Saturday, July 08, 2006

getting lost

is easy in deutschland, i think that is why they have devised such superior road signage informing you at all times the 14 options available to you at any place in the country. so, the trip to stuttgart started on a positive note, arrived in the city in no time, even got to the city ring, that is when the madness started. i somehow was flipped onto an outgoing road and had to execute a bridge u-turn, something I am getting exceedingly good at. got back in the city ring, only to see a familiar town on a sign, tuebingen taking that slight right turn and getting thrown into an underground maze and flipped out onto the outerparts of stuttgart once more. this is the familiar pattern of my life in germany, going somewhere, getting lost, getting frustrated, looking for clues, seeing words like Vierwaldstaetterseedampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft and giving up and returning to the hotel. this is how i look after 3 weeks "in country"...









o well, went to tuebingen an had an awesome steak (rostbroten) covered in gravy and onions. a couple of Plis served up by a fine Kirsten Dunst look alike and it's all good. waiting on the 3rd place game, played coincidentally in the place where i was lost this morning (guess it was a good idea i did not buy tickets). hard to judge the country's mood for this consolation game,mainly because I DON'T SPEAK ANY GERMAN, but it'll kill a couple of hours and pils.




"The one good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain" - Bradlee

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