4289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfxmjwx8KJ1uEdcQBWtx670e59Sh6vhRLoYouRG_kC7AfGh0UfQhwQ_V4SaxFsk4Lq0BsOoyqxxXDZC8pEAdl5GA26lKHlU_Wobld4Dl1tQ3JeLVblnJtG_yGRodgntJWyY1kDAyfYM4U/s400/CIMG4289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278669746010114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbWIoXT8ziqKqM-iHbLRvHxtJzhaiIxQePZ2dKh4iHUcvRiDJjsIhu7VBwdOPgF0aTngikKCsRGXK7EiATXEk9UxUTd2hPmaGQvMoGcnpF-15v7OsFVZiLx5X5R6OyW6cP_qM4dm6Ipj-/s1600-h/CIMG4291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbWIoXT8ziqKqM-iHbLRvHxtJzhaiIxQePZ2dKh4iHUcvRiDJjsIhu7VBwdOPgF0aTngikKCsRGXK7EiATXEk9UxUTd2hPmaGQvMoGcnpF-15v7OsFVZiLx5X5R6OyW6cP_qM4dm6Ipj-/s400/CIMG4291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278664033695602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Yes, by now there is the common theme in all of my pictures of the EU election. I found this amusing- each of the major parties in Sweden's political arena had set up little </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">stugar</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> (cottages) in the main square to educate voters (or give free crap to impressionable children).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC9YehjrtTGH3Gc2qLtXWc3jClzktgOh-asjF3K1JmQftGxzgOaECkt825ogjPzW93IzR3G-vA03DbG_TDaK1f7HiouEo03BY8dc0PXUY8hyphenhyphenroG4uugQcpNo93Xd5wNTs5n3lmzyBZa9V/s1600-h/CIMG4292.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC9YehjrtTGH3Gc2qLtXWc3jClzktgOh-asjF3K1JmQftGxzgOaECkt825ogjPzW93IzR3G-vA03DbG_TDaK1f7HiouEo03BY8dc0PXUY8hyphenhyphenroG4uugQcpNo93Xd5wNTs5n3lmzyBZa9V/s400/CIMG4292.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278129134895010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">One of the highlights of my trip! Turns out that during the summertime, Stockholm enjoys a bikeshare program. I bought a three-day pass, although a five-month pass is only about five dollars more. You go to any one of many bike stations throughout the city and swipe your card. It unlocks a bike for you and you're on your merry way! Just park it at any station within three hours. If you need a bike for more than three hours, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ingen problem</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">. Just return the one you've got and take a new one from the same station.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_wt1xouaJyvGtxOfwUOVCMkHst0HCyCx4fkrtUj3DMzQQ4sVlqdc2mDNuqbZ9c_IXntEcQrI9JN1L9rl3MBocZeV8vW9RRfUjXMnWev4xB7F97M-8l-TFKg7ooKhrx_G8iW8QlvKfjKZ/s1600-h/CIMG4294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_wt1xouaJyvGtxOfwUOVCMkHst0HCyCx4fkrtUj3DMzQQ4sVlqdc2mDNuqbZ9c_IXntEcQrI9JN1L9rl3MBocZeV8vW9RRfUjXMnWev4xB7F97M-8l-TFKg7ooKhrx_G8iW8QlvKfjKZ/s400/CIMG4294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278122982404994" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Naturally, Anna-Carin lives at the top of the only enormous hill in Stockholm. Here's how you get to her house:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsN3HjETw_Fyhd_UU-BW3xdzvTSky7ET8ix3fBXENaXDR74fXd07FDv_-2gkjSyRy48GGx3D4juvdLgHCb4IH-Hi0YaMI0rOYTIayo0530yMhyRJj_qtHBfETAgbaz5yZC_FdMO11jUh8/s1600-h/CIMG4296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsN3HjETw_Fyhd_UU-BW3xdzvTSky7ET8ix3fBXENaXDR74fXd07FDv_-2gkjSyRy48GGx3D4juvdLgHCb4IH-Hi0YaMI0rOYTIayo0530yMhyRJj_qtHBfETAgbaz5yZC_FdMO11jUh8/s400/CIMG4296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278117825086834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Oh, but it's not over:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB0Pt877hOUKYWpGxCdvFtty-5-jmsfOYdbKTgZJdFoe5xMamaG5cClwQzl2J2_leN_2yjqbFgzthWjQGfpLbDnovprGNfe8xgGBwtqkneHyP_61-0uTwYfohWOFz0TbUIn-c_eZ9C92a/s1600-h/CIMG4297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB0Pt877hOUKYWpGxCdvFtty-5-jmsfOYdbKTgZJdFoe5xMamaG5cClwQzl2J2_leN_2yjqbFgzthWjQGfpLbDnovprGNfe8xgGBwtqkneHyP_61-0uTwYfohWOFz0TbUIn-c_eZ9C92a/s400/CIMG4297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278112957106946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Uh huh, still more:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq3ZeNOGzreJh23ePmmWedGyVUOjJz9cB-NxA6w8VszxtUDDxSBJ_8YwLZlC801CmNwa3JkAKYPCg5cHHIe_eD-dk1KRzQQRV67uIsiPGZ5U7xZSY8xQoyp7uStKEbiDb-hMyV9g2r-R0/s1600-h/CIMG4298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq3ZeNOGzreJh23ePmmWedGyVUOjJz9cB-NxA6w8VszxtUDDxSBJ_8YwLZlC801CmNwa3JkAKYPCg5cHHIe_eD-dk1KRzQQRV67uIsiPGZ5U7xZSY8xQoyp7uStKEbiDb-hMyV9g2r-R0/s400/CIMG4298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340278103648979538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Or you can just take the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Katarinahissen</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> (Katarina elevator) for 10 kr ($1.25). I spoiled myself with a ride when I had my luggage with me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3DNEHv6YZjhQX5Vvy3gq5EP46KJiZHky9sP3LLkMu8SDj8bzDGjCRFlW4h1x5WgsKVZH_cmAQWXFzUfqRfiAODpnerGAnunI1xPrcKL6B4b_4hekCrWOShXm39gopgvlltUUW5F6q1nx/s1600-h/CIMG4299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3DNEHv6YZjhQX5Vvy3gq5EP46KJiZHky9sP3LLkMu8SDj8bzDGjCRFlW4h1x5WgsKVZH_cmAQWXFzUfqRfiAODpnerGAnunI1xPrcKL6B4b_4hekCrWOShXm39gopgvlltUUW5F6q1nx/s400/CIMG4299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340277505733373570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The hassle is quite rewarding, though. This is the beautiful square where Anna-Carin lives! The kiosk in the background is open in the summer, and you can enjoy your morning coffee in the park.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UCBQNkHRfruTlRereegAtj8fVGZTofRMeugg0QcD6_1KRHDVLy-57u0hneA2IGmux_Wx2fPyjjQtM6cUd1VSPvFIcMnPk5MHfeXlliXfLNaQoJT6lFlSKeuDcci6GtLZ88pW5jAcad-5/s1600-h/CIMG4300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UCBQNkHRfruTlRereegAtj8fVGZTofRMeugg0QcD6_1KRHDVLy-57u0hneA2IGmux_Wx2fPyjjQtM6cUd1VSPvFIcMnPk5MHfeXlliXfLNaQoJT6lFlSKeuDcci6GtLZ88pW5jAcad-5/s400/CIMG4300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340277500518901218" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Lunch of champions! Curry and spinach perogies from Naturbageriet Sattva and horrible crap light beer from the supermarket. Supermarkets in Sweden are only allowed to sell beer up to 3.5% alcohol. All other booze must be purchased from a government-run store called a System Bolaget, which keeps insanely short hours and taxes your fun juice out the hoo-ha. They think it'll discourage people from drinking, it's kind of cute.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PLocPyVIfFKSCwQOQtzwGlIs4Rd4e2KZMd6H4YgcnndcHd8tbaO23u1yC_i4XZOKiomm7sWeei6dx98BuJ_KBF7i0BdMrlyqjIAtlApj-rZoO-4IGbXlv-JfOgVxHTfjpj2qnI5eTZwn/s1600-h/CIMG4302.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PLocPyVIfFKSCwQOQtzwGlIs4Rd4e2KZMd6H4YgcnndcHd8tbaO23u1yC_i4XZOKiomm7sWeei6dx98BuJ_KBF7i0BdMrlyqjIAtlApj-rZoO-4IGbXlv-JfOgVxHTfjpj2qnI5eTZwn/s400/CIMG4302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340277489279370882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Vegan rashers from Goodstore, the vegan store just five minutes from Anna-Carin's! So yum.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTJXgpGtV1uZ1-EN380yrfRINgxMavQm6UqeKEUN8xnCf32CB5WwE1g3lLAp4twjWViUZdwo0re6CWAHAw_Bju3hJOZ5zN_f1uabEsufabQkI9olvD34D5uHs2r8ZhfFEsAa8Jg1PvDo4/s1600-h/CIMG4307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTJXgpGtV1uZ1-EN380yrfRINgxMavQm6UqeKEUN8xnCf32CB5WwE1g3lLAp4twjWViUZdwo0re6CWAHAw_Bju3hJOZ5zN_f1uabEsufabQkI9olvD34D5uHs2r8ZhfFEsAa8Jg1PvDo4/s400/CIMG4307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340277488158652578" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Someone's little companion </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">kanin</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> who was enjoying the lovely weather in the building's courtyard. He was quite friendly for a rabbit!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4soKpbLo1O4s-1Psey_GdRjnX6ywuloSQp7Uw5JV9dfBAbz6-SBYQ0YxnTxTQLzywCzYmxi47FjpZUI56pPu7ARaUdfpJbDvQWapVvB2bur0IJupdZiusLUNRco9qg8dDs8wto9Pu4E6g/s1600-h/CIMG4308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4soKpbLo1O4s-1Psey_GdRjnX6ywuloSQp7Uw5JV9dfBAbz6-SBYQ0YxnTxTQLzywCzYmxi47FjpZUI56pPu7ARaUdfpJbDvQWapVvB2bur0IJupdZiusLUNRco9qg8dDs8wto9Pu4E6g/s400/CIMG4308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340277480419092594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Stylin! Anna-Carin and her sweet wheels.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAS4syo6CpXtRYeNaBhsy2x5n33jbrbcbii-WVeZjyHMvOxR32Grj1-13IK1QYohlW_K8rm9rtHeo0Avj-BlZmd7xf6l6F411fF6XVzW2sC7lYQ9RR_ky8anbyUSDN13e_s4kwPCfHBzW/s1600-h/CIMG4309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAS4syo6CpXtRYeNaBhsy2x5n33jbrbcbii-WVeZjyHMvOxR32Grj1-13IK1QYohlW_K8rm9rtHeo0Avj-BlZmd7xf6l6F411fF6XVzW2sC7lYQ9RR_ky8anbyUSDN13e_s4kwPCfHBzW/s400/CIMG4309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340276916056254818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">On Sunday, we took bikes up to Haga Park, near where Anna-Carin's older sister Cathrine lives. It's an enormous park that I've managed to never see before. Because the weather was beautiful, everybody in Stockholm was out on towels or blankets enjoying the sun and the beautiful scenery. Even then, the park was so enormous we managed to be completely alone in several spots. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I also met Ester, who lives with Cathrine and her wife Maria! She's adorable. Here we visited the 'dog tree,' maintained by an elderly gentleman who loves dogs. He comes by a couple times a week to hide treats in this tree and the log nearby!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZobLOlL5EnJfk7IRG3XjEZsUjvWuDCFrxIENPV_lnvlQS5WtaW9YHpnJIijpTla_sAXu-ZpkgAVFUnWtTD7_7PYbTHA5fMOhkH_seYLQTUi_Do4FsyrcJUrt2Qtmvsl2R1WNi6OhBZCm/s1600-h/CIMG4321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZobLOlL5EnJfk7IRG3XjEZsUjvWuDCFrxIENPV_lnvlQS5WtaW9YHpnJIijpTla_sAXu-ZpkgAVFUnWtTD7_7PYbTHA5fMOhkH_seYLQTUi_Do4FsyrcJUrt2Qtmvsl2R1WNi6OhBZCm/s400/CIMG4321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340276911026668818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">... he also loves birds. The "bird tree" is also nearby, with a little coconut shell filled with seeds for them.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Kt3nQDasJGPn-TJXHuEk-2-YNar6HXJ8rV04wxGfYN7f4q4t4JZQcatK0JuGHAEzHuqSGUDFcaAVCqxe1YwfkkIhQO7GdnziWLll5mIgqtwx20OTta3nxgf6UWeqPkLXwTCPzLOci8wA/s1600-h/CIMG4322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Kt3nQDasJGPn-TJXHuEk-2-YNar6HXJ8rV04wxGfYN7f4q4t4JZQcatK0JuGHAEzHuqSGUDFcaAVCqxe1YwfkkIhQO7GdnziWLll5mIgqtwx20OTta3nxgf6UWeqPkLXwTCPzLOci8wA/s400/CIMG4322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340276902852561426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtn63Rrm8FiYeIuP3l5a_Uc5XIIlRaHydcwSuopVLNopfCgK57uZH1yHj30aoCLrsbOsTjpDckKe7G5tEP7E-NpSd9MVekpV9HV4LXA6jGFn6sXU1gjwH-qvPEQeXgxuVob9zmoIpmyPZB/s1600-h/CIMG4323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtn63Rrm8FiYeIuP3l5a_Uc5XIIlRaHydcwSuopVLNopfCgK57uZH1yHj30aoCLrsbOsTjpDckKe7G5tEP7E-NpSd9MVekpV9HV4LXA6jGFn6sXU1gjwH-qvPEQeXgxuVob9zmoIpmyPZB/s400/CIMG4323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340276896864912482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The 'copper tent' which serves as a restaurant in the summertime.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteDZYCqYc_GnlPT4FzSnWFTIpn_zWJNJz5yPoteNg8YlE9WmIkR5HhBSQvqHW8uqSq1XC5HUQp4KkY3Xxs7WtoGixx9Qrp_MzF3Oc0ZtZH0ssSvTm80ot2dGQ2nXsyHGuTKMrBTrB79w5/s1600-h/CIMG4324.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOOGs5oTGoFt2znbRMf98a269dmI7UCnZsuS6zdLYFhWWL5mt00rHgvctkDIDvoZ6qeAdLEKCeZlcA0TU6d6IwTLcuWhXFxivAESyGrkFIdz4Fi8W5-A-xWN3fwZS61QvbhQa6PjIC0xT/s400/CIMG4329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340276219615584946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The park adjoins an enormous bay. Princess Victoria, who is getting married soon, will get a house in this park as a wedding present. Not bad. In typical Swedish fashion, the people who normally adore the royal family are in an uproar and demand financial accountability for what is essentially a family of figureheads with no real power in the government.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnuUbcN0P1o6RaUb1lugNwHpVgqUtBSzncy5R6ztOJ5nSyaLW9ZhyvmiRFX-aglFFlx71ZkPPhy6lSP6tBH2xhx2AlHq43nranEYJn19mU2_pAYMp63LfdtDfZqG8x8-5O_xaztMprAyd/s1600-h/CIMG4333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnuUbcN0P1o6RaUb1lugNwHpVgqUtBSzncy5R6ztOJ5nSyaLW9ZhyvmiRFX-aglFFlx71ZkPPhy6lSP6tBH2xhx2AlHq43nranEYJn19mU2_pAYMp63LfdtDfZqG8x8-5O_xaztMprAyd/s400/CIMG4333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340276213241334386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">After the park we returned to Cathrine's and made a delicious feast of roasted vegetables, tofu pups, grilled portobellos, and salad. And lots of wine, of course! I can't believe I didn't manage to get any pictures of Cathrine, but I know Maria took a lot of lovely pictures of us cousins all together, so I'll try to get some of those!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12WMhTJckWhbF0cIYTRduX-cmdsn_MGAf1p_iX39efiPbe0urEf4Cp4qRbB_hMQGy1hC1_eg91-SM5lsl8AxKZdJEBuAIxXZq31hyLkFRvhw1VZ-eDmBqyV8-0fWwIfsChHa83ntTKN_b/s1600-h/CIMG4340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12WMhTJckWhbF0cIYTRduX-cmdsn_MGAf1p_iX39efiPbe0urEf4Cp4qRbB_hMQGy1hC1_eg91-SM5lsl8AxKZdJEBuAIxXZq31hyLkFRvhw1VZ-eDmBqyV8-0fWwIfsChHa83ntTKN_b/s400/CIMG4340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340275626658908386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for sorting your rubbish- think of the environement!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJDeDStkOaJ8QutuTzH9z7R6hEGxHMLMnk7AYKs8MYpn4Owt7PtaJwxKFWwyzodEC7AT4zXCmVShWIqYVbWIg47M0UMOPb9C0x_EgAlBWlH-PMpbv273gfc1baFjP9koAKti3LrMNa0FL/s1600-h/CIMG4345.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJDeDStkOaJ8QutuTzH9z7R6hEGxHMLMnk7AYKs8MYpn4Owt7PtaJwxKFWwyzodEC7AT4zXCmVShWIqYVbWIg47M0UMOPb9C0x_EgAlBWlH-PMpbv273gfc1baFjP9koAKti3LrMNa0FL/s400/CIMG4345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340275622721386338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">We stole Ester for the night! Here we are in the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Tunnelbannan</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> going home after our feast.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3Gj9vvGwQufgoq51JSvhyphenhyphenGkByVkp2B0GUKV4pJlujsV_HXx4fOpCt6I9sPVpMGOUqt55q5pSAoqFS8MND2uvWdFm8666VwNFPgQcRXZt9oFCzs6sib21ZyLzYvJ5vbCvV7_nR-RAEb0R/s1600-h/CIMG4346.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3Gj9vvGwQufgoq51JSvhyphenhyphenGkByVkp2B0GUKV4pJlujsV_HXx4fOpCt6I9sPVpMGOUqt55q5pSAoqFS8MND2uvWdFm8666VwNFPgQcRXZt9oFCzs6sib21ZyLzYvJ5vbCvV7_nR-RAEb0R/s400/CIMG4346.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340275613385805106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Stockholmsnatt!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s1RAK1zAKWsNY0M-_OyXDg59VksQP71x71zE87WqrRDdfrtbkBI9ta20bqVTgQqhldOMziyREWMcZI-qe9KNrn7gysKoMNnzkRAUBZxvq-dAOm9sWvnSG4HJZf6bC2VphQJ4354Pc2hv/s1600-h/CIMG4353.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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It was a beautiful day!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE_9K2fyqMRXKTguGzjbN7xKlwaQrfAPuL5bbhkVZMNknpmgeva1hReb-h00pXGVh4o11fRwCe3KsWRLkd8KVbS0j3ZcpnuOrzKXAXoT_3s5GrbnmvsOTq368x6Jeg74EQ5zJL7x0qJbR/s1600-h/CIMG4378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE_9K2fyqMRXKTguGzjbN7xKlwaQrfAPuL5bbhkVZMNknpmgeva1hReb-h00pXGVh4o11fRwCe3KsWRLkd8KVbS0j3ZcpnuOrzKXAXoT_3s5GrbnmvsOTq368x6Jeg74EQ5zJL7x0qJbR/s400/CIMG4378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340275055294459426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WVvhvjhwbdquTVRU-QqOBuW1SARhCLZ5OYinr0ts1FIVZVkIol-d4bjfLJPEhRkrDkCHAPYaFe3QCqPJPrUXQ98qV_YgWVatf84iB1cihh1JmRxfFrHikc4W5lHt1oEYomvcYSMTEeX5/s1600-h/CIMG4379.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ijWVnshSPON1Ca90QiG1RFJWDnnvRqEivM2gF1CkTTyaphrneOIYgSiJhyphenhyphenoZqBxMpW4cl2Lm-xfUAxf16AHC-N1YxBKqU11XlP4YUA9iqqXKEzLcRIXkbAwJz1gNajZz1iGNK3-BvTmj/s400/CIMG4403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340273123655575522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">There were new baby bears at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">djurg</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">å</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">rden</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, but it was expensive to get in and we couldn't take Ester, so we walked along the bay for a while.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_Q44PnTXkjlBwvFabOG_g3O_90lDLd6Bnc3mcmQmSW2Bt6g4FSc6aOjvrRtUXks6UQEYk-tbPAomF3NB7x8rFTGAr8rVVbj3dvtOw-S0969whyhs9qW20P7XCgxWsH7CSAt7UUYmllyY/s1600-h/CIMG4404.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Apparently an Eritrean-Swedish journalist was imprisoned recently in Eritrea for criticizing the new government. The standard-issue funky white guy dancing to African music was there, too.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7CaXupc7lWgHFcmPkuQvqaKkY5GjCfbQcPO71XIWKn1LpApp3JIQQV6PHZEkl3wzEYwFGYlfq43belxfaSrpX3o-dskWNTER6Nq9kqXV17HaAot_Hc0He1K_9amXVBxJTenbDY1Pl2pO/s1600-h/CIMG4410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7CaXupc7lWgHFcmPkuQvqaKkY5GjCfbQcPO71XIWKn1LpApp3JIQQV6PHZEkl3wzEYwFGYlfq43belxfaSrpX3o-dskWNTER6Nq9kqXV17HaAot_Hc0He1K_9amXVBxJTenbDY1Pl2pO/s400/CIMG4410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340271135663769378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The Golf Sale: uniting humanity across the globe.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeqn-rkzG1xD3-U8dj7yRru6UI4X-53XVWhGyFVxeeQ21TvQxoXCPbz9yvPCsJAQGkCbyEeJBBVgVzu5ojZ5_nLWU014rYC_YJOo1RcEMcgq_FsA8DpssfW5yc2ryFF6giST6CxjOYVdF/s1600-h/CIMG4422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeqn-rkzG1xD3-U8dj7yRru6UI4X-53XVWhGyFVxeeQ21TvQxoXCPbz9yvPCsJAQGkCbyEeJBBVgVzu5ojZ5_nLWU014rYC_YJOo1RcEMcgq_FsA8DpssfW5yc2ryFF6giST6CxjOYVdF/s400/CIMG4422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340271129274604962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">In Stockholm, it's as important to know the temperature as it is to know the time. Note how the thermometer goes to twenty degrees both above and below zero.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxJhglzIfCQJGuegqwAu3GSNjNpmW02fft0MARX50-DS0RjdnzxokaSjedju9ZnAjwo2Xjrbb1rwpanhvoxFlXKz6YY9Uu60J0vsfHmi6nEc_7M4pS68TOGogHwSkeITDTPc1xAAbZWWH/s1600-h/CIMG4423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxJhglzIfCQJGuegqwAu3GSNjNpmW02fft0MARX50-DS0RjdnzxokaSjedju9ZnAjwo2Xjrbb1rwpanhvoxFlXKz6YY9Uu60J0vsfHmi6nEc_7M4pS68TOGogHwSkeITDTPc1xAAbZWWH/s400/CIMG4423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340271119871134290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Waah, goodbye Stockholm! It's been so nice this time around- not only did you have a million times more vegan food, but your weather was lovely! I won't wait as long to return next time.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdlIlzb4V4KiQSEo9RVqYHnG6G1Rn6L9Y5cs5qH3C2kLZZMb2_PpOWtI41MBDPdfsEnnyIMpsvy3pnHUDz7B2kvnW42fPslTBUUzGXIqK1fzdc2fJ1l2eaP8lhz6D7HjVipLzSeIJnhc-/s1600-h/CIMG4426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdlIlzb4V4KiQSEo9RVqYHnG6G1Rn6L9Y5cs5qH3C2kLZZMb2_PpOWtI41MBDPdfsEnnyIMpsvy3pnHUDz7B2kvnW42fPslTBUUzGXIqK1fzdc2fJ1l2eaP8lhz6D7HjVipLzSeIJnhc-/s400/CIMG4426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340271115615859234" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-80366001765185061082009-05-26T14:02:00.001-07:002009-05-26T14:24:01.183-07:00Meet my newest family member!<div>Hello everyone! I just spent four awesome days in Stockholm with my cousin Anna-Carin. And most importantly, I met my newest family member. I'll post all my Stockholm pictures tomorrow, but first, meet my new cousin, Ester. She's only eight months old!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPc0m7wLMJXjnXz9rlFdMjqLDuum3RcKykJTqrZ9_s9J_XLtNXBfmy-91iyAgfI_XMKK2byXF9GKLXf1xHaqans-g9YGtEYsK37G9VqnpHTTf65LyugLdSTJli8E1jsFX9LvowwtFuZko/s1600-h/CIMG4335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPc0m7wLMJXjnXz9rlFdMjqLDuum3RcKykJTqrZ9_s9J_XLtNXBfmy-91iyAgfI_XMKK2byXF9GKLXf1xHaqans-g9YGtEYsK37G9VqnpHTTf65LyugLdSTJli8E1jsFX9LvowwtFuZko/s400/CIMG4335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340244076806253506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8z7l_YHTO3OwYhtLDx7Qq5uUKlmrsJA0mLJPm_YGhiMqyR_S9a-UVD8zhkjcrc5KIa5VRlF-OqgyN4HGA2kXhMwIwfgJPE6KxFaTCsTB7yEIC6LqjCaMHrzQVij1gaxeqw-Hsv-bIFkf/s1600-h/CIMG4316.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbK-E91YYWDzyZl0g3bpmTW53DLRlZI5F5I9aSYcNWV9nDP8C2Lymut5RMoaGdVUyJ1GZkCg_UniSIfyKt64INMy2LJ4F90zNcjQDO5DjHVgafgb5J0woX4-Lp4hygU5zA_IuB_on7JUGP/s400/CIMG4418.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340241742732008098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-RenzdYlX8UIiF8bKv3AgLzxSjAbbtuUfIKaQu6qePw9MrpIpRbB4vdMOCk9XyVqFM_cDPobofCFyx9TbbLpRKSYPDP__KSUJmY-b9Bf6nYrwXYhUx6_IYpqYwpl89iurI7WjtnaWujg/s1600-h/CIMG4420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-RenzdYlX8UIiF8bKv3AgLzxSjAbbtuUfIKaQu6qePw9MrpIpRbB4vdMOCk9XyVqFM_cDPobofCFyx9TbbLpRKSYPDP__KSUJmY-b9Bf6nYrwXYhUx6_IYpqYwpl89iurI7WjtnaWujg/s400/CIMG4420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340241740758942690" /></a>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-19782117890943428802009-05-24T01:54:00.000-07:002009-05-24T02:03:22.131-07:00Days 10 & 11- StockholmWassup, fools? I am in Stockholm with the coolest cousin ever, Anna-Carin. I probably won't upload any photos until Day 14 when I reach Helsingborg, because I'm too busy hanging out and having fun with <em>mina släktingar</em>. Although my Swedish is far from perfect, I have been practicing quite a bit and most people (except maybe the dude at Naturbageriet Sattva yesterday) are patient and indulgent in my little motherland fantasy.<br /><br />My dad is on notice; he won't get a moment's rest from me until he gets his dual citizenship, and then <em>I</em> can get my dual citizenship. You've been warned, dad!<br /><br />The weather has cleared up and is beautiful and sunny. It's a good reminder of why these folks put up with the winters they've got, and I can't believe it took me sixteen years to return in the summertime. Later today we're meeting more cousins for a traditional feast (which I will help make vegan-friendly), and I get to meet the newest addition to the family (a Jack Russel terrier named Esther)! Oh, and maybe a boat ride over to Skansen and Djurgården to see the new baby bears. Later on, we're going to put on our capes and corpse paint and run around in the woods sacrificing innocents to Odin. You know, a typical Swedish day all in all.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-66080551404421169172009-05-21T12:06:00.001-07:002009-05-21T12:19:58.214-07:00Day 9- Malmö, Sweden; the day that wouldn't end!<div>I decided to go out for a little stroll since it stays light so late in Sweden nowadays, and also because there are a number of nice-looking parks within walking distance of my hostel. This is the opera house, with a very unusual but pretty monument in front:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHktXQaq2eZCKNbUPYCv_5x9Ygv6X4KAnDPtzqKHfy_mIz5ykbZ43PMuHx6uPQI21Fsd7LZZ49spiR5ETwnAQ1HVrdXhqI3gK9MOjoMyc_fXJ6y5VmVGyBTzQYoN2rbF_BMMlwjdFwyHoN/s1600-h/CIMG4243.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHktXQaq2eZCKNbUPYCv_5x9Ygv6X4KAnDPtzqKHfy_mIz5ykbZ43PMuHx6uPQI21Fsd7LZZ49spiR5ETwnAQ1HVrdXhqI3gK9MOjoMyc_fXJ6y5VmVGyBTzQYoN2rbF_BMMlwjdFwyHoN/s400/CIMG4243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338357602279593666" /></a><br /><div>You can't see it in this photo (thanks a lot, sky!) but there is an eternal flame in the top ring of this monument.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrwe2VKrRZ_EhzRaSdTyGg04xUAmH9t9_d5cKU_LYC6pUmOlQj3Vfzv7a3KQ7Hmcl5PkcAuQwtTQ4MQ9VH4JZqg_18Ivwup9FXMAJO8rxDRI-I98Hz3xxepZmah4ZEKEnWFnwH7kNCfNi/s1600-h/CIMG4244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrwe2VKrRZ_EhzRaSdTyGg04xUAmH9t9_d5cKU_LYC6pUmOlQj3Vfzv7a3KQ7Hmcl5PkcAuQwtTQ4MQ9VH4JZqg_18Ivwup9FXMAJO8rxDRI-I98Hz3xxepZmah4ZEKEnWFnwH7kNCfNi/s400/CIMG4244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338357598070858514" /></a><br /></div><div>Nearby, on my way to slottsparken (castle park).</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx7H0qhFX6zpbZbE2EbipA6yDI-_-7yL8ouQ8IzeNA0pJFvkq6X4lL0wPyn93_gdX05QnuRxdh6xC3wTVx2QfuSlNfln5GZADPqk4YVov005znswa-N0TbIDGz0XCx7pZL39v0R4H0uaP/s1600-h/CIMG4246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx7H0qhFX6zpbZbE2EbipA6yDI-_-7yL8ouQ8IzeNA0pJFvkq6X4lL0wPyn93_gdX05QnuRxdh6xC3wTVx2QfuSlNfln5GZADPqk4YVov005znswa-N0TbIDGz0XCx7pZL39v0R4H0uaP/s400/CIMG4246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338357594272902786" /></a><br /></div><div>A vocational school? Unless my Swedish is really horrible, which is likely.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysUQ66ZtOpjazu9jFT-rOet5p45MEQ-dh1kdvLFM7tgkRLkYk7ceM1Aju80s7e9NDS7McK_c2AfGASP0qKh8RPG7KUb3AgRlwW6WkdcIiDASfw7aqsHSC3XNlLXSIkV_tiaHHuBfx_QxG/s1600-h/CIMG4248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysUQ66ZtOpjazu9jFT-rOet5p45MEQ-dh1kdvLFM7tgkRLkYk7ceM1Aju80s7e9NDS7McK_c2AfGASP0qKh8RPG7KUb3AgRlwW6WkdcIiDASfw7aqsHSC3XNlLXSIkV_tiaHHuBfx_QxG/s400/CIMG4248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338357587178866386" /></a><br /></div><div>The city library.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDFoQIZeHBKjFPmg81gVBCi74rqjzNRB6OmJ6ALVW4b2rtjGx7vDkPkJH-G9MPPozrOYUaHtyKNKUNidn027j-BRlYUGMQ4GZHHR5y8R3Kq2lR_iGfvVy4TFIzX8oowb1Dv-U7wcySeMp/s1600-h/CIMG4249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDFoQIZeHBKjFPmg81gVBCi74rqjzNRB6OmJ6ALVW4b2rtjGx7vDkPkJH-G9MPPozrOYUaHtyKNKUNidn027j-BRlYUGMQ4GZHHR5y8R3Kq2lR_iGfvVy4TFIzX8oowb1Dv-U7wcySeMp/s400/CIMG4249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338357586012287522" /></a><br /></div><div>In the park there were baby geese!