This hostel doesnt have wifi, but it does have a free computer. The onlz annozing thing is that its a german kezboard, so some of the kezs are switched. ßöööö. §ü ännoying.
Frankfurt was a nice city. I stumbled upon at least 4 street festivals with loads of traditional german food, beer and apple wine. Also a massive 6 block long flea market along the Rhine river and some sort of multicultural parade. I went to an architecture museum, which was lame. Ive been to better exhibitions at RPI, and most modern architecture makes me mad because it completely ignores the natural landscape and often puts form well ahead of function. My first full day in the city, I decided I was sick of cities. My mediocre hostel didnt have wifi, so I went to the only other hostel in the city, pretended I was staying there and used theirs. After 30 mins of research, I decided to setoff to Rostock in the North which has nice beaches and UNESCO world heritage spots nearby.
If I had done everything right I would have arrived in Rostock around 19:30, plenty of time to find a hostel. I got mixed up by the a/b multiple trains per rail thing in Hamburg, and missed the second train. To make a long story short, I got to the hostel I had picked out in Rostock at 2:30 in the morning. They were closed. Some university students walking by offered to let me stay with them. The one guy was German, and the other two guys were from upstate NY! They seemed trustworthy, and my other option was to walk 2km back to the train station and sleep on a bench and put up with the drunk people who thought the echos of a nearly emptry train station were hillarious, so I stayed on their sofa bed. The world would be a great place if everyone were this kind to strangers.
The hostel Im staying in now is great. The beach is a 15 min train ride away, and its wonderful. The only other guy in the 8 bed room im staying with is a German professor who likes to talk a lot. We had a very one sided conversation, which mostly involved him giving me a detailed history of this area of Germany. The jet engine was developed near here! Now Im watching the Spain v Italy soccer match with the owners.
2 comments:
1) Did you happen to ask where in upstate NY?
2)Have you considered mailing souvenirs home? Feel free to send them to the apt or to me in Jerz... that way you can buy anything you find and not have to worry about carrying it around!
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Yeah, if I really want something ill buy it and mail it home, but im feeling very anti-consumeristic, the dollar sucks, and souveniers will be much more unique in asia.
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