updated Tues 18th June @ 13:00-ish ;-D
Alright Goldilocks … many thanx for your voicemail !! ;-D I’ve just spoken to Cass and we’ll see her on Wed 17th !! ;-D I’ve booked our Flixbus-ZRH-to-Berlin (17th) and Lulu Crashpad (18th – 20th) for *JUSS* the 2 of us … we can make it if we *TRY* … ;-D
Thanx for sussing your Berlin outbound !! We’ve just effectively gained a 3rd day in BuddyBearLand… OMG … I have to add the Buddy Bear story to your homework list …
V & K’s Excellent Adventure
Oh my Same-Same … I knew it was an excellent idea for us to head out to Berlin !! I’d semi-forgotten about the Buddy Bears !! ;-D I find them a bit reminiscent of the Grateful Dead bears … I hope we can still find a few scattered throughout the city !! ;-D
Wed 17th July
Morning bus / train from Grancy to Zürich to hang out a bit w/ Cass … then grab overnite 18:45 Flixbus to Berlin (VWU: 23.05 – booked !! ;-D).
Thurs 18th (B-Day 1)
Arrive Berlin Südkreuz Bf 8:45 (am). We’ll fire up a metro pass, stash stuff @ hotel or locker … then go out and play !! Ideas include:
located at Friedrichstrasse 43 – 45 … hopefully not far from Friedrichstrasse metro stop ?! ;-D
public transport cheat sheet …
S- und U-Bahnhof Warschauer Straße
S3 S5 S7 S9 S75 U1 U3
Tram M10, M13
BUS 300, 347
East Side Gallery oder Tamara-Danz-Straße
BUS 300
… not necessarily in that order. ;-D It’ll be slow-going due to the muchness of Berlin. The city has a profundity that begs reflection at every turn. Fortunately, there should be loads of beer & pretzels to sustain us !! ;-D
Fri 19th (B-Day 2)
Half-day walking tour starting at 10:00. I’ve embedded the preceding linky so you can see what I have in mind. There are also loads of free tours, but b/c I always tip the guide anyway, I don’t mind paying upfront. And b/c it’ll be high-season, if this tour includes headphones so that we can actually hear the guide, that might be handy. We can to diskussing … I still haven’t booked but it seems that the gig is still on …
Then !! We’ll have too many ideas as to what to do next … eg. perhaps a winey-guided river cruise !! We did one years ago w/ a fun, funny, snarky guide who I swear had just walked out of Dwinelle and kept saying straight into his guide mike: “I’m on a boat, man !!” … LOL !! ;-D
Sat 20th
Bonus Berlin Hobo Day ’til evening Flixbus departures !! Just so happens that Berlin will be kicking off its Lesbian and Gay City Festival on that very day … in / around Nollendorfplatz … conveniently located between Lulu Hotel and Flixbus departure point (Südkreuz) … I think that perhaps takes care of outrageously excellent ideas for the day … damn !! ;-D
Lulu Crashpad
My dear Lausanne-based pal Sylvia (hopefully you’ll meet her pre-Berlin ;-D) recently visited Berlin w/ her sister. They loved their hotel … Lulu Guldsmeden … Syl says that she’s verrrrry happy to recommend it. So !! It’s just a starter idea … if we do as above we’ll need 2 nites … arrival Thurs 18th / checkout Sat 20th … (VWU: 23.05 – booked !! ;-D).
Homework
Grrrrrrrlll (this is how Bears communicate ;-D) … you haven’t even arrived and I’m all flipped out about saying good-bye !! This is not right !! So how about we discuss your pre-Berlin homework !! Mandatory documentary below … approx 1.5 hrs … we’ll watch together if you can’t manage before you leave Cali:
Back to the Pistols …
Below is the namesake of this blog post !! Great Berlin-based lyrics …
“Goodbye Blue Sky”
OK !! Here’s your treat for making it to the bottom of this post !! ;-D The bit below has to do w/ one of your favorite Silver Foxes … approx 30 mins … great Berlin intro, then concert prep & footage …
OMG one more Berlin performance (RIP) … I can’t not …
– K’s Silver Fox ;-D