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While I was worried that my car´s clutch might not support my following voyage, I completely forgot about a nature-based problem: heat. Now that´s gonna be an interesting 6-8 hour drive, without aircon and temperatures above 30°C… Even the cat thinks I should stay!
I just found this travel app list. The test from my office is going well. The more I am excited about what I will be informed about during my next travels to 3 different places in 3 different countries within the next days.
Hmmm….. thinking…. as I am travelling by car, I might as well take the foldeable bicycle, which I actually once bought for such occasions. For the first two stops enroute.
And this is my brandnew little scooter I first thought of taking with me to the first two stops. But instead, I might try and take it to Paris with me? But first let´s check the options to rent a local bike there (for free on short distances, or just very cheap, like we have it here in Hamburg – first 30min gratis).
We were kind of clever, I think. The exhibition opens at 10am, we met at 9.30am. There were two lines and we took the one on the left side of the Martin Gropius Bau, waiting to be let in to look at the actual David Bowie exhibition. Shortly after 10am we were told the max. capacity was now reached. What?? 300. There must have been a few coach loads who came in secretly through a side door…. as in front of me there were approx. 20 people, plus another 20 who came with a prebooked online ticket. It was pretty windy and cold in the shade of the building, but a sunny day and NO RAIN :). We waited an hour and then got in. Very well arranged crowd management of the gallery! Lots of security and guides who arranged the human traffic inside. The exhibition was fun, interesting and the new-to-me sound system very effective. You get a free audio guide, and as you move along through the many rooms and along the exhibits, the content changes automatically, once you get close to the next monitor/screen. Absolutely amazing, I wish any of my wifi would work that well ever. After that we visited Ai Wei Wei ´s exhibtion, large and very interesting too. You pay for both (and all other) exhibitions separately. It is adviseable to do the online ticket, as you get in right away. I can think of another trick to skip the line, but nothing public for here. People who came after us and where in line before 10am needed to wait about 3 hours. When we left, the line was very short. But the exhibition capacity is small, the exhibits are many and the sound system makes you want to listen to it all, it is very entertaining and interesting. I spent 1,5 hours inside the David Bowie exhibition. And only when 3 people leave, 3 can come in, that´s why it takes so long for new guests to be let in, controlled by counting securities (friendly, and very well, as I said before. %%wppa%% %%slide=62%% %%align=center%%
There are so very many places I would like to see in Berlin, that I have no idea how to organize it, for the next days. Walking only. Car and bike would be better, but then the bike-rides are more for me-by-myself, while this time I will be with family & friends. Which could result difficult, as by now I have developed such a “photo eye” that I stop every few meters to take a photo. And now it is 2 photos, one with my smartphone for direct upload to Instagram (which is supposed to figure on this website but presently kaputt, as well as ideally on facebook (which works with other smartphones than my Windows one). Anyway, I am looking forward to be in Berlin again, for a few more days. Berlin has always been fantastic for me, every time I left with new inspiration and impressions, having met new acquaintances. So different from Hamburg nightlife, people in Berlin just speak with each other, strangers communicate. While in Hamburg strangers avoid communication with each other. Berlin for a long weekend, Thu > Sun As mentioned before, sailing in and out of Hamburg is a very special moment (hour) for me being from Hamburg – and for visitors of course. I was up and on deck at 5am, just when passing by Falkenstein, Blankenese, Airbus… What a beautiful sunset time, right after dusk, listening to the birds ashore at their most active time of the day, noise-wise. The ship docked in the Björvika bay at the centric Revierkai, just minutes away from the center of Oslo, and with a great view onto the Opera House.
Again, we were lucky, the sun came out (and before and after our port call it was raining) – the lucky ship.  In town, preparations were going on for the upcoming National Day. Sailing into Hamburg or out is always spectacular. But doing so during the 825. Hafengeburtstag was very special. Even more, if you are from Hamburg, like me. We were the last ship of the parade (Auslaufparade) on Sunday. Lovely weather in England, while raining at home. Beautiful landscape in this region of the UK. All three Queens (Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria) together in port in Southampton. First this bay is really pretty, second the scenery of all Cunard ships in port is quite special and touching.
In the evening a band played on the pier right in front of the vessel, music and marches. Then the fireworks in went off in the middle of the bay, while Queen Mary 2 set sails and passed by the Queen Elizabeth. And, believe it or not, the moment the show was over and the QE left too, it started to rain… Nice new old-style construction trailor.  |
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