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"where do i begin"? [love story theme]- going: luggage to car, car to train station, luggage out of car and onto train, train to Basel, luggage off train & through bahnhof to street, luggage onto bus, bus to airport, luggage off bus and into terminal/easyjet [which is not- 1 carry on, only, no extras] flight to dresden; luggage off plane/baggage claim through terminal into taxi, to hotel, luggage out of taxi & into hotel [holiday inn express*] NO PORTER - & luggage up to room. [going home , reverse order] - i've gotten to the point that i'd just about "rather drink bleach" [as wayne says] as to have to fly and go through all the security torture. my blood pressure goes through the roof every time they go through my carefully packed bag, and then i have to repack, just because they're too stupid to KNOW what the hell they're seeing on the radar. like a frigging 35mm FILM camera, much less my sx70, or a tri-pod. hello?
it was a very nice trip, but both j & i are kaput. we left on the 28th & came back on the 31st.
it was a very nice trip, but both j & i are kaput. we left on the 28th & came back on the 31st.
we took too much junk which we didn't use. i took too many gadgets= various film & digital cameras, tripod, and sx70- and my phone & gtablet instead of laptop, thinking it would be easier. "wrong! thanks for playing"- the wifi did not work on the 7th floor. should've taken my laptop & cable, phone, digital camera and nothing else but draws & sox. ended up wearing the same thing every day- and night. need to check into/order cargo pants & vests & shirts w/a gazillion pockets for travel- instead of wearing jeans, jackets and shirts with not enough pockets etc. did that so i could get everything on easyjet [not] where you are allowed 1 carry on- nothing else; we did pay to take a big suitcase, which was DUMB. but as usual we brought back more than we went with.
okay DRESDEN/SAXONY/the ELBE: beautiful beautiful beautiful. especially when you consider it was bombed by us & totally destroyed in WW2. the rubble women collected the stones to rebuild. we did the stadtrundfahrt [city tour] several times- where you can get off and on the double decker bus when you want, but didn't. we saw a lot form the bus, 2x- and did walk around a good bit the 1st night and then the next day and night. had great Thai food nextdoor to the HIEX*.
i shot over 2000 fotos, which, because my camera/phone makes triplets of everything- depending on the app i use [one normal, one preview, one B&W when i use B&W which i did ALL the time] was 6000 fotos on the phone ALONE; also recorded church bells ringing, Russian soldiers singing [or were they in DDR drag?] - mostly shooting B&W or palinotype stills for videos.
okay DRESDEN/SAXONY/the ELBE: beautiful beautiful beautiful. especially when you consider it was bombed by us & totally destroyed in WW2. the rubble women collected the stones to rebuild. we did the stadtrundfahrt [city tour] several times- where you can get off and on the double decker bus when you want, but didn't. we saw a lot form the bus, 2x- and did walk around a good bit the 1st night and then the next day and night. had great Thai food nextdoor to the HIEX*.
i shot over 2000 fotos, which, because my camera/phone makes triplets of everything- depending on the app i use [one normal, one preview, one B&W when i use B&W which i did ALL the time] was 6000 fotos on the phone ALONE; also recorded church bells ringing, Russian soldiers singing [or were they in DDR drag?] - mostly shooting B&W or palinotype stills for videos.
stassi cow/my lighter
[C]2011 DOUG DUFFEY
