Berlin

[ciphergoth]

Berlin was lots of fun. Have some random stuff.

I have a project, and colleagues, and stuff. This rocks.
I went out every night I was there. It was fun, but I must must must get back to O-level standard German at least.
I ran into a friend from Edinburgh - punk Andy - in a Goth club on Saturday night, and "fuck" was the first 10 words of conversation from both of us while we tried to get our breath back. This was extremely cool.
Goth clubs in Berlin play "Tupelo" and "Pluto Drive"
Berlin is really really cool, and with any luck I get to go back there often.
Berlin Schonefeld (SXF) airport is horrible, the Luton Airport of Berlin but without the catchy song. I spent much longer than I would like there because my flight was delayed, and then delayed some more. I thought I was going to miss my other flight. I watched the takeoff time for the other flight approach with mounting horror as one delay after another stood in my way. I nearly ran over the woman who moved my trolley out of the way just as I was hefting my rucksack onto it, having moved myself to the ideal position to get my luggage before bolting for the checkin desk at top speed.
wolfing down a burger before running to the gate, then watching the takeoff time come and go with no word as to what the hell was going on.
Then they lost my luggage. I wouldn't mind if the had a sort of red carpet treatment for people whose luggage they lose, but actually they don't give a shit. "Happens all the time" they say. "We'll phone you tomorrow, or maybe the next day."
I've got it back now.
A bottle of beer and a shower gel bottle broke in the rucksack on the way back. The beer soaked my socks; the shower gel mostly got the rucksack. Both have been washed, except for the sock containing the beer bottle which has been thrown away. Two more bottles of schwartzebeer made it through and are now in the fridge.

I have lots to do.

coracaskia is visiting tomorrow. Yay yay yay!

I am tired.

Comments

The Schonefeld experience...

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Been there, done that - I flew to Schonefeld with a small mob of goths on my way to Leipzig WGT. And it really is a grotty little place, isn't it? Makes you realise that the horrors of sixties architecture aren't just a British thing, alas...

The restaurant's not too bad, iirc - but if that burger was from the stall in the downstairs lobby, I wouldn't have risked it myself... :)

And, funnily enough, when we flew over in June, Ben's luggage went missing. I guess it really does happen all the time. It was just over 24 hours before they got it back to him, I think. Wonderful bunch. Although thankfully, we had Markus there - so, much to their surprise, they got a thorough earbashing in flawless German...

Re: The Schonefeld experience...

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

The burger was from Burger King in Stanstead - I touched down 2hrs late in Stanstead with Buzz, then when I finally got my luggage I ran across Stanstead with my trolley to give it to Go, who subsequently lost it. Even though my flight was delayed, I don't blame Buzz, who basically kept us informed. But Go really treated us like shit; many of us were waiting around the gate wondering what the hell was going on; when the words "final call" appeared above the gate we tried the doors to the aircraft but they were locked. Eventually a staffer appeared near another gate and muttered "any more for the Edinburgh flight?" and we bolted for it.