Uber-Kitsch

Well world, i am back in Hamburg for the weekend.


The Photo on the left is taken in lubeck.. outside the big famous church.. the story is when they were building the church... the devil thought it woudl be a bar and so was very happy and helped them build it. but when he found out it was a church.. he got very angry and picked up the stone we are sitting on, and was going to knock down the church.. but the locals said to the devil that they woudl build a bar next it it, and so he dropped the stone and they made a statue of the Devil. (can you pick which is the real devil in this picture? )



Last night was Japanisches Kirschbluetenfest (Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival) and there was a huge fireworks display over the Alster (the central lake) which was a gift for the Japanese to Hamburg for the good trade relations.. was so fantastic. the fireworks here are really special.


Tonight is the Eurovision Song Contest... .so we are having a big arty with lots of food and drink and we are all to watch it on the TV. cant believe that im actually in europe for this.. and it will be live..... not the replay with funny presenters on SBS ... but its real live TV.

ok its also very kitsch here.. but we make a party of it just for fun (for the tourist) !!


oh i have forgotten to mention my 2 big fauxpas since i arrived.

the night that Andreas and i went to the cruising bar called Toms... i swear i heard someone same the forbidden words (Heil H.....R) anyway.. i asked Andreas hast du es Gehoert? (did you hear that) he said... Nein, was hast du gehoert? (what have your heard) so i say Heil Hit**r) but of course someone hears me say it and gives me the filthiest look as he goes past... but it was so funny... not at the time though.


and the other... when i went to have coffee with Bert and we were taking and i cant remember what it was i said... and he had said something very correct in english.. so i tell him.. very good.. you get a gold star! (like we get in school.. hmm.. but i totally forgot that here in Germany... a gold star means somehting completely different .... from the war) oops.. but luckily he knew what i meant... phew.


anyway.... must dash.. have to prepare for the Eurovision party.. hahahaha