When we’d arrived in Leipzig we’d traded sleep for a longer final night in Berlin and it showed. We tried to blend in with the residents but were unsuccessful largely due to the fact that Leipzig also played host to the National Gothic Convention that weekend (sadly not pictured). After being woefully lost and finding a mirage that actually turned out to be a Freibad we found our typical East German Space Aeronautics Hostel… We were treated to breakfast and asked to help translate a text that was to be sent into outer space.

Joey accidentally booked us a tent spot next to the replica moon lander. Fortunately they had room

It feels like it was yesterday

And with that, this blog is officially finished.

Thank you God and or Saku Koivu

I’m about out of picture capacity on this here blog attempt. I scrolled through it completely for the first time and it was odd having all of the memories flood back. It was a lot easier coming back than I had expected, but a lot of it had to do with being the last of my friends to leave and having someone waiting for me on the other side. But it was and is something I’ll never forget and am so greatful for all of the people who helped shape the trip and who helped to shape me into who I’ve become. I guess this is about it for the blog, but hopefully the pictures allowed some or a few people to share in the experience. If you’ve ever the free time, and the interest, I’ve got plenty more pictures, stories and bad jokes to go along with them. Thanks again.
TYGAOSKU

oral hygiene still isn't fun

neither is eye care

when asked if they wanted to play soccer later

more than borderline racist somalian ship and friends

Monty Python and the rain

plotting, plotting horrible things

the Man of the Hour

THE RACE

FACT: improper technique and sense of direction

Team Sweden

stairway to heaven.. I'm sorry

Stocherkahn rennen, to roughly translate, means to race gondolas. The Fraternities in Tuebingen, as well as other clubs and organizations, race down, around and through the Nekar. The loser (loser amongst the frats specifically) having to drink some sort of fermented concoction being less than pleasant.

my arch rival

Americans

an incredible theatre, if only I could have used flash

..palace harlet

In fairness, it was a room of mirrors

It looks like a strawberry, eh?

Dr.Dog

Ludwig was a very close friend of Napoleon Bonaparte and in the sincerest form of flattery fashioned himself a smaller replica of Napoleon’s prized Versailles.

For a small time there were shirtless twins..

There were a lot of cigarettes rolled

German Ron Paul supporter

His mother is a nurse so he brought an IV and filled it with alcohol and used it like a 'camel-back'

idiot

Spock

Not just Orange Juice

You can put your advertisements here

I love this picture

Fettes Brot

Mina

Hohes-C +Wodka Werbung

Das Pflegekind hatte ein echte Schnurrbart

I lost my Hat and this happened

??Hintergrund Boys??

Which do you like better? I’m leaning towards the German Perspective

Johnossi

the Gaslight Anthem

The Sounds

Brand New

Editors (The Sun came out when they played, glad to mark them off my list)

Franz Ferdinand

Kings of Leon

Nine Inch Nails

The Wombats (+Katy Perry Fans..)

SKA-P

Katy Perry (thanking her fans, post gropping)

The Pixies

I was lucky enough to see all of the bands above, plus a lot more. The only band I was really hoping to see in Germany was the Whitest Boy Alive, but despite not seeing them I came away having seen 20-30+ bands. I’d like to think I got my money’s worth, even if i wont be going to Bumbershoot, MFNW or my cousin’s neighbors grad party..

It was a lot of fun. Surprising good food. Great Friends. Great Music. But the whole weekend I just wanted to get to the airport. I’ll put up some German perspective photos from Katharina.

..for almost two weeks now and i haven’t really touched this. I had thought that my return would mean, simply, the end of my blog foray. However, there are still a lot of pictures from the trip which i have not uploaded, jokes that i haven’t butchered and people i haven’t thanked. no promises, by any means, that it will get done soon, if at all, but know i’ve at least contemplated it.

And with that:

9 days