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxwKg5LonsTYwCfl8W-73_-bBv_uUCJm_1Sd0oDeLS82HHr6zRDS55Ak6iQcTLifxwiLceYfGd_KVTI5CQpSNiik6sfS6EoX73DGC_idz0Q8RN6kAUMxcfExADZZKv2eeylnMpYDVYN5v/s1600-h/CIMG4258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxwKg5LonsTYwCfl8W-73_-bBv_uUCJm_1Sd0oDeLS82HHr6zRDS55Ak6iQcTLifxwiLceYfGd_KVTI5CQpSNiik6sfS6EoX73DGC_idz0Q8RN6kAUMxcfExADZZKv2eeylnMpYDVYN5v/s400/CIMG4258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356999288356642" /></a><br /></div><div>they grow up so fast...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c4DIWtpVuUxqMLp_qKsejk0lGCpH9sylJMXQ3cyp5WvAqnh5WMlwvmIUSGJX87wal1DJhk22FFSwhqTBsl1yN_PqIIAl3H9Rmq6KHOpkbBLkvwIzlBNP1mtb5hg3ftLcw1aWU-AD0pBH/s1600-h/CIMG4263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0c4DIWtpVuUxqMLp_qKsejk0lGCpH9sylJMXQ3cyp5WvAqnh5WMlwvmIUSGJX87wal1DJhk22FFSwhqTBsl1yN_PqIIAl3H9Rmq6KHOpkbBLkvwIzlBNP1mtb5hg3ftLcw1aWU-AD0pBH/s400/CIMG4263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356996674720610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvYEzhfaJ-NAP9Nfn518MpAcSDi20lw2Dd3Xow6haJZKhirTYFPGO0qy-7NII9oWayLjDH7kHJw8mgi-uSgcd1o1U9j__9s7-SNlcKCYCE8eJB97CfwdUIZdUrCvBb77RaZEbiVywXJ51/s1600-h/CIMG4267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvYEzhfaJ-NAP9Nfn518MpAcSDi20lw2Dd3Xow6haJZKhirTYFPGO0qy-7NII9oWayLjDH7kHJw8mgi-uSgcd1o1U9j__9s7-SNlcKCYCE8eJB97CfwdUIZdUrCvBb77RaZEbiVywXJ51/s400/CIMG4267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356996216270306" /></a><br /></div><div>At the entrance of the slottspark.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBhp9FeCzCb0Uc-BgnYuoPlez_JrjVHVPMLi24kHUSgjO1I-D0MZ9rrDl3y3SCDwF8FSZQ8yNvBmjOyHXGtA4dBXD8jp-RW89NDuaAGEDS_T-elSPdcLf78Vr5qTLkNOzUuog88oTjjwz/s1600-h/CIMG4250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBhp9FeCzCb0Uc-BgnYuoPlez_JrjVHVPMLi24kHUSgjO1I-D0MZ9rrDl3y3SCDwF8FSZQ8yNvBmjOyHXGtA4dBXD8jp-RW89NDuaAGEDS_T-elSPdcLf78Vr5qTLkNOzUuog88oTjjwz/s400/CIMG4250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356992561606194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMeyWFpI3Q273zGX1EcQGGyi2jJgFm3tA-gBNrLWC3Lvy3nJJfG4QTDCeWAn__5xkSdlZMq4Ld6Eq0KOHUlef0gob42j0NvKKbRUYNEEmnxxoJ3EEzILdAqtNJ53X2EcZLyC-PzNbdvVv/s1600-h/CIMG4252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMeyWFpI3Q273zGX1EcQGGyi2jJgFm3tA-gBNrLWC3Lvy3nJJfG4QTDCeWAn__5xkSdlZMq4Ld6Eq0KOHUlef0gob42j0NvKKbRUYNEEmnxxoJ3EEzILdAqtNJ53X2EcZLyC-PzNbdvVv/s400/CIMG4252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356988846178930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpLiqmAA9LCoOyxwYv9fgbXt2jXExY8LpRgha8qOCSsnXyCuNZsAEY-yshwSg_W8FoYMUS4Lux7TK9Ejx8iJNCiZsMaeygHwcASnKioGge8-Gneg4-NHT_cX2vAxf4iFPvAS72ej3Majc/s1600-h/CIMG4253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpLiqmAA9LCoOyxwYv9fgbXt2jXExY8LpRgha8qOCSsnXyCuNZsAEY-yshwSg_W8FoYMUS4Lux7TK9Ejx8iJNCiZsMaeygHwcASnKioGge8-Gneg4-NHT_cX2vAxf4iFPvAS72ej3Majc/s400/CIMG4253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356312912842802" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">hello</span>.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFgXtHycm00iElPMa1wIZ4-w1lQZ5bLpCktDlz20Fysi4KMF4tc7uF6a2IMmAkk_j-xcBh9fB2Ahm4NYpXoeI34NEgXTdVVROSRADDKMyl7ONJldlGTBzG_fEk_Vo65AmjqlvxjFzCjeC/s1600-h/CIMG4262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFgXtHycm00iElPMa1wIZ4-w1lQZ5bLpCktDlz20Fysi4KMF4tc7uF6a2IMmAkk_j-xcBh9fB2Ahm4NYpXoeI34NEgXTdVVROSRADDKMyl7ONJldlGTBzG_fEk_Vo65AmjqlvxjFzCjeC/s400/CIMG4262.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356307937595298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-Gg4PdrVwGnHMD7Dri4W1SSlZ795isbom0b2xAdNwFt0sPt2MdtaeicgQoodyzC2aaLuDZnrDSkdmEue2sXIIzIt3ZUCc3AWxOOid4jJXRyBLRO8sIDe1k6PcKMxCTWzYLho61BA7KR-/s1600-h/CIMG4264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-Gg4PdrVwGnHMD7Dri4W1SSlZ795isbom0b2xAdNwFt0sPt2MdtaeicgQoodyzC2aaLuDZnrDSkdmEue2sXIIzIt3ZUCc3AWxOOid4jJXRyBLRO8sIDe1k6PcKMxCTWzYLho61BA7KR-/s400/CIMG4264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356303557909890" /></a><br /></div><div>Here you see a traditional Swedish windmill. Yes, it's still in use, to grind the moose meat for the meatballs that help finance the expensive winter gear of the national bikini team. When it is not in use, it is dismantled and stored in an igloo. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUID8cHbzNTxp77OyxJwVc26f01peypGwG0ei5LTezQGLlUmMASIkePsqeEtUuuUOXyx3CQpA9zdmKxcDAI_Y5KgegaxlV4WckuRVdL4Tn-TMhSkgkkX_1lEy5yWVPh95uHPGBBnc_NYso/s1600-h/CIMG4268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUID8cHbzNTxp77OyxJwVc26f01peypGwG0ei5LTezQGLlUmMASIkePsqeEtUuuUOXyx3CQpA9zdmKxcDAI_Y5KgegaxlV4WckuRVdL4Tn-TMhSkgkkX_1lEy5yWVPh95uHPGBBnc_NYso/s400/CIMG4268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356299214872882" /></a><br /></div><div>I'm still absolutely stuffed from my day of vegan gluttony. Behold my dinner!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LxuIqlpkM4uPAG9ZcM8R6GQpCbD6sIThgOwcHBIl3hMixDXbNHEULpcxSsBr4W2pwrNv_K7czmsD0H2E-5_2-_-tV9bAFo20gc3R7oIgwr4WonwCyiTD4QY26C8MEm26pFUP52XxVeeW/s1600-h/CIMG4271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LxuIqlpkM4uPAG9ZcM8R6GQpCbD6sIThgOwcHBIl3hMixDXbNHEULpcxSsBr4W2pwrNv_K7czmsD0H2E-5_2-_-tV9bAFo20gc3R7oIgwr4WonwCyiTD4QY26C8MEm26pFUP52XxVeeW/s400/CIMG4271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338356291573108674" /></a><br /></div><div>Stockholm (and family!) tommorow. It's on.</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-25696347368750489692009-05-21T08:33:00.000-07:002009-05-21T09:37:05.650-07:00Day 9- Malmö, Sweden<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Hej fr</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">å</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">n Sverige! Today we hit the town in Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö, but first things first: Vegan kanelbullar. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Emmie is a master baker! She has been baking since the age of seven and makes it look damn easy. She fulfilled my wildest dreams by baking vegan kanelbullar last night while I "helped" (aka stood around and gawked). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Here in Sweden, they use "fresh" yeast in a cube, unlike the dry yeast packets we use in the States.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT6MnFeSmZw5es7oAPXC_J-VnYBiqoFD7StYXJ1sIu5e1ocI-rP5LXB8r72qKTm4dLc1uDdxZkdlvBcqlI80mrmJMZQ0_g2kgU_rMINmK4nO5SvtFnJXglBgF68eXiAOCTDvvqC88Odm5/s1600-h/CIMG4188.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT6MnFeSmZw5es7oAPXC_J-VnYBiqoFD7StYXJ1sIu5e1ocI-rP5LXB8r72qKTm4dLc1uDdxZkdlvBcqlI80mrmJMZQ0_g2kgU_rMINmK4nO5SvtFnJXglBgF68eXiAOCTDvvqC88Odm5/s400/CIMG4188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338308019913743346" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Adding melted margarine, soyamj</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ölk, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">sugar, and spices.</span></span></span></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWehhbefDYyx9fLoUWpEIxT5gHML8Rn6NiQKlYFBdj0YmmtbZ5ekSGnGKN12kHBXGxa8BdhUIbfsrljItloF_L51nH3riWtiLo8KP0hQ69zYWXGiRSDJ-YLgUFlfMG5TKG6PvPq6wuWYN/s1600-h/CIMG4192.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWehhbefDYyx9fLoUWpEIxT5gHML8Rn6NiQKlYFBdj0YmmtbZ5ekSGnGKN12kHBXGxa8BdhUIbfsrljItloF_L51nH3riWtiLo8KP0hQ69zYWXGiRSDJ-YLgUFlfMG5TKG6PvPq6wuWYN/s400/CIMG4192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338308017436269874" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Watching it rise!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduZ_I0V42DVYMF3wuuY1dBNNutMgxNrOGlr58X1fKTEJUpuGx-wBGnQybeQI1K-zprAOcNXWrX_o34uRWrHaDnWH7UaZk0824PlNvxzE4ifE5w7ZjwE6wiCaZvdIcIHU46Kk9ujAkiKwJ/s1600-h/CIMG4194.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduZ_I0V42DVYMF3wuuY1dBNNutMgxNrOGlr58X1fKTEJUpuGx-wBGnQybeQI1K-zprAOcNXWrX_o34uRWrHaDnWH7UaZk0824PlNvxzE4ifE5w7ZjwE6wiCaZvdIcIHU46Kk9ujAkiKwJ/s400/CIMG4194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338307332271751106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">In addition to being an awesome baker, Emmie is a goddess of the flea market. Everything in her home is an amazing and beautiful bargain. Perhaps she will allow me to be her apprentice? Anyway, she decided to make one half of the kanelbullar flavored with some hazelnuts. So she broke out this cute little vintage nut grinder! Look at it go!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDPb3wkWrsU4m5a-tcYgrQZTI56Ir_7V1KjTU1KkrSyt-EaZ70cvfC6GO5v9qAiHM5qkdLFBXec9gTo3mOhmPVvQH0mRl38C6NkUID39oLMicGhi2k2p5EF5JO2tgSvEwXesYsc6HDsv/s1600-h/CIMG4199.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsDPb3wkWrsU4m5a-tcYgrQZTI56Ir_7V1KjTU1KkrSyt-EaZ70cvfC6GO5v9qAiHM5qkdLFBXec9gTo3mOhmPVvQH0mRl38C6NkUID39oLMicGhi2k2p5EF5JO2tgSvEwXesYsc6HDsv/s400/CIMG4199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338307334699347282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">One of Emmie and Alex's cats, Cookie, is totally not amused.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI7XVqWh92BEcKaIgpzBP7S8Z7uvbZnH1pXa4jTuC423FdmE8aAtr98CkxS8mXlZFKdvMMY8o103ZBZX5ndT6YdE4D9ogJniKAoIExnyDuh3suc-3zhFxygXOLdJhC0UUbnpUWTabaCQA/s1600-h/CIMG4200.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI7XVqWh92BEcKaIgpzBP7S8Z7uvbZnH1pXa4jTuC423FdmE8aAtr98CkxS8mXlZFKdvMMY8o103ZBZX5ndT6YdE4D9ogJniKAoIExnyDuh3suc-3zhFxygXOLdJhC0UUbnpUWTabaCQA/s400/CIMG4200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338307329009840162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Spreadin' that buttah! Actually, sugar, cloves, and cardamom in vegan margarine.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq81cylqUb_EPyMVS0-W7odktPvZjOl2RlShoAns21Ub6XPOR8__rfbAkKl3rJxfyl8-wWAlmTkk50qEKOVPTfvScjGboIBjuCjDKZonZgKm7KRjSj-Uby6tDZWiNlrTH4BxOticQXUyZV/s1600-h/CIMG4201.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq81cylqUb_EPyMVS0-W7odktPvZjOl2RlShoAns21Ub6XPOR8__rfbAkKl3rJxfyl8-wWAlmTkk50qEKOVPTfvScjGboIBjuCjDKZonZgKm7KRjSj-Uby6tDZWiNlrTH4BxOticQXUyZV/s400/CIMG4201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338307323248310402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Roll it up, bake it up, eat it up, yum!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgVA-6KnuiHCzinB6i-H9J-qaOllEESk-mdtiGOeSyitDCKCL9WIfHswPC8OLnpZS-_FLjtQu4t0PvrM8RFBVnLNP8BCsBrk7XGORXLuJVZkm0DI1VAQFvChcVHM0Z3KaVbljrzQ_ViVd/s1600-h/CIMG4202.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgVA-6KnuiHCzinB6i-H9J-qaOllEESk-mdtiGOeSyitDCKCL9WIfHswPC8OLnpZS-_FLjtQu4t0PvrM8RFBVnLNP8BCsBrk7XGORXLuJVZkm0DI1VAQFvChcVHM0Z3KaVbljrzQ_ViVd/s400/CIMG4202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338307319522065762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8rEQZKzdKtNE3luRwQo77s-pPC3jBbUBh12qzOTlYqW__xGdCBMLc2C33ymqZqeUuIw0VynV5TA27ClBrzmAU-3UpMDlkm6dS1fFxGixINGezLeKV93L4N8_IQU3b7p-0HB7N5R4deCQ/s1600-h/CIMG4203.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8rEQZKzdKtNE3luRwQo77s-pPC3jBbUBh12qzOTlYqW__xGdCBMLc2C33ymqZqeUuIw0VynV5TA27ClBrzmAU-3UpMDlkm6dS1fFxGixINGezLeKV93L4N8_IQU3b7p-0HB7N5R4deCQ/s400/CIMG4203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338306684410172098" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUvbwCsZvs8CX-1lqUTj_EH64KMSHB3nqM867u8WaCJWb-o5J-HvNrR0byQ9HYNHFEgLA1FHK4YisAZxfVCl8HahmekWBvC4VdzlJu6WDd1ENFEL_lgEB0wQcTPjlrkV0isdcdsOMr388/s1600-h/CIMG4197.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUvbwCsZvs8CX-1lqUTj_EH64KMSHB3nqM867u8WaCJWb-o5J-HvNrR0byQ9HYNHFEgLA1FHK4YisAZxfVCl8HahmekWBvC4VdzlJu6WDd1ENFEL_lgEB0wQcTPjlrkV0isdcdsOMr388/s400/CIMG4197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338306682434216034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I didn't get any pics once they baked- what, you expect me to stop stuffing them in my mouth long enough to take a photo? Get real!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">After eating delicious leftover kanelbullar for breakfast, we caught a ride into Malm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">ö<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "> with Emmie's mom. She has two adorable doggies who immediately became my new best friends! Here's Doris, who's still a baby at 5 months and is totally crazy and hilarious:</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI4SVBYzxCStdPgxwLOz6i1SxeeG-38Rw3uvr9SUcldYDuC9I5HeKh_5pg77ahQbi4HaktrEG9xQm5lKYPSQV_qr6CckOtp1qJbstBAQV9wL196Ar0AA1krHkIvvEaQ9eX7LKCyx28TYc/s1600-h/CIMG4205.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI4SVBYzxCStdPgxwLOz6i1SxeeG-38Rw3uvr9SUcldYDuC9I5HeKh_5pg77ahQbi4HaktrEG9xQm5lKYPSQV_qr6CckOtp1qJbstBAQV9wL196Ar0AA1krHkIvvEaQ9eX7LKCyx28TYc/s400/CIMG4205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338306676323869778" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tCvD8YqwRvE0bRWeLlgz_wiHCs-dPb771yGfOm_J_Pv7KupGLPKQT8IhZXf9IQavylFi694Ho-oEjIdZkaC4oDvHxOtJ9B7pytig5vdB5sT_qdK7c7AhgAkfhUTsi3jlaTcDWGd38_X2/s1600-h/CIMG4209.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tCvD8YqwRvE0bRWeLlgz_wiHCs-dPb771yGfOm_J_Pv7KupGLPKQT8IhZXf9IQavylFi694Ho-oEjIdZkaC4oDvHxOtJ9B7pytig5vdB5sT_qdK7c7AhgAkfhUTsi3jlaTcDWGd38_X2/s400/CIMG4209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338306673672434370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">And Cece, who is four years old and a little calmer. She just loved sitting on my lap quietly and watching the scenery go by the window:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0aHxDC-2elkHBKtveUukZHzTXMhCGEb4xQTGiIRkcWOtfyVsIo-BzpsztdgJzJw9bvMx6Y4Ls4DpoYv_9HDcIuieSofdheore7WgF30kUq3ZvuJ-8pcPIVcqqOB9mhMgrs0f3lQYtCOM/s1600-h/CIMG4212.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0aHxDC-2elkHBKtveUukZHzTXMhCGEb4xQTGiIRkcWOtfyVsIo-BzpsztdgJzJw9bvMx6Y4Ls4DpoYv_9HDcIuieSofdheore7WgF30kUq3ZvuJ-8pcPIVcqqOB9mhMgrs0f3lQYtCOM/s400/CIMG4212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338306666405667074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I was glad to hear from Emmie that there are virtually no dog shelters in Sweden as the concept of 'unwanted' dogs is completely foreign to the Swedish. In recent years, however, some Swedish organizations have brought over dogs from overcrowded shelters in Ireland and other European countries to help find homes for the dogs here! It's about 4-5,000 SEK (around $500-625) to adopt such a dog, which is about as much as you would pay to buy a purebred anyway.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Here is downtown Malm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">ö<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; ">! Apparently the heart of Malm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; ">ö<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "> is just along one street, so even though it's Sweden's third largest city, it's still quite small and cozy.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWBd_TfgGdThNrhIPgNx_G5Fn-Gjmj__qx_O_NaWAyjdCuh19_oYBsxYmlZn_AOsEPQwGdITdsM3LevtyL13vXGPHzolvMXWOH56pmAdL5HUL8jEEqondhHJiDE3uUiQt2EEAxIw6f-_d/s1600-h/CIMG4214.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWBd_TfgGdThNrhIPgNx_G5Fn-Gjmj__qx_O_NaWAyjdCuh19_oYBsxYmlZn_AOsEPQwGdITdsM3LevtyL13vXGPHzolvMXWOH56pmAdL5HUL8jEEqondhHJiDE3uUiQt2EEAxIw6f-_d/s400/CIMG4214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338305495715234818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> was only half-open today (although this street later filled up with idlers and shoppers) because today is, as Emmie calls it, "Jesus goes to heaven day," celebrating the ascension.</span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPoPlM44P_E-dPcAlsezB2xx337wwAcjJYrSjg5lmicMFMpWRHtuiCgpQIyTJULyFv539j75-jcNdRqrD4bVq5sXwDF4VYPJd3r51OpwViwFVS5rS1xnUfq4Anmva3ayX-4bDUtDr5M3N/s1600-h/CIMG4215.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPoPlM44P_E-dPcAlsezB2xx337wwAcjJYrSjg5lmicMFMpWRHtuiCgpQIyTJULyFv539j75-jcNdRqrD4bVq5sXwDF4VYPJd3r51OpwViwFVS5rS1xnUfq4Anmva3ayX-4bDUtDr5M3N/s400/CIMG4215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338305493427926418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Emmie spotted this paradox of an ice cream shop next door to the diabetes association.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSByPh3vCfXZYvFO-yR9ELGwyqRmZKfS7EfaqWhsYPrvSDDYcKxTssBCGdlBqu4kOjH_hndjjXkLsCk__HMAepbb-5Ja8ovXurkt5Tdb6LjP27KUFV24hvxZVvfvbG_MrI9BAa6-8gcY_7/s1600-h/CIMG4216.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSByPh3vCfXZYvFO-yR9ELGwyqRmZKfS7EfaqWhsYPrvSDDYcKxTssBCGdlBqu4kOjH_hndjjXkLsCk__HMAepbb-5Ja8ovXurkt5Tdb6LjP27KUFV24hvxZVvfvbG_MrI9BAa6-8gcY_7/s400/CIMG4216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338305491583725618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">OWWWW!!! These fountains squirt water out of every orifice except the one that's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">supposed</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> to squirt water. </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVy9nE50eiB0sgVAK1zb3qacQiRC94Ir07ipTwsulKkwB7DevCpi1Kpp6UXuyG76MASxGuntCOkYE32Yi6WwIff-vsw5GoZ-_-x5UvjfsTh6MWJWWIlfCuVNQ8OaPoEmbZEeIvs485XUC/s1600-h/CIMG4217.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVy9nE50eiB0sgVAK1zb3qacQiRC94Ir07ipTwsulKkwB7DevCpi1Kpp6UXuyG76MASxGuntCOkYE32Yi6WwIff-vsw5GoZ-_-x5UvjfsTh6MWJWWIlfCuVNQ8OaPoEmbZEeIvs485XUC/s400/CIMG4217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338305484839727026" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I'm happy to report that in the seven years since I was last in Sweden, veganism has exploded! Here in Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">, it all started with this shop: Astrid och aporna (Astrid and the monkeys), which sells all vegetarian goods and probably 90% vegan goods. After their initial success, several vegan and vegan-friendly establishments have opened up. Additionally, the people behind Astrid och aporna have worked hand-in-hand with local businesses and restaurants to encourage them to carry vegan and vegetarian options- with great success! I'm happy to say that Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> has more vegan food than I can enjoy in just one day. If you'd said that about Sweden seven years ago, I would have keeled over in shock. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj0q9bfkdsu0VnA7Zm2mhq_qUpvmZYZn-3q6xyJdkRF_HwuoBVLmsui2fVlp2nQBdZWHH-qVtbtl4sV8kp9RdtghoNnoRaqbo53DQd2hg6kyzw4HGT08pssukWfgwku9T-MIEp4mwKUqE/s1600-h/CIMG4219.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj0q9bfkdsu0VnA7Zm2mhq_qUpvmZYZn-3q6xyJdkRF_HwuoBVLmsui2fVlp2nQBdZWHH-qVtbtl4sV8kp9RdtghoNnoRaqbo53DQd2hg6kyzw4HGT08pssukWfgwku9T-MIEp4mwKUqE/s400/CIMG4219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338305480738315858" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Yum yum!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyMy9VNAqPDQCcRqdOqsmYYgDFk4QyLkbsVG6713sSqPscCOHU4DRfPDjyYOCiSvDsKFW7QzcbtPHYSUsX201bdaRO0Fwo90Z0fWxfNN1V0u2zzVKoCAlEtHIAa6e_oF9pcAzFGJ_5Yp5/s1600-h/CIMG4220.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyMy9VNAqPDQCcRqdOqsmYYgDFk4QyLkbsVG6713sSqPscCOHU4DRfPDjyYOCiSvDsKFW7QzcbtPHYSUsX201bdaRO0Fwo90Z0fWxfNN1V0u2zzVKoCAlEtHIAa6e_oF9pcAzFGJ_5Yp5/s400/CIMG4220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338304591463775538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">DOUBLE yum yum!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC5IgYa6D8pfRvfjqgpXwJYb6Gi1BaDWUs4c9eqMMVTES7HNW7bH_l3w5iaD9r9dzMJU9Yr9AP1Nsf6Y3_IffK209vRlYI1ZuYYiOEyl7ePxKM_6rHyiFhWnxqrY0MlRr9MHBs5BYENqM/s1600-h/CIMG4221.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC5IgYa6D8pfRvfjqgpXwJYb6Gi1BaDWUs4c9eqMMVTES7HNW7bH_l3w5iaD9r9dzMJU9Yr9AP1Nsf6Y3_IffK209vRlYI1ZuYYiOEyl7ePxKM_6rHyiFhWnxqrY0MlRr9MHBs5BYENqM/s400/CIMG4221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338304588580394722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Everything here is vegan except for the salad dressing at the lunch buffet! </span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzc6OLpz2bFNSIy8W_4lxoeomevOuXKY8-inaAsXJefwKl7Ckw5zFXh21TmQMQ_9GeqcPK2HipsHy1AGrJ5udqfWO62V6TBgErWh6r0VtTgrcu1Rsg7pOMhAtRP4WqVQ-X-0Zeyi5y9Xf/s1600-h/CIMG4226.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzc6OLpz2bFNSIy8W_4lxoeomevOuXKY8-inaAsXJefwKl7Ckw5zFXh21TmQMQ_9GeqcPK2HipsHy1AGrJ5udqfWO62V6TBgErWh6r0VtTgrcu1Rsg7pOMhAtRP4WqVQ-X-0Zeyi5y9Xf/s400/CIMG4226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338304583008149682" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">(Keep in mind when you see Swedish prices that they have not adopted the Euro. The Swedish crown is about eight to the US dollar- or nearly flush with the Hong Kong dollar, if that helps you with the conversion!)</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYiHQ06-ZRJ3dFNVvI_8u10RZUB-Qofr4cqGyQBTbzQFmW0Spp1TFFkIemOlHty1Xxs062PdNyouuMkQnJ7WwMtLs2xb5yPaPD-y_BRWgxF2S39j2cUZByjwCa390UwsY7E6jxjTyOy3e/s1600-h/CIMG4225.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYiHQ06-ZRJ3dFNVvI_8u10RZUB-Qofr4cqGyQBTbzQFmW0Spp1TFFkIemOlHty1Xxs062PdNyouuMkQnJ7WwMtLs2xb5yPaPD-y_BRWgxF2S39j2cUZByjwCa390UwsY7E6jxjTyOy3e/s400/CIMG4225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338304578653711442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This kiosk in a wonderful little canal-side park is one of the businesses that has adopted a vegetarian menu on Astrid och aporna's suggestion. And WOW, what a menu! Scroll down for food pics!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVupBX1NYckv-wl0DWysQftGBIIZjLBv9ly5U2TxgP_jTdxvkWI5yEXVuHVHGGjjyY9epPorpFDh7h72lnn4G-yz54yYsmE3B49fpth2KSFXGasnFVl3ZR8OpU8Ihl99KSEMRrq8wTf-g/s1600-h/CIMG4222.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVupBX1NYckv-wl0DWysQftGBIIZjLBv9ly5U2TxgP_jTdxvkWI5yEXVuHVHGGjjyY9epPorpFDh7h72lnn4G-yz54yYsmE3B49fpth2KSFXGasnFVl3ZR8OpU8Ihl99KSEMRrq8wTf-g/s400/CIMG4222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338304574441517602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The fountain opposite the kiosk.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDvgZ8TldDAkzy6PZCYsdeA-8Li5ymp5nOnmlLmICqO2ld7LWsrkGIXNGrSx84pp6DPU1WUp62eO2SYAdvlhX7oqg0lHarMId3LYIw2NRbHGTT9z9JvxF0_oR5bsDbkdWb3m8UCvo-bDo/s1600-h/CIMG4228.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDvgZ8TldDAkzy6PZCYsdeA-8Li5ymp5nOnmlLmICqO2ld7LWsrkGIXNGrSx84pp6DPU1WUp62eO2SYAdvlhX7oqg0lHarMId3LYIw2NRbHGTT9z9JvxF0_oR5bsDbkdWb3m8UCvo-bDo/s400/CIMG4228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303911354860546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Our lovely little dining area!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT4dYVkNqo1zdgLeBq14aVz5rHljqHNz1DNefpdDm5f7rgWyLcskbfJm4CG-o2VVuSNu7xILO5XGD9PkKNarzh1mAZ1G5TVXWGfkfkTO3P_XrlmMvKEFXSEcfJdrqy1YaYO8O9UO6UMqZ/s1600-h/CIMG4229.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT4dYVkNqo1zdgLeBq14aVz5rHljqHNz1DNefpdDm5f7rgWyLcskbfJm4CG-o2VVuSNu7xILO5XGD9PkKNarzh1mAZ1G5TVXWGfkfkTO3P_XrlmMvKEFXSEcfJdrqy1YaYO8O9UO6UMqZ/s400/CIMG4229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303907745012258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Here's the veggie menu! Notice everything with an asterisk is vegan. Wowweee!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-wxPCWypSnOLyYJC96tmx94VS3Rp3P67n4tjr4t5fXOtNssPkcKN50jAiw6rE_HU6IsV6rygZSAZgqaexdRrwJfXEPq52cWL5Lmp_iKDm8vpGzvffZH4nXitq0kPbjdu22HCh3_ogKF8/s1600-h/CIMG4227.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-wxPCWypSnOLyYJC96tmx94VS3Rp3P67n4tjr4t5fXOtNssPkcKN50jAiw6rE_HU6IsV6rygZSAZgqaexdRrwJfXEPq52cWL5Lmp_iKDm8vpGzvffZH4nXitq0kPbjdu22HCh3_ogKF8/s400/CIMG4227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303901589536866" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Vegan cheeseburger!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNct_3pCSTvFKtL_G6achEJ_JulWgLkb1kPhQxmDspgL0Ti0n_cnmMN_IhWc3C9U9uURaoksiL_pnxsPYHjG9-qDG0G-LU6RohTfjBmriBPaJ9Ob-S1s3ib4RUgtvHH2so2lMHqrjBnh-x/s1600-h/CIMG4230.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNct_3pCSTvFKtL_G6achEJ_JulWgLkb1kPhQxmDspgL0Ti0n_cnmMN_IhWc3C9U9uURaoksiL_pnxsPYHjG9-qDG0G-LU6RohTfjBmriBPaJ9Ob-S1s3ib4RUgtvHH2so2lMHqrjBnh-x/s400/CIMG4230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303897085128194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Vegan onion rings!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonOBfXGrIzfutTjgfDW_ZcqUj2JlKKRF09hyphenhyphenYlN6nsA95mEDAHgUQnkQG8rh7Cn4uL7M6yPKLn36lcdMVgxm1fP6nvWYqIx5nN-qYje4F3BlDDtqBweORH4zwgHX5RNe54qc0i8w-k3fd/s1600-h/CIMG4231.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonOBfXGrIzfutTjgfDW_ZcqUj2JlKKRF09hyphenhyphenYlN6nsA95mEDAHgUQnkQG8rh7Cn4uL7M6yPKLn36lcdMVgxm1fP6nvWYqIx5nN-qYje4F3BlDDtqBweORH4zwgHX5RNe54qc0i8w-k3fd/s400/CIMG4231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303897363910258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Back in the city center- there are tons of announcements about the EU elections in June, when everyone elects their country's representative to EU headquarters in Brussels.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNu8lV7UKEyxMPfU6S4gm0Z_HSl_f5y_iUZFFA-ofLuxnogAkW7Px9fEM_3MO9W-2FqAGOD-kuIsddew75EvM6SjIB3Z4tIFuEUPXn2ZtlifjKQsku1GoYOQEVcPoajVofP8yZx8GD-TQ/s1600-h/CIMG4232.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNu8lV7UKEyxMPfU6S4gm0Z_HSl_f5y_iUZFFA-ofLuxnogAkW7Px9fEM_3MO9W-2FqAGOD-kuIsddew75EvM6SjIB3Z4tIFuEUPXn2ZtlifjKQsku1GoYOQEVcPoajVofP8yZx8GD-TQ/s400/CIMG4232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303278739557410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Astrid and aporna has been so successful that a few short weeks ago they opened Astrid och aporna K</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">k ('kitchen'), selling yummy vegan treats!</span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iDpHo-XdfyEJe9sFyEle7DsMI2-x15PyQTA2Sq92sgmYtKV88DEJkQYMkv_Tf2qenpWLow_kpBx0acPArAMvF_LH7VZsD2hXV5SlmUz0p5y99a1ymetbFWFvGv4XYVPpaqjEwfVcW8-6/s1600-h/CIMG4233.