… 2.400 km of interesting experiences (and a lot of time to talk and think in the car). We got stuck with great people in Warsaw and spent an extra-day in Riga, so the travel was a bit longer than expected.
Most interesting experiences:
- The Baltics are bigger than you would think looking at [...]
A lot of travelling again – short stop in Liverpool to open a bank account and prepare future moving. Let´s hope things work out fine.
Two middle-sized cities, both at the sea, but nevertheless very different in style and atmosphere. Looking forward to a new place!
… had been bribed before, and only a netherlands journalist dares to ask the question: Is this guy really trustworthy to do THIS job?
And Mrs. Merkel gives an answer so arrogant that it is hard to believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaWE8K2nRVs
Four more years, aren´t we happy?
http://www.nerdcore.de/wp/2009/09/27/merkelizer/
I was trying to take a picture, but had the video mode activated. Quite cute anyway.
Venjin in Hong Kong
Stumbling across the website of Carla Bruni (http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org) we had a look at other first ladies and came across some interesting examples.
It´s interesting – on all the pictures with the usually very bureaucratic and neat looking Hu Jintao, his wife seems to be a bit bossy, though small – and smiling about something. Like [...]
What a great city.
Just a short stop before travelling further – but an interesting “city”.
In einem Internetforum, in dem ich öfter mal mitschreibe, war die Idee einer Petition entstanden:
Manch einer mag sich erinnern, dass wir hier in einem Thread vor einiger Zeit die Idee hatten, eine Petition an den Deutschen Bundestag einzureichen, in der beantragt wurde, eine “Enthaltung” bei Wahlen einzuführen, um zu dokumentieren, wieviele Leute nicht einverstanden [...]
So we made our first real business-trip to Tallinn – which is definitely a place to do business, since the state and its authorities are flexible, friendly and fast, taxes are low and so is bureaucracy. We have been there several times – it’s just a short trip from Helsinki by ship or plane – [...]