Monday, March 27, 2006

Back in Paris...without a scratch...

Well i'm back.....came back yesterday evening, after a long trip; or rather a long waiting time at different airports.....Guys!! never take Lufthansa!! they'll be waisting your time!!!!
Anyways, life in Leipzig was somewhat depressing and scary......depressing due to the fact of the whole East Germany atmosphere, i had the impression that the people there are never smilling....never.....and that's so sad.....Scary because of the guys shaved heads...and Boots...and attitude........i never imagined things could be so scary....now i know....Seriously!!! i was stared at by everyone!!! like if they've never seen an African before!!!!! i'm sure i'll be the talk of the town for weeks to come...lol...... here are some pictures


Find the outlier in this picture............

Leipzig's tallest building.......owned by a local TV station...shame....could have been a nice 5 star hotel!!

Memories from the past.....is it just me or is that Lenin's big head???


Hmmm.......some cheap imitation of Trafalgar square???
Leipzig's Opera hall.......the guy there looks lost though......
Me, on Leipzig's imitation of Karl Johannes Gata........no comments.....

The Saussige man.....Would you guys beleive me that this guy stood at the same spot the entire day!!!! ......yes, the heater is supported by a rod!! and don't ask me where he gets the heat from!!! Solar pannels?!!? can't see any!!!

My Goodness!!!........no !!! not again!!!!.........Sieg!!!!!! Sieg!!!!!!!!!!

Leipzig's face lift.......i mean renovations...

Fact...the people at the job are there 24/7!!!!!! no jokes!!! the World cup is just around the corner you know....

Ati......I am itellingi you.....ini Germanii buildings ari ini Golduu!!!!

small details........

Thomaskirke.........the place where Bach used to "Hang out" with his pipe....i mean organ.....whatever......
"Itz Tru....Itz Tru....Barrrrr uzd tu play zi organ Hierrr ja ....ja...........Und du? Wo kommer du aus????"

Leipzig's central station...Hauptbahnhopf......it was quite nice being in there....it's bigger than
Oslo S!!!!!

The final count down!!!!.......this Town is going to host teams such as.....France...Angola.....Iran....Serbia....Germany....Australia...etc....

Nam Nam!!!! Das ist Ekstragross original thuringer bratwurst!!!!! don't be fooled by them looks!!! these bad boys are delicious!!!!!!!

The NERD infront of his poster..........

My fellow researcher...Stathis from Greece....
Night life......at an Irish Pub......and what good way of enjoy it with a nice refreshing Guiness!!!!! "Guiness is good for you!!!!"

Irish Pub....Irish guy...this is Eoin Syron.......Nice Chap!!!.....full of Irish spirit.......

And Irish charm......this is another PhD student.......Mariangela....from Italy......

Stathis and I ......



Ok.....that's it folks!!!!

1 Comments:

Blogger Denise said...

Very nice Oliver! I really enjoyed the pictures and the comments..maybe you're not such a big nerd after all! ;) I got flashbacks from the "Guinness is good for you" advertisements..is that medically proven anywhere?! :) Love you, miss you, take care!

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