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iDpHo-XdfyEJe9sFyEle7DsMI2-x15PyQTA2Sq92sgmYtKV88DEJkQYMkv_Tf2qenpWLow_kpBx0acPArAMvF_LH7VZsD2hXV5SlmUz0p5y99a1ymetbFWFvGv4XYVPpaqjEwfVcW8-6/s400/CIMG4233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303274024672418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc8aMfWceb1MhkEpPa308O6QliCHAgsY77lLnepxPJ14tQuAijiKhMTPkRWbjDFO7FnsYEICZbITliWR181Elve-19xy52YE8yujk-R2Zgpfv2DAt-wUbibFVqOFFPz2wYAAcDv4LC5XV/s1600-h/CIMG4234.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc8aMfWceb1MhkEpPa308O6QliCHAgsY77lLnepxPJ14tQuAijiKhMTPkRWbjDFO7FnsYEICZbITliWR181Elve-19xy52YE8yujk-R2Zgpfv2DAt-wUbibFVqOFFPz2wYAAcDv4LC5XV/s400/CIMG4234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303268939107122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I got the French potato salad with spicy chorizo! Astrid och aporna makes their own brand of chorizo, which is carried by many of the restaurants that now offer vegan options. At Christmas, they make their own vegan ham tube!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwwDjGbNOW8W3wjUM5IGGXuUhMviviNwA9mWJFeU3wkTv9E0D1wDIcEQ3sIPtv1XBzqEhGuQdl-bTd0ue_biI8IlLVnUmqn35gAag2swZC8yTRkrmF4Z99N_tdChBENCE5OoQkiSlYfks/s1600-h/CIMG4235.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwwDjGbNOW8W3wjUM5IGGXuUhMviviNwA9mWJFeU3wkTv9E0D1wDIcEQ3sIPtv1XBzqEhGuQdl-bTd0ue_biI8IlLVnUmqn35gAag2swZC8yTRkrmF4Z99N_tdChBENCE5OoQkiSlYfks/s400/CIMG4235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303265960214914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Emmie's sundried tomato pesto sammich!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_ZUMH5apkalZJJhkU37eUyvmpVW_PGa70hpMSLOnwaa1i8_OoelLfu6QJWQ1utQDOrHgor5JGrp4azjP3MgkVaXDFjiCQtlwiXdmZcZ-fMnygJOUsVkg_iQ-eHf1xeLPwPlWQaFKHESb/s1600-h/CIMG4236.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_ZUMH5apkalZJJhkU37eUyvmpVW_PGa70hpMSLOnwaa1i8_OoelLfu6QJWQ1utQDOrHgor5JGrp4azjP3MgkVaXDFjiCQtlwiXdmZcZ-fMnygJOUsVkg_iQ-eHf1xeLPwPlWQaFKHESb/s400/CIMG4236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303267466736242" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Alex's vegan salami and cheese sammich!</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62IH5QV2WbW3OMI-MGd2A5zzSfVuCl1-ILJU4S6zIaFraMk80hqo-eQl2LA0BSHzzz3ZaAw4ElZFmfqZbnwRtzRdGtUbyIIXW1GbxmyvhUJe-rlwIBc24nyTupl2vqkDGheAjCSEAi1j4/s1600-h/CIMG4237.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62IH5QV2WbW3OMI-MGd2A5zzSfVuCl1-ILJU4S6zIaFraMk80hqo-eQl2LA0BSHzzz3ZaAw4ElZFmfqZbnwRtzRdGtUbyIIXW1GbxmyvhUJe-rlwIBc24nyTupl2vqkDGheAjCSEAi1j4/s400/CIMG4237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302322256044882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Alex and Emmie then caught the bus back to their cute little village. Thank you guys so much for your hospitality and, of course, the awesome vegan tour of Malm</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">ö</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">! </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Emmie explained this to me last night, and I saw this sticker today- bestiality is technically still legal in Sweden. Those caught abusing animals sexually can only be charged with cruelty to animals- so obviously there is a campaign right now to correct this oversight.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgkwS-n919wnv5sgd-ndZr1R3tgehNfpZPy2zLeFcwaKpFFH8hFdv94MUQ2oS3CWdqHgYkVzD_4G6tm3XFQh1rfBLlNRdiQyxWVhOKqf8vadrvOQkcK6f24iuZ1TRZP0BXeLJFcM_macM/s1600-h/CIMG4238.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgkwS-n919wnv5sgd-ndZr1R3tgehNfpZPy2zLeFcwaKpFFH8hFdv94MUQ2oS3CWdqHgYkVzD_4G6tm3XFQh1rfBLlNRdiQyxWVhOKqf8vadrvOQkcK6f24iuZ1TRZP0BXeLJFcM_macM/s400/CIMG4238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302315029928754" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">My peeps have some ka-razy names.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpWGBgu8dA6XI616At9hAj6D2ZuAc56hWtyRBtNp42TghrUQsr8JdgUly1Q5UJ2Q7qYpucUz34lCJKjvFcA-bJ0sS1wGaAGl1VLQpkvOgTsGSfOzfL7VScdBCeHq77s81SNdMYeYmfGIJ/s1600-h/CIMG4239.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpWGBgu8dA6XI616At9hAj6D2ZuAc56hWtyRBtNp42TghrUQsr8JdgUly1Q5UJ2Q7qYpucUz34lCJKjvFcA-bJ0sS1wGaAGl1VLQpkvOgTsGSfOzfL7VScdBCeHq77s81SNdMYeYmfGIJ/s400/CIMG4239.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302315471494242" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Since Emmie and Alex live waay out in the country and I have an early flight to Stockholm, I'm staying in the middle of Malmö city</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"> tonight. Look at this cute little room!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQ7Yzosh2FOPdkyfaJAMSglo1Z4dyXXwSlNTqr3r0Qn_5PUocsP5aJ974OGeRV4c1d61SBR-WwDwb9NcLZe2CjlLopiYen4INprRblJV4TtKhAV2ZisOwoaD99A8ZFn0GI5gpktLsTRRN/s1600-h/CIMG4240.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQ7Yzosh2FOPdkyfaJAMSglo1Z4dyXXwSlNTqr3r0Qn_5PUocsP5aJ974OGeRV4c1d61SBR-WwDwb9NcLZe2CjlLopiYen4INprRblJV4TtKhAV2ZisOwoaD99A8ZFn0GI5gpktLsTRRN/s400/CIMG4240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302309003680866" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Here's the TV room, where you can sit and knit for a bit if you... grit your tits...</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlY7IvADt4Th5I7NeOMK5naMQBrw5WTEATIyEhTRA5GsQn7Fk5yaBU6m4JQ9sDOGpokV4wuWFtIS5XhWoJj67_SVMtp_-gZzZedSSFqybY0VCMkI8Y2WGNxBgOX0lErQHWqly9EJAqEQy/s1600-h/CIMG4241.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlY7IvADt4Th5I7NeOMK5naMQBrw5WTEATIyEhTRA5GsQn7Fk5yaBU6m4JQ9sDOGpokV4wuWFtIS5XhWoJj67_SVMtp_-gZzZedSSFqybY0VCMkI8Y2WGNxBgOX0lErQHWqly9EJAqEQy/s400/CIMG4241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302302598000642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I'm just cooling my heels a bit after a long day of pounding the pavement... but since it stays light till 10 here, and I'm just a few short blocks to the park surrounding the old castle, I may stroll over and take a few more photos. Stay tuned!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Stockholm tomorrow! The first place on this damn tour I've actually visited before! Wheeee!</span></span></div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-38901879675456010652009-05-20T13:57:00.000-07:002009-05-20T14:08:50.845-07:00My Day of Amazing German Look-alikesToday I saw three amazing German men who could pass for celebrities.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the police officer who asked for my passport at 2am this morning:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Imported/BioPix/Ro/Bio_Batch4/julian-sands1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 150px;" src="http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Imported/BioPix/Ro/Bio_Batch4/julian-sands1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div>And here's a guy I noticed from the bus. I was disappointed to note that he was not wearing birkenstocks with socks, but everything else about him, including the ponytail and the turtleneck, was spot on:*</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/photos/2008/09/29/mckinney-getty-head_200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 310px;" src="http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/photos/2008/09/29/mckinney-getty-head_200.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div>*I could not find a picture of this character that Mark McKinney used to play! He was a ponytailed, turtlenecked, birkenstocked/socked German guy who had bad luck with the ladies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then the most amazing guy of all, who I don't think was actually German. But he resembled a famous German!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.glamboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/karl-lagerfeld.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 481px;" src="http://www.glamboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/karl-lagerfeld.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I know it's mean, but I had to take a picture of him when we got out at the ferry terminal. I won't post them on the interwebz, but he was wearing tight, tight pants, and... uh... well it was obvious from the painful-looking rear view he wasn't wearing much else. </div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-60002721165994099902009-05-20T13:28:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:54:48.524-07:00Day 8- A whole lot o' bussin' and Lund, Sweden<div>It's official! I have met the world's rudest Dutchman, and he begrudgingly drove me to Hamburg from Den Haag. I left Den Haag at 22:00 and arrived in Hamburg around 7:00. I was jostled awake at 2am or thereabouts by German polizei asking for my passport. There's something disconcerting about being woken from a sound sleep to be asked by a German (who resembled Julian Sands, no less) for my papers!</div><div><br /></div><div>When I got to Hamburg, this little dude was just chilling out, waiting for his bus to Berlin:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoH9oMHcFbol6nxuTZAIPjLXZI8y-oaVj9p4agjQqZACGGUdIZLrZBFzsrRUNpI8Igr1IVIMPqs1-jO0_-mE-GuS2qCjmwJz_6y8Wjx60oL0utrlTWWjFrROFHi6GFKZy6A7AKDwBlwxg/s1600-h/CIMG4144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoH9oMHcFbol6nxuTZAIPjLXZI8y-oaVj9p4agjQqZACGGUdIZLrZBFzsrRUNpI8Igr1IVIMPqs1-jO0_-mE-GuS2qCjmwJz_6y8Wjx60oL0utrlTWWjFrROFHi6GFKZy6A7AKDwBlwxg/s400/CIMG4144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007776801559442" /></a><br /><div>Woo! Thankfully my connecting bus to Copenhagen was late, because I had to run all over hill and dale to find a 50 Euro cent piece for the toilets!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv75_F6tLG6t621C6HTZburWE31iE-XjeDGht1_CfyVXT2V7oaBatLUdsfKz2DBj0RxdFtUgX8FCIFfmrHKf8CSoNOCY_P5DVTPXl9trWdtZ_o8LDPJeY07XCfqmEVkhh5wPASkWjpjwTU/s1600-h/CIMG4145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv75_F6tLG6t621C6HTZburWE31iE-XjeDGht1_CfyVXT2V7oaBatLUdsfKz2DBj0RxdFtUgX8FCIFfmrHKf8CSoNOCY_P5DVTPXl9trWdtZ_o8LDPJeY07XCfqmEVkhh5wPASkWjpjwTU/s400/CIMG4145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007682208100130" /></a><br /></div><div>Most of these are taken from the bus, so excuse poor quality, but the landscape was too pretty to pass up. This is northern Germany in all its glory!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJygqo63rI5eV8EtZMgHe8JkbtOY-Jp0H99RPwpwoVUQV-ZY991aQjU1YfPGpZaI1z1G5ZBltOeASTVyNDpDKybAduKCDZqd1zbvx3d8tfojiOkoR_If5QmLHDk5k5ybaKCwCTrieqHix/s1600-h/CIMG4152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJygqo63rI5eV8EtZMgHe8JkbtOY-Jp0H99RPwpwoVUQV-ZY991aQjU1YfPGpZaI1z1G5ZBltOeASTVyNDpDKybAduKCDZqd1zbvx3d8tfojiOkoR_If5QmLHDk5k5ybaKCwCTrieqHix/s400/CIMG4152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007679493303106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9m_ORK1dSnnYo5AxmqcP-KwTkhreEaoAqM9zdZ8QU5KcHLWdTerhcUG4oSoXmz0nhyHnRrBad1XD7npBbIs685lHqdlYI2Lpbuy8T-5s9TMLL_UuF1HC3LBIUBi2MtNiP7Zz4UAEaOd7/s1600-h/CIMG4154.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5omckkcCRdrT0lZEyjyd4UNqvw3XxTPytXC9aknud8vZg3hGDaC0Av1mvCa4nW1p-3v6HnWli95U813HpzkGc-nMr21bBCFFTQwoUzBRUcG3Tm2WS9s0gbbgclfrMH0OgP-GhojyA8GQ3/s400/CIMG4159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007666980112050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqxNQ87jDMyN9-uCUHPnoTSGtM_XqbR3-BmB8dMYQS5R0SmtCp7Eo1tyFgxcvX3afqZP_KXyFyFTItT-g8MxPacVIX_q5XmuhxdV8U9q9ObkNyMp4WqRuvopIARyo339wyWLkEjdVazVH/s1600-h/CIMG4163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqxNQ87jDMyN9-uCUHPnoTSGtM_XqbR3-BmB8dMYQS5R0SmtCp7Eo1tyFgxcvX3afqZP_KXyFyFTItT-g8MxPacVIX_q5XmuhxdV8U9q9ObkNyMp4WqRuvopIARyo339wyWLkEjdVazVH/s400/CIMG4163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007256567878466" /></a><br /></div><div>Kind of stupid of me, but since Denmark shares a land border with Germany, I was surprised when we pulled up to a ferry terminal.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRG4qXdBeuAjmjiAfyNPYnYbhpzygeCZpFn059PNBIkMevQpuRIlA0afBF01LoF2MbYe77JSdIUfWc2e0gwSot1Beo3n14FE_UsihJ3Ks6ZaeJjRTMInaaUCQ3cAm67r64PT_j_j99GUI/s1600-h/CIMG4165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRG4qXdBeuAjmjiAfyNPYnYbhpzygeCZpFn059PNBIkMevQpuRIlA0afBF01LoF2MbYe77JSdIUfWc2e0gwSot1Beo3n14FE_UsihJ3Ks6ZaeJjRTMInaaUCQ3cAm67r64PT_j_j99GUI/s400/CIMG4165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007257220658754" /></a><br /></div><div>Motherland, here I come!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lZpBLd3TC31YSNwj9JTEdA9DD2bHpuPP3G-nDFiJ6kNana50NzXA3lnmHFI-Z1wzv5yJRq4IMhZckoS_zb_8O39GAj3H7QZxj3ECVWx_Q7o1bWxFaGMV5MvAbP_B0xai4yR2BdDHSCJ_/s1600-h/CIMG4170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lZpBLd3TC31YSNwj9JTEdA9DD2bHpuPP3G-nDFiJ6kNana50NzXA3lnmHFI-Z1wzv5yJRq4IMhZckoS_zb_8O39GAj3H7QZxj3ECVWx_Q7o1bWxFaGMV5MvAbP_B0xai4yR2BdDHSCJ_/s400/CIMG4170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007254820427698" /></a><br /></div><div>Trucks lined up to get on the boat.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49-lKLpuxPqhnLbH-JJQHpAL0aUsY9CfrXPM7_pz7nx1OlJ9hhydhBR6dyVxQeuX5GWotr9OcbiOoYrnLUL8ogezeMtFOoAXIrFjdDa8BNKfeaiZcimFhBqfYqSnNG4Lp46LW2WqDc87u/s1600-h/CIMG4174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49-lKLpuxPqhnLbH-JJQHpAL0aUsY9CfrXPM7_pz7nx1OlJ9hhydhBR6dyVxQeuX5GWotr9OcbiOoYrnLUL8ogezeMtFOoAXIrFjdDa8BNKfeaiZcimFhBqfYqSnNG4Lp46LW2WqDc87u/s400/CIMG4174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007248676058450" /></a><br /></div><div>Auf weidersehen, Germany! At least until a week from now.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpn_nFvGiZ5lQY3ox7XXa7MlX0jdYVrLWVtrXXi0Rmc1z1Jl4_SH1DZPoljWzZnq4s8Sn3C5Og8EtnyD1W0Ht6VXZROnCoayk63cKvVCb9GO1BY6DKAPu63QbRMmpxkC5R38AcQvyKGNA/s1600-h/CIMG4175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpn_nFvGiZ5lQY3ox7XXa7MlX0jdYVrLWVtrXXi0Rmc1z1Jl4_SH1DZPoljWzZnq4s8Sn3C5Og8EtnyD1W0Ht6VXZROnCoayk63cKvVCb9GO1BY6DKAPu63QbRMmpxkC5R38AcQvyKGNA/s400/CIMG4175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338007243292241842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghibYodIqFWQPtxgMIWxbog7G4rbwWBhm1eh8NEZd3XW5bEofpkJ_xjx6Q6hjRsqjSFe_BkROzhyEV85ueDwMzJSiBff79lc3-EEmqBaKIlumOom5F3bZzvT9ZOZ25SAdS2S7e967ke79x/s1600-h/CIMG4177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghibYodIqFWQPtxgMIWxbog7G4rbwWBhm1eh8NEZd3XW5bEofpkJ_xjx6Q6hjRsqjSFe_BkROzhyEV85ueDwMzJSiBff79lc3-EEmqBaKIlumOom5F3bZzvT9ZOZ25SAdS2S7e967ke79x/s400/CIMG4177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006621304426978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0SAZHpHaNZTqFWNUFTt1Yq-smmOqqgtMOII1Ho8EUlRXm_g4Tx272s_0IkoCSGWgBk9Ce496RnWU1twqKvOR4hJWoCaDSeZBopYdmDYht2rcTklOgYFp_nvLd2EFkPr77HaPI7nU8f0A/s1600-h/CIMG4178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0SAZHpHaNZTqFWNUFTt1Yq-smmOqqgtMOII1Ho8EUlRXm_g4Tx272s_0IkoCSGWgBk9Ce496RnWU1twqKvOR4hJWoCaDSeZBopYdmDYht2rcTklOgYFp_nvLd2EFkPr77HaPI7nU8f0A/s400/CIMG4178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006622166877346" /></a><br /></div><div>... and goddag Denmark!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrJtcIgDGS-pTZBTqTRd7sL1gbJ8qyisVA-_GPWqKRJOCb3gGZq1OLBN4KK6-p3S6ett7A7TP0pGlqDXtAimjqaI8ip5sMVvrxJd211V2CjpNT1K3qY4ElS36I3TNS09I1uK6KMcrvYwc/s1600-h/CIMG4181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrJtcIgDGS-pTZBTqTRd7sL1gbJ8qyisVA-_GPWqKRJOCb3gGZq1OLBN4KK6-p3S6ett7A7TP0pGlqDXtAimjqaI8ip5sMVvrxJd211V2CjpNT1K3qY4ElS36I3TNS09I1uK6KMcrvYwc/s400/CIMG4181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006618348811970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NJnUT1w6Lw_owjbW0dcQFCvszkm8I7-e4urvh6GqxiOkxHpAm3eVlmMcfG0f6YZtSvnlUwaTFP9bCNIEP4i1l-ENsc2IDqM5Ex0D3UNGOkbpFz0cGLSyxlZsxMefEp7ouQxDxKjnCVKP/s1600-h/CIMG4182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NJnUT1w6Lw_owjbW0dcQFCvszkm8I7-e4urvh6GqxiOkxHpAm3eVlmMcfG0f6YZtSvnlUwaTFP9bCNIEP4i1l-ENsc2IDqM5Ex0D3UNGOkbpFz0cGLSyxlZsxMefEp7ouQxDxKjnCVKP/s400/CIMG4182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006612257902530" /></a><br /></div><div>I had some missed connections, crossed wires, any other c<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">liche you want to throw out there, and after some confusion ended up taking a train from Copenhagen to Malm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 15px; ">ö</span>, Sweden; and from there to Lund, to meet my friends Emmie and Alex. Here's a little dude I met while waiting for them at the train station! He was very friendly.</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAZqP1N8z-8AjCfQMhJcnXwDHx6l9mFeBAtt2VJkOx9EcrQKiFhuy8GKMxvSNBkqDQZXwkWtGu58vTZKI8slQ3cqeKgpizW7tPLR7XdSbMIcMTEBxxfcs6iF2nkBO4txK62-cR2vFafl-/s1600-h/CIMG4183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAZqP1N8z-8AjCfQMhJcnXwDHx6l9mFeBAtt2VJkOx9EcrQKiFhuy8GKMxvSNBkqDQZXwkWtGu58vTZKI8slQ3cqeKgpizW7tPLR7XdSbMIcMTEBxxfcs6iF2nkBO4txK62-cR2vFafl-/s400/CIMG4183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006608691077986" /></a><br /></div><div>Lund University, one of Sweden's most prestigious institutions!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXY_qXs080FYmBGK2eu61y9GGXmmavPWYuanhWFqQxaSzwloodyFePLOWdrlvG6PXEYhyphenhyphenac_Mb9YwoLeTZfJE6PmFXrf6HcX56f0CS10DW3uNPzA15gX_RuQe2MZO9cECBj1IPusE3E-R/s1600-h/CIMG4184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXY_qXs080FYmBGK2eu61y9GGXmmavPWYuanhWFqQxaSzwloodyFePLOWdrlvG6PXEYhyphenhyphenac_Mb9YwoLeTZfJE6PmFXrf6HcX56f0CS10DW3uNPzA15gX_RuQe2MZO9cECBj1IPusE3E-R/s400/CIMG4184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006213074034594" /></a><br /></div><div>Someone has graffitied "homo erotic" on this statue's crotch. It made me laugh, because I'm twelve.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2Cw4OCrRWsvZaCyl7-5K6oRyU3udUl5Onv8FJtSj_XTVYWF9g80LfaoRxK5HgvOXhXByrOXFTa5dFwbXFKDGK-QprLaxgR87vhM4f47_ompA1mTTs8G7ZST0ut94dCN3hiMIkvOzZF5H/s1600-h/CIMG4185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2Cw4OCrRWsvZaCyl7-5K6oRyU3udUl5Onv8FJtSj_XTVYWF9g80LfaoRxK5HgvOXhXByrOXFTa5dFwbXFKDGK-QprLaxgR87vhM4f47_ompA1mTTs8G7ZST0ut94dCN3hiMIkvOzZF5H/s400/CIMG4185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006204126529298" /></a><br /></div><div>Graduation day! Despite the absence of the traditional sailor-style hats, this seems to be some kind of celebratory school event. All the ladies were dressed to the nines in this tractor trailer while town locals ogled.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaCHzx-2jkzg2Hfx8Z5yh6o3y8giJxzOY4dtqw3w76RTMBjfWtioiA4sas2IVk8PsQk-VgVDcwUlMMhWqmR7kQe7FFmaq4vQjxflMTLIVxDbXHMIHcudIe_7liO1fqpdqPO6n-RH3CXMO/s1600-h/CIMG4186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaCHzx-2jkzg2Hfx8Z5yh6o3y8giJxzOY4dtqw3w76RTMBjfWtioiA4sas2IVk8PsQk-VgVDcwUlMMhWqmR7kQe7FFmaq4vQjxflMTLIVxDbXHMIHcudIe_7liO1fqpdqPO6n-RH3CXMO/s400/CIMG4186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006202750112786" /></a><br /></div><div>Lund- very pretty! Also very small and walkable.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEcv1JcUk0IAeb51EnUuTP0RbxgdKTsfy0kblAuyhmtZexLelIA2BccDpLd36_2Pt6dn_nKJxanalPp0I1Pl_aTIU9XgMDsWz-DUKAYXy_CV6GZKHSnPfH8ZLyuX-4FMOod5eYRXZ5Tfv/s1600-h/CIMG4187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEcv1JcUk0IAeb51EnUuTP0RbxgdKTsfy0kblAuyhmtZexLelIA2BccDpLd36_2Pt6dn_nKJxanalPp0I1Pl_aTIU9XgMDsWz-DUKAYXy_CV6GZKHSnPfH8ZLyuX-4FMOod5eYRXZ5Tfv/s400/CIMG4187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006202676788754" /></a><br /></div><div>Alex and Emmie live about 20 minutes outside of Lund in a tiny little village. It's so cute! it helps that with the onset of summer, everything is balmy and light. This picture of their little neighborhood green was taken at 9pm. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIAff0FbbatVRrq3hY1vPkf4XddwBIGPXyRP_8TXbKDP86eye8cLQdPijBiFq_LRsb8-KndxOA8ciV4QsiorYbq3-5x2k5XQuGUKKJMFAq2p2DsGuRCBX31dcnjOQIPYFDLb1hhKnplk0/s1600-h/CIMG4190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIAff0FbbatVRrq3hY1vPkf4XddwBIGPXyRP_8TXbKDP86eye8cLQdPijBiFq_LRsb8-KndxOA8ciV4QsiorYbq3-5x2k5XQuGUKKJMFAq2p2DsGuRCBX31dcnjOQIPYFDLb1hhKnplk0/s400/CIMG4190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338006195987571298" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow we hit Malm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 15px; ">ö</span> for some hard-core vegan gluttony! Either I was totally clueless last time I was in Sweden or the vegan lifestyle has exploded in the past seven years, because cities like Malm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ö</span></span>, Helsingborg, and Stockholm are overflowing with delicious options for folks like me. I can't wait!</div><div><br /></div><div>As for tonight, however, there are some kanelbullar in the oven and they're smelling delicious!</div><div><br /></div><div>Godk<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">v</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ä</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">l</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; ">l!</span></span></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-24643510676858327522009-05-19T11:02:00.001-07:002009-05-19T11:48:25.056-07:00Day 7- Amsterdam<div>In less than an hour I leave on my way to Copenhagen and back to tha muthaland, Sweden! I spent my last day in Holland hanging out with Anne on his morning off, then returned to Amsterdam to see the stuff I missed. I had such a great time in the Netherlands, I really love it here! The company helps, too! So here are some photos from today- I can't guarantee a blog post tomorrow since I'm not sure when I'll next have a connection.</div><div><br /></div><div>My shoes- I bought these less than a week before I left- so these have been worn for less than two weeks!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENd5_g85NZuDxgoydD_Ujl0L8MVUP2KNmTBMJQL6fiSZh6PMm8bJ-OnBkd-uYLjDOq_ftjMJzO8QdHTh0E3GcJazek3iH_dfLrOhKYPabyoYIO7IGZyE9neonBAsCLyZVuxstJ0KgdAnm/s1600-h/CIMG4129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENd5_g85NZuDxgoydD_Ujl0L8MVUP2KNmTBMJQL6fiSZh6PMm8bJ-OnBkd-uYLjDOq_ftjMJzO8QdHTh0E3GcJazek3iH_dfLrOhKYPabyoYIO7IGZyE9neonBAsCLyZVuxstJ0KgdAnm/s400/CIMG4129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337605606213652498" /></a><br /><div>The Dutch are dirty birdies! Their toilets have the pipe in the front, not the rear, so that your poop ends up on this little 'shelf.' The rationale is that you can inspect your poo to see if you're sick. At first I found it gross but now I kind of like the Dutch toilet! I'll miss you, little guy. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZykIgmONDF1O6824W5crAzFKqmtDJlA_KgNFptiiaMIRzNZ2e4O1T_dy0Bde5FpAAnnxnv0JANUXmViiKcv4z_V0L6Cuajor6ye00PnOZpKERr8arp3MWvL3vSNhwpVKZqusG7Utu-GJ/s1600-h/CIMG4130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZykIgmONDF1O6824W5crAzFKqmtDJlA_KgNFptiiaMIRzNZ2e4O1T_dy0Bde5FpAAnnxnv0JANUXmViiKcv4z_V0L6Cuajor6ye00PnOZpKERr8arp3MWvL3vSNhwpVKZqusG7Utu-GJ/s400/CIMG4130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337605598707633922" /></a><br /></div><div>Anne and Anjani's shower- literally a water closet! I had to take this photo because this shower makes me laugh. It's kind of awesome!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwycgsqZeeE7oc6DSrxGRCKAErVGrDbpQ9BmcQ4Nf4QsEC09s2D1VeYCEbf6uyR0PnMaGVRG9PPggaa047uv7wo0fsVvyJMhfr-EeAiiqOU0wxLxQQVaSYemO5V8ZV18TGEK3-X5XSqsZO/s1600-h/CIMG4131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwycgsqZeeE7oc6DSrxGRCKAErVGrDbpQ9BmcQ4Nf4QsEC09s2D1VeYCEbf6uyR0PnMaGVRG9PPggaa047uv7wo0fsVvyJMhfr-EeAiiqOU0wxLxQQVaSYemO5V8ZV18TGEK3-X5XSqsZO/s400/CIMG4131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337605596617453170" /></a><br /></div><div>Back in Amsterdam! I completely walked by this yesterday without seeing it- that's understandable, considering it's the world's narrowest house. Just over a meter wide, and only 6 meters deep (a meter is just around a yard). </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVn9Fys2L2qRtZmX29iZgqvFStD7BqsESUxZc79ZRaRVmz7UcwM0G2I-7W5v6cnXdmMVFFeCY0c4uCG6_LWRxgM1yOtV2pbXytO2uZ_xbEXrTPhDh5On79Xb5HQ5rFYWkwBe1YZ1A3GXf/s1600-h/CIMG4132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVn9Fys2L2qRtZmX29iZgqvFStD7BqsESUxZc79ZRaRVmz7UcwM0G2I-7W5v6cnXdmMVFFeCY0c4uCG6_LWRxgM1yOtV2pbXytO2uZ_xbEXrTPhDh5On79Xb5HQ5rFYWkwBe1YZ1A3GXf/s400/CIMG4132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337605587445847922" /></a><br /></div><div>I finally managed to get to the red light district today. Here is the touristy area you head through.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPiEEDLq1Q1K661VDgs_mFhyYdlXYqNWHqajNselsSCm5zRVxGX2ceci9VOKEgGgbFJzHLdzEaTydkr95rcX1Gwh0JbbGidO9W8nYBLe6XUwOJW26JiSTA2cooFiIQ0Clq8NKenQhgj-v/s1600-h/CIMG4133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPiEEDLq1Q1K661VDgs_mFhyYdlXYqNWHqajNselsSCm5zRVxGX2ceci9VOKEgGgbFJzHLdzEaTydkr95rcX1Gwh0JbbGidO9W8nYBLe6XUwOJW26JiSTA2cooFiIQ0Clq8NKenQhgj-v/s400/CIMG4133.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337605583255860930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXh6E_Oe8o8P_u5Vdlc2HHIXOSv_uP_Jx0iOaGMk7GArvXlwnlvOfqin8fT_x_kDFDA9H_kcCcVxw8TDU9S_72vs2TnmuAr0asS60q5iifO10aElshU3uIhz_0-D0e5VanGC1O1_SNUUw/s1600-h/CIMG4134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXh6E_Oe8o8P_u5Vdlc2HHIXOSv_uP_Jx0iOaGMk7GArvXlwnlvOfqin8fT_x_kDFDA9H_kcCcVxw8TDU9S_72vs2TnmuAr0asS60q5iifO10aElshU3uIhz_0-D0e5VanGC1O1_SNUUw/s400/CIMG4134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337600150755269314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLn9VMEm31y_2eO287yMfJknoAp-ioGYxCFTR-NhSvj3LttjGhU1AZM1Ov7elrloNb1B4anby3DSLSWNCXMlhkwAT25ZHHjvgHLo5-KLQGkTjTSUHsTNqqeGIdjupnXMwACnShAnCyNU/s1600-h/CIMG4135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLn9VMEm31y_2eO287yMfJknoAp-ioGYxCFTR-NhSvj3LttjGhU1AZM1Ov7elrloNb1B4anby3DSLSWNCXMlhkwAT25ZHHjvgHLo5-KLQGkTjTSUHsTNqqeGIdjupnXMwACnShAnCyNU/s400/CIMG4135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337600146357554498" /></a><br /></div><div>Now it's the narrowest house in Europe (excluding the narrowest house in the world, I guess?)!