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I came careering down the piste at speed and skied slap-bang into some chap who stopped right in front of me. At the time I wasn't aware that I'd broken my left collarbone... following two weeks of immense boredom I was on the verge of insanity, and so when on a trip to my local village I found myself returning to my hotel not only with the bag of apples I'd set out to buy, but also with an Interail ticket, entitling me to free carriage on virtually any train in Europe for a month...
European Tales: Interrail trip around Europe, a lengthy tale
Joseph Tame2006-06-30 17:39:54
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included in the new city that is emerging with an energy and investment the kind of which I have never before seen. Entire districts are being reinvented amidst forests of cranes. These are very exciting times for Berlin, and I look forward to returning in five years to witness it in full bloom. I personally had a great time there, meeting up with a friend of a friend and dancing like crazy at a fantastic live Jazz club. The following evening I was invited out for a beer with a few English lads. Topics of conversation were never in short supply as we debated hip-replacement operations, snakes walking into hospitals complaining of dislocated jaws and 'how big does a piece of paper have to be in order that you can fold it in half more than seven times?' (Our theory was that it would have to reach from planet Earth to the moon).
The following morning I took a train south heading for Munich. I'd been led to believe that somewhere nearby there lived a close friend whom I hadn't seen for over 3 years, and I was very excited about meeting up with her again. However, when I finally managed to get her on the phone she told me that in fact she lived 150km north of where I stood - I'd virtually passed right through her hometown earlier that day! Not knowing quite what to do next I voted to remain in Munich for the night: accommodation wasn't a problem as once outside the railway station a very odd lady, Nita, virtually insisted upon renting out her spare room to me. She seemed so desperate I didn't have the heart to say no. Later that evening I hit the town, fully aware of the cities reputation as one big drinking hole. It wasn't long before I'd found the Hofbrauhaus, perhaps the most famous beer-cavern in Europe, but was soon scared off by the mass of drunken locals that packed the benches. Instead, I opted for the nearby Japanese restaurant where a bowl of delicious noodles and Sapporo beer did a great job of calming my nerves.
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