An arrival by sunset at the train station. The happy purchase of a bike named Flyke (das fliegende Fahrrad/the flying bike). Ice cream on the banks of the Rhein in Köln. Spending a Sunday afternoon in Bonn’s center. And lots more photos added to the Bonn & Köln album.
Last night was all about celebrating the upcoming wedding of a couple in our group of fellows, German style. It involved lots of humiliation for the bride and groom: costumes and signs, exchanging roses for kisses with strangers, and selling songs and condoms on the street for a Euro or so. Good times. I also …
Six months ago, mein Schatz bought four tickets to see Radiohead play in Berlin. Even before I knew I would live in Germany, I had planned to make a special trip to see this show. Back in New York, I listened to In Rainbows everyday during my morning commute for almost two months straight. So …
I made a little trip to Cologne today. According to Wikipedia, it is the fourth largest city in Germany, as well as one of the oldest, founded by the Romans in 38 A.D. Cologne is actually called Köln in German (you can click here to hear it pronounced), but I will use the English name …