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6AAqLOAgm0Bo96np6IWld1Y6rwgX4H6W9NcYPPwbvOUBHkUQpdbxIa5gR2RH1Qq-Auyn9zYADaT_sfjbL6bBXow0zPuBY3giazXgaKGPGW9XCEtoyKOAr4Kg-kPiGrD4tqqXb7ktC70V/s1600-h/CIMG4136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6AAqLOAgm0Bo96np6IWld1Y6rwgX4H6W9NcYPPwbvOUBHkUQpdbxIa5gR2RH1Qq-Auyn9zYADaT_sfjbL6bBXow0zPuBY3giazXgaKGPGW9XCEtoyKOAr4Kg-kPiGrD4tqqXb7ktC70V/s400/CIMG4136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337600135280045778" /></a><br /></div><div>A cool motif. I'm not sure what the triple X is all about, but it's kind of Amsterdam's logo.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjpTJALHnDdnjEoF0DrOclY1XxkvhM9W7wMK33HTEvGQyZF4hB5oytsCLpHXX_VMZ5wxSlMZfkVuFjnQPu_sXh05xsG2V2q-5rwbH_G0cGw4hok5Y3B0Oa_IMcdgE8aYjQuTg70aAXylw/s1600-h/CIMG4137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjpTJALHnDdnjEoF0DrOclY1XxkvhM9W7wMK33HTEvGQyZF4hB5oytsCLpHXX_VMZ5wxSlMZfkVuFjnQPu_sXh05xsG2V2q-5rwbH_G0cGw4hok5Y3B0Oa_IMcdgE8aYjQuTg70aAXylw/s400/CIMG4137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337600131657495650" /></a><br /></div><div>The best part about staying with friends is tips from locals! Anne gave me specific directions to this frites shop, where he used to go as a kid when his dad kicked him out of the office with some pocket money. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY962SVQFqgyVf7HugHO1sfpka6UakHDfsCmwesYPy76TcwoRmMwk8HHQ8LCI5iHJw0GdQx5S_bRypzZZPoEH53ExwXTXsFN5sq6R0V0H3PReqa9474Xb9ME8IdWSkjK-ztYNQY0PFor_/s1600-h/CIMG4138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY962SVQFqgyVf7HugHO1sfpka6UakHDfsCmwesYPy76TcwoRmMwk8HHQ8LCI5iHJw0GdQx5S_bRypzZZPoEH53ExwXTXsFN5sq6R0V0H3PReqa9474Xb9ME8IdWSkjK-ztYNQY0PFor_/s400/CIMG4138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337600129512802386" /></a><br /></div><div>Literally the best frites I've ever had. Ever. Truly double fried- they were so golden and crunchy I couldn't get the fork into them!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBGeI1s-eKzLazWi9h_8MQgxsV81_Yawo2TYkMv2bfK8Vld_DGWIITMD6LD0vrmW_zFkPFVOvcfzGsQi1v3Za03euovrvfUDU0c34nWg_bWrOG-u7l8baCDOYbVMtxOrkiwCpkqx6SXG-/s1600-h/CIMG4139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBGeI1s-eKzLazWi9h_8MQgxsV81_Yawo2TYkMv2bfK8Vld_DGWIITMD6LD0vrmW_zFkPFVOvcfzGsQi1v3Za03euovrvfUDU0c34nWg_bWrOG-u7l8baCDOYbVMtxOrkiwCpkqx6SXG-/s400/CIMG4139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597687788942850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGskl3Sw4cTTa2j2aXMI_OPwBJrgr3OTWQOfHFph9TXS8OV7N4PTzPHtIiRKrGtFW_K4YsORynDRB6ryLWXHDV2cdSOAL1kS-vAV4AtzSPioy6xSaCHGV76lId3RwNOVeVXryKxAbs1t9-/s1600-h/CIMG4140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGskl3Sw4cTTa2j2aXMI_OPwBJrgr3OTWQOfHFph9TXS8OV7N4PTzPHtIiRKrGtFW_K4YsORynDRB6ryLWXHDV2cdSOAL1kS-vAV4AtzSPioy6xSaCHGV76lId3RwNOVeVXryKxAbs1t9-/s400/CIMG4140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597686839563522" /></a>The entrance to the red light district is somewhere off this street. You'd never know it until you're right in front of it!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHXr48naFsl6FxHUYNfL41E_P_ErQ1uS_l-j2cxzOsTmi1HsEJ4-RtIAy9YJpqREYFQlDcVmAVtgChAeIhyMK718b8EKgiICijGO96T9vX2U2Kz0Di9fw4O5TqNbNu3e9CgNaXO7I9H8U/s1600-h/CIMG4141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHXr48naFsl6FxHUYNfL41E_P_ErQ1uS_l-j2cxzOsTmi1HsEJ4-RtIAy9YJpqREYFQlDcVmAVtgChAeIhyMK718b8EKgiICijGO96T9vX2U2Kz0Di9fw4O5TqNbNu3e9CgNaXO7I9H8U/s400/CIMG4141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597675810156786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72r5fvlodQTXZXZdEXHqMhVLCo8xt1GWvNwvkK5zjawaphMp_cheif0Obx1AoZ2AYjsIJ_caHrRmKAWsHxzqn-M7yl8vtgwgQ4y49p_ldZo9jnDIivUc1pzhu9dCiCjTPUee5rAQhi9js/s1600-h/CIMG4142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72r5fvlodQTXZXZdEXHqMhVLCo8xt1GWvNwvkK5zjawaphMp_cheif0Obx1AoZ2AYjsIJ_caHrRmKAWsHxzqn-M7yl8vtgwgQ4y49p_ldZo9jnDIivUc1pzhu9dCiCjTPUee5rAQhi9js/s400/CIMG4142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597671007165778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwpi5uh9K34FXsiFewvBKGxfZADR3giLb3qfYKZgjtzRdZoS9eTnJdNzresj8h0KSHRTM1hwua4oEG-5qDyEfylb6uSZWuhXomm28Z579T5hrFgawC5Ai8VBKWSO2n-704BnwDur8n-OR/s1600-h/CIMG4143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwpi5uh9K34FXsiFewvBKGxfZADR3giLb3qfYKZgjtzRdZoS9eTnJdNzresj8h0KSHRTM1hwua4oEG-5qDyEfylb6uSZWuhXomm28Z579T5hrFgawC5Ai8VBKWSO2n-704BnwDur8n-OR/s400/CIMG4143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597666043857906" /></a><br /></div><div>Sigh... I hate to leave the Netherlands, it's so wonderful! But by this time tomorrow I will be in Sweden... with vegans! Hooray!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-79711557277120570952009-05-19T00:04:00.001-07:002009-05-19T01:35:03.496-07:00Day 6- Den Haag & Amsterdam<div>Hey guys, it's been wonderful knowing you, but I won't be coming home. I'm just going to stay in Amsterdam. I hear there are plentiful jobs for nice-looking young women like me (I get to lay down most of the day, too!), and it's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">de rigeur </span>to drive your bike kamikaze-style with a dog in a crate attached to the handlebars. So I'm staying. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ever since I found out there was a torture museum in Amsterdam, this day has been the part of my trip I've been looking forward to the most. And it did not disappoint! First, though, I had to accompany Anjani to work (or at least to Centraal) so I could visit the bus ticket office in Den Haag and sort out my ticket for tonight's bus ride to Copenhagen. I had fifteen minutes to kill before the bus ticket office opened, so I strolled around downtown Den Haag in the wee, sunny hours of the morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Dutch know how to appreciate beautiful weather (and extended sunlight) in the onset of Spring and Summer. Just look at the hundreds of tables set out by cafes! I can't even imagine where they store these in the winter.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyTnBYTdboB9wt5fhZ8XeS_w5H-hXe4OqBPvznOeDsYVOklmOahV4XAJVbDcuBz1B4KCJ2UB_KhXXoWnQXNdWMSzxBVtAU3YDSTO1aHWzvO7WdnKswqsH_AF1n2dXm-9fbrzJPnR-uyNr/s1600-h/CIMG4013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyTnBYTdboB9wt5fhZ8XeS_w5H-hXe4OqBPvznOeDsYVOklmOahV4XAJVbDcuBz1B4KCJ2UB_KhXXoWnQXNdWMSzxBVtAU3YDSTO1aHWzvO7WdnKswqsH_AF1n2dXm-9fbrzJPnR-uyNr/s400/CIMG4013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444978109756274" /></a><br /><div>OK, this is one of the weird birds that got me so excited at the bus station. I know they're just winged rats over here, but to me they're exciting and new!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OT3_gkpXXLILzXwvExQa9NswD9S_6SMKIbVu3E6DqMIBmA6AJxFq0mBp6CVH4yTkZp2BRTQ-v0VIAYsotpuO0I2hhwd5DJc9GvkmYfo2Aw_KnJl-YxOcDtxkqPkfa1StVKNzukm0jKR5/s1600-h/CIMG4014.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OT3_gkpXXLILzXwvExQa9NswD9S_6SMKIbVu3E6DqMIBmA6AJxFq0mBp6CVH4yTkZp2BRTQ-v0VIAYsotpuO0I2hhwd5DJc9GvkmYfo2Aw_KnJl-YxOcDtxkqPkfa1StVKNzukm0jKR5/s400/CIMG4014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444966507764674" /></a><br /></div><div>The Mauritshuis (sp?), where The Girl With a Pearl Earring is kept:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9GSa8xZsnoCqugayHcYHdlzE2Hoow9KjSlUtNQE4CFIvYfG4rKvOYYERlGWRkLBxrqM8WZQ1U_B5Ii-w0KQVTEssBBst7D-nOAqNaMd_WIFXndwddNhxBWEo48fFpPkyYCpveOpROrvJ/s1600-h/CIMG4015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9GSa8xZsnoCqugayHcYHdlzE2Hoow9KjSlUtNQE4CFIvYfG4rKvOYYERlGWRkLBxrqM8WZQ1U_B5Ii-w0KQVTEssBBst7D-nOAqNaMd_WIFXndwddNhxBWEo48fFpPkyYCpveOpROrvJ/s400/CIMG4015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444964761803618" /></a><br /></div><div>Some general pictures of central Den Haag:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIx2YsjqfEA3EFx03Ycp4dsLmuc7L5L9GV0Cw1BQpnVTwxF-Ht6iWeQNKLHYwdwnzoDDUCtbtOeFx97pdbbfSRMxj2AFb9MFABxjqlI4FORlEejCGoYJUSw98FviKWveMRoJHHHhMo5N8/s1600-h/CIMG4016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIx2YsjqfEA3EFx03Ycp4dsLmuc7L5L9GV0Cw1BQpnVTwxF-Ht6iWeQNKLHYwdwnzoDDUCtbtOeFx97pdbbfSRMxj2AFb9MFABxjqlI4FORlEejCGoYJUSw98FviKWveMRoJHHHhMo5N8/s400/CIMG4016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444961249622626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiVh8VSnOY_gOXF53f-YwX5p-m8TqiBS8eMBWNxSxVaytuI8NUBK-EKn5RvdEkFb0iSte_HFnd9o4sgQjEWESePZHg7CPhQuf5HwRBU9218zjqs41FE7BxkSsi3GygnBGnDJzjq7WNT41/s1600-h/CIMG4017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiVh8VSnOY_gOXF53f-YwX5p-m8TqiBS8eMBWNxSxVaytuI8NUBK-EKn5RvdEkFb0iSte_HFnd9o4sgQjEWESePZHg7CPhQuf5HwRBU9218zjqs41FE7BxkSsi3GygnBGnDJzjq7WNT41/s400/CIMG4017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444350622819698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglG1TZiJj5AxRfMvzBYU57bK4tVHlQ4tSJI2jUOPaKfZWJxCkBLr7JHk_jMbXd77mnSFPDuAOyNbfwe2uDdFbOXy-R25lAI3G7jPBZ_p_jTC59StOj2MGvJEweXIjvioetspQEuz3mgQVY/s1600-h/CIMG4018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglG1TZiJj5AxRfMvzBYU57bK4tVHlQ4tSJI2jUOPaKfZWJxCkBLr7JHk_jMbXd77mnSFPDuAOyNbfwe2uDdFbOXy-R25lAI3G7jPBZ_p_jTC59StOj2MGvJEweXIjvioetspQEuz3mgQVY/s400/CIMG4018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444344832075394" /></a><br /></div><div>Again, this country rules! Check out the Central Station parking lot!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvxYd1bx0B0qNBr4c9D_2T1QxmunS7tMiRkh1clke-YMCavSI4REf5eE1vZ_NUnilu0XRBkvZzYitzW4XaDV7s2AOugWqaO3Hybp4ZQeCZqEozN30UnSsJ98GhjhHVwCCQY2lUpzYNBC_/s1600-h/CIMG4019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvxYd1bx0B0qNBr4c9D_2T1QxmunS7tMiRkh1clke-YMCavSI4REf5eE1vZ_NUnilu0XRBkvZzYitzW4XaDV7s2AOugWqaO3Hybp4ZQeCZqEozN30UnSsJ98GhjhHVwCCQY2lUpzYNBC_/s400/CIMG4019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444347745741250" /></a><br /></div><div>NV! NV!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWylaMYU5pTOeO_9m7O6OeKKTu_UmyosBx50PaOLIqIVF6OCI1fSSAegBcpABrbGkTyIfaRZemtLuGd54qrU8z5HYtbMQtRBwiZSicfmhl3XEe-CSZyS1rsO0yW9f-a5LBRlq9r-QGhMk2/s1600-h/CIMG4020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWylaMYU5pTOeO_9m7O6OeKKTu_UmyosBx50PaOLIqIVF6OCI1fSSAegBcpABrbGkTyIfaRZemtLuGd54qrU8z5HYtbMQtRBwiZSicfmhl3XEe-CSZyS1rsO0yW9f-a5LBRlq9r-QGhMk2/s400/CIMG4020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444342970824402" /></a><br /></div><div>Look at these awesome oilcloth bike bags. I'm totally going to teach myself how to make them.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGyvtEV9iiNvDVkhBrZzGMbnWsM_1rtGN1AXDCaVH4ZYXSpa8vLA1PdIWffqiC3YIJkgCTFBVsisudSyRTqruKqkts-mo9o0DsdrZMUSbez9oAEoAnGE2UO4ncO_46EVigOx9IFlqcHL1/s1600-h/CIMG4021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGyvtEV9iiNvDVkhBrZzGMbnWsM_1rtGN1AXDCaVH4ZYXSpa8vLA1PdIWffqiC3YIJkgCTFBVsisudSyRTqruKqkts-mo9o0DsdrZMUSbez9oAEoAnGE2UO4ncO_46EVigOx9IFlqcHL1/s400/CIMG4021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337444337438209746" /></a><br /></div><div>One of the Dutch culinary traditions is an 'automaat,' where you can buy overcooked food from a plastic cubicle in a wall. Yum!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZfnxFyBO3ZzXWybhGfXcVGCP253h-BRWshTsBrIIenoQkqb3tjF2HpfurAZd_rpCN1JByIrPaV3XU2zfOqEZrmZY04d5ScxbhNFjgT42KjXJFy1pMlmW2rRCZCJZqHHp6Gevr7ja2jUK/s1600-h/CIMG4022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZfnxFyBO3ZzXWybhGfXcVGCP253h-BRWshTsBrIIenoQkqb3tjF2HpfurAZd_rpCN1JByIrPaV3XU2zfOqEZrmZY04d5ScxbhNFjgT42KjXJFy1pMlmW2rRCZCJZqHHp6Gevr7ja2jUK/s400/CIMG4022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337443040176427074" /></a><br /></div><div>Wish people would stop spelling my name incorrectly... ah well, all that will change tomorrow when I arrive in Scandinavia, where they <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">know</span> how to spell Erika!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3hG0BN8ad4sIse-d5okcVSjfJ7atWO-jw4QfW1W1mkNYSzOYatP2DZieh-5aUBRFUB-k9EFmMzDOKjewhcTDL7H6XcO2xqLZA2yIER7LiN5SUIR2ccnUZJekgmuI34U1-9P7eiER_QOO/s1600-h/CIMG4023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3hG0BN8ad4sIse-d5okcVSjfJ7atWO-jw4QfW1W1mkNYSzOYatP2DZieh-5aUBRFUB-k9EFmMzDOKjewhcTDL7H6XcO2xqLZA2yIER7LiN5SUIR2ccnUZJekgmuI34U1-9P7eiER_QOO/s400/CIMG4023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337443035868525394" /></a><br /></div><div>Amsterdam Centraal:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5j66WnGIcZCL0WZBIUYvV8JZTmII55lrXfYYOwYjavECgCr6E1J9O9qTFBYU-3sO7nznhfjNzJvFbqRw5OfknyIIyvPfNU59fyV9xAnXgPIIL9Z6BxamzGBfz1T7hPxMYhwdJtZonlNx/s1600-h/CIMG4024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5j66WnGIcZCL0WZBIUYvV8JZTmII55lrXfYYOwYjavECgCr6E1J9O9qTFBYU-3sO7nznhfjNzJvFbqRw5OfknyIIyvPfNU59fyV9xAnXgPIIL9Z6BxamzGBfz1T7hPxMYhwdJtZonlNx/s400/CIMG4024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337443036218879506" /></a><br /></div><div>First stop: the Torture Museum! See the post below this one for pics.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9OeoaDycwmZUrrGl5DWQciRc4thdAUDsq7MSoK4TReQ_pj8Vfglz5zJ-ToDlZ5FYXrMpHccYlfHRocxKQBp1CW5ywkzUGVCy7t0DVe0zFTxd0fyE12UiAj9qSTFwq6hB9ZeerU1s07N-/s1600-h/CIMG4033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9OeoaDycwmZUrrGl5DWQciRc4thdAUDsq7MSoK4TReQ_pj8Vfglz5zJ-ToDlZ5FYXrMpHccYlfHRocxKQBp1CW5ywkzUGVCy7t0DVe0zFTxd0fyE12UiAj9qSTFwq6hB9ZeerU1s07N-/s400/CIMG4033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337443033572343506" /></a><br /></div><div>Nasty!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSKRujKEjte965ouWrABcCkC13T1WakFnxfoKWgEChE60AgLivuwQn-08xRDHKPpy6u_xNU5XEINsgm5p7OvGAaH37DIErMzVwJ4L0Ij9A6L7evLZaOiqOP2Gh8bb4KUrn-9QuSHLzu11/s1600-h/CIMG4081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSKRujKEjte965ouWrABcCkC13T1WakFnxfoKWgEChE60AgLivuwQn-08xRDHKPpy6u_xNU5XEINsgm5p7OvGAaH37DIErMzVwJ4L0Ij9A6L7evLZaOiqOP2Gh8bb4KUrn-9QuSHLzu11/s400/CIMG4081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337443029103504002" /></a><br /></div><div>You don't say... how interestinzzzzzzzzzz.....</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9M6F0tyvth2WrCF-6I4iZTz2U-Fvh9jpFT61uxsXGj8HM2H2I4rKsEkZSDQRqeyoHgY8QrAwQhiEb8XULm2GPAMw2umyZpRvhfBcZQJ5hqhyZrQzP9Nr37KiNMi81B92Whpk7L_95M7x/s1600-h/CIMG4082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9M6F0tyvth2WrCF-6I4iZTz2U-Fvh9jpFT61uxsXGj8HM2H2I4rKsEkZSDQRqeyoHgY8QrAwQhiEb8XULm2GPAMw2umyZpRvhfBcZQJ5hqhyZrQzP9Nr37KiNMi81B92Whpk7L_95M7x/s400/CIMG4082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337442070728001026" /></a><br /></div><div>Now <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">this</span> is a bike:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquMGuXdraqc_MBVxg7pwNDWzaef3UVTv_m1svIOsYGasMIx6TZlIS1QucFRhjbAqXowGCV7hxhpHbyQYRvOqh_FRMrU-dLyZz7dj0N9BraaWSej0i57Pku0UO5RbYe7AV4ndmMzOUt-_p/s1600-h/CIMG4084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquMGuXdraqc_MBVxg7pwNDWzaef3UVTv_m1svIOsYGasMIx6TZlIS1QucFRhjbAqXowGCV7hxhpHbyQYRvOqh_FRMrU-dLyZz7dj0N9BraaWSej0i57Pku0UO5RbYe7AV4ndmMzOUt-_p/s400/CIMG4084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337442063719468834" /></a><br /></div><div>Vegetarian restaurant! Closed on Mondays!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7eRTrwZFMS-eFSWPp_9rhNzncYZfjNLJ8uHpLu5DQa2XnfVddeRC3Zl9UmRv937KlX4qWa_HxYW-m0aSst9iEIya0XNFeUhi14m6sw1p8Iq0XcW__gMAzKz_BBQUCMW2Qaz06Q7uD9KV/s1600-h/CIMG4086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7eRTrwZFMS-eFSWPp_9rhNzncYZfjNLJ8uHpLu5DQa2XnfVddeRC3Zl9UmRv937KlX4qWa_HxYW-m0aSst9iEIya0XNFeUhi14m6sw1p8Iq0XcW__gMAzKz_BBQUCMW2Qaz06Q7uD9KV/s400/CIMG4086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337442064612766290" /></a><br /></div><div>Ethiopian restaurant! Closed on Mondays!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpTeR_NkTfSlCSbtI7By3cEoSu7THanopAM6LQdWCeRuFaLhE8ZdmLG1hc7s4BX-MW__N7uPnLPUCgXo3PRHTdnxmY2KnNMK-GsCo9bz40BNDxWaFtS5bkB0kDgn51FsVaH4P3OKAeVDa/s1600-h/CIMG4087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpTeR_NkTfSlCSbtI7By3cEoSu7THanopAM6LQdWCeRuFaLhE8ZdmLG1hc7s4BX-MW__N7uPnLPUCgXo3PRHTdnxmY2KnNMK-GsCo9bz40BNDxWaFtS5bkB0kDgn51FsVaH4P3OKAeVDa/s400/CIMG4087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337442059330790130" /></a><br /></div><div>Finally I found one of the vegan restaurants on my list and chowed down! Deshima, a macrobiotic lunch counter and whole foods store, is just across the street from the Rijksmuseum (which I skipped). My stomach blinded my eyes temporarily, and I found too late that for the prices, I'd bought quite a lot of food. Therefore, I had to be sure to eat every last morsel and really get my money's worth. </div><div><br /></div><div>Miso soup:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjqLGoN__xDlIquLobb_fBOKG6AhRhrTj1CmRsSvQRJa9unW9-s6S_EHHIteTpUyV6ryKmN543HUb80ePjBhoFiZtzgVjDAMuVFVmYDLclnlpcT9dKzOTDimMeZ4VUDwHkdUEE9eITv3k/s1600-h/CIMG4091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjqLGoN__xDlIquLobb_fBOKG6AhRhrTj1CmRsSvQRJa9unW9-s6S_EHHIteTpUyV6ryKmN543HUb80ePjBhoFiZtzgVjDAMuVFVmYDLclnlpcT9dKzOTDimMeZ4VUDwHkdUEE9eITv3k/s400/CIMG4091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337442058093044338" /></a><br /></div><div>tofu, brown rice, cabbage, some weird half-fried seaweed thingie, and pasta salad:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf7BUDJ-1CW3ZFnMiPlSLzwoJ5Av1XL_vFUGuByw2pKFMjJ65KuXVmIqDDgBzmYx8X5s3-7jpcKDDrUJSSYebvI0g2xexOGt64MYWqefg6tZ1thN4G5CLWqDOMG3rdSD1gIiTnbp33Qpe/s1600-h/CIMG4092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf7BUDJ-1CW3ZFnMiPlSLzwoJ5Av1XL_vFUGuByw2pKFMjJ65KuXVmIqDDgBzmYx8X5s3-7jpcKDDrUJSSYebvI0g2xexOGt64MYWqefg6tZ1thN4G5CLWqDOMG3rdSD1gIiTnbp33Qpe/s400/CIMG4092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440782516253378" /></a><br /></div><div>Strawberry pear tart thingie:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY63bOuVQMYkKC-QL6efthTE857sip3h2hHDh3RQuq0y0TdTx6gPlEWxwtBkNuyCOLsm0sS9c3E9AeF7xSfP5igIDZy6AyKJXDzSj8Dv_EVCaU5eis6V5WnXRsI7C1PC7mc4hU3e7F8rfN/s1600-h/CIMG4093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY63bOuVQMYkKC-QL6efthTE857sip3h2hHDh3RQuq0y0TdTx6gPlEWxwtBkNuyCOLsm0sS9c3E9AeF7xSfP5igIDZy6AyKJXDzSj8Dv_EVCaU5eis6V5WnXRsI7C1PC7mc4hU3e7F8rfN/s400/CIMG4093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440777742018482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUe4OzrqznEQ-lWhikupENRFk-NDr3nOrwEaxtHTrcE_9f-_B5O5wlWJgutfc5fT6OA7qwd8e7PR26JRHz3Rrh1EHdRxV63yJh1T1oXFPPm-DLAn0n2uAnEyC6CZouuTTqh65D0Mu2lVx/s1600-h/CIMG4094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUe4OzrqznEQ-lWhikupENRFk-NDr3nOrwEaxtHTrcE_9f-_B5O5wlWJgutfc5fT6OA7qwd8e7PR26JRHz3Rrh1EHdRxV63yJh1T1oXFPPm-DLAn0n2uAnEyC6CZouuTTqh65D0Mu2lVx/s400/CIMG4094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440773404884786" /></a><br /></div><div>I'm seriously embarrassed to tell you how much I paid. But it was good!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSj-tw1te-52PkxOyVCeIjqO_0OCDI4mvyCZ44FBHI0R4tFp7rECX9BlQCx0dJByy6-atl0ivMI7t-osiw867qylE7744CVmsCbt-OWgTgf3O8QJP4TfcfH68SZPYHGeuyNY1wdROje-P/s1600-h/CIMG4096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSj-tw1te-52PkxOyVCeIjqO_0OCDI4mvyCZ44FBHI0R4tFp7rECX9BlQCx0dJByy6-atl0ivMI7t-osiw867qylE7744CVmsCbt-OWgTgf3O8QJP4TfcfH68SZPYHGeuyNY1wdROje-P/s400/CIMG4096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440768930431266" /></a><br /></div><div>Another one of the handicapped cars, this one tricked out! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_LYY8u4ITPXPcnTGh4Fq8qHenFh5jJaT6A5I7_QDFgy4gaxdefLPFO9iR6R-TVFCPdY81185x9l4GwqR_4aZckC-PKcUntdP43dP2j1UUCOh5NTnuiZgazmw6IivEP2yKZmEXA8PEfHA/s1600-h/CIMG4099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_LYY8u4ITPXPcnTGh4Fq8qHenFh5jJaT6A5I7_QDFgy4gaxdefLPFO9iR6R-TVFCPdY81185x9l4GwqR_4aZckC-PKcUntdP43dP2j1UUCOh5NTnuiZgazmw6IivEP2yKZmEXA8PEfHA/s400/CIMG4099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440769277593842" /></a><br /></div><div>I've quickly learned that graffiti and spray-painting has been elevated to high art in The Netherlands. Anne, who used to dabble as a teenager, tells me that graffiti artists have a strict code to respect other artists, including the artists who built monuments and beautiful buildings centuries ago. As a result, graffiti is kept in areas where it is not harmful and instead, appreciated. The caliber of artwork here is really great! Who needs Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh when you've got this kind of art for free on the street?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7QJOfGekBFpIj4Gs0LBgtIwtSBoDGC7tndj_NA69W7Krkr1JZeNIFyXtEozY18TL3TPiwmK6KW3WKo-5Kx_R4JKWfn2APUXUGwOBRHhD03A-EDlTITSRN9NNJjRArbAKPxNIcyfKDXFP/s1600-h/CIMG4102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7QJOfGekBFpIj4Gs0LBgtIwtSBoDGC7tndj_NA69W7Krkr1JZeNIFyXtEozY18TL3TPiwmK6KW3WKo-5Kx_R4JKWfn2APUXUGwOBRHhD03A-EDlTITSRN9NNJjRArbAKPxNIcyfKDXFP/s400/CIMG4102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440164552191570" /></a><br /></div><div>OK, not confusing at all: In The Netherlands, a circled icon means you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">cannot</span> do the activity depicted. So here, the sign is actually instructing you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">not</span> to walk or bike on this side of the street. Some Dutch guy looked at me, perplexed, when I took this photo. I guess it is pretty touristy to take a picture of a construction sign!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rFg1mXre65s3531QDno2jjkRFhNp9AYxkiFgW6uWsx37e6Vd2dGwrnoaCgVGKfIZukGtMWSWRotvYeMpq86AUS6sF_6nVzo4XTEG908r9zSHJZB_Ryw6Uae9T9kzVE__eX2McQUU6AHz/s1600-h/CIMG4103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rFg1mXre65s3531QDno2jjkRFhNp9AYxkiFgW6uWsx37e6Vd2dGwrnoaCgVGKfIZukGtMWSWRotvYeMpq86AUS6sF_6nVzo4XTEG908r9zSHJZB_Ryw6Uae9T9kzVE__eX2McQUU6AHz/s400/CIMG4103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440159961219778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQz5W3ww5lyB-qfAIw9AUbaCpSYYHFCtg-BkNO7AFmUBWmyVFV4TWQShjsyfTga92YtzAjz9ntzBW9w00bVd0q_kjUgIxtgM55jO2tBajW8xFtrwSOdzZOJjZ0enRQ5ICYt6qSUIsyAXJ/s1600-h/CIMG4106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQz5W3ww5lyB-qfAIw9AUbaCpSYYHFCtg-BkNO7AFmUBWmyVFV4TWQShjsyfTga92YtzAjz9ntzBW9w00bVd0q_kjUgIxtgM55jO2tBajW8xFtrwSOdzZOJjZ0enRQ5ICYt6qSUIsyAXJ/s400/CIMG4106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440154333157250" /></a><br /></div><div>A flea market, where I found my Swedish to be quite useful! Often I can feel frustrated with myself for learning a language spoken only in one country and by seven million people, but when some shady guy tries to be your new best friend, feigning ignorance and answering only in a language spoken in one random country is actually quite helpful! I was rid of him in under a minute.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_-dWT0wx-nhaFgrElSrnnVnU5sJ6DC0LryIA-QgczC4Y2SABy7WuRNpo1f7RSPlPM0vQVq8QXczPUP2TijPOzDp6SnlU576WErUELRsX3xoC3_efH0Dy0qlP7Bu7wNSG7X56LOtngxyq/s1600-h/CIMG4107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_-dWT0wx-nhaFgrElSrnnVnU5sJ6DC0LryIA-QgczC4Y2SABy7WuRNpo1f7RSPlPM0vQVq8QXczPUP2TijPOzDp6SnlU576WErUELRsX3xoC3_efH0Dy0qlP7Bu7wNSG7X56LOtngxyq/s400/CIMG4107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440153090495170" /></a><br /></div><div>A famous tattoo shop in the flea market (no, Mom, I didn't get any more!):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6KP84O76VukLQTWcmCD9F9IiLwmfggj0a2EBWL1gVlkQBcjgNdVDABy5FTBF2y_JE1d2_sT9tRnmsZQ0Qe2LlNHK2q5I9qowx1YbBV84vPDvVzZ__LslMUuoygArS_8guCYFYQTSQZM-/s1600-h/CIMG4108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6KP84O76VukLQTWcmCD9F9IiLwmfggj0a2EBWL1gVlkQBcjgNdVDABy5FTBF2y_JE1d2_sT9tRnmsZQ0Qe2LlNHK2q5I9qowx1YbBV84vPDvVzZ__LslMUuoygArS_8guCYFYQTSQZM-/s400/CIMG4108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337440150362200738" /></a><br /></div><div>And here you have the stalls where today's Flemish Masters stock up on their materials. Spray paint! Anne says he used to shop here as a teenager.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHA630ZL2i6QataN0i76EpbepC33X1ordKDLLF6LNyEC-j_DQmDPdFvovVONIavz3M5_itFP0FpaxvC973qsM2Tabg3BZ8FeT7cebvPsmE65Q4TB1RuosoSRQkJ8FcOI9JYthr1Y6ZbzH/s1600-h/CIMG4109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHA630ZL2i6QataN0i76EpbepC33X1ordKDLLF6LNyEC-j_DQmDPdFvovVONIavz3M5_itFP0FpaxvC973qsM2Tabg3BZ8FeT7cebvPsmE65Q4TB1RuosoSRQkJ8FcOI9JYthr1Y6ZbzH/s400/CIMG4109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337439449707147170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcZ87lfQems-Jy7pRt2CXtmByIftyC6QIitgXqFCoHugDlyGZBaKC_9UraJu9PmJdhk5QBUm9hCHH-KOfIJGNkXXWvZhCvcXGECByItaBOAqbEfGlLJ-EXEIFg-vNqPaHAi9Vwysmv8Ni/s1600-h/CIMG4110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcZ87lfQems-Jy7pRt2CXtmByIftyC6QIitgXqFCoHugDlyGZBaKC_9UraJu9PmJdhk5QBUm9hCHH-KOfIJGNkXXWvZhCvcXGECByItaBOAqbEfGlLJ-EXEIFg-vNqPaHAi9Vwysmv8Ni/s400/CIMG4110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337439444951720130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyW8eKdt1jyJP5avBFjnuA4LMjEt7gIa3nW0bFztggxYwHunHSJdzxyXhhn1VnYyd4gtEBgnvVrKxWkZ12dlLrj9F1ooSOewFuRC11N6WX3E23nS529DzoM6CS5QO-KgtLgju_D2vmWaq/s1600-h/CIMG4111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyW8eKdt1jyJP5avBFjnuA4LMjEt7gIa3nW0bFztggxYwHunHSJdzxyXhhn1VnYyd4gtEBgnvVrKxWkZ12dlLrj9F1ooSOewFuRC11N6WX3E23nS529DzoM6CS5QO-KgtLgju_D2vmWaq/s400/CIMG4111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337439438961480866" /></a><br /></div><div>I got so badly lost trying to find the red light district, which is part of why I'm returning for a few hours today. My feet were almost ready to explode at the end of the day, and this morning I woke up with horror to see Old Lady Feet, with angry purple veins along the sole. So here are some pictures I took while horribly lost- hopefully I'll be more successful today!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8II_5i4w8aEADa3Su8T3Vo9fedw2hRxFwXCKWU5aE9IsqTgf6Py8poZ0-yifkmgsBc_YI2twvXcxnzdj9hhrdPoKMztiXcX44mOsVpqqBDuG0QbiHcLWGpouFNnPgxvDpv787lfM5YHM/s1600-h/CIMG4113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8II_5i4w8aEADa3Su8T3Vo9fedw2hRxFwXCKWU5aE9IsqTgf6Py8poZ0-yifkmgsBc_YI2twvXcxnzdj9hhrdPoKMztiXcX44mOsVpqqBDuG0QbiHcLWGpouFNnPgxvDpv787lfM5YHM/s400/CIMG4113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337439438661217842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg-MqBfFJwAcOemhcMPGF8TaBcJnQCYiV6t6_eD8XY4LN3tNL7q25jCbS-yxXuABPCUJcMqEedtdcmqbfg1qwE0_GKN8upO0RO4JhAyrmG3IRfvFDzSTL43tcc0K6rtCOyVQuHeOS8zSB/s1600-h/CIMG4118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg-MqBfFJwAcOemhcMPGF8TaBcJnQCYiV6t6_eD8XY4LN3tNL7q25jCbS-yxXuABPCUJcMqEedtdcmqbfg1qwE0_GKN8upO0RO4JhAyrmG3IRfvFDzSTL43tcc0K6rtCOyVQuHeOS8zSB/s400/CIMG4118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337439434970813186" /></a><br /></div><div>Anne translated this poster as "Send a watchdog to Brussels- Vote for the Social Party!" Most countries in the EU had elections in the past week for their EU representatives.