a Free Bag of Chips

After a quick breakfast, I brushed my teeth, and then came to the buzzing hostel lobby. While unobtrusively sitting here and working on my computer, a mid-age man came to refill the big vending machine, which happens to be next to the couch I’m sitting on. He began to load the 34.5-gram bags of “Walkers”…Continue Reading…

Eiffel Tower shows the French are Protoss

Tuesday, Aug 23 – Day 15 I mostly stayed home and worked. I went to the Louvre and discovered they are closed on Tuesdays. Wednesday, Aug 24 – Day 16 I went to the Eiffel Tower in the morning. I discovered that the French are Protoss. Now I’m at the Apple Store in the Louvre….Continue Reading…

Château de Versailles

Friday, Aug 19 – Day 11 I took a train from Cologne, Germany to Paris, France. Caleb met me at the train station. I went to Andy’s apartment. Andy is graciously hosting me for the week. Saturday, Aug 20 – Day 12 Caleb and I went to the Château de Versailles. There were long lines. We…Continue Reading…

Vodaphone.de Check Balance

check balance *100# top up credit *100*(top up code)# costs of last call *102# Source Wednesday, Aug 17 – Day 9 Explored the city with Cefalon, then rice and veggies for dinner. Thursday, Aug 18 – Day 10 Gamescom in the day, then “pancakes” for dinner. Tomorrow I’ll go to France. Still not sure where…Continue Reading…

German Schnitzel reminds me of Japanese Tonkatsu

Sunday, Aug 14 – Day 6 We left CCCamp, and I spent the evening and night at C4 (CCCC: Chaos Computer Club Cologne). Monday, Aug 15 – Day 7 We explored Cologne (German: Koeln), especially the famous cathedral. Cefalon is a superb and enthusiastic tour guide ;) I helped with cooking a tasty home-made dinner; Cefalon…Continue Reading…

Germany: First Impressions

Aug 9 – Day 1 While in LHR (London), I picked up 20 GBP from an ATM. I arrived in Berlin via Tegel airport (TXL), where I picked up 20 EUR from an ATM. In both cases, I used my ANZ ATM card from Vietnam, so of course it was converted from VND. The transactions…Continue Reading…