ok, photos!

so i have finally found affordable internet and time to show what i have seen and done!!! amazing doesnt justly describe the experience so far, as you will see in the following pictures which i again, have posted backwards accidentally. its strange how strong a personality each city has. i am finding there is a very strong skill and much to learn in order to travel best. i enjoy places the most when i am with people and they tell me about themselves and where they are from and what its like. the spaniards i met were sensational, though i found i couldnt understand what it must be like to think the way they do. alas, this is a limitation of the whirlwind tour, of travel in general; you remain an outsider. but this is ok, because the first trip for all persons is a reconisence trip. i gather information, i am a voyeur to the city. in future travels, now i know what to do and look for. like hamburg. not the kind of place you visit for the sites. it is a place you stay and dig the scene and the people and the highly artistic and progressive lifestyle. you need 3 months in hamburg, not 3 nights. some cities i would never stay. prague... no. it is like disneyland. beautiful yes but ultimately it feels less like a city and more like a giant carnival. there is a section of the city almost quarantined to preserve the fairytale, and from high on the hill you can see the taller, modern buildings of the prague that tries to be an actual city. many cities unfortunately have this split personality. this is why i like london and vienna. the are naturally charming, through and through.

ice cream, my first night here in salzburg. perhaps not a local delicacey, but yummy.

ahhh!!! saltzburg!!!
the danue river in wien. sitting with wine with javier. wine is super cheap here around 1 or 2 euro.
mi amigos espaniol! these are a few of the boys i met in wien, the spaniards. terrific. i think i want to move to spain if everybody is like them.

enjoying typical wien treats with my friends silvia and sales at a cafe. i did manage to have aphelstruddle, sachertorte, and wienerschnitzel!!! and the local beer of course. i like this though, austrians are very big fans of chocolate drinks instead of coffee all the time.

haha!!! look where i am.
the rathaus. there was a festival here all week. amazing. and this is javier. he lives in mexico city. we are going to visit machu pichu together.

this is the austrian parliament at night in wien. i sat here for an hour. i find that most cities have to be explored twice, once in the day and once at night, to see both faces they show you.

this is herbert. i met him on the bus to wien. he is amazing. he has traveled the pacific ocean in his boat for 2 or 3 years. a native of austria, he told me places that i should visit. his english is very good because he has traveled much of his life. haha, when he talks, you hear an amalgomation of accents; australian, english, scottish, american.

again, inside the cathedral
this is my, you must be kidding face. inside the cathedral

this is the cathedral inside prague castle. st. james i think...

the view from the castle about the city. prague is built around this feature. you can see far in the distance the industrial and modern prague.

me in front of one of the more famous cathedrals in the old part of town, prague.

this is the museum of natural science in prague. i went inside and it was terrific! much about prehistoric czech republic and much much more. and only 70 crowns for a student. ( about $3.50)

this the view at night up the river, looking at the famed charles bridge and prague castle, built on the hill. this is where it all happens.

this is currywürst wich i came to love in berlin. a little street vendor sold this for €1,40 and i had it all the time with the scotts. maybe not classsy, but great!

the brandenburg gate in berlin. history history history, this is berlin.

this is me crossing what used to be the mighty berlin wall. what a strange feeling

this is the sony center in berlin
my hostel in east berlin. hmm... and how many years since the wall came down?
ha!! these guys are great! matt and dave, the scotts i met in hamburg came with me to berlin. we had a great time together.
here we are just off the train in front of the german parliament, reichstag.