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgdZC1Kwj_aKm9YX6AX3zptwMXAymBEecP_giewFxmAT65V1A0r0pNEnTTfcC2F6dvgffwF7EvzxX-d-pgo41nlsCTQEy-IHGPQNqJJpWJy7eEF-Wt-bejJY1mGjPe20duN6SnH2qQAYs/s1600-h/CIMG4123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgdZC1Kwj_aKm9YX6AX3zptwMXAymBEecP_giewFxmAT65V1A0r0pNEnTTfcC2F6dvgffwF7EvzxX-d-pgo41nlsCTQEy-IHGPQNqJJpWJy7eEF-Wt-bejJY1mGjPe20duN6SnH2qQAYs/s400/CIMG4123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337436102791205922" /></a><br /></div><div>ALBERT HEIJN, THOU ART REDEEMED! One Euro ninety-five.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjuakdwvPpHsiS0ZT0k8xuMOUECoDgoss8OazuZQ-lKLx0zRqn69Y_gLkVt8QPvLYfkZ6Zc0w7Kk436y8VuL_NMJOx9f8CXvO_uzd3LdEVU7CQJSwsc7p4xrm7gtv4T6rVck06_8ffH5H/s1600-h/CIMG4128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjuakdwvPpHsiS0ZT0k8xuMOUECoDgoss8OazuZQ-lKLx0zRqn69Y_gLkVt8QPvLYfkZ6Zc0w7Kk436y8VuL_NMJOx9f8CXvO_uzd3LdEVU7CQJSwsc7p4xrm7gtv4T6rVck06_8ffH5H/s400/CIMG4128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337436099751895522" /></a><br /></div><div>I'll leave you with some parting shots of my new hometown. These need no explanation other than "awesome," so I'll leave you to enjoy them.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm8l6xm18IJ6qB9WZ12uu0HemrfRLA9eJf11m1hH85nYSYF4bNQZheMxQ71yDrbJ27f97WXC-KSkt1zuNJtMGaoQqBVF10kXw7tHIt4ArHQyl7aPm2K3u6-Axy30Qwr3C-p0skic3OLgK/s1600-h/CIMG4025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm8l6xm18IJ6qB9WZ12uu0HemrfRLA9eJf11m1hH85nYSYF4bNQZheMxQ71yDrbJ27f97WXC-KSkt1zuNJtMGaoQqBVF10kXw7tHIt4ArHQyl7aPm2K3u6-Axy30Qwr3C-p0skic3OLgK/s400/CIMG4025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337436101094142690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarshGbNmnjOeFtMUjKxP2wOe2bi-dusnZp-mW8sT4EpyhzzwH7QsqbPuMjokqD2IUH9he-yV_IX_os7sKLJ9iZ1X82jWClLoSR_5fJ2fRf_vK7udEK1L_NfO6Pf6mPVxPnifXQ3kgUg9p/s1600-h/CIMG4026.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNcRlhGYmcrZhq-CNfpAyaxobJ-fUC6v-sAkVaB5_tMN_SrtMbskxggZKsng3GZ6J-FSMeoN4x11Tj5IRCT5ugalajaK5v4Vay3RDWo5vmaVrRUDIdv-bozUspZRTJln9VGHiaWCnogaP/s400/CIMG4126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337428117006308226" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-20507844192994300642009-05-18T11:30:00.000-07:002009-05-18T12:08:43.705-07:00The Torture Museum<div>Here is a set of photos from the Torture Museum in Amsterdam! I put these in a separate post because some of them are a bit graphic, so feel free to skip this post if you have a weak stomach! I apologize for the crappy quality of the photos; the lighting inside was very... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">atmospheric</span>.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V8mDGNAEkcasBjY-q7FL6uHf51-p8iYTergJNtcVahcbducoBYnAKMrWirPPZF-gxS76B1zdpEBEAJ5GoOCd81-Lad8dSnSN_LNs_eiW0bb0sWdZlAiM4bsWUPS_atTSIxUxpiktQMCQ/s1600-h/CIMG4033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V8mDGNAEkcasBjY-q7FL6uHf51-p8iYTergJNtcVahcbducoBYnAKMrWirPPZF-gxS76B1zdpEBEAJ5GoOCd81-Lad8dSnSN_LNs_eiW0bb0sWdZlAiM4bsWUPS_atTSIxUxpiktQMCQ/s400/CIMG4033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337238501054717394" /></a><br /><div>The Violin: Although there were single-person violins, double-violins were often used for two people who had been fighting; they had to remain locked together until agreeing to get along and not cause any more trouble.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ4IzvA2rjTBIM2zIS7V7wH0xWZm0fYaX59puxw8_zxzU45-7GVDRSMOhLQ1HPSi2Rf6bXQSm_ln-fLi6gLq0bES9r2UGwKNANSpCm6nx5FJ2MkPo-BEjKcHvy6BtdhA25PUlCuQA-pg8/s1600-h/CIMG4035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ4IzvA2rjTBIM2zIS7V7wH0xWZm0fYaX59puxw8_zxzU45-7GVDRSMOhLQ1HPSi2Rf6bXQSm_ln-fLi6gLq0bES9r2UGwKNANSpCm6nx5FJ2MkPo-BEjKcHvy6BtdhA25PUlCuQA-pg8/s400/CIMG4035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337238495940238450" /></a><br /></div><div>The Spanish Horse. The victim would straddle this lovely thing and for extra pain, weights would be added to the legs.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KOn9aDGykiLKyYbCUgY0BgI-kVUXrOLvJc7kldbPioBun9MM3Ow9WZPP7ndd5Cgb8uHrSiRDx1rSaUw9dOKQwSX5_-NJabueuHelzHSC8iIl2Nd3PzYXdPr1yMD6O2fwP-R4bmJrub8S/s1600-h/CIMG4037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KOn9aDGykiLKyYbCUgY0BgI-kVUXrOLvJc7kldbPioBun9MM3Ow9WZPP7ndd5Cgb8uHrSiRDx1rSaUw9dOKQwSX5_-NJabueuHelzHSC8iIl2Nd3PzYXdPr1yMD6O2fwP-R4bmJrub8S/s400/CIMG4037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337238491074881026" /></a><br /></div><div>My favorite title- The Flute of Shame. This was mainly used for people making a public nuisance. Like overeager jesters. I have a feeling the Dr. Rockso of the 15th century would be locked up in one of these.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEunm1WtyGV7LLp0EV2beWy2sAm7nBqMx8LJJvGAU4PugDfaFEDH9Y8PxqgWKjZyB8GZDfyYMcdNfLAClW0HSLZsnsj09BM88_wNmiY7qRskm5HTiXPo645tWuhSter57KSj_74yu3rdD/s1600-h/CIMG4041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEunm1WtyGV7LLp0EV2beWy2sAm7nBqMx8LJJvGAU4PugDfaFEDH9Y8PxqgWKjZyB8GZDfyYMcdNfLAClW0HSLZsnsj09BM88_wNmiY7qRskm5HTiXPo645tWuhSter57KSj_74yu3rdD/s400/CIMG4041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337237882646796290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LEprPPt1QdAH5Xb26ff-e2Uj5z5T9964LuzvqRDCJIWvM9tWyywPCAXy2QXXhDQtRIy_-tGxcXMmCbm_xT4Ap-3GGvu9yZi2lAPiczC9eV_MmQWWKsxpD2CWm1nk5WYyC5-23wGL4kqF/s1600-h/CIMG4042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LEprPPt1QdAH5Xb26ff-e2Uj5z5T9964LuzvqRDCJIWvM9tWyywPCAXy2QXXhDQtRIy_-tGxcXMmCbm_xT4Ap-3GGvu9yZi2lAPiczC9eV_MmQWWKsxpD2CWm1nk5WYyC5-23wGL4kqF/s400/CIMG4042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337237871837701474" /></a><br /></div><div>The Heretic's Fork. Prongs poke into the clavicle and soft under-jaw. Despite the pain, the victims could only stop it by sufficiently saying "I repent."</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRpBJQGI0l4raS1UL64hyphenhyphenztoM1OwFFdHvOwZ34tlQPiYaaJQcfmZ6Q2UgRkE2I4iIKyoAM4uSHZ97WqVQuaOr_DfZlGGDwMaUau9MG7c-Lq4Tkj8D1U7uyI_AcYAQnpX3QBwnQWoshpfg/s1600-h/CIMG4043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRpBJQGI0l4raS1UL64hyphenhyphenztoM1OwFFdHvOwZ34tlQPiYaaJQcfmZ6Q2UgRkE2I4iIKyoAM4uSHZ97WqVQuaOr_DfZlGGDwMaUau9MG7c-Lq4Tkj8D1U7uyI_AcYAQnpX3QBwnQWoshpfg/s400/CIMG4043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337237869302788546" /></a><br /></div><div>The Garrotte! Check out the spike at the back of the neck.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKQMgpcUWIoA67dU32wfaF1aWKSRKobKVMG2I43w9f3sJKRt49o9GWFRNyuVD1TlsfftQC_3rmNGgPmoNrXM50ZGjOb3BZQKQV9gzrnob-EDKspMVd0lLnvwpJM69ebtsnz4xsNGTUi6o/s1600-h/CIMG4045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCKQMgpcUWIoA67dU32wfaF1aWKSRKobKVMG2I43w9f3sJKRt49o9GWFRNyuVD1TlsfftQC_3rmNGgPmoNrXM50ZGjOb3BZQKQV9gzrnob-EDKspMVd0lLnvwpJM69ebtsnz4xsNGTUi6o/s400/CIMG4045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337237865483287378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjLQbnR-R3bzpptirJrgLzN4UFYQ18-X0dovtIH36cRr9FVgYKAv5s3pyh1xTAsAha4cv4xir6LvUpb2mFaoeEiPl0BXYu1GwUfO-PEUZl_xBlZ5nUDpq1gWFoaS6Nx8_yMpqYF8IYymf/s1600-h/CIMG4046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjLQbnR-R3bzpptirJrgLzN4UFYQ18-X0dovtIH36cRr9FVgYKAv5s3pyh1xTAsAha4cv4xir6LvUpb2mFaoeEiPl0BXYu1GwUfO-PEUZl_xBlZ5nUDpq1gWFoaS6Nx8_yMpqYF8IYymf/s400/CIMG4046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337237860755908818" /></a><br /></div><div>The Rack.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTweRzlhwXmv-ebYeRhgHL-RXrZdBs-YJq5oZaASKJSHk3cLay2UPaBlWfZHnTwISzcT_Lj77bmSEolE8DS7gz8580oVrM2n6dHEycgXDAU12KdRl35lMk4hsR_7dUAoRLOfGHSx186ekO/s1600-h/CIMG4047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTweRzlhwXmv-ebYeRhgHL-RXrZdBs-YJq5oZaASKJSHk3cLay2UPaBlWfZHnTwISzcT_Lj77bmSEolE8DS7gz8580oVrM2n6dHEycgXDAU12KdRl35lMk4hsR_7dUAoRLOfGHSx186ekO/s400/CIMG4047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236870964985282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p1k85iOrPsomcY3GR01ZbfIQusS1miUPh4aD8ZHeVh-Ib02tpDpDe9A9iL5VHytst23eNzHXxDChIdtyV5L5ZAGk79ACz-DnmHt43LogF_YWQnZUG3fE3InggrSbcK5mLlXeP8LS0i7R/s1600-h/CIMG4052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p1k85iOrPsomcY3GR01ZbfIQusS1miUPh4aD8ZHeVh-Ib02tpDpDe9A9iL5VHytst23eNzHXxDChIdtyV5L5ZAGk79ACz-DnmHt43LogF_YWQnZUG3fE3InggrSbcK5mLlXeP8LS0i7R/s400/CIMG4052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236863490889490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdygHJqTvQMstAbZkk7D3UmXYBHklMTMLohef0BLFpJOcA3pGOcSvO6Hjf6h_QGOEnNyA3qQ1_XBIxF0vInEwMUOzsd07-MJJYfMOwxW1ADqWxQxo92siLt-DbEjzPFQ3igZxLVCRlXEG/s1600-h/CIMG4053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdygHJqTvQMstAbZkk7D3UmXYBHklMTMLohef0BLFpJOcA3pGOcSvO6Hjf6h_QGOEnNyA3qQ1_XBIxF0vInEwMUOzsd07-MJJYfMOwxW1ADqWxQxo92siLt-DbEjzPFQ3igZxLVCRlXEG/s400/CIMG4053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236859443689746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxeTtsdtX0nDkNyTJISaOwQWCLqumnn-fQlT_B_OSgKoL0heo0F4tdofeBK4g_blUf8gR8HlkS-AmdvCJVZeTBLuwr-Z6jkb-t_y0LwsM_S_jI216GOBkCSaRWiIaXdOamCEqy36SmKl2/s1600-h/CIMG4054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxeTtsdtX0nDkNyTJISaOwQWCLqumnn-fQlT_B_OSgKoL0heo0F4tdofeBK4g_blUf8gR8HlkS-AmdvCJVZeTBLuwr-Z6jkb-t_y0LwsM_S_jI216GOBkCSaRWiIaXdOamCEqy36SmKl2/s400/CIMG4054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236855778251602" /></a><br /></div><div>Masks were used for loudmouths and gossips, and had ridiculous features, often animal-like. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhImkM_NWN3AYMEY57SqeIyQOoPji0yMKZQfAZKZPV8R0X-XuPW5Siy-DPiSBrSi5caESoa7B7ou43ZXjUJ-zq4jlzKzyV_NfyEM5eCqsIIyTLojOIajbXisaUKhTZerAWWcxwup2vd0lS/s1600-h/CIMG4055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhImkM_NWN3AYMEY57SqeIyQOoPji0yMKZQfAZKZPV8R0X-XuPW5Siy-DPiSBrSi5caESoa7B7ou43ZXjUJ-zq4jlzKzyV_NfyEM5eCqsIIyTLojOIajbXisaUKhTZerAWWcxwup2vd0lS/s400/CIMG4055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236852866179650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXiYBaVt4msuL6mkHj_cCRQh-iDhbSVKni59wqYXZ4pXRPQY4PpbRI7VNrokLiM7whbYqEkdkkavplFaEvgsRqlq4xxqrO2-_HM2BZu0ZDP1tdAyaISGplPdcdRoAsLcfzqvCe7ZtwlA5/s1600-h/CIMG4056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXiYBaVt4msuL6mkHj_cCRQh-iDhbSVKni59wqYXZ4pXRPQY4PpbRI7VNrokLiM7whbYqEkdkkavplFaEvgsRqlq4xxqrO2-_HM2BZu0ZDP1tdAyaISGplPdcdRoAsLcfzqvCe7ZtwlA5/s400/CIMG4056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236048402631074" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9rk7iv2kMnmaHd0XBJrG0xi4_MhTjRQpJvg5Pp7JkYcI7ESt8A38rZo3SBsOFeTyvfu9gjni4u_FMym-jt92CZvoqPssO96ljuZTOXUvLFVB3jFo8AY2w-Inqbx9E4ZYYgICDwzkswPA/s1600-h/CIMG4057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9rk7iv2kMnmaHd0XBJrG0xi4_MhTjRQpJvg5Pp7JkYcI7ESt8A38rZo3SBsOFeTyvfu9gjni4u_FMym-jt92CZvoqPssO96ljuZTOXUvLFVB3jFo8AY2w-Inqbx9E4ZYYgICDwzkswPA/s400/CIMG4057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236042780082370" /></a><br /></div><div>A Chastity Belt. Contrary to popular belief, these weren't used to enforce fidelity so much as they were used to prevent rape. Both the front and rear holes have barbed spikes- yikes!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQF_pC4r9zem4fAr54GMkABtZtu3t3PuHiiXK1OF3z0uppBRWQ-SaiCCt3rwhV3v1I_8M9pcZlnIWSoQbJCds1biMARh2alkdVPNiCT9Yd5pcvLLt4haqkIh0Bx1rztlmcv7xJA9DC9c8/s1600-h/CIMG4058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQF_pC4r9zem4fAr54GMkABtZtu3t3PuHiiXK1OF3z0uppBRWQ-SaiCCt3rwhV3v1I_8M9pcZlnIWSoQbJCds1biMARh2alkdVPNiCT9Yd5pcvLLt4haqkIh0Bx1rztlmcv7xJA9DC9c8/s400/CIMG4058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236039573297538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjrrTt6gs0Fpm8f3O3TPtQ8dIxamSps3wXGx2NdWnclP2TCyV84Sx5WvxkGT-8PDzpuxJXv8OYLz5pWLRGl-JdP_6ktel5KZsOAIy7l4kHfZ6elL-V_poGvlsCdiwnTBpOBTAfLm53Zr1/s1600-h/CIMG4062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjrrTt6gs0Fpm8f3O3TPtQ8dIxamSps3wXGx2NdWnclP2TCyV84Sx5WvxkGT-8PDzpuxJXv8OYLz5pWLRGl-JdP_6ktel5KZsOAIy7l4kHfZ6elL-V_poGvlsCdiwnTBpOBTAfLm53Zr1/s400/CIMG4062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236033520601474" /></a><br /></div><div>IRON MAIDEN!!! Actually made out of wood. With no spikes inside. And apparently these were actually never used.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PRunc5YYFo3Nu0yqbFVQSec3Czbp7z896lI_3zX7AqkFt7lwIXIX1pEwo-hJ58n3xJqjoPD0_-HtUxJm5BNo-7Svg73ks7dPTrlOHORbwVl06Xn0pin9Lxct9w_6oUSUTopVkMbtvAsc/s1600-h/CIMG4063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PRunc5YYFo3Nu0yqbFVQSec3Czbp7z896lI_3zX7AqkFt7lwIXIX1pEwo-hJ58n3xJqjoPD0_-HtUxJm5BNo-7Svg73ks7dPTrlOHORbwVl06Xn0pin9Lxct9w_6oUSUTopVkMbtvAsc/s400/CIMG4063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337236033178218402" /></a><br /></div><div>The Hanging Cage. A slow, rotting death.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsugCmW1j2drtazLd_EbJr0SxwEFp3v89g573ddY_TKs23YFXPTngCXdEO7p8eup9qFHQ_AbYqYf0hRwCXV_WcGHnHZJBl2cVAWLzm_w3RCw6ctnfmUj4pQBjqDAB1GjEWgFVpcVFxYDI8/s1600-h/CIMG4068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsugCmW1j2drtazLd_EbJr0SxwEFp3v89g573ddY_TKs23YFXPTngCXdEO7p8eup9qFHQ_AbYqYf0hRwCXV_WcGHnHZJBl2cVAWLzm_w3RCw6ctnfmUj4pQBjqDAB1GjEWgFVpcVFxYDI8/s400/CIMG4068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337234926748474082" /></a><br /></div><div>The Scavenger's Daughter. This use apparently used on Guy Fawkes.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzraPxnSGUn-D6Ud4D9TIm2mvPOTPKtv4GUUFFFJpEtCR-IYQy7t97ciUgLjevBkD4QH34m_74THMooTvTCnsS8hB1C3geHQtF98m3L00XbBYfk3cAI462h84oEAocNUc4emYFpC1oEeCD/s1600-h/CIMG4066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzraPxnSGUn-D6Ud4D9TIm2mvPOTPKtv4GUUFFFJpEtCR-IYQy7t97ciUgLjevBkD4QH34m_74THMooTvTCnsS8hB1C3geHQtF98m3L00XbBYfk3cAI462h84oEAocNUc4emYFpC1oEeCD/s400/CIMG4066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337234926939342162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y6rWApR50YS4C24HuGuvFMUHopyQudZiK28nvNj0V8iebaL8ewMXWpvrihqn4n2lC7CpR0d3MlJSqQcFPVZm604vOMce7MQeW1qtwlhcj0BwrvteeiZJVpGU5T1dc0t-ACgbhbA8MM2e/s1600-h/CIMG4070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8y6rWApR50YS4C24HuGuvFMUHopyQudZiK28nvNj0V8iebaL8ewMXWpvrihqn4n2lC7CpR0d3MlJSqQcFPVZm604vOMce7MQeW1qtwlhcj0BwrvteeiZJVpGU5T1dc0t-ACgbhbA8MM2e/s400/CIMG4070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337234925231938162" /></a><br /></div><div>Tha Skullcrusher!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ulpDme02WIOWUgU5o3vdpDKrW-NhK3IKEniSUP8RfhzPj6idvI4BJ8kZ68LdaGmm_gXW66TqUrc9hbhDAEyaM0h_ggcS-u7m1aurZC-0-YUFL5zqsOueoLh8YZKDPbinbnbCGfYGcml4/s1600-h/CIMG4072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ulpDme02WIOWUgU5o3vdpDKrW-NhK3IKEniSUP8RfhzPj6idvI4BJ8kZ68LdaGmm_gXW66TqUrc9hbhDAEyaM0h_ggcS-u7m1aurZC-0-YUFL5zqsOueoLh8YZKDPbinbnbCGfYGcml4/s400/CIMG4072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337234914541782930" /></a><br /></div><div>The Judas Cradle- used to punish adultery and sodomy.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tfsJB_ZDiWtheH6GASJpHuECk1okQX6foBXVJhORxcHGvgAM3O7Y95HvOf7solBXwRyGlxhvOTi2nOk_ZiJ_yiMsKIghq5qaWLUjZxzoKy-1e2hckTKGR5cxlGTTEMakYPdWDszVpY5T/s1600-h/CIMG4073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tfsJB_ZDiWtheH6GASJpHuECk1okQX6foBXVJhORxcHGvgAM3O7Y95HvOf7solBXwRyGlxhvOTi2nOk_ZiJ_yiMsKIghq5qaWLUjZxzoKy-1e2hckTKGR5cxlGTTEMakYPdWDszVpY5T/s400/CIMG4073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337234910885962322" /></a><br /></div><div>One thing that made me laugh was the calm expressions on the faces of the torture victims in the period illustrations.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdbnK7hGjUvck4HYKS3Gvc-NgR95Txhvps1lbQOOgGFOQrAUQ8SZWG2k3LPSkrbp6iFRQJrJIlVrlVSj5-MY9PeL5SiEdjIkIVpMadUGwxUXMqWLSv_3CThWR4jcVhyphenhyphenMTfacXgVGsRcN0/s1600-h/CIMG4074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdbnK7hGjUvck4HYKS3Gvc-NgR95Txhvps1lbQOOgGFOQrAUQ8SZWG2k3LPSkrbp6iFRQJrJIlVrlVSj5-MY9PeL5SiEdjIkIVpMadUGwxUXMqWLSv_3CThWR4jcVhyphenhyphenMTfacXgVGsRcN0/s400/CIMG4074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337233975283949858" /></a><br /></div><div>Under pressure! Interestingly, torture could not take place until a plea was entered by the victim. This device was used to speed along the process. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbi8NThVCTg8fewqR3bp0HIJnPxfvEjSB6qw7rgm9q7oiAbMwN6CJfOvVu72IZFwsCwCjAX4VU1b0u4nhyphenhyphenZ3RhexfxsdRmjJaP_lDraom-KliBvbpls17vgqIu3CcVg1pQGmIxWyUxt0u/s1600-h/CIMG4075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbi8NThVCTg8fewqR3bp0HIJnPxfvEjSB6qw7rgm9q7oiAbMwN6CJfOvVu72IZFwsCwCjAX4VU1b0u4nhyphenhyphenZ3RhexfxsdRmjJaP_lDraom-KliBvbpls17vgqIu3CcVg1pQGmIxWyUxt0u/s400/CIMG4075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337233974946682130" /></a><br /></div><div>Yikes! Sawing people in half! Yowza!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHDsIF47TeTlI17JsF1l6VGXVFth6tSynaTKpNw2LR18Yy_s3jSZzu0S_kHPHACScmZcQcML_cVGfYPo5nRO4MEH_ySVMvrIDwwGfY_dz9__TCE4TF49ejPEBqqRG_YSdZcSRO9XXVunm/s1600-h/CIMG4076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHDsIF47TeTlI17JsF1l6VGXVFth6tSynaTKpNw2LR18Yy_s3jSZzu0S_kHPHACScmZcQcML_cVGfYPo5nRO4MEH_ySVMvrIDwwGfY_dz9__TCE4TF49ejPEBqqRG_YSdZcSRO9XXVunm/s400/CIMG4076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337233969354205666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlmJuK8yApc0gOEnwOdIlgOagAoOIuykpBjmt-bUM6rjv7iOc6gEqTFDt-FkUtmDM7ZR8Onf3UhORYruIvzjHUK2sqCM8EgPZd2ke3_o3KfiV7Ze6w_UZUFRsefEdX4oaHUAg3gqZcJhR/s1600-h/CIMG4077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlmJuK8yApc0gOEnwOdIlgOagAoOIuykpBjmt-bUM6rjv7iOc6gEqTFDt-FkUtmDM7ZR8Onf3UhORYruIvzjHUK2sqCM8EgPZd2ke3_o3KfiV7Ze6w_UZUFRsefEdX4oaHUAg3gqZcJhR/s400/CIMG4077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337233965629598114" /></a><br /></div><div>Let's wrap things up with an oldie but a goodie: the guillotine. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44g-YzaidVTYyzwcHS2AfCSgqvlDgPfyydE1buNu-H6wt9I0q3FIJcd1YLvEyiqXmftms7tBS9ENU2_CCRQAjM6uF3Cq1eVP1P25twGEu-rouRYgRom8mxPkeMsXYZnBR8b1NKyLD5KtE/s1600-h/CIMG4078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44g-YzaidVTYyzwcHS2AfCSgqvlDgPfyydE1buNu-H6wt9I0q3FIJcd1YLvEyiqXmftms7tBS9ENU2_CCRQAjM6uF3Cq1eVP1P25twGEu-rouRYgRom8mxPkeMsXYZnBR8b1NKyLD5KtE/s400/CIMG4078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337233963029861362" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-64678139100727484912009-05-17T09:22:00.001-07:002009-05-17T09:57:06.293-07:00Day 5- Den Haag and Rotterdam<div>Ah, waking up in a friendly household with no smelly backpackers! Check out this yummy breakfast spread: strawberries, soy yogurt drink, apple juice, soy yogurt, and Cheezly on fresh bread! Oh, and don't forget the coffee! Oh man, I love a European breakfast.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWZAHLYwHddaevdxruufacgSMPL54kpivdC71ZP3Tgxi7Ql9NTuJflOgc9UPKjjMns1min73V1fAQE_WGOB8XAEZCcXdbcgJW5Inrl9Ua_zHfYITnSwWu5duchSKM00bzXwtQmjmvQeS-/s1600-h/CIMG3968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWZAHLYwHddaevdxruufacgSMPL54kpivdC71ZP3Tgxi7Ql9NTuJflOgc9UPKjjMns1min73V1fAQE_WGOB8XAEZCcXdbcgJW5Inrl9Ua_zHfYITnSwWu5duchSKM00bzXwtQmjmvQeS-/s400/CIMG3968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832852173539170" /></a><br /><div>Anne all spiffed up and ready to go to work! He works for Dutch Rail at the Den Haag airport station. That sweet-ass tie is actually part of his uniform! It's what he calls "anti-aggression," meaning it's clip on, so it just comes off if some crazy tries to grab you by your tie.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrFEuou5LjO6dSqp8YZFSyt6gqtx0vrGvV1p-NqyGbVvIoS_XOW7TDfcgaDiRpjBFTMX_J5TsFcBsVDYIPDNVXML2cHuYxu529kYVYSIzwkhStEC7VxywNXycqWJhmFRZQSbsnm9L1ofk/s1600-h/CIMG3969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrFEuou5LjO6dSqp8YZFSyt6gqtx0vrGvV1p-NqyGbVvIoS_XOW7TDfcgaDiRpjBFTMX_J5TsFcBsVDYIPDNVXML2cHuYxu529kYVYSIzwkhStEC7VxywNXycqWJhmFRZQSbsnm9L1ofk/s400/CIMG3969.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832849134621426" /></a><br /></div><div>Sadly, Holland tends to close up and hibernate after 6pm and on weekends (and usually Mondays, too). Out of respect for The Lord, they yank the soft-core porn from TV in favor of religious programming. I searched online for things to do in Holland on a Sunday, and found that there is a market in Rotterdam. So Anjani and I set out! Here's the station where we caught the train:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55wVXgu4fRsqwv5Md7KG8baKZwJ-EJ_UjF7i97_qmkSIFKPrI1MgAL5mSo_8JG6AfJkcIEIwfaUAEG9B6URHpAFIzRno7TrVm243_IApiCm_-RqtzWOMZJlnb950v_eR1d7HXeDFyLBtc/s1600-h/CIMG3971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55wVXgu4fRsqwv5Md7KG8baKZwJ-EJ_UjF7i97_qmkSIFKPrI1MgAL5mSo_8JG6AfJkcIEIwfaUAEG9B6URHpAFIzRno7TrVm243_IApiCm_-RqtzWOMZJlnb950v_eR1d7HXeDFyLBtc/s400/CIMG3971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832845483058818" /></a><br /></div><div>Double-decker trains! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCMUwVg4MWxjyxN0nL_Jf7DYcL59fj4N4bnDoMWkVx5h1VbrUousuMLlyh7yNIdqxp4XjRQbHBfb68O9RLePHAjnH3L1NJu3jOiEfXhUrXD72jg39jKAte0NFuYUG6-jcWDY7OzQtiexJ/s1600-h/CIMG3972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCMUwVg4MWxjyxN0nL_Jf7DYcL59fj4N4bnDoMWkVx5h1VbrUousuMLlyh7yNIdqxp4XjRQbHBfb68O9RLePHAjnH3L1NJu3jOiEfXhUrXD72jg39jKAte0NFuYUG6-jcWDY7OzQtiexJ/s400/CIMG3972.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832842285617682" /></a><br /></div><div>Oh, I love Holland. Look at the train station's "parking lot!"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zuz5JJ5EuKwovKzFjQjW7fFbcZOsEDkhyigeQ01U4Eb4WXB_-KrwLupMXIIF4Q9P-uIkQ4QhZ0nxQm-0fP86sFRFEZOuLPjIDxJeTC4uKPQf86vZ6QRuMQ7EZr-pFGuOqZP1UGe62Hop/s1600-h/CIMG3973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zuz5JJ5EuKwovKzFjQjW7fFbcZOsEDkhyigeQ01U4Eb4WXB_-KrwLupMXIIF4Q9P-uIkQ4QhZ0nxQm-0fP86sFRFEZOuLPjIDxJeTC4uKPQf86vZ6QRuMQ7EZr-pFGuOqZP1UGe62Hop/s400/CIMG3973.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832344123036034" /></a><br /></div><div>OK, this didn't turn out quite as well as I'd hoped, but from the train you see a number of small allotments with teeny one-room cabins- the cabins can often be quite creative and unique, too! I saw these outside of Frankfurt, as well. I guess it's where people come on the weekends to chill out, tend their little vegetable patch, and barbeque out of their little cabin. Awesome!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU92IOMqoTVMXkjVHt_ZEh4r0BQmlaYydPIJYXIjwHnSJdpeVhGuWs-sgMfC0RM-IsLLdFOvOfU-Fs6zaeGaqqVjz7LIew4_MZSdb-pNHzKJwZQ84myGmlP9E_6kWLwAb6q8xoB3YAuJlp/s1600-h/CIMG3978.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU92IOMqoTVMXkjVHt_ZEh4r0BQmlaYydPIJYXIjwHnSJdpeVhGuWs-sgMfC0RM-IsLLdFOvOfU-Fs6zaeGaqqVjz7LIew4_MZSdb-pNHzKJwZQ84myGmlP9E_6kWLwAb6q8xoB3YAuJlp/s400/CIMG3978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832339880731474" /></a><br /></div><div>Anjani says that in the winter, when the canals freeze, there is a cross-country skating event from south to north.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSwTVMLY-nrEFtql-GNlM-yOZ2kN-Un5ckHS6s8e8vWa6TPFkNlC-672wBGuMYMUKQIJckzByXSBTKHhTY16NIeD633HPxrCrjhNqLSfrCve0DKT4bhniUb5zrYOssw2o3P69-wzc9Z3l/s1600-h/CIMG3979.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSwTVMLY-nrEFtql-GNlM-yOZ2kN-Un5ckHS6s8e8vWa6TPFkNlC-672wBGuMYMUKQIJckzByXSBTKHhTY16NIeD633HPxrCrjhNqLSfrCve0DKT4bhniUb5zrYOssw2o3P69-wzc9Z3l/s400/CIMG3979.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832340443766370" /></a><br /></div><div>A million years later (actually, 18 whole minutes), we were in Rotterdam! Damn, this country is small. Rotterdam was bombed to smithereens during WWII, and instead of rebuilding in ugly concrete blocks, Rotterdam became a canvas for bold, modern architecture. Today it is arguably one of the architectural capitals of Europe.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0wJzIBhwW5YX-Gtqnr7s5T-1-GsxBBYPeK6OlshB6zvVjJPsF_MYgLgtU4Nm_aFptNwOTWeiZB6tuHDJfqxiRfbkqhMXh7MufW5V5epaxGsgGgO37zfCQBLFKvIhs9pAPY1awuvQ-GKe/s1600-h/CIMG3980.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0wJzIBhwW5YX-Gtqnr7s5T-1-GsxBBYPeK6OlshB6zvVjJPsF_MYgLgtU4Nm_aFptNwOTWeiZB6tuHDJfqxiRfbkqhMXh7MufW5V5epaxGsgGgO37zfCQBLFKvIhs9pAPY1awuvQ-GKe/s400/CIMG3980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832336237566610" /></a><br /></div><div>Orange juice!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw49UBFgy8Mn0YZGo25P7cZQOVL5keKKkUEnO5qXYYomq4KmMLCz1LxQN4f8Z5Po5TNT9jnzUvo_E7_Pxu_GeJcP3F98V0M43pZYsQXBZ4bNf4KWVBPk65zxYJtCC19T_M8Kqns3nWqXV4/s1600-h/CIMG3981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw49UBFgy8Mn0YZGo25P7cZQOVL5keKKkUEnO5qXYYomq4KmMLCz1LxQN4f8Z5Po5TNT9jnzUvo_E7_Pxu_GeJcP3F98V0M43pZYsQXBZ4bNf4KWVBPk65zxYJtCC19T_M8Kqns3nWqXV4/s400/CIMG3981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336832332289387650" /></a><br /></div><div>I love this one- it looks like something out of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A Clockwork Orange</span>.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NFPukfmD9QQJ2RXCz3I_DBWc4t0MLxSBVxx-WiX6uOdVMsB9TwFuZDIpCCySOhj7xGK_QsURCyIHb55IyRrUUp9VmWRCEVHsRurpE10nNgoCRknr7zoZwGtMzjMaJVjqmSQxwvat384_/s1600-h/CIMG3984.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NFPukfmD9QQJ2RXCz3I_DBWc4t0MLxSBVxx-WiX6uOdVMsB9TwFuZDIpCCySOhj7xGK_QsURCyIHb55IyRrUUp9VmWRCEVHsRurpE10nNgoCRknr7zoZwGtMzjMaJVjqmSQxwvat384_/s400/CIMG3984.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831678219408402" /></a><br /></div><div>Surrounded by piss-yellow glass, I'm not sure if this building is amazing or horrifying.