Al final - nueva habitacion

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Finally, I found a new room to stay for the next 2.5 months here in Barcelona.
finding a nice room wasn't as easy as one would have thought...quite a bit running around...that one here I share with 2 blokes, one 23 year old from Argentina and the other one 30 ish from Spain. Sound guys. :)
went to the El Macareno last night (as the night before). it's a bar run by lads from Venezuela. and yes, los latinos son mucho mas abierto que los espanoles... played chino and drank rum ;)
right so, now off to explore mi barrrio un poco mas.
muchos saludos desde Barca!
Klaus :)

In Montpellier

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I stayed for one night. I never thought it would be that beautiful, I surely would have liked to stay a few more days... the architecture is simply stunning...
anyways, made it safely to Barcelona too, but haven't really taken quality photos yet.
this weeks task: off to the INEM, the policia nacional, to obtain an NIE. plus, check out some rooms and find one I like. vamos a ver ;)
muchos saludos desde Barca :-)

Ready to go (almost that is)

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well, went to the agency today and got my E 303 . yay!

last for Flogge was to repair the sreen washer tank, which was leaking badly. a new one would have been like 120 quid, bit so it was "only"
- 20 euros for silicone, self adhesive alumunium foil and glue (Pattex Extreme)
- about 1 hour shopping and
- 3 hours fixing it (well, tried "various other methods beforehand).
not sure if fixing it instead of buying a new one (costs roughly 120 Euros) was cheaper in the end. you judge for yourself ;o)
apart form this cost-benifit-analysis... heck, am about to start packing in a sec.
leaving in da morrow around noon. see you either in Barca over the next 3 months or very likely in Hamburg en Octubre. cause I wouldn't bet on getting a good job there. but hey, that would only be the topping on the icecream anyway.

Flogge wants more

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well, due to my own stupidity (I managed to break a small plastic part of my cooler) I needed to replace it - repairing would have been an option too, but the new "used" cooler was rather cheap. Thanks to C. who helped me fixing it.
and, if all goes according to plan, I can leave for Barca July 08. Still no news from the agency yet though... :-(

A new fender for Flogge - and more...

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well, not posting here didn't mean I was being lazy :-P

Flogge got herself a brand new Fender. to dismantle the old one was quite a task. 3 hours ish... painter and more lead to 3 days in total. But, tremendous fun and rewarding, for sure :o)

well, and of course there was
- my Bros wedding (including the first long drive for Flogge),
- a one weeks stay on the island of Sylt,
- a new radio for Flogge (a 1985 ish Becker Grand Prix 754 casette player)
- unemployment agency visits to apply for my E 303
- one visit to ze famous Arizona yesterday with the guys from Parship
- publishing an ad (looking for a room in Barcelona)
- booking a language school for the first week... (International House)
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so, hopefully all goes well with me leaving Hamburg July 08. First stop will be my mom near Osnabrueck. then somewhere in the middle of France. maybe even Paris? but hey, nothing to worry about right now. else I just stay in some small town and have lovely snails and a wine :-D Next could be Toulouse (A friend recently moved down there), and by July 12 latest I'll arrive in Barcelona. we'll see - vamos a ver!

I hope you are all well!

The smart cars

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The Smart (and the Garage) were a pressie by Bubse and Lalle (I love Smart cars by the way... - Flickr Linkie ).

In a way it's a bummer I leave Parship, on the other hand I hope now I'll be able to do what I wanted to do last year (off to Spain for a few months). Keep yer fingers crossed all works out the way I wantsss it!

and in da morrow (Thursday, May 14 2009) at 6 ish off to Finnegans Wake with some lads and lassies from Parship. have a few pints, awl roight.

Weekend in Zuerich

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Thanks to www.Lufthansa.com for their cheap 99 euro flights we had a lovely wekend in Zuerich, Suitzerland, visiting my sister.

Of course, getting up at 05:15 a.m. to get to catch the plane at 07:00 was great... but the first glass of champaigne sitting right at the Limmat was well worth it. plus, the view from the Grossmuenster (seen here), and the Luxemburgelis in Cafe Spruengli ( http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confiserie_Spr%C3%BCngli ) and the 3 hours walk down from the Rigi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigi ) which provided us with sore muscles for 3 days...

what did I bring home from Zuerich? A Baedeker "Guide to Switzerland"from 1913. did you know, that the speed limit was like 20 miles an hour in all Switzerland (within city limits even 7), and that in Graubuenden cars were not allowed at all? reason was that they were afraid their Buendnerfleisch ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindenfleisch ) would loose its savour...