She is always concerned about something…
I receive up to the minute videos and photos from G2. Ugly looks a little stressed.
1st beer….
But zero alcohol again when I come back to BG. I think that will be my rule….
Wines and liquors 24/7.
I went to a coal mining museum.
Automatic luggage ascender. 1st time seeing this.
I guess if you’re a lazy cat, you can also hitch a free ride.
Ice train flying past….
Here…..
I’m adventuring like back in the days….very incredibly…
Real epic Black Forest ham from the Black Forest region.
A nice chunk to bring home for bedtime or shower snacking.
Crispy white bread, thinly sliced ham and pickles would make an awesome dinner…..maybe thickly sliced German butter (you can buy it a Janet…best butter ever…tastes almost like icecream).
When in Rome…….just had to….RICOLAAAAAAAAAA.
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Super not being a drinker in 2022…
Almost no booze this year outside of the “stint” in Vietnam…and yesterday’s 200ml of mulled wine was the 1st drink since Asia….crazy..
Today I got 4 tiny liquors. I’ll have one of the sour ones now…..sooooo excited…weeee..
You gotta play to play. My hands are orange from my constant onslaught of Christmas manadarines. YOLO.
One hour train to Germany’s famous Black Forest.
I’ve always wanted to visit. The plan is to walk around the actual super pretty forest, eat some Black Forest cake, eat a slice of Black Forest ham and visit the cuckoo clock factory.
Maybe a coocookoocooo is in my future.
Cash only on the bus….like Winnipeg in the 80s.
Masks compulsory…..
I, as is morning tradition in these parts, am building a whurstwagen.
It obviously needs a lot of work.
I’ll say this is probably the best place I’ve ever stayed at…the opulence is insane.
Staying another night, of course….I’m not crazy…(this time room with balcony).
It’s soooooo cozy and warm and kind and Christmasy here………not in Eastern Europe anymore….sigh..
Someone has to pick up the Christmas glitter.
I’ve never actually “lived like a king” until today.
The Baden Baden markets are the most busy “anything” I’ve ever seen in my life.
This is my hotel and my hotel restaurant.
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2 very weird bus and train legs from airport to Baden Baden old town. You almost have to go backwards.
Over Stuttgart.
Everything fits. I can’t believe it. The comfort and convenience is revolutionary.
This is the “attachment” bag to my big Thule backpack, it’s 20L. Everything fits just perfectly, I even brought my MacBook (I never bring my laptop with me). I have all my clothes (including 2 jackets inside now) all the charging bullshit (I actually use the laptop as a powerbank) and 3 phones. Fantastic.
Go go go go……spa and shopping await.
I should book a hotel…
This espresso at Varna airport costs 11x more (yes 11) than an espresso in Sunny Beach. No lie.
Don’t ask about the juice…..freshly squeezed grapefruit…tastes like sucking on Jesus himself. Trip is absolute butter so far and Varna airport is super clean and cozy. I magically fly away in exactly 2 hours.
I doubt this lady is very ‘career oriented’.
Compulsory cigarette stop.
This is it…but..
I’m bringing 2 jackets….it looks like it will rain at my destination.
So…the moment I’m leaving is the exact moment my super fancy jacket arrives in Burgas from Romania. I should expect an email any moment now. I’ll pick it up the moment I’m back….it will be perfect for UK hikes in a couple of weeks.
The cheap 40 Euro down jacket I’m wearing now is already 6000000000x warmer and more comfy than any of the other shit currently in my closet. I’ll return it….it will be frivolous.
I appreciate you taking the time to read my jacket story…
Why didn’t I think of this 20 years ago?