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM72h8HdTI8wKNQCR2ko40hB4UlJWUCLUshXRZgztgxXjsELNn3LrlDuNkN7r1ze5oz5zeaoI7qzHj1xgjYhFa2fkDqQNw0KOE6ak02K570ONOhQw2df6t-Hhdlg9p19wzJbDfawVS792s/s1600-h/CIMG3985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM72h8HdTI8wKNQCR2ko40hB4UlJWUCLUshXRZgztgxXjsELNn3LrlDuNkN7r1ze5oz5zeaoI7qzHj1xgjYhFa2fkDqQNw0KOE6ak02K570ONOhQw2df6t-Hhdlg9p19wzJbDfawVS792s/s400/CIMG3985.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831673536018194" /></a><br /></div><div>Binnenrotte, the site of the Sunday market.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YG2hlvq4sJXCucTqIzrxnmLiy2XkE6eLVPrMgIfnRVUhjr5DJ3IW_OLqd0xQO_BRF9KQZbj6KgGXWGoEH5WkME259WbQL-Pw3tSXMDzMTi9ect71ArJxjFRO-cwcgjpKoDsgZJQs7Mnk/s1600-h/CIMG3986.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YG2hlvq4sJXCucTqIzrxnmLiy2XkE6eLVPrMgIfnRVUhjr5DJ3IW_OLqd0xQO_BRF9KQZbj6KgGXWGoEH5WkME259WbQL-Pw3tSXMDzMTi9ect71ArJxjFRO-cwcgjpKoDsgZJQs7Mnk/s400/CIMG3986.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831667909282802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVH3Eg-6jOuBR7i3fYZSgxLRm3eU9T6RdDhNmsXwsq4qMcun6rKFl4FLZxRfjSqxkDrC30fERJVXPP1F3Qx3Up_c0t9FbKhPWnLWLpo5cgtchdyUBjYoBpSgpiaBjZCSGlAhznrF7Qk-1/s1600-h/CIMG3987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVH3Eg-6jOuBR7i3fYZSgxLRm3eU9T6RdDhNmsXwsq4qMcun6rKFl4FLZxRfjSqxkDrC30fERJVXPP1F3Qx3Up_c0t9FbKhPWnLWLpo5cgtchdyUBjYoBpSgpiaBjZCSGlAhznrF7Qk-1/s400/CIMG3987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831665030745858" /></a><br /></div><div>A stall selling only trims and ribbons.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXLnldVATd1qMGhWzWDD3tHo-PfrFBIzc3UkPUp1UlI6cL9TM_fiARVeM1Mbea9uYQURMczYGmLykdUWNLEWfEDHNwAb5D6ucgU2kAYK04zq8swDq5LMHH3sngbdusyV-duz63sVzwv3x/s1600-h/CIMG3988.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXLnldVATd1qMGhWzWDD3tHo-PfrFBIzc3UkPUp1UlI6cL9TM_fiARVeM1Mbea9uYQURMczYGmLykdUWNLEWfEDHNwAb5D6ucgU2kAYK04zq8swDq5LMHH3sngbdusyV-duz63sVzwv3x/s400/CIMG3988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831659320759330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8kOcGnECu5NdvX0wrxLjYSq4vm9IwV_-4Gm055AfaCBJmP3-K2xKhnnXPIoBT105xUtB0-ir7lGMsC3v0CigHwnHdriYw7pHSjxqTfV_mLM1Lp0KxNx98IuieslUJqaujRmVT7juHqa9/s1600-h/CIMG3989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8kOcGnECu5NdvX0wrxLjYSq4vm9IwV_-4Gm055AfaCBJmP3-K2xKhnnXPIoBT105xUtB0-ir7lGMsC3v0CigHwnHdriYw7pHSjxqTfV_mLM1Lp0KxNx98IuieslUJqaujRmVT7juHqa9/s400/CIMG3989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831097016801010" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Excuse</span> me?! In Dutch, "te hoor" means "for rent." But apparently non-native speakers can all too easily say "whore" instead of "rent." When Anne says the two words, they are indistinguishable to me.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnZI9Zhn7m2uGSRXBOp5rSwGSDlYAzS_BZt9xLptInd14XQHsYVFRtPubeQ3XiyZXuc7DjAqAUETbm9NI_LrAHhX5cYqxflKEV3uQO46M9yRlxkwjypjxlwHHpYsXger5ojQvYmHVIONL/s1600-h/CIMG3991.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnZI9Zhn7m2uGSRXBOp5rSwGSDlYAzS_BZt9xLptInd14XQHsYVFRtPubeQ3XiyZXuc7DjAqAUETbm9NI_LrAHhX5cYqxflKEV3uQO46M9yRlxkwjypjxlwHHpYsXger5ojQvYmHVIONL/s400/CIMG3991.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831091311143138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQdzPXGBDKD5Ini2ZKHLW9K4OBJXkfyAeL4SjClwvyL7cNuTd4h9NsJ3kzii3xGE5xw_1VxosIrSMsu4W1U3_u3a5lbDQ3Pde7yRsFTpVuB4gPcasSaY5jFjW7XNT7BsPr9eqhLma5aPk/s1600-h/CIMG3992.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQdzPXGBDKD5Ini2ZKHLW9K4OBJXkfyAeL4SjClwvyL7cNuTd4h9NsJ3kzii3xGE5xw_1VxosIrSMsu4W1U3_u3a5lbDQ3Pde7yRsFTpVuB4gPcasSaY5jFjW7XNT7BsPr9eqhLma5aPk/s400/CIMG3992.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831087624587746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DaCp2a3n_ZO80C6eeDeTDwUmneKFMvXVff6R1ne0aLWcJjvXkKoY74tNaRAN1Z-VoaG-QF4R8obeVWHfTKYXu3-Ff4uycvUP_It9pxbMXRH9Gdzv9dhVKA8pfM-3I7o_KEGg1qVB3GFx/s1600-h/CIMG3994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DaCp2a3n_ZO80C6eeDeTDwUmneKFMvXVff6R1ne0aLWcJjvXkKoY74tNaRAN1Z-VoaG-QF4R8obeVWHfTKYXu3-Ff4uycvUP_It9pxbMXRH9Gdzv9dhVKA8pfM-3I7o_KEGg1qVB3GFx/s400/CIMG3994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831087423074850" /></a><br /></div><div>Oh, just playing some chess in the library.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOIcEAFgNwKiHJQeRibJKCqsLupQNIFwoEcS9ByPsCiYiWRFYr7imZzbqTYPLupS2c9ZdFiP8eeq-wO3rCyob-SbUcPBD4YwvR_6xxgCRoThdaBHMSu1L4jn3g7t6OAGtCIwkNs8Y_ILP/s1600-h/CIMG3998.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOIcEAFgNwKiHJQeRibJKCqsLupQNIFwoEcS9ByPsCiYiWRFYr7imZzbqTYPLupS2c9ZdFiP8eeq-wO3rCyob-SbUcPBD4YwvR_6xxgCRoThdaBHMSu1L4jn3g7t6OAGtCIwkNs8Y_ILP/s400/CIMG3998.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336831082619075570" /></a><br /></div><div>This man is a churro-making <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">machine</span>! And yes, they have churros in The Netherlands. Weird.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XXnazuIA3c33AaxhsSLYpeG9Prk8aVFH6V0HDud6TaLIhXbruilHc1OkJyb2xSauiNeJeHwDauRjIaaPF8KMQG26UctQAeO82dwqikBoWk1ahsVgtkmOwbRoh6wSMnGtr7KlRkKxy0Qt/s1600-h/CIMG3999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XXnazuIA3c33AaxhsSLYpeG9Prk8aVFH6V0HDud6TaLIhXbruilHc1OkJyb2xSauiNeJeHwDauRjIaaPF8KMQG26UctQAeO82dwqikBoWk1ahsVgtkmOwbRoh6wSMnGtr7KlRkKxy0Qt/s400/CIMG3999.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336830375117958530" /></a><br /></div><div>Anjani with her churros!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VzIg39c2L5XiyxR9fmBnbrSGmrpfLiJjaNxcpDShBQtT1yVN5CbZdwXJupsSJ55bkgeb6E-PoZzmQGxBMOg8P0mC89Mt2_N0_wiQuI7IfcPf_V5wR0BLgSfEv3ZQxP0iFU5dNkS3Q5qw/s1600-h/CIMG4000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VzIg39c2L5XiyxR9fmBnbrSGmrpfLiJjaNxcpDShBQtT1yVN5CbZdwXJupsSJ55bkgeb6E-PoZzmQGxBMOg8P0mC89Mt2_N0_wiQuI7IfcPf_V5wR0BLgSfEv3ZQxP0iFU5dNkS3Q5qw/s400/CIMG4000.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336830370552924322" /></a><br /></div><div>We saw this amazing shop selling goods made entirely from discarded materials. Check out this birch-bark vest!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdCvWyTeZ7kOcWr2zn0dba1aevVQHQxPT3XS8VHVxOd9zarpjt7Mwavzn7Ay_l0YbyNIQBp4JjGnTMnVv12Xauat3Rs-26OYtlD1h1BC8GHVHQRzC6GZoFIn10vvjlvYwuL25epP2kRai/s1600-h/CIMG4001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdCvWyTeZ7kOcWr2zn0dba1aevVQHQxPT3XS8VHVxOd9zarpjt7Mwavzn7Ay_l0YbyNIQBp4JjGnTMnVv12Xauat3Rs-26OYtlD1h1BC8GHVHQRzC6GZoFIn10vvjlvYwuL25epP2kRai/s400/CIMG4001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336830365461869330" /></a><br /></div><div>Necklaces made from bicycle innertubes. I'm sad they were closed today, I'd love to poke around.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UBRqgfaegtbVZpsPZirGAufK7wRtFpNCioAdjJMLhqa-I33msdaf49dJOBnFQAhFJzNqGerxkKgWX9j8M7Rv_NxEIsF3BPlezJNGzesr0Wq1q35511PdSeneUqm5xClHLcCi1hF1WTfe/s1600-h/CIMG4003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UBRqgfaegtbVZpsPZirGAufK7wRtFpNCioAdjJMLhqa-I33msdaf49dJOBnFQAhFJzNqGerxkKgWX9j8M7Rv_NxEIsF3BPlezJNGzesr0Wq1q35511PdSeneUqm5xClHLcCi1hF1WTfe/s400/CIMG4003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336830368212768034" /></a><br /></div><div>Flaf!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1iD8V6pcFnTT_5kik1lIhTs6HIzDhhHOyU5V8Fya1Aa-m5AdjA8MwwbZDy9z1jIEheJLNutou9f1EsPh-_gqG3BXq85_MExTLEa4zXQbYRBDkh6cD4vD_UTZfDufQJjaZOFiDTEjHfS3/s1600-h/CIMG4006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1iD8V6pcFnTT_5kik1lIhTs6HIzDhhHOyU5V8Fya1Aa-m5AdjA8MwwbZDy9z1jIEheJLNutou9f1EsPh-_gqG3BXq85_MExTLEa4zXQbYRBDkh6cD4vD_UTZfDufQJjaZOFiDTEjHfS3/s400/CIMG4006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336830362424878866" /></a><br /></div><div>Way to go, Holland. Way. To. Go.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqTGtyvYgZOdijeoJgWIOuJGJKwtfAK2tLZsXvt0goAbe9P7c6ihuxF2UTLnJYyXcAvEWKZ8OkuZtpF5Gq6iJgLZN7i7pMJay32JdWX-rBUW8V6659BZ6x0VXeNyWBUjfuqDtacyXn2ix/s1600-h/CIMG4007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqTGtyvYgZOdijeoJgWIOuJGJKwtfAK2tLZsXvt0goAbe9P7c6ihuxF2UTLnJYyXcAvEWKZ8OkuZtpF5Gq6iJgLZN7i7pMJay32JdWX-rBUW8V6659BZ6x0VXeNyWBUjfuqDtacyXn2ix/s400/CIMG4007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336829848663912818" /></a><br /></div><div>"Ho, Ho, Ho!!! Now which one of you boys and girls wanted the gigantic butt plug?"</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrvvhi-9GKjC1i8FLuLfcw2_kDQwg2nP5xdQ-T_OmZtcBIJthtclsMu5utJC9QiqLKvxv24wFBxLhQGVnNbcIHgzobZ_msr82R7-N2PR7S1zgQrFs6Uo8qBn9ZVjdP8FTPMU-sxXuZLvl/s1600-h/CIMG4008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrvvhi-9GKjC1i8FLuLfcw2_kDQwg2nP5xdQ-T_OmZtcBIJthtclsMu5utJC9QiqLKvxv24wFBxLhQGVnNbcIHgzobZ_msr82R7-N2PR7S1zgQrFs6Uo8qBn9ZVjdP8FTPMU-sxXuZLvl/s400/CIMG4008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336829843337082130" /></a><br /></div><div>The Dutch claim to hate America. Yeah, right. Check out this Deliverance-style shack on top of this Uncle Sam explosion! All it's missing is a toothless banjo player.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QbciF2JWk_5Tgd8vLEg8oPt1kGIgaHZ5K2R32-tc-N02HpUsY8SuAospbDGxWDKKxsOHoaVQ5Wux9N86AP6rAOXzXGMbVhPKo-s_OuwJtu_Hlu1zKLHKPZ9IORTPaLHsfYOK6-x1DlRX/s1600-h/CIMG4009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QbciF2JWk_5Tgd8vLEg8oPt1kGIgaHZ5K2R32-tc-N02HpUsY8SuAospbDGxWDKKxsOHoaVQ5Wux9N86AP6rAOXzXGMbVhPKo-s_OuwJtu_Hlu1zKLHKPZ9IORTPaLHsfYOK6-x1DlRX/s400/CIMG4009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336829839732964338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiqwotEqzHAGbFfgqvvcsah0fChiWWIfuR2ophj4y77Op7NWCkOAeEssXvsqkyijOnI-KhHZoaeQjR-8VjNlHOIBtpe8q5e9OZfjeao8Rao-hszWkXuK_Lrh0GJhSoMs8l3L5ZxuDZVJI/s1600-h/CIMG4010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiqwotEqzHAGbFfgqvvcsah0fChiWWIfuR2ophj4y77Op7NWCkOAeEssXvsqkyijOnI-KhHZoaeQjR-8VjNlHOIBtpe8q5e9OZfjeao8Rao-hszWkXuK_Lrh0GJhSoMs8l3L5ZxuDZVJI/s400/CIMG4010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336829836407310610" /></a><br /></div><div>My expensive indulgence of the day: a ghost keychain that makes a "wooooo!" noise and lights up. What can I say, it makes me laugh.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTITb8o2Z3nkZiyayWrhfL2qdJFnl4qtc03q95_Y4AsJA59AsMxkr0QZ9d0ZWeQVSLGQEuzuN6E44EfYBQa53r7EYWwd8bm8yDarzRxMdc0fBKFX2DtX24yMfJDeYIalBJyJMREnD-qME/s1600-h/CIMG4011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTITb8o2Z3nkZiyayWrhfL2qdJFnl4qtc03q95_Y4AsJA59AsMxkr0QZ9d0ZWeQVSLGQEuzuN6E44EfYBQa53r7EYWwd8bm8yDarzRxMdc0fBKFX2DtX24yMfJDeYIalBJyJMREnD-qME/s400/CIMG4011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336829833379422914" /></a><br /></div><div>Amsterdam tomorrow! Including the sex museum, the torture museum, the weed museum, some tiny houses, and some hoors! Not to mention those fat doobs, bro! Jah, mon! Purple haze! Other marijuana jokes!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-57970718319230635022009-05-17T08:46:00.000-07:002009-05-17T08:50:34.877-07:00Screw you, Norway!<div>Purely by chance, we happened to catch the 2009 Eurovision song contest on TV last night. What a stinker! It was a showcase of lowest-common-denominator sugary pop crap performed by automaton robots with spray-on tans and hair extensions. The songs that displayed the slightest hint of originality or cultural context, such as those of Estonia, Croatia, or Russia, were swiftly voted to the bottom of the pile in favor of Norway's gurning, elfin violin player mewling about being in love with a fairytale. Behold the End of Times:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://intoyoureyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/alexanderrybak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 325px;" src="http://intoyoureyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/alexanderrybak.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div>Where is Finntroll when you need them?</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-58556581828862176032009-05-17T02:00:00.001-07:002009-05-17T08:46:53.485-07:00Day 4- Den Haag<div>Of course, as I prepare to leave Brussels the skies clear and the sun comes forth!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8isPrD8_nsAAlEsuHWBxNQ0epgi8_D1cOytx8H4c5gay93lQJ7Gw1n7V8YSiHtmyOjzeKi5-0lWNI5Y9SZnwJ3Ou_MZZAUxVV7K1O5LLQjA_KNovQ8EAWlml3g5LMcdZZnasF_yWqx-oP/s1600-h/CIMG3889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8isPrD8_nsAAlEsuHWBxNQ0epgi8_D1cOytx8H4c5gay93lQJ7Gw1n7V8YSiHtmyOjzeKi5-0lWNI5Y9SZnwJ3Ou_MZZAUxVV7K1O5LLQjA_KNovQ8EAWlml3g5LMcdZZnasF_yWqx-oP/s400/CIMG3889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336808041472721170" /></a><br /><div>here's a few parting shots of the Youth Hostel Van Gogh- so named because Van Gogh lived and worked in the building from 1880-1881.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vl59cQrfIm8Sqi0n-mB0bN2ZiDpxATan3jbtHicWdqDOkSVrhAZ8NniQAzTjWKPi71asYNgTU_9nTa5s8ZBMCsEKkbXG9XJcYQY07whv0kt4nGYqaVSDCN7fG3NvWdnTtFLg9pexAJIl/s1600-h/CIMG3890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vl59cQrfIm8Sqi0n-mB0bN2ZiDpxATan3jbtHicWdqDOkSVrhAZ8NniQAzTjWKPi71asYNgTU_9nTa5s8ZBMCsEKkbXG9XJcYQY07whv0kt4nGYqaVSDCN7fG3NvWdnTtFLg9pexAJIl/s400/CIMG3890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336808039376886210" /></a><br /></div><div>Attention: you will only get this joke if you are truly an art nerd (Belgium is the home of surrealism).</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaa_RiufNYWBGjvvnC00sFihZsB3G2mqzJhMpLxe-8jQfR9Rl0E6-9gldxW7XP9Yg5mxcSnEl9IkQ_TOw4bVworXb8XMpTXo6UOKj6j421dOiQ1YadeygSwmewSTYhy42EVhu8A6C8n7F/s1600-h/CIMG3891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaa_RiufNYWBGjvvnC00sFihZsB3G2mqzJhMpLxe-8jQfR9Rl0E6-9gldxW7XP9Yg5mxcSnEl9IkQ_TOw4bVworXb8XMpTXo6UOKj6j421dOiQ1YadeygSwmewSTYhy42EVhu8A6C8n7F/s400/CIMG3891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336808033140424690" /></a><br /></div><div>The bar! The best part of any youth hostel.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyprODUB7xQr19K6COKU_zWXNkKpIeN0pa9YHOxS89g_BDSQ4wXeWw8YSahzOfjpDoZnBTuf7CIFuzQnq6VhvT8dnz6-mXf7pGJttMnHOde_C87TIkS4Xlf3wTmKbXTUfCXHrNY5ZmclLl/s1600-h/CIMG3892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyprODUB7xQr19K6COKU_zWXNkKpIeN0pa9YHOxS89g_BDSQ4wXeWw8YSahzOfjpDoZnBTuf7CIFuzQnq6VhvT8dnz6-mXf7pGJttMnHOde_C87TIkS4Xlf3wTmKbXTUfCXHrNY5ZmclLl/s400/CIMG3892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336808027733308290" /></a><br /></div><div>So I happily set off to reach the much closer Gare du Nord, about five minutes' walk from the hostel. In the middle of my journey, I noticed a woman visible through her window adjusting 'the gals' in generally skimpy clothing. "Doesn't she know her neighbors can see her?!" I thought to myself- then saw two women wearing even less clothing in windows across the street. Then noticed all the windows had red neon around them. I'm pretty bright like that!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, we departed for The Netherlands promptly, and immediately outside of Brussels all French disappeared. After fifteen minutes of swift travel, we sat for what seemed like forever in this dismal suburb waiting for the second driver to show up. Of course half the passengers jumped off to frantically smoke as many cigarettes as possible before returning to the enclosed space of the bus. Here's an exciting sign:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzXa2K-hF2cRXEyKc9WmBzvUqdCSjjwGzAaCvksvGSIGGu4ztDGw55PcDcOmwvGjnmdFOyTwduiz5EwqkyV-5m8-DEoim-qWJ-0InhX2HjPUvrGSh_65wGu31pVQAkrXU2jjmZQ1lMWzu/s1600-h/CIMG3894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzXa2K-hF2cRXEyKc9WmBzvUqdCSjjwGzAaCvksvGSIGGu4ztDGw55PcDcOmwvGjnmdFOyTwduiz5EwqkyV-5m8-DEoim-qWJ-0InhX2HjPUvrGSh_65wGu31pVQAkrXU2jjmZQ1lMWzu/s400/CIMG3894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336808026657177650" /></a><br /></div><div>Finally rolling again, Aartselaar proved itself to be a strip mall shithole on par with Rohnert Park or Orange County. At least their bingo halls look exciting:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EMKcLv93zPfBxDCHM-d-EQ9SWjhQrcplkr7-BBYMiSTBmjseLo1eX0DAZwUfhd0lBDnnGS4zL4FSZYGNwUO0PcRbCvcGluNMQra7xBmq6CWyXg119rN6-rqfqL7vPPkZQNwkfVj-brFC/s1600-h/CIMG3895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EMKcLv93zPfBxDCHM-d-EQ9SWjhQrcplkr7-BBYMiSTBmjseLo1eX0DAZwUfhd0lBDnnGS4zL4FSZYGNwUO0PcRbCvcGluNMQra7xBmq6CWyXg119rN6-rqfqL7vPPkZQNwkfVj-brFC/s400/CIMG3895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336807400822289346" /></a><br /></div><div>Sorry Holland, but this is some boring-ass scenery. It's flat as hell. I did see three miniature horses and two wild hares strolling leisurely across a field, however!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8npb71iMBCntnvs2M5Vn5j-7jWF0SWR_cFwFjABbibRy1IEzs_0Nz73O6kjJyD_pyLhNXItKe7MqvblW8c_aaRLOnSFRiTg2lSlSC3yneYJFSnd9dLQUjb52AHDCRwy8V2v3GbDC6YBCi/s1600-h/CIMG3897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8npb71iMBCntnvs2M5Vn5j-7jWF0SWR_cFwFjABbibRy1IEzs_0Nz73O6kjJyD_pyLhNXItKe7MqvblW8c_aaRLOnSFRiTg2lSlSC3yneYJFSnd9dLQUjb52AHDCRwy8V2v3GbDC6YBCi/s400/CIMG3897.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336807398725185458" /></a><br /></div><div>Ah, The Netherlands: friend to bikers everywhere!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTe27u7m_noACgeF-Sum3kPgXY_hVWOlFODkEpl_u2jZXBXRvtker4pTh06Ohx2W-u6vOgm9pUgwURe9L2yF-qw2ZfhGXqD5jDt4XwsOMYvCZNt69g2_LRMQkxP0KDPcXsCXzz0GL_5Dw/s1600-h/CIMG3902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTe27u7m_noACgeF-Sum3kPgXY_hVWOlFODkEpl_u2jZXBXRvtker4pTh06Ohx2W-u6vOgm9pUgwURe9L2yF-qw2ZfhGXqD5jDt4XwsOMYvCZNt69g2_LRMQkxP0KDPcXsCXzz0GL_5Dw/s400/CIMG3902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336807394010749602" /></a><br /></div><div>Despite the delay in Aartselaar, I arrived in Den Haag fifteen minutes early! I had plenty of time to hang around the Centraal station, getting excited about ratty-looking street birds which of course were totally different to the birds we have at home. Then I met up with Anjani! Anjani and her boyfriend Anne (pronounced Ah-nuh, and yes it's a dude's name, in Northern Holland) are old friends of ours from Hong Kong. Pranjal worked with both of them at one point or another in NGO hell, and when I moved out they hooked us up with Hongkee (yes, really), the awesomest landlord ever! From Hong Kong, Anne and Anjani moved to her native Philippines, and now live in Anne's native Holland. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anne was at work, so Anjani and I decided to head to the open market nearby, considered one of Europe's largest. On the way there we had to walk through what the locals think is a 'ghetto;' I had to laugh in return. Behold the terrifying face of Den Haag's ghetto:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEbU8qAUQUdDnbApcXQkJFRmhI7AsP0qpOXaDP87O2_RTWuba03edQxluaiaCKKhmcRoQBDdWXqj-KfQ9baIEemwKCMvQdPtm55E-c__L5CEMjKsBhhs_msKT-Xj-h2rw29GRoe5MNsbf/s1600-h/CIMG3906.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEbU8qAUQUdDnbApcXQkJFRmhI7AsP0qpOXaDP87O2_RTWuba03edQxluaiaCKKhmcRoQBDdWXqj-KfQ9baIEemwKCMvQdPtm55E-c__L5CEMjKsBhhs_msKT-Xj-h2rw29GRoe5MNsbf/s400/CIMG3906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336807387866753842" /></a><br /></div><div>The open market! It was enormous, and crowded, but I was excited to see so many beautiful, fresh, and real-looking (as opposed to our nasty GMO crops in America) fruits and veg. So cheap, too! Three avocados for one Euro! Half a kilo of strawberries for one Euro fifty! The market was a huge variety of people, too, from native Dutch to South Asian and African immigrants, and at least one Yankee tourist.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvMTl9OXDvsJNd_hIyyi7eaVGUn94GM2CYO6aLko7QTJZyKRsryb8_NqYNv3MuDmehQVCCQqXV4lnNrVpELtR-3XPCXA0GrbjcmIf-rn6BvZI4gAtJyqlt2V_Lxd41AdBpqHvOsFzK-5V/s1600-h/CIMG3909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvMTl9OXDvsJNd_hIyyi7eaVGUn94GM2CYO6aLko7QTJZyKRsryb8_NqYNv3MuDmehQVCCQqXV4lnNrVpELtR-3XPCXA0GrbjcmIf-rn6BvZI4gAtJyqlt2V_Lxd41AdBpqHvOsFzK-5V/s400/CIMG3909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336807391134782658" /></a><br /></div><div>There's our cheap strawberries, down there!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LP_CPtUpsYWgnc7weRQC-UT0327EXebi4DS6gj8lCmnmhJP2Mf9Q4KCelxvXToiWZWV0wHwKaWqXcmf6WXyPHOwhyphenhyphen75dmLcyC4dQKGkNn_8STqqs1Ojy1KyjnEqT1wJok4dyAYdc3fa/s1600-h/CIMG3912.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LP_CPtUpsYWgnc7weRQC-UT0327EXebi4DS6gj8lCmnmhJP2Mf9Q4KCelxvXToiWZWV0wHwKaWqXcmf6WXyPHOwhyphenhyphen75dmLcyC4dQKGkNn_8STqqs1Ojy1KyjnEqT1wJok4dyAYdc3fa/s400/CIMG3912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336806392284108594" /></a><br /></div><div>Blech- one thing the Dutch are really into is fish- nasty, fried, salted, dried, dessicated fish. Bleah!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ21_oxuLdH5OadLgaZjKI60oKx5DOkT3DheU8162FuYK9lvFTRg_Yi56JbSJYc6SgNVKI2T31jkJEYlp0P3M9TxszKN7q_WrgltcN8i_do-ibysTBzTUS1d4UoyhkdRtqbDY0DhDOUgCX/s1600-h/CIMG3913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ21_oxuLdH5OadLgaZjKI60oKx5DOkT3DheU8162FuYK9lvFTRg_Yi56JbSJYc6SgNVKI2T31jkJEYlp0P3M9TxszKN7q_WrgltcN8i_do-ibysTBzTUS1d4UoyhkdRtqbDY0DhDOUgCX/s400/CIMG3913.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336806392563033122" /></a><br /></div><div>The market sells dry and wet foods, as well as a number of clothes, household items, and second-hand goods. I bought some socks with laces and tassles that look like a demented cossack. There was also one old man selling used glasses for 2 Euro- I tried on a pair just for laughs and found it was almost my exact prescription! I bought them- I'm sure I'll need them within the next five years, my eyes degenerate so quickly!</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, more frites! Or, as they're called here, pataat. These were from a highly-recommended shop from a local (Anne's) tip. Mine is ketchup and onions, Anjani's is the same but with mayo as well (gross!). Whoever thought of putting onions on frites is right up there with the person who discovered penicillin.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIwfwu7gZULKmZAHcQ8EWOLDQXDLdFr7t5tOB_uiVo5nlHjm0xmBpkJoD6pPc6ZaKol26dgo2lW1SQNzYHedMhbBSokJnSWMmwKB-KJLFnPurI9xlDK9FiO3ee6QIswnDfnqjmFCwKcVl/s1600-h/CIMG3916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIwfwu7gZULKmZAHcQ8EWOLDQXDLdFr7t5tOB_uiVo5nlHjm0xmBpkJoD6pPc6ZaKol26dgo2lW1SQNzYHedMhbBSokJnSWMmwKB-KJLFnPurI9xlDK9FiO3ee6QIswnDfnqjmFCwKcVl/s400/CIMG3916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336806388184077858" /></a><br /></div><div>LOOK AT THIS CUTE DOG OH MY GOD!!! Everywhere I've been so far has been awesome as far as dogs go- people take their dogs everywhere, including on the metro and to bars! It's great.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhFAA0TBhRbYLCJYk-WjaXDUdYkY0MHbkuHxz3DTL5WGyUeljv-agQnkeGmqso1QzKZT1Pqt_N06H7I0j3ocL3jMPdGCa9Ou_5bO7HSF_RMR8q_266pSerakjRwfD2KHMACKC7VASz4qk/s1600-h/CIMG3917.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhFAA0TBhRbYLCJYk-WjaXDUdYkY0MHbkuHxz3DTL5WGyUeljv-agQnkeGmqso1QzKZT1Pqt_N06H7I0j3ocL3jMPdGCa9Ou_5bO7HSF_RMR8q_266pSerakjRwfD2KHMACKC7VASz4qk/s400/CIMG3917.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336806383851432530" /></a><br /></div><div>Goats! There was a small pasture, inexplicable, in the middle of the city filled with goats, sheep, and cows. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s7OwdI0NUFX2_dDoLIXDt8mgsoO5QTcFEoxf1hz2Lp2twpV-zJOY68DydMjrB__Wxo5GMQIOql7C4o4e13jF95i84NwzzQAvWcclNPWRsSQxIq2xqzDjq7KgeazqikHGyscsm-pjglk7/s1600-h/CIMG3919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s7OwdI0NUFX2_dDoLIXDt8mgsoO5QTcFEoxf1hz2Lp2twpV-zJOY68DydMjrB__Wxo5GMQIOql7C4o4e13jF95i84NwzzQAvWcclNPWRsSQxIq2xqzDjq7KgeazqikHGyscsm-pjglk7/s400/CIMG3919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336806379404163186" /></a><br /></div><div>City center- a beautiful pedestrianized lane with lots of tall buildings and shops!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H8JKAYav1GK1aFp88HlHW0KvcWyjIVQGJfgZZk8hm57U1wOzaLJaX3UsnC391TCAhoIWJfkxu4OeH-uTbxE0ODkwwys9QgPcIyYq5104-zOpwOTO4TKH9CW3acCaFIsJO8BnqCBMX1-3/s1600-h/CIMG3920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H8JKAYav1GK1aFp88HlHW0KvcWyjIVQGJfgZZk8hm57U1wOzaLJaX3UsnC391TCAhoIWJfkxu4OeH-uTbxE0ODkwwys9QgPcIyYq5104-zOpwOTO4TKH9CW3acCaFIsJO8BnqCBMX1-3/s400/CIMG3920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336723977571662658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke3Ecia2Wn9EP1QWNKu95qBQXquAocFlBlesJtdIgiCYCzeh2tAMgfb9ilX9qfeMEoQHYi9Kv1H4bU3gey9LReebeO6KsdisF8cCpkWderW53EOGzS4iVR_ogtSGrpyGqTLZkrqf0OaWT/s1600-h/CIMG3921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke3Ecia2Wn9EP1QWNKu95qBQXquAocFlBlesJtdIgiCYCzeh2tAMgfb9ilX9qfeMEoQHYi9Kv1H4bU3gey9LReebeO6KsdisF8cCpkWderW53EOGzS4iVR_ogtSGrpyGqTLZkrqf0OaWT/s400/CIMG3921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336723977741930994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnAQYj3xPJ1DcS3rJCX5gP9d2N0XKymiLYIXt3DM6AnU7V8b-IEpTFpQMInCthFCLJZxX63tb18FQbVvrQRLi-bQ9oKFl-zY5VpFu6GqBkequl_MzF-9r6h-dI3xT1Xsdph8EQpM0KsSm/s1600-h/CIMG3922.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnAQYj3xPJ1DcS3rJCX5gP9d2N0XKymiLYIXt3DM6AnU7V8b-IEpTFpQMInCthFCLJZxX63tb18FQbVvrQRLi-bQ9oKFl-zY5VpFu6GqBkequl_MzF-9r6h-dI3xT1Xsdph8EQpM0KsSm/s400/CIMG3922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336723974048598050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7wDRr7uTynkE4dW66PHOiQOLjnyRUGeKKyf2T34jxXIoMOHqylMdx64MKmDBDEGGuTaLeMuZYBynZ7J9rAwsYfRWeb9GGtQF0wH_DYYJjG6sFSCGA82WqH85IRzNeSbqgevK0dgWt3fM/s1600-h/CIMG3924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7wDRr7uTynkE4dW66PHOiQOLjnyRUGeKKyf2T34jxXIoMOHqylMdx64MKmDBDEGGuTaLeMuZYBynZ7J9rAwsYfRWeb9GGtQF0wH_DYYJjG6sFSCGA82WqH85IRzNeSbqgevK0dgWt3fM/s400/CIMG3924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336723970045363650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT3iP2ti7zbw-Jh_8_zISa2mwZpJjPSsuXY0NjQu4RaflUTGiFBkC8PTyIflukLADjcMNbViFtdj7uyBQ_N9NB_TDwaEvAhPE675bznI4MEDB8_IsNTrRJeSsDn4I6dF83ZwDLZcl6Fav/s1600-h/CIMG3925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT3iP2ti7zbw-Jh_8_zISa2mwZpJjPSsuXY0NjQu4RaflUTGiFBkC8PTyIflukLADjcMNbViFtdj7uyBQ_N9NB_TDwaEvAhPE675bznI4MEDB8_IsNTrRJeSsDn4I6dF83ZwDLZcl6Fav/s400/CIMG3925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336723963568473330" /></a><br /></div><div>Lookit me! I'm a German!