“It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.” ― Roald Dahl, The Witches
Summer trip #4: Copenhagen and home
On the train from Copenhagen to Hjørring, where I would spend the night, I ran into an old school mate of mine. She had been too busy to meet me in Copenhagen, so it was very nice to randomly meet her and hang out with her for a bit in Hjørring. Hjørring was basically… Continue reading Summer trip #4: Copenhagen and home
Quotation Monday #121: Grief
“And I felt like my heart had been so thoroughly and irreparably broken that there could be no real joy again, that at best there might eventually be a little contentment. Everyone wanted me to get help and rejoin life, pick up the pieces and move on, and I tried to, I wanted to, but… Continue reading Quotation Monday #121: Grief
Farmer style. (Gagnam Style Parody)
Summer trip #3: Paris to Cologne, to Hamburg and to Copenhagen
From Paris, I took the Thalys to Cologne. What sucked was that I had upgraded my ticket to include wifi – but of course they had wifi issues on that particular train. In Cologne it was 33 degrees, which is way too hot for me. My hotel room was fortunately located so I could see… Continue reading Summer trip #3: Paris to Cologne, to Hamburg and to Copenhagen
Summer trip #2: Germany to France – and Paris
After spending the night in Frankfurt – in a hotel room that had three distinct smells, none of which were pleasant – I went to the train station and McDonald’s for breakfast. Turned out that there were some works on the tracks in Germany so my train to Karlsruhe and onward to Paris was… Continue reading Summer trip #2: Germany to France – and Paris
Quotation Monday #120: Exercising
“Wait. Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We’re supposed to be exercising.” ― Meg Cabot, Big Boned
Summer trip #1: Norway – Denmark – Germany
My summer trip this year was a bit late. It was almost all about trains, trains, trains this year. My suitcase was slightly bigger than a carryon – I packed clean clothes for two weeks, and planned to do laundry on the way. I started out on August 15 – taking the train to… Continue reading Summer trip #1: Norway – Denmark – Germany
Quotation Monday #119: Happy endings
“You always get more respect when you don’t have a happy ending.” ― Julia Quinn