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiBz_4y5Ej7SrHs14lZooufROwcgPs95OWWBu7NlJ9ImMoaUiWnXUDYaQVM_yg-HUGOBRpLplkVxieK7haW8Zff3mmyMVVICcU80_yS0HLR0HtjwhiUieCY7CwxSYxaCNCXKN35ZK36gM/s1600-h/CIMG3928.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiBz_4y5Ej7SrHs14lZooufROwcgPs95OWWBu7NlJ9ImMoaUiWnXUDYaQVM_yg-HUGOBRpLplkVxieK7haW8Zff3mmyMVVICcU80_yS0HLR0HtjwhiUieCY7CwxSYxaCNCXKN35ZK36gM/s400/CIMG3928.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336720096731159938" /></a><br /></div><div>When the bicycle is the primary mode of transport, some interesting variations appear to help carry cargo, babies, dogs, etc. What amazed me about the bikes here is that no one locks their bikes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">to</span> anything. I initially thought none of the bikes were locked at all, but many people here use a lock that looks like a large, single handcuff- it locks the rear wheel to the bike frame so it can't be ridden. Still, the fact that nobody locks or removes their baskets, bags, seats, or lights. At Ashby BART those bikes would be stripped in two minutes flat! And they'd take the bike too, whether the rear wheel was locked or not!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCVWoEpzX5Omv6yz-eXEImlyPsQMMpssiyAI-Tvi4FkSFgV6r-rgn0iyYM57j9Ds4hvt2lHTeGOnXbAcLhex_Hor3FDUsmHVtJEcJLt5dIFaT1sXRQN73YQoa1mrPpY1pT2aF7HnnteWx/s1600-h/CIMG3930.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCVWoEpzX5Omv6yz-eXEImlyPsQMMpssiyAI-Tvi4FkSFgV6r-rgn0iyYM57j9Ds4hvt2lHTeGOnXbAcLhex_Hor3FDUsmHVtJEcJLt5dIFaT1sXRQN73YQoa1mrPpY1pT2aF7HnnteWx/s400/CIMG3930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336720100368504818" /></a><br /></div><div>Arguably the highlight of our day- I noticed a fetching shirt in a shop window, depicting Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh! Although the shop was just about to close, the keeper, a gregarious Moroccan-Dutch man, invited us in warmly and proceeded to explain the concept to us.</div><div><br /></div><div>This store, more of a traveling exhibition of young designers, takes its name from the popular Dutch store Hema. The concept blends Arabic and Dutch cultures to promote race relations in the very tense atmosphere of The Netherlands. Thus, the store is named Al-Hema! The font is a modern computerized version of Arabic:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76t0z86ra4DS287VhVqPpKmitXcX1CgX4Tp4SxIWTJs8DtfjSe7YZkRMDr_Vs2-XfgiLoLlu0RUPgavjYniWVvG-foJUu4yledjGaRW3Bi5DOsGSRe5eJa09ZLRDs55oiWREHkjWVflYQ/s1600-h/CIMG3935.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76t0z86ra4DS287VhVqPpKmitXcX1CgX4Tp4SxIWTJs8DtfjSe7YZkRMDr_Vs2-XfgiLoLlu0RUPgavjYniWVvG-foJUu4yledjGaRW3Bi5DOsGSRe5eJa09ZLRDs55oiWREHkjWVflYQ/s400/CIMG3935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336720094080579986" /></a><br /></div><div>Although Hema was apprehensive at first ("are they fundamentalists?!"), they gradually came to accept and even support the idea. They've even donated their official shopping baskets to Al-Hema! And they've taken an interest in commissioning some of the young designers' work, such as the "burqa shower curtain," below:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCNi9kF1wwqydNUFWLq67G-9CiMfn9uNqjk0fgh1Eqw8wkK2Pb9HyFkebsFIhhak9UN1d8X_cCt1HecmtJff5yX2otnGQsOZJt_XrvH_uCb9vapPAQPOaaOIqSfDnuvbZ7kigAL3hTzNc/s1600-h/CIMG3934.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCNi9kF1wwqydNUFWLq67G-9CiMfn9uNqjk0fgh1Eqw8wkK2Pb9HyFkebsFIhhak9UN1d8X_cCt1HecmtJff5yX2otnGQsOZJt_XrvH_uCb9vapPAQPOaaOIqSfDnuvbZ7kigAL3hTzNc/s400/CIMG3934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336720088331924674" /></a><br /></div><div>Some other items I loved but didn't get pictures of were:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. A t-shirt reading "Halal" in Hebrew on the front; "Kosher" in Arabic on the back.</div><div>2. Rubber dish gloves printed with a henna-style pattern.</div><div>3. A hijab head scarf which, with two swift movements, transforms into a sexy top!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then we headed to the "Eko" shop to pick up some food for vegans. Check out the amazing price displays- they're all on LCD screens!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5AmRlfxTmzP7r9-bofTYsrNe4SSIIupSaMQLEpNi0ePbeGoELWZ9vK30muZ9uCaazhuIXTQy7siejwUEb1lLKQaZLJs5Duq2YeLzWoaYmUkfStYtQ0ERuD-ivLooNzFYBFJZVQbkd1fv/s1600-h/CIMG3937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5AmRlfxTmzP7r9-bofTYsrNe4SSIIupSaMQLEpNi0ePbeGoELWZ9vK30muZ9uCaazhuIXTQy7siejwUEb1lLKQaZLJs5Duq2YeLzWoaYmUkfStYtQ0ERuD-ivLooNzFYBFJZVQbkd1fv/s400/CIMG3937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336720088197724898" /></a><br /></div><div>Then we went to Albert Heijn, the Tesco of Holland, to pick up a few more things. And I found what is quite possibly the most disgusting foodstuff I have ever seen:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk7TKQfQ5Y_H7AwQtqjpbDTh5GM0nd01GJ4zy_KX3THO5cfzG3Vqj4W66SrpAOyaNou867xzBKgpcLTzpoQXcqHNttFJ3yw06qS8EhTJG2eeyF3oHP_EZPYFaYphK4c5718oOU45z4IGc/s1600-h/CIMG3938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk7TKQfQ5Y_H7AwQtqjpbDTh5GM0nd01GJ4zy_KX3THO5cfzG3Vqj4W66SrpAOyaNou867xzBKgpcLTzpoQXcqHNttFJ3yw06qS8EhTJG2eeyF3oHP_EZPYFaYphK4c5718oOU45z4IGc/s400/CIMG3938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336718870135121490" /></a><br /></div><div>Here I am, with my Provamel soy yogurt, in the Dutch Houses of Parliament!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY06t25x-qqMeHnmZcLJGPH5DY63jV1jj-fa4S8WdfYLx3ZRAxUkV-uhpXehuU5wCNeiSHTswEOylgoNqC1vLzQcjXS8jIXt_G4C5A69ZHypY5u_gBgMXhp-l8gvbLU9X_wxPWTkfaXiHV/s1600-h/CIMG3939.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY06t25x-qqMeHnmZcLJGPH5DY63jV1jj-fa4S8WdfYLx3ZRAxUkV-uhpXehuU5wCNeiSHTswEOylgoNqC1vLzQcjXS8jIXt_G4C5A69ZHypY5u_gBgMXhp-l8gvbLU9X_wxPWTkfaXiHV/s400/CIMG3939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336718865214217058" /></a><br /></div><div>The other side of the Parliament- the Prime Minister's offices are just out of frame on the left side.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxq_cFafl9ZF1vCWtyt1JsYNp8NKDbpjcGMGFhFHRLwTqSHRg88TqbjrjR5t2ZF2n3pNS4Slzgegp52Gie3h-RqLeQfEGjinaZB6nwR8VigYxjB0FfhIfz9aGE1RNFIH9CTdSmWUqSK61/s1600-h/CIMG3942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxq_cFafl9ZF1vCWtyt1JsYNp8NKDbpjcGMGFhFHRLwTqSHRg88TqbjrjR5t2ZF2n3pNS4Slzgegp52Gie3h-RqLeQfEGjinaZB6nwR8VigYxjB0FfhIfz9aGE1RNFIH9CTdSmWUqSK61/s400/CIMG3942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336718867800482690" /></a><br /></div><div>Probably the tiniest house in Den Haag!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KaSzX0XCpPxpw5LzNXuAZz5gpBAlm0zdbs-Rv5diT89pN1nCE4c8HSA7jD054OTCJaosFGHeLJ_ROtoQVSY6h2c9kha-0iVcLLR96XG3M6y3Q-6JdCZdO27hppJKsEpv_Bm5fzCxcxBI/s1600-h/CIMG3944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KaSzX0XCpPxpw5LzNXuAZz5gpBAlm0zdbs-Rv5diT89pN1nCE4c8HSA7jD054OTCJaosFGHeLJ_ROtoQVSY6h2c9kha-0iVcLLR96XG3M6y3Q-6JdCZdO27hppJKsEpv_Bm5fzCxcxBI/s400/CIMG3944.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336718862750363842" /></a><br /></div><div>The MC Escher museum- there is also the museum which houses the famous painting Girl With a Pearl Earring, but museums here are expensive! At least seven euro to get in. I'll enjoy the street sights, thank you very much!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CVpDUmlBOlqrYtUvas02ZpTX4WPLUhRfN7blrwFXRT-sorFk5Hftqt3sPSIsfyY6DrB0Aa5tpNYmj-F2tbbLyclMR1107TJ9tCd_Dlsz9gYeDUeZtV2_SG-yviTpn3lp8lXbVolHNsxh/s1600-h/CIMG3945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CVpDUmlBOlqrYtUvas02ZpTX4WPLUhRfN7blrwFXRT-sorFk5Hftqt3sPSIsfyY6DrB0Aa5tpNYmj-F2tbbLyclMR1107TJ9tCd_Dlsz9gYeDUeZtV2_SG-yviTpn3lp8lXbVolHNsxh/s400/CIMG3945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336718855154908002" /></a><br /></div><div>Anne and Anjani kindly arranged to take me to Den Haag's only vegetarian restaurant, de Wankele Tafel, or 'the wobbly table.' Anne says it's called this so you can't complain when you sit down and actually get a wobbly table. That crazy guy!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNfZI1JcSgzC5q8yUWxTd4Es1utDCgpCcWMDUjmf8_fAmg9zV00gOTpHFe_aT7-SG0UzP7-glIYKwSmfbQxWpc5-2OojjiBr-Br_Rw2L3ZrpcQRb9VLBtSLwTqFvVHk5C22eDBeex5-to/s1600-h/CIMG3957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNfZI1JcSgzC5q8yUWxTd4Es1utDCgpCcWMDUjmf8_fAmg9zV00gOTpHFe_aT7-SG0UzP7-glIYKwSmfbQxWpc5-2OojjiBr-Br_Rw2L3ZrpcQRb9VLBtSLwTqFvVHk5C22eDBeex5-to/s400/CIMG3957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336717527487206850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9uUAlN_vAoyccGZ9NLBRhqVQMKkumnl4kpAz4f_vdzFLktVQRYJoaqyFMLAlDMmnPqwPj8mQw2GNh2Y2oUopT1JVmmMDB3wbfuaypsVILv3x1Y9pogbW9uEOhwdAAcmMLQShZa7Q-m6f/s1600-h/CIMG3947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9uUAlN_vAoyccGZ9NLBRhqVQMKkumnl4kpAz4f_vdzFLktVQRYJoaqyFMLAlDMmnPqwPj8mQw2GNh2Y2oUopT1JVmmMDB3wbfuaypsVILv3x1Y9pogbW9uEOhwdAAcmMLQShZa7Q-m6f/s400/CIMG3947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336717520907583218" /></a><br /></div><div>How rude!!! Actually, this says something to the effect of "cash only"- 'pinnen' means debit cards, derived from PIN.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwIiLbP4CRPSBSaGDqAq7Wp6rkMWxorIabR4VXRmpSnEouONvFFTfm8k7aVd4BJuKEmoG2RmyMLl5ogMQ3bZhfMtD02_BPTqqxw1le0pYPuY67j3gAQB3RLFSc03Wd0qBFDlRd8MmwmtI/s1600-h/CIMG3948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwIiLbP4CRPSBSaGDqAq7Wp6rkMWxorIabR4VXRmpSnEouONvFFTfm8k7aVd4BJuKEmoG2RmyMLl5ogMQ3bZhfMtD02_BPTqqxw1le0pYPuY67j3gAQB3RLFSc03Wd0qBFDlRd8MmwmtI/s400/CIMG3948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336717512269069826" /></a><br /></div><div>My beer from Maastricht!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKPndiCgqMyIJz4vK12ctDY1KBsFxx7EkI-LhRYI669IwWTVLAUKZjhl7OmXsmYm7Fjh8Qvyia8gqs43dJ-KHBNwmOayvT4kPK_cLf7RNEDO-RFo0KnGxHY5x4AP7ZPZt35eip0qPhNNA/s1600-h/CIMG3949.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKPndiCgqMyIJz4vK12ctDY1KBsFxx7EkI-LhRYI669IwWTVLAUKZjhl7OmXsmYm7Fjh8Qvyia8gqs43dJ-KHBNwmOayvT4kPK_cLf7RNEDO-RFo0KnGxHY5x4AP7ZPZt35eip0qPhNNA/s400/CIMG3949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336717511502551346" /></a><br /></div><div>Tomato-mustard soup- AMAZING!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsZRIXpJYF7N6P0g2YDhTJ0Y4i0UkDIyGfxYG_C4etUbEqnCNbzVDozZyzbHrXyUsos6U9-NpNjNL1Mf3fUv-4vhUU_L3CiVrbHzVseJt4DoynBG9JY7bQFMKmhwl3jrtlbYLn4-RaRhW/s1600-h/CIMG3951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsZRIXpJYF7N6P0g2YDhTJ0Y4i0UkDIyGfxYG_C4etUbEqnCNbzVDozZyzbHrXyUsos6U9-NpNjNL1Mf3fUv-4vhUU_L3CiVrbHzVseJt4DoynBG9JY7bQFMKmhwl3jrtlbYLn4-RaRhW/s400/CIMG3951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336717508701085986" /></a><br /></div><div>Sadly for me, only two menu items were vegan, and one of them had peanut sauce. So I had the Mexican bean dish!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTLtPCBu7v_BNicqi6qzAiHcRaZOWSxe62nSuLvAtYrheMXba6XMZOX1yzBatrQJL7_ygwg48Z7Qesa2TfVIebt8RT3ICxeONTIITfZ3YJ_VzBfGQib4QyWo2C2U0xGawu2dRudUIv2fE/s1600-h/CIMG3954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTLtPCBu7v_BNicqi6qzAiHcRaZOWSxe62nSuLvAtYrheMXba6XMZOX1yzBatrQJL7_ygwg48Z7Qesa2TfVIebt8RT3ICxeONTIITfZ3YJ_VzBfGQib4QyWo2C2U0xGawu2dRudUIv2fE/s400/CIMG3954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336716285464805762" /></a><br /></div><div>Outside the restaurant- can you imagine a more European scene?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeJaNO97HrnODE_0IC-fUWn4bnzTmMzYxVQHi_iA7XV42sqY74F4taaaUkjHRwj71SGo1SlaArsI2amnVvDKN5Nek3E6aWuhYhP9-Rb_uS58ShYSkedLGnCw7iDy4DJRmDkGCMylYVOBT/s1600-h/CIMG3959.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeJaNO97HrnODE_0IC-fUWn4bnzTmMzYxVQHi_iA7XV42sqY74F4taaaUkjHRwj71SGo1SlaArsI2amnVvDKN5Nek3E6aWuhYhP9-Rb_uS58ShYSkedLGnCw7iDy4DJRmDkGCMylYVOBT/s400/CIMG3959.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336716281125796066" /></a><br /><div>Now this trumps even the Smart Car! So eeny weeny- Anne says these cars are made especially for disabled folks and that the public or private health systems will reimburse you if you need one (Holland's health system is unfortunately moving towards privatization, but is still superior to the US 'system' in that it is illegal for insurers to deny care based on pre-existing conditions).</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlcqg40DMkOXMFq8Z3pJJgJciWg-DaV1SDwL8ilxKlR7C8Eqi1ZmwmuGUANb2pOF1cfBBfAuy-M-T8UIqBTQcq1OZsxeme8nQKJW7FLusdU1HLAXR_p9Eq3XDa89iQB-EqTy-lnsdoyWS/s1600-h/CIMG3962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlcqg40DMkOXMFq8Z3pJJgJciWg-DaV1SDwL8ilxKlR7C8Eqi1ZmwmuGUANb2pOF1cfBBfAuy-M-T8UIqBTQcq1OZsxeme8nQKJW7FLusdU1HLAXR_p9Eq3XDa89iQB-EqTy-lnsdoyWS/s400/CIMG3962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336716274026962354" /></a><br /></div><div>A beautiful canal in the middle of the swanky area where all the embassies are in Den Haag.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFzZc7JQu2yvQYFpNoMaQagaIpkJjwFbqqlgbVv_NgrABqPtJzp_cMHwsWhhPLgDgF0IhsPlQshUzwvb3a_-RWc-ldu2Ww3VYUVhzUapnhMA3qXVujrRkcHdqhvsphNmcFtTV75GDDA4R/s1600-h/CIMG3965.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFzZc7JQu2yvQYFpNoMaQagaIpkJjwFbqqlgbVv_NgrABqPtJzp_cMHwsWhhPLgDgF0IhsPlQshUzwvb3a_-RWc-ldu2Ww3VYUVhzUapnhMA3qXVujrRkcHdqhvsphNmcFtTV75GDDA4R/s400/CIMG3965.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336716275954208722" /></a><br /></div><div>Now that's what I like to see!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kjQaLg-spbW0h_fVRR8cygkdCi7yoiXLaZpgz-fdwOiWBe3aQ1xTMESZFvLw3KnoMw_KEDZ3AZ9OggW4UwDR748emWmS-6GRFEo14gYSYXHfqry9b8kNlySnZFa7AyzCmIZqoHIGapcL/s1600-h/CIMG3967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kjQaLg-spbW0h_fVRR8cygkdCi7yoiXLaZpgz-fdwOiWBe3aQ1xTMESZFvLw3KnoMw_KEDZ3AZ9OggW4UwDR748emWmS-6GRFEo14gYSYXHfqry9b8kNlySnZFa7AyzCmIZqoHIGapcL/s400/CIMG3967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336716273299045218" /></a><br /></div><div>Pics from Day 5, including a day trip to Rotterdam, soon!</div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-14468273274742211662009-05-16T12:33:00.001-07:002009-05-17T01:36:53.237-07:00Day 3- Brussels (Now with photos!)<div>OK, bear with me, I know this is a million and one photos, but I had a busy day! I wasn't able to upload these last night due to difficulties with the connection, but after a night's rest I'm happy to report it's back to normal. So here is my second (and last) day in Brussels!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfpqFd4iuI_1GFhlQ2JZNhsAx6zOS9MKFSGL7C2FcZMdTYmxCjt2DG5iimRIjlQ93nAlN0SlfhS7ARORHBQHIPLLSj4NI1uJ7AShs96vEXzj_MXupFtOq0HBLaER_MpAKdbLdzPrBxxsB/s1600-h/CIMG3787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfpqFd4iuI_1GFhlQ2JZNhsAx6zOS9MKFSGL7C2FcZMdTYmxCjt2DG5iimRIjlQ93nAlN0SlfhS7ARORHBQHIPLLSj4NI1uJ7AShs96vEXzj_MXupFtOq0HBLaER_MpAKdbLdzPrBxxsB/s400/CIMG3787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336704232953070642" /></a><br /><div>Beer delivery for the tourist sector:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFEdwhBo52VroURRt8uXZmbEaFWpLXxXDY1lFcxtg0n7Ycgj0BzWLg9mHk6BBV1DD517ggft7etR2xg96-mojkFcPDdher7G304HoQ_SdLJSufblx6NeCcNTvdR3NN943oA0gKaj71PH8/s1600-h/CIMG3788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFEdwhBo52VroURRt8uXZmbEaFWpLXxXDY1lFcxtg0n7Ycgj0BzWLg9mHk6BBV1DD517ggft7etR2xg96-mojkFcPDdher7G304HoQ_SdLJSufblx6NeCcNTvdR3NN943oA0gKaj71PH8/s400/CIMG3788.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336704229234969314" /></a><br /></div><div>The Lewd Jester and the Urban Spongebob: A tableau.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAQJOgNEXGn2BWAvLkoNCCSM_KyTQAgiGTy2tL2-cknJoLc0KmKUEMIgYlwnh7xhLDZWUjWRPB8WFqNOwPUcw4CVDwmegKL7sf-ciKJtsJ18LUhOMbhszX5Uk7D9xCRv9pF8JwmX74FyK/s1600-h/CIMG3794.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAQJOgNEXGn2BWAvLkoNCCSM_KyTQAgiGTy2tL2-cknJoLc0KmKUEMIgYlwnh7xhLDZWUjWRPB8WFqNOwPUcw4CVDwmegKL7sf-ciKJtsJ18LUhOMbhszX5Uk7D9xCRv9pF8JwmX74FyK/s400/CIMG3794.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336704225900908866" /></a><br /></div><div>The rain was pretty bad the day before, but apparently this restaurant was expecting a flood:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fjwIKCTJShmY7P4GtjouIPeiu5DLjT4lJ4VqV3E3IXgFZwkjkk9ebBDbD3A7OGvcYSSHPAdtIl0ftuvligxwGKdzL-saJthiflRhpCJGs9bHMdXKyEvLHviImHiJyKYjiM5KFbyoFPzw/s1600-h/CIMG3793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fjwIKCTJShmY7P4GtjouIPeiu5DLjT4lJ4VqV3E3IXgFZwkjkk9ebBDbD3A7OGvcYSSHPAdtIl0ftuvligxwGKdzL-saJthiflRhpCJGs9bHMdXKyEvLHviImHiJyKYjiM5KFbyoFPzw/s400/CIMG3793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336704219257490690" /></a><br /></div><div>Les Armes des Bruxelles: according to the book, this is where Danny DeVito likes to dine when he's in town!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqCVu87iVWx0q5EGsMYJ_-utFdI4VlDmeMNvPG5Tq4QHd1UtcSobdMdAmTCZo3N8-AKZrbcK7Wb2pMat26fr_usvKbfKr4Xr3vdDG4FYN7gSGq5mxoEJcF4yEtyrHdOXEsyfnRa5v3LLB/s1600-h/CIMG3792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqCVu87iVWx0q5EGsMYJ_-utFdI4VlDmeMNvPG5Tq4QHd1UtcSobdMdAmTCZo3N8-AKZrbcK7Wb2pMat26fr_usvKbfKr4Xr3vdDG4FYN7gSGq5mxoEJcF4yEtyrHdOXEsyfnRa5v3LLB/s400/CIMG3792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336704218334377266" /></a>Rue de Marchees aux Herbes/Grassmarkt- a tiny alley behind the Grand Place/Grote Markt filled with expensive restaurants. Naturally no self-respecting local ever dines here. Oddly enough, the tiny, winding streets, cramped delivery trucks, multiple awnings, and aggressive hawkers reminded me of Lamma Island in Hong Kong.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX2WHdtx83SKsEKj6CCLWNVmsdJ_psTD0hdX-MvD8asGkVffInKqEv-LzBYKTG_5UKF268jAcESuaAoGgsJRhdWIHHJmKPsfcE7mzUGO94k_gwc_gmtEeeazK6WNNFB1AgIjpLcsVsw9Q/s1600-h/CIMG3790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPX2WHdtx83SKsEKj6CCLWNVmsdJ_psTD0hdX-MvD8asGkVffInKqEv-LzBYKTG_5UKF268jAcESuaAoGgsJRhdWIHHJmKPsfcE7mzUGO94k_gwc_gmtEeeazK6WNNFB1AgIjpLcsVsw9Q/s400/CIMG3790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336703293278584514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3zn9tWicOSlksJ3h0Lwu6Y9uu4rlrKKx5OFTevTNatjXP2mA74TAV_jqtAQnd0Wh5Uxuy9pGd1VcA6ASqRjHnmctFE9wJsO5cngL94u_fTpwZAFpAztY-yAIf8lu2QodubfahncFShiV/s1600-h/CIMG3791.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3zn9tWicOSlksJ3h0Lwu6Y9uu4rlrKKx5OFTevTNatjXP2mA74TAV_jqtAQnd0Wh5Uxuy9pGd1VcA6ASqRjHnmctFE9wJsO5cngL94u_fTpwZAFpAztY-yAIf8lu2QodubfahncFShiV/s400/CIMG3791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336703289886857778" /></a><br /></div><div>In and around the Grand Place/Grote Markt, a plaza surrounded by 17th-century guildhalls.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71ib1SY3kk6_K2Vn_xbMb_LsVqNNqhd1hXN9mdVkg3OBAmOjm-X3b66Ze36ubHdHf7BwK6gWPPFe6ecMyNJ7mMjO335DXzboT687kaNZnPJqMV0RC5p1J_JAEquFPZrko9cOwPEFBJEkY/s1600-h/CIMG3795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71ib1SY3kk6_K2Vn_xbMb_LsVqNNqhd1hXN9mdVkg3OBAmOjm-X3b66Ze36ubHdHf7BwK6gWPPFe6ecMyNJ7mMjO335DXzboT687kaNZnPJqMV0RC5p1J_JAEquFPZrko9cOwPEFBJEkY/s400/CIMG3795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336703283637514594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5He5__tqOryxs4J8glRWsQT0k4C8TT8Gjvul1dlrWQyhGHBAcVDu4qCPqdfmqFawsmLivQ4e7w_3BHvNWtU7FApq62v7YA5n6m3TTDNME3RDSomL01_Nn0VfvyjG22MNoPjfWQTBhr-M/s1600-h/CIMG3797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5He5__tqOryxs4J8glRWsQT0k4C8TT8Gjvul1dlrWQyhGHBAcVDu4qCPqdfmqFawsmLivQ4e7w_3BHvNWtU7FApq62v7YA5n6m3TTDNME3RDSomL01_Nn0VfvyjG22MNoPjfWQTBhr-M/s400/CIMG3797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336703277579844066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKBrbPKj1vOKVcQy4lUUzkFcstxr0itDRupVZ8iaxwl11Jt7GqX_NNoy68VE6eD9z71kRnQX6yaWaxGkqvhOPzxA7SkE9ynmVtc2cCeSfR1IEOvgzz-uyRvcDDSjTa48R8weZ8XkmxGro/s1600-h/CIMG3802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKBrbPKj1vOKVcQy4lUUzkFcstxr0itDRupVZ8iaxwl11Jt7GqX_NNoy68VE6eD9z71kRnQX6yaWaxGkqvhOPzxA7SkE9ynmVtc2cCeSfR1IEOvgzz-uyRvcDDSjTa48R8weZ8XkmxGro/s400/CIMG3802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336703273725898978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Fr3kCL-CiQH95992MeO6nFMlSGnELeqEV6jwHJ2_OyYCxhtA3eIAAu93WN1hPty-vvVLkKXbD0_y3sYDNNHHrae_QIAIp3CSLbtks5v-pgO9xUz1MlDPUYiLZoPRTgzC3EfUcFDETG7I/s1600-h/CIMG3804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Fr3kCL-CiQH95992MeO6nFMlSGnELeqEV6jwHJ2_OyYCxhtA3eIAAu93WN1hPty-vvVLkKXbD0_y3sYDNNHHrae_QIAIp3CSLbtks5v-pgO9xUz1MlDPUYiLZoPRTgzC3EfUcFDETG7I/s400/CIMG3804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336702212257995666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmshMs2aHBnt24FrrKjtEAPJpQUD9ADk6OirBwBTk1xhPD0KhodEYrFIEmcZgTnn9sBSIX26Ox1k7hkgE2ijk54T_t5QM9e8AUBnOwpw3ixJpu3BT270w1LE70XLrIZvyvA-mvcW0xx8R0/s1600-h/CIMG3812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmshMs2aHBnt24FrrKjtEAPJpQUD9ADk6OirBwBTk1xhPD0KhodEYrFIEmcZgTnn9sBSIX26Ox1k7hkgE2ijk54T_t5QM9e8AUBnOwpw3ixJpu3BT270w1LE70XLrIZvyvA-mvcW0xx8R0/s400/CIMG3812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336702214577568082" /></a><br /></div><div>This is a self-portrait I found from the day I arrived in Europe:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX3DwIB3wCZUOwo0V8v8UqSTx5QvyeEUqgG8wTTLT_5JdN6a_4gFqV9_9tWBIqkVQFRKdej6oEjMk2UDRWlPD_ziy0NZm3ZdCyNQx50py7E5S4MDfw4iPXXKhEY-G5TIn4Dz4HLQJbdda/s1600-h/CIMG3813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX3DwIB3wCZUOwo0V8v8UqSTx5QvyeEUqgG8wTTLT_5JdN6a_4gFqV9_9tWBIqkVQFRKdej6oEjMk2UDRWlPD_ziy0NZm3ZdCyNQx50py7E5S4MDfw4iPXXKhEY-G5TIn4Dz4HLQJbdda/s400/CIMG3813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336702208474960946" /></a><br /></div><div>Rue des Fromages/Kaasmarkt- not vegan! Also called 'Greek street' because of the proliferation of Greek doner shops.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhwGeTpVWmgSdxggeqsDFhCXcldJrKNM6FfhyphenhyphenrV0-z6JRzthFtHuozKm3_By9egi8aeYo7bfKtT9vC1EszsZuxkibv3esQaM9flTG5tGQbtaZjLMfjVHJAaa7oLh1_wnG20AiQKZRRips/s1600-h/CIMG3817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhwGeTpVWmgSdxggeqsDFhCXcldJrKNM6FfhyphenhyphenrV0-z6JRzthFtHuozKm3_By9egi8aeYo7bfKtT9vC1EszsZuxkibv3esQaM9flTG5tGQbtaZjLMfjVHJAaa7oLh1_wnG20AiQKZRRips/s400/CIMG3817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336702206584577794" /></a><br /></div><div>This one's for my homegirl Isa, whose Jewish rapper name is Ice Berg:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFZSuKcZR1w5PYiPDv6lNawf6fU0cW0W8AkedpFBMuNS_JMlPYOF1L4e3_-Oh_lp5cAX53jz4UuasIbZPz5p6kUGE_tq8q_Oq8Rr24tEz_r2YZwM-eyxB6xn3DDR9qBq_7jYLtwGkeYLk/s1600-h/CIMG3819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFZSuKcZR1w5PYiPDv6lNawf6fU0cW0W8AkedpFBMuNS_JMlPYOF1L4e3_-Oh_lp5cAX53jz4UuasIbZPz5p6kUGE_tq8q_Oq8Rr24tEz_r2YZwM-eyxB6xn3DDR9qBq_7jYLtwGkeYLk/s400/CIMG3819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336702204240281058" /></a><br /></div><div>If youth hostels aren't your thing, try staying at the Hotel Mozart! It may be too loud to sleep, though.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIoX4AOqzMzIxKpyJ30T4qvEEquKmksMchFp1weXVQ2Wqy-iRNkGxhyphenhyphenxZexmaCJc99OEq1zBh7msr9YZyCkYxqwbRny8bXeD0casn1UTJveEpj0IFaIszW7oJfIOYy4lm4uHxcDxBoCLB/s1600-h/CIMG3820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIoX4AOqzMzIxKpyJ30T4qvEEquKmksMchFp1weXVQ2Wqy-iRNkGxhyphenhyphenxZexmaCJc99OEq1zBh7msr9YZyCkYxqwbRny8bXeD0casn1UTJveEpj0IFaIszW7oJfIOYy4lm4uHxcDxBoCLB/s400/CIMG3820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336701343653695650" /></a><br /></div><div>Citroen!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9TVBrCp7iccQ29LRGCq9gWKGrFjUEU34ZwJ4A30MThK-twMUfQ4LltApxFDUfBo2CG4N5u8x9m641PDm4S7XeZBGV5BATj2QhSG1qu39qkMScPT06rZbSbL2AA44-TmqUOrDFnChwqNQ/s1600-h/CIMG3821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9TVBrCp7iccQ29LRGCq9gWKGrFjUEU34ZwJ4A30MThK-twMUfQ4LltApxFDUfBo2CG4N5u8x9m641PDm4S7XeZBGV5BATj2QhSG1qu39qkMScPT06rZbSbL2AA44-TmqUOrDFnChwqNQ/s400/CIMG3821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336701339563577202" /></a><br /></div><div>Apertifs!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fjCaipI8e25KynVVKynnMX3RlLhb4Ef3Sau22sUihvyvwjm1Vy_DlCZ8dtJYK_8RaJMjxmCUGPi0u3aMJoY33yVtBHVQapsbrDrc-rKuZWh5XgRGfAKmsnh0gGVsl0AdIEr9BoMG2bJg/s1600-h/CIMG3822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fjCaipI8e25KynVVKynnMX3RlLhb4Ef3Sau22sUihvyvwjm1Vy_DlCZ8dtJYK_8RaJMjxmCUGPi0u3aMJoY33yVtBHVQapsbrDrc-rKuZWh5XgRGfAKmsnh0gGVsl0AdIEr9BoMG2bJg/s400/CIMG3822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336701334218900226" /></a><br /></div><div>And Belgium's national symbol, Mannekin Pis. Yes, it's a fountain of a little boy peeing into water, and it's their national symbol. The Belgians are a strange and wonderful people.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigujGbwBSU2rxX09R2y5XoQTaWOppo5ELx352jsDGPQ4EPt_fMxUOrMevrXSu0Ji_A-WyBTUywMHik7EnAH_aGntI7qWAsCxlkdYik-ElxU49Wh6d1rMEHgfI6YFBuckDY0FVC6Mu3FMp/s1600-h/CIMG3825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigujGbwBSU2rxX09R2y5XoQTaWOppo5ELx352jsDGPQ4EPt_fMxUOrMevrXSu0Ji_A-WyBTUywMHik7EnAH_aGntI7qWAsCxlkdYik-ElxU49Wh6d1rMEHgfI6YFBuckDY0FVC6Mu3FMp/s400/CIMG3825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336701334316210770" /></a><br /></div><div>Some guy named Jean-Luc or something dresses Manneken Pis up in different outfits! I was very sad to see that on the day I departed for Holland, he'd be wearing his gay pride outfit.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZsiS0W07-aLO55J27txc5JhF_tFK5eFz-aMnrd63qxveELYwrXNY4h6y7W8ituJmkLywP98T-hL5yjhbWRRPdeMuHJkUQuonaoYMQJwEFa45mCg_x5us-kp46VwPhPMIcX3626g32nsQ/s1600-h/CIMG3824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZsiS0W07-aLO55J27txc5JhF_tFK5eFz-aMnrd63qxveELYwrXNY4h6y7W8ituJmkLywP98T-hL5yjhbWRRPdeMuHJkUQuonaoYMQJwEFa45mCg_x5us-kp46VwPhPMIcX3626g32nsQ/s400/CIMG3824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336701327284301538" /></a><br /></div><div>These columns had an interesting texture, and I passed by them a couple of times before realizing...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7asPnmejPgfhMTl7G5OGMBFYVPrGSoZ7_oSt4vflhRlsjIFyGzNBwkvI_270FB97ZyrzrE0FJCVGLyiF96mxemItq4Yx8AyQx-a56Lj4CgludtoMeeXRQBpCOQtu6HTRBcFQtWA3vN1s/s1600-h/CIMG3827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7asPnmejPgfhMTl7G5OGMBFYVPrGSoZ7_oSt4vflhRlsjIFyGzNBwkvI_270FB97ZyrzrE0FJCVGLyiF96mxemItq4Yx8AyQx-a56Lj4CgludtoMeeXRQBpCOQtu6HTRBcFQtWA3vN1s/s400/CIMG3827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336700554671470514" /></a><br /></div><div>...I'm pretty sure they're meant to be dick garlands.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQVDLG-WsiSdb52lRh7lXLAlQzYriCfFCTnd8gazZMzF6b5-DJ3_S84DBi1D7Q790zQcBtt7SYtyqIXmM7MykFF2Tf0B2XUahlw7lx_Gufs5SL7yz4FCT4kJcW8wgoLQc-YdCxeY3Eton/s1600-h/CIMG3826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQVDLG-WsiSdb52lRh7lXLAlQzYriCfFCTnd8gazZMzF6b5-DJ3_S84DBi1D7Q790zQcBtt7SYtyqIXmM7MykFF2Tf0B2XUahlw7lx_Gufs5SL7yz4FCT4kJcW8wgoLQc-YdCxeY3Eton/s400/CIMG3826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336700550289032418" /></a><br /></div><div>Art!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCnjLavccU62t2jLn8IQmbcndjPknnaveLYZILZLMSNLHOEmgKEFmYp4LJHclYzB2FZliOSLPJ_i0DtNNUqHQLzcTRWYAPDIaMO8JF_VcXkZIVUflYVyP97lJoci5evH2YEy4pDtn7Poc/s1600-h/CIMG3829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCnjLavccU62t2jLn8IQmbcndjPknnaveLYZILZLMSNLHOEmgKEFmYp4LJHclYzB2FZliOSLPJ_i0DtNNUqHQLzcTRWYAPDIaMO8JF_VcXkZIVUflYVyP97lJoci5evH2YEy4pDtn7Poc/s400/CIMG3829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336700547598837010" /></a><br /></div><div>I then hopped on a tram to see the Africa Museum, on the outskirts of town. It went through a swanky neighborhood filled with embassies and one of Belgium's last remaining forests, amazing!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm15y3OeSSf65kS7jEaOe_cdaC4rcz2tOvL0ATI5Qs59GyKQby-ZIcSmr42tOEjwvaKDlcj6Q0GSmO7ni-W6rZYbCxbosp4jUTDyrW7BSrNeNjJBhLHVYQLZWQ-ndaWfxPGgjU7oBbYQo/s1600-h/CIMG3831.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm15y3OeSSf65kS7jEaOe_cdaC4rcz2tOvL0ATI5Qs59GyKQby-ZIcSmr42tOEjwvaKDlcj6Q0GSmO7ni-W6rZYbCxbosp4jUTDyrW7BSrNeNjJBhLHVYQLZWQ-ndaWfxPGgjU7oBbYQo/s400/CIMG3831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336700543309106610" /></a><br /></div><div>I went to the end of the line, this little country station. It's hard to believe Brussels is only ten minutes away.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43s-biiwIlAObjaP0ein8uYbJpLC-IdYQYbWTuCekR1PbWRM1iK0cWHdvdgQuNKOOTX3H8J0QkBJQ9rUcrKNi2GdgvsXq6AQD-ntoxPwu_cEBGQ_zpN6RjSHP56hS1Anhi1osNpBQbpT4/s1600-h/CIMG3843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43s-biiwIlAObjaP0ein8uYbJpLC-IdYQYbWTuCekR1PbWRM1iK0cWHdvdgQuNKOOTX3H8J0QkBJQ9rUcrKNi2GdgvsXq6AQD-ntoxPwu_cEBGQ_zpN6RjSHP56hS1Anhi1osNpBQbpT4/s400/CIMG3843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336700544723310178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM0i0BuPAhFQbsUYfma9cYU-InAzOPr-a3AhnMbaET0oWLyhEycQ0upB06WjdCOoFmFCP4r1ZFanNUNcSAb4y-00HL7Jo139uIoPyR9M_fqqDvqFiLC2Dw7KijqsUREa7SzO2n2-0wR4p/s1600-h/CIMG3833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcM0i0BuPAhFQbsUYfma9cYU-InAzOPr-a3AhnMbaET0oWLyhEycQ0upB06WjdCOoFmFCP4r1ZFanNUNcSAb4y-00HL7Jo139uIoPyR9M_fqqDvqFiLC2Dw7KijqsUREa7SzO2n2-0wR4p/s400/CIMG3833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336699537066155490" /></a><br /></div><div>This gorgeous, immense park was where the Africa Museum was.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiesI2BDtXMPOiNWMlSl4DPinX_3f4LeyAIGQhZu1oot0wrfDnMdA5VI-JPHkSA0Zg5qvT5ujJ0YZiArp5ftPzsdCMrIJYTkQB1C2tj-yX0IYNNkIQ49exsVRgQVzoWesui3wzMwZt3jRU/s1600-h/CIMG3836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiesI2BDtXMPOiNWMlSl4DPinX_3f4LeyAIGQhZu1oot0wrfDnMdA5VI-JPHkSA0Zg5qvT5ujJ0YZiArp5ftPzsdCMrIJYTkQB1C2tj-yX0IYNNkIQ49exsVRgQVzoWesui3wzMwZt3jRU/s400/CIMG3836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336699535092874066" /></a><br /></div><div>Elephants made of driftwood! Note how the eye is a knot in the wood.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLdqXQWqW9nGxi67fcT_fATN8k63_j-zMNHBBy8Hx1LjDNCyeVL0tBgAl_guJpeOY7r0iZD5bvFrJjxM6xNNulTldUKHSmKviJCeB0NYNdWuOrq6XGb-gU25_T2xP6gnITN3TlvGBmrWp/s1600-h/CIMG3840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLdqXQWqW9nGxi67fcT_fATN8k63_j-zMNHBBy8Hx1LjDNCyeVL0tBgAl_guJpeOY7r0iZD5bvFrJjxM6xNNulTldUKHSmKviJCeB0NYNdWuOrq6XGb-gU25_T2xP6gnITN3TlvGBmrWp/s400/CIMG3840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336699532676781634" /></a><br /></div><div>... what is this Belgian obsession with dicks?!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqtt9KIqX-RXT3XDXhM24oGBc-e_E5uYl9lwmMwsES3U7QUc6cQXKWmEMWZihAaTCz1qLgdIPfFBGB4vPCqfouqufzW-D0ejTT8DJmaTi-IkNZipeRfVRm_vePOeBt7NurNSHUe242Y6_/s1600-h/CIMG3841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqtt9KIqX-RXT3XDXhM24oGBc-e_E5uYl9lwmMwsES3U7QUc6cQXKWmEMWZihAaTCz1qLgdIPfFBGB4vPCqfouqufzW-D0ejTT8DJmaTi-IkNZipeRfVRm_vePOeBt7NurNSHUe242Y6_/s400/CIMG3841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336699528779027954" /></a><br /></div><div>The Africa Museum- no pics allowed inside, but it was fascinating. One part was an exhibit untouched since the 50s, meant to showcase the colony in The Congo. The rest of the museum was a more modern perspective on colonialism. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWyJsoLb0oL4by8mgJGlvUxlKuwUkyfKaSHiJu9XUjTIQA_kX8odzjrW_i04YrgiAxFRhXsJg7EauRRCZp7Zk6EvyladNAQBtS_bfBMOluR0qUb4vIL2UyRDOraBYH4UZRzqDdUcehLmp/s1600-h/CIMG3842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWyJsoLb0oL4by8mgJGlvUxlKuwUkyfKaSHiJu9XUjTIQA_kX8odzjrW_i04YrgiAxFRhXsJg7EauRRCZp7Zk6EvyladNAQBtS_bfBMOluR0qUb4vIL2UyRDOraBYH4UZRzqDdUcehLmp/s400/CIMG3842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336699529530554802" /></a><br /></div><div>After ten rooms of dead stuffed animals, though, I was through, and headed back to town to find the vegan shop. And here it is! La Saga, in the little grey trailer.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig99mM8ufJPUdvkmucxho4jNFxTu4Be09b1bfSC1MlhlaM4vqjQ51M8yv14LGm5K2rsUz9Xn8dzkFG0G3WEg6SZJwdYgE8Zd8UzihBNAOnm3H9DB3xvC8xEnXJTB5sklpOUrU4vXvdIegU/s1600-h/CIMG3854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig99mM8ufJPUdvkmucxho4jNFxTu4Be09b1bfSC1MlhlaM4vqjQ51M8yv14LGm5K2rsUz9Xn8dzkFG0G3WEg6SZJwdYgE8Zd8UzihBNAOnm3H9DB3xvC8xEnXJTB5sklpOUrU4vXvdIegU/s400/CIMG3854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336698655792068370" /></a><br /></div><div>Thankfully, the trailer is only temporary. Here is their brick and mortar shop, undergoing renovations! I'm happy to see that a vegan shop is expanding/improving. Let the takeover commence!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjil5Fmi_6q9h77zs0uT_Cg9NOZIHOo9-aB2QdrskPrWBbdYOQreggxRsyiE56sndZIx9-7HOWsprpIA4Cln2XQfn4IzyWmo-gLMfL4tSnepEg8tW2mLvn0xBz-_CSPEhA5xHv5OBsCEv/s1600-h/CIMG3846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjil5Fmi_6q9h77zs0uT_Cg9NOZIHOo9-aB2QdrskPrWBbdYOQreggxRsyiE56sndZIx9-7HOWsprpIA4Cln2XQfn4IzyWmo-gLMfL4tSnepEg8tW2mLvn0xBz-_CSPEhA5xHv5OBsCEv/s400/CIMG3846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336698654902272322" /></a><br /></div><div>WARNING: Graphic vegan porn follows!</div><div>My lunch. I still have no idea what was in this.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2OxMV5OWYQsGn2UYHIIJZOzMNWxHfkGyNbLuZ-6vK2_P-PyXrnu6hejiW0eXwYSXzopaaV1ChRNSnIX0q-UJmyDsQBTtl5Hdg3opHwJ4rTJNCX5KUbNyUioZaB41VzAzVa60TR1tFTyU/s1600-h/CIMG3848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2OxMV5OWYQsGn2UYHIIJZOzMNWxHfkGyNbLuZ-6vK2_P-PyXrnu6hejiW0eXwYSXzopaaV1ChRNSnIX0q-UJmyDsQBTtl5Hdg3opHwJ4rTJNCX5KUbNyUioZaB41VzAzVa60TR1tFTyU/s400/CIMG3848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336698649275479250" /></a><br /></div><div>Hazlenut spread with dark AND white chocolate!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR6YOG_i6NJvEEpQ1ANZ4TKjS3ARO8W4fgrZkylF6b3jn_YK7LjqmXmH4iBI-rXd65ti0J3D6ycWsYZkzUDb7mDVlRhdoDS2JFejAdVDUzpVKqhkmw_Q1qOhhVxIr-acxH8sIpYYrLm5F/s1600-h/CIMG3849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLR6YOG_i6NJvEEpQ1ANZ4TKjS3ARO8W4fgrZkylF6b3jn_YK7LjqmXmH4iBI-rXd65ti0J3D6ycWsYZkzUDb7mDVlRhdoDS2JFejAdVDUzpVKqhkmw_Q1qOhhVxIr-acxH8sIpYYrLm5F/s400/CIMG3849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336698648234460450" /></a><br /></div><div>Lemon chocolate!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEr3D3ddeNchFdWSKzQ_re3e8zE8_xMgkgfZaRP8Ogvukij3sKS92Swdyr66he_Ui7wjJg7dXuizIPxkU2exHk2EWjAD1-6sCda8EGD_5aLHyKaVPUBXyBYOub5DCx-3D2AcwjGzqD9wh/s1600-h/CIMG3850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEr3D3ddeNchFdWSKzQ_re3e8zE8_xMgkgfZaRP8Ogvukij3sKS92Swdyr66he_Ui7wjJg7dXuizIPxkU2exHk2EWjAD1-6sCda8EGD_5aLHyKaVPUBXyBYOub5DCx-3D2AcwjGzqD9wh/s400/CIMG3850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336698643042211394" /></a><br /></div><div>Pizza-flavored tofu!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpnINwm9xokIj-wnvQMFBjW6zEKJ1-PSO7gHcMjFQ4n4gs07EnorgYn4P8MmJrIXNRrhO8PxlfuWKe_FWjpx3gfi3UwuZ00ztP6uGKXnWIv5uV_gvPkpTzI4vkxgsNvqwwpCYzCEyr0wU/s1600-h/CIMG3852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpnINwm9xokIj-wnvQMFBjW6zEKJ1-PSO7gHcMjFQ4n4gs07EnorgYn4P8MmJrIXNRrhO8PxlfuWKe_FWjpx3gfi3UwuZ00ztP6uGKXnWIv5uV_gvPkpTzI4vkxgsNvqwwpCYzCEyr0wU/s400/CIMG3852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336697748300280210" /></a><br /></div><div>This is the height of fashion in Europe. You'll laugh at me when I get back, but in two years you'll be begging for my hand-me-downs.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_75TJYNOK8gCA42ygtBTe36Au1r0cM5LbcCAN4HC29Q3na96uiDgqNyOcgi4elueLSbc0eoqTmy6RJGSjOzE4haPmvEl259-AgpOGZjFnNVoCbnU-LDPhdBU5UfLOz2yhkIvJeqn1cm4D/s1600-h/CIMG3853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_75TJYNOK8gCA42ygtBTe36Au1r0cM5LbcCAN4HC29Q3na96uiDgqNyOcgi4elueLSbc0eoqTmy6RJGSjOzE4haPmvEl259-AgpOGZjFnNVoCbnU-LDPhdBU5UfLOz2yhkIvJeqn1cm4D/s400/CIMG3853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336697743956007202" /></a><br /></div><div>The Cantillon brewery, Brussels' last traditional, family-run brewery. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhFLTeTWLUj32Ba4haCnLiJzd6z5-b7uPn051Rlj6C5KRARlHQqvO6cd0-VLvD7-EG06nAil1SvkAY-sc-Wp5gyczpwu6vY3AK0Sx9o4adiv88s3pRh2ppjk03S2xofsL-ds4XZ6-lasG/s1600-h/CIMG3875.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhFLTeTWLUj32Ba4haCnLiJzd6z5-b7uPn051Rlj6C5KRARlHQqvO6cd0-VLvD7-EG06nAil1SvkAY-sc-Wp5gyczpwu6vY3AK0Sx9o4adiv88s3pRh2ppjk03S2xofsL-ds4XZ6-lasG/s400/CIMG3875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336697738008725154" /></a><br /></div><div>I won't bore you with all the pictures, but it was fascinating look into how this beer is made. Here are the oak barrels where the beer is fermented and aged:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIldV3rRwTzKLLcNTnaEJ5NlNDLPKdqFYWH86wzeewLp4bkqMvN2zR1jYcr5J6MX92cJxvuvkMkMyG_NAnwR7ktFDYzQiU4mccBd7W72S-ildG8Gkqwr9TfdLjDKdu4qF69e_UJHQUp3ki/s1600-h/CIMG3865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIldV3rRwTzKLLcNTnaEJ5NlNDLPKdqFYWH86wzeewLp4bkqMvN2zR1jYcr5J6MX92cJxvuvkMkMyG_NAnwR7ktFDYzQiU4mccBd7W72S-ildG8Gkqwr9TfdLjDKdu4qF69e_UJHQUp3ki/s400/CIMG3865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336697734944270978" /></a><br /></div><div>After a number of additional processes, the beer is bottled (and continues to ferment in the bottle) and stored for additional ageing:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOl6hLwEFTgK1KytxovY0crENUecjIjwL-ILdaDgshHFDtjWa1VvCdQcbynqnL8sO7FRrQdxOwCui3Pscj1auZsLm0S6EEKc8TdAESOVbVmE7zJ6HBg2es9SCq4bx25g4CFr2F-lbqxAz/s1600-h/CIMG3870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOl6hLwEFTgK1KytxovY0crENUecjIjwL-ILdaDgshHFDtjWa1VvCdQcbynqnL8sO7FRrQdxOwCui3Pscj1auZsLm0S6EEKc8TdAESOVbVmE7zJ6HBg2es9SCq4bx25g4CFr2F-lbqxAz/s400/CIMG3870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336697729654271762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuxxHapeiIFuzM6R46sdzaVNbbW1ggH_oIq0jZwEv2lMk5h2sUb8jVmrlQtXlz_AGO1Mz4t2j8UCZkgu6YS7DLIMDZOXKxzKJAjkSFLsFRgtcvbvTsnq7RZhFNGLFit-_vT6Md27qyhYk/s1600-h/CIMG3872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuxxHapeiIFuzM6R46sdzaVNbbW1ggH_oIq0jZwEv2lMk5h2sUb8jVmrlQtXlz_AGO1Mz4t2j8UCZkgu6YS7DLIMDZOXKxzKJAjkSFLsFRgtcvbvTsnq7RZhFNGLFit-_vT6Md27qyhYk/s400/CIMG3872.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696751367289266" /></a><br /></div><div>The best part is that the price of the tour includes a tasting! This beer (gueuze, and no I don't know how to pronounce that) is incredibly tart and sour. There are over 200 bacterial cultures that contribute to the fermentation process, including some species that are not found anywhere outside of Brussels. In this way, gueuze is like sourdough break- you simply can't make it anywhere else!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeUg4DhmnIqdMBoDuIco7yya8_EpdTqSsrP4-pedd7PRuF_eyXTtseCcDTbWbH_us25non93hH4zvKq_kU1BtphEGIAn6qv3bqdtaZOEnNYOjFmcEnCbReunCAOXnSBuDjTFsEToph49-/s1600-h/CIMG3874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeUg4DhmnIqdMBoDuIco7yya8_EpdTqSsrP4-pedd7PRuF_eyXTtseCcDTbWbH_us25non93hH4zvKq_kU1BtphEGIAn6qv3bqdtaZOEnNYOjFmcEnCbReunCAOXnSBuDjTFsEToph49-/s400/CIMG3874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696747098832402" /></a><br /></div><div>Big Brother!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BWClVlbeF0gEoPJ_rRWg22zNWtXP_B9ELplZU9047fxlKgYmu5rkmMdv-rGWT9KpFaTqSF6oQ99bTiF97RiYbuvexCcITk-FdD7ck0nTQWaOIVyXPhwsMwoPsvnIN4ZgtQzQE5fINsIO/s1600-h/CIMG3877.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BWClVlbeF0gEoPJ_rRWg22zNWtXP_B9ELplZU9047fxlKgYmu5rkmMdv-rGWT9KpFaTqSF6oQ99bTiF97RiYbuvexCcITk-FdD7ck0nTQWaOIVyXPhwsMwoPsvnIN4ZgtQzQE5fINsIO/s400/CIMG3877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696745245541650" /></a><br /></div><div>Roma buskers- old boys were breakin it down! Note the two other buskers who quit playing to come and admire. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQU7O3Dqm4tKmui7PEFmLfebGKb3idh94uVNGlftxsme3L90MD6n9UTjsrN0AJI2ntSqHWmJEkK2jEwUNKPzCqScW9qe9trkIRjarQzUSGy9paBz3NKCdlT0xPbB6mdWuMKA8OoH6_lMrP/s1600-h/CIMG3883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQU7O3Dqm4tKmui7PEFmLfebGKb3idh94uVNGlftxsme3L90MD6n9UTjsrN0AJI2ntSqHWmJEkK2jEwUNKPzCqScW9qe9trkIRjarQzUSGy9paBz3NKCdlT0xPbB6mdWuMKA8OoH6_lMrP/s400/CIMG3883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696742832344386" /></a><br /></div><div>The perfect end to a trip to Brussels- frites!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BnVNC8rwFbHFDFqq8qX8pdjR-eCXBMiAHIzEe_j1U9mZWhgNIIankbUcJ0QCfQcNWeW7sOzl0KkTNWgNdA1uqGI3wJvro5ZmcMm4EiMEv4R9OVsZgfjokezZrekt7da-Pf5xuA84T_MF/s1600-h/CIMG3888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BnVNC8rwFbHFDFqq8qX8pdjR-eCXBMiAHIzEe_j1U9mZWhgNIIankbUcJ0QCfQcNWeW7sOzl0KkTNWgNdA1uqGI3wJvro5ZmcMm4EiMEv4R9OVsZgfjokezZrekt7da-Pf5xuA84T_MF/s400/CIMG3888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696743362911970" /></a><br /></div><div>I'll post yesterday's pics of Den Haag later today- I don't want to hog my friends' internet connection too much, and I should get out of the house at some point today, even if nothing in Holland is open on a Sunday!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-16383591599663588482009-05-15T11:39:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:46:36.395-07:00Day 3- BrusselsToday was a kick-ass day! I woke up at 7:30 and took a little stroll around the neighborhood (actually, I needed an ATM, because Europe is fucking expensive and I already burned through what I changed in Frankfurt!). Then I walked down to the central market square, surrounded by 17th century guildhalls. It's arguably the most touristy spot in Belgium, but since I was there so early, no one else was around except for the beer deliverymen! I got some great shots, which will go up tomorrow. The amount of detail that went into every building is truly mind-blowing. <div><br /></div><div>Then I took a short walk a flew blocks away to see the "Manneken Pis," considered the national symbol of Belgium. It's a small statue of a little boy peeing. There's some guy named Jean-Luc or something who dresses up Manneken Pis in special outfits. Today he was naked, but his posted costume schedule (!) shows that he's wearing gay pride rainbows tomorrow! I'm sad I'll miss that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then I hopped on the Metro, which was running slowly because of national strikes today (Spain struck yesterday), and went waaaaay out to the edge of town, through one of Belgium's last remaining forests! So beautiful, it was like taking a tram into Armstrong Grove. Out there I visited the African Museum, started in the 50s to showcase the colony in The Congo, but now more of a study of colonialism and the messed up things Belgians did in Africa. After several rooms of dead animals, including reaaaaaally gross bugs, I decided to head back to town.</div><div><br /></div><div>And visited the vegan store! I picked up some goodies, pics of those tomorrow. </div><div><br /></div><div>After a short rest at the hostel, I traveled to Belgium's oldest family-run traditional brewery! It was fascinating- again, pics tomorrow. This beer is like Brussels' version of sourdough bread- it has a distinctive sour flavor due to a bacteria that is strictly local to the river that runs underneath the city, so that kind of beer can only be made in Brussels. Accept no imitations!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then back to the market square to finally try some frites. Meh. They're basically $4 french fries. Good, but not necessarily worth the 6,000 mile trip. </div><div><br /></div><div>That's it for now! My hour of wireless is almost up! Pics tomorrow, when I get to Den Haag!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-63753731890548713092009-05-15T10:56:00.000-07:002009-05-15T11:39:24.240-07:00Day 2- Brussels (Now with photos!)<div><br /></div><div>All right folks, here are a few pics from yesterday! </div><div><br /></div><div>The most beautiful sight I've ever seen in my life. Remember, I was nauseated, jet lagged, hauling a suitcase across cobblestones, and my feet ached.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLke8Ajpl5gAEKgPJQDQGQRiaKWsBALiga82ui4_kUyMbXw2NVrJvyO0YNAytduMLL_39uDr5VkffN5B2T_Ez6A0IejtCpwS09uXNARDcUK61wuWG_-pRj0YDi094ilZEhJhg8xfi46tI/s1600-h/CIMG3737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLke8Ajpl5gAEKgPJQDQGQRiaKWsBALiga82ui4_kUyMbXw2NVrJvyO0YNAytduMLL_39uDr5VkffN5B2T_Ez6A0IejtCpwS09uXNARDcUK61wuWG_-pRj0YDi094ilZEhJhg8xfi46tI/s400/CIMG3737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336121293971375250" /></a><br /><div>At the Botanical Gardens, less than a block from my hostel. Beautiful! They're putting on a series of live concerts right now, so every night there's a new artist in the park. Big ones, too, like Arctic Monkeys.</div><div><br /></div><div>BEAST WARS: Crocodile versus snake!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKE4mnH3fEBx8Ays5QlXII3KOSM-XpODo2ZD68UPioPZgCQnEi1skQvvQHI_aQoSx6hMY1G_ShidAvm7bOrFjS41mppIKKtVjlyKAHzhEf_f-cZ_rVctnt06eIh72UWokf4fnZqBb9kwq/s1600-h/CIMG3740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKE4mnH3fEBx8Ays5QlXII3KOSM-XpODo2ZD68UPioPZgCQnEi1skQvvQHI_aQoSx6hMY1G_ShidAvm7bOrFjS41mppIKKtVjlyKAHzhEf_f-cZ_rVctnt06eIh72UWokf4fnZqBb9kwq/s400/CIMG3740.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336120788840706802" /></a><br /><div>These poppies were astounding. I had always assumed that Art Deco depictions of poppies were stylized, but coming face to face with these set me straight. These are, first of all, the biggest poppies I have ever seen. They are, second of all, gorgeous and just like artists such as Alphonse Mucha portrayed them in their art.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8Er9G1Y8VaS-d9ACifjhPz-Jkao4lHNANONxfysw1uO2niJyn7Zshqci3NRXA9pved4wgkDOsAJGOx7ZJRGOflOSDseasMe4CxuWDwZuPEDTFUpgWRv8cnqUGksQ_dZycj1r-tHDpM09/s1600-h/CIMG3741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8Er9G1Y8VaS-d9ACifjhPz-Jkao4lHNANONxfysw1uO2niJyn7Zshqci3NRXA9pved4wgkDOsAJGOx7ZJRGOflOSDseasMe4CxuWDwZuPEDTFUpgWRv8cnqUGksQ_dZycj1r-tHDpM09/s400/CIMG3741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336120007214755650" /></a><br /></div><div>Look at these crazy little flat pea-pod thingies! I have no idea what they are, but they tickle me.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZVbUpm2rTtH5LBmsGMc9K-E3pPhaL578FRMDrn7beMQrmHcsL1W6kD6Jwa2FgmvYKe9g-ACyib03FSEZD0ccbWHQAH5aiz1huaYoYg2jYmAIjBgYayFmvGoChIJdi7t0fAsY-NP7n-wE/s1600-h/CIMG3742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZVbUpm2rTtH5LBmsGMc9K-E3pPhaL578FRMDrn7beMQrmHcsL1W6kD6Jwa2FgmvYKe9g-ACyib03FSEZD0ccbWHQAH5aiz1huaYoYg2jYmAIjBgYayFmvGoChIJdi7t0fAsY-NP7n-wE/s400/CIMG3742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336119266276913554" /></a><br /><div>Le Centre Belgique des Bandes Dessinnees, aka The Center for Belgian Comic strips. Belgium has a far-reaching history of comic strips that goes way beyond TinTin! I was equally fascinated by the center itself, housed in a gorgeous 1903 warehouse designed by Art Nouveau icon Victor Horta.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpFDNhHFovjUTLNMSEm8M4WyomvqKzBESJjQw8I5ZX49R4LbePqdqg2w2zC8byqO7fjZYYk2xE0ORTiko7cH3avY9F9xNwMpJJE_TA1GIY7ESubcooXASFk4NOo-dBtIK6i3FK-Aiv6__/s1600-h/CIMG3745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpFDNhHFovjUTLNMSEm8M4WyomvqKzBESJjQw8I5ZX49R4LbePqdqg2w2zC8byqO7fjZYYk2xE0ORTiko7cH3avY9F9xNwMpJJE_TA1GIY7ESubcooXASFk4NOo-dBtIK6i3FK-Aiv6__/s400/CIMG3745.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336118711950499730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQSWkYNzFea3z7_7nRwU-mt7qLXpsaJwiVNLlL0gnUFT2nVRA14bd_wHjZSQs-kp-x8RN_u5R1oqjCjb9QZYQT19vN34VD45nveUD8-FeBx3B7-37ph1hRZ3V8gWYxz5NMP6dcXjAZU4Z/s1600-h/CIMG3744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQSWkYNzFea3z7_7nRwU-mt7qLXpsaJwiVNLlL0gnUFT2nVRA14bd_wHjZSQs-kp-x8RN_u5R1oqjCjb9QZYQT19vN34VD45nveUD8-FeBx3B7-37ph1hRZ3V8gWYxz5NMP6dcXjAZU4Z/s400/CIMG3744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336118338182704946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircMW3s_xhICuVyAgStWlHwoHzG8AAPjzN2GYwMox3BgCxgu3x9qON1uZZ6eSS4bbfE7aBRcouDU4vqMDYEKv9X8fLAma0-HQIkqRpItvuzYeVaeGWvvFVRk80Iqy9wCMfi20YGuNG-6zv/s1600-h/CIMG3750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircMW3s_xhICuVyAgStWlHwoHzG8AAPjzN2GYwMox3BgCxgu3x9qON1uZZ6eSS4bbfE7aBRcouDU4vqMDYEKv9X8fLAma0-HQIkqRpItvuzYeVaeGWvvFVRk80Iqy9wCMfi20YGuNG-6zv/s400/CIMG3750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336117881193645426" /></a><br /><div>Porco Rosso: Gentleman adventurer.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXPerWOwzKAR-LfQrBnr4Zx9mUfaWrZxoU9ofKAiAIMfbNBNldk0HEsCedFTjCSKB7haf-PE80Np6Lyp2R1kaR8lt3kTTAyILVJbWLvTUcPaSKZFpbhhMw6O2buMANS3L53qKXo-NBjkh/s1600-h/CIMG3759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXPerWOwzKAR-LfQrBnr4Zx9mUfaWrZxoU9ofKAiAIMfbNBNldk0HEsCedFTjCSKB7haf-PE80Np6Lyp2R1kaR8lt3kTTAyILVJbWLvTUcPaSKZFpbhhMw6O2buMANS3L53qKXo-NBjkh/s400/CIMG3759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336117332704535474" /></a><br /><div>Lookit me! I'm a famous cartoonist!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA6Zn61FHMveVtCD2S7jP5v2lgUyqb7Fwx0QUehlV0DttN8DRbIskdK6_Yi8Qnwn3cuFnT1jf0XZuNBy30injgTiLjeTOT4WII0xAR5zT6PkmT6n_u4486qHa6y47eJv_Y8aMNmpSelsV/s1600-h/CIMG3767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA6Zn61FHMveVtCD2S7jP5v2lgUyqb7Fwx0QUehlV0DttN8DRbIskdK6_Yi8Qnwn3cuFnT1jf0XZuNBy30injgTiLjeTOT4WII0xAR5zT6PkmT6n_u4486qHa6y47eJv_Y8aMNmpSelsV/s400/CIMG3767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336116815096188706" /></a><br /><div>My favorite part of the otherwise racist TinTin comics, his dog Snowy!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUs-rG0aVKbSxSxRpVkkT2kpoLP5KBOYLHrNXxiNEEm2QAE7PcKNKP2E7C4fRIXKujkjr40PoxrCgzVtlzLlWzgY8ELxaBFlj4aFK0OsdRmL8u1uaMF2OwLslkPFF6hTFh9P5qITZkYQ0/s1600-h/CIMG3773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUs-rG0aVKbSxSxRpVkkT2kpoLP5KBOYLHrNXxiNEEm2QAE7PcKNKP2E7C4fRIXKujkjr40PoxrCgzVtlzLlWzgY8ELxaBFlj4aFK0OsdRmL8u1uaMF2OwLslkPFF6hTFh9P5qITZkYQ0/s400/CIMG3773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336116406895084610" /></a><br /><div>Le Centre Belgique des Bandes Dessinnees </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV1tMUqmOQ97dptcge7qAvyEGCoR7iyLDPK7OBV1FOv8PwfQXO0dlNsreNZhDjd9TDzwUXdh95lYim7gJR5L1TIsO6VQuFCdii1xxp0sBFXaza_Q9JDxDhDP0_9no7Ms7D1QnyyliXLaD/s1600-h/CIMG3770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV1tMUqmOQ97dptcge7qAvyEGCoR7iyLDPK7OBV1FOv8PwfQXO0dlNsreNZhDjd9TDzwUXdh95lYim7gJR5L1TIsO6VQuFCdii1xxp0sBFXaza_Q9JDxDhDP0_9no7Ms7D1QnyyliXLaD/s400/CIMG3770.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336115755017405730" /></a><br /><div>okay, okay, this picture may not look like much. But I swear, it was raining so hard I saw an ark coming down this street a few minutes later. <br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUo014j5omLD1Y6WqAr-IT7moe5HRFAzOy2yBBSHMpmLSpuO-o77GsYXhqqdSUa4rDHouNGIEu0OaKm-CkXwbzZThrCKHwLS4DmvpdUekKkTjesv76R53PJbs3-nuJ5aVdOxhgIWO1Zq-/s1600-h/CIMG3776.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUo014j5omLD1Y6WqAr-IT7moe5HRFAzOy2yBBSHMpmLSpuO-o77GsYXhqqdSUa4rDHouNGIEu0OaKm-CkXwbzZThrCKHwLS4DmvpdUekKkTjesv76R53PJbs3-nuJ5aVdOxhgIWO1Zq-/s400/CIMG3776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336112712191094754" /></a><br /></div><div>That's all for now! The connection at the youth hostel is pretty slow, so I'll upload Day 3's pictures tomorrow from Den Haag, where I'm sure my friends Anne and Anjani have a much better internet connection!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652120842590050847.post-77684422140420635642009-05-14T09:58:00.000-07:002009-05-14T10:00:05.491-07:00My dying regretI almost forgot! When the bus stopped at the Koln train station, I saw the epitome of Europeanness: a middle-aged white guy wearing hiking boots and what can charitably be described as canvas hot pants. I didn't get a picture, and that fact will haunt me to my dying day.Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12160883904913264158noreply@blogger.com0