On-the-go update: Berlin, Prague, Vienna

Berlin was cold, and when we got in at 5pm it was already dark and foggy. Combined with the heavy presence of history, specifically the vestiges of the Cold War, Berlin felt like the future as imagined by the 80's. Eventually I got to see the city when it was sunny and not shut down for Christmas, and I do like Berlin. As C put it, it's really got that "We've been through crap you can't even image" feeling to it.

Berlin

Then we took a questionable bus to Prague, which took five hours, and spent most of the time on the bus watching "The Big Bang Theory", which as it turns out really appeals to my sense of humor. As for Prague itself, the only way to properly represent it is to show pictures, but I'll have to wait until I can steal photos from my roommate's camera, because she's got the fancy DSLR.

Prague

We then split up and she is making her way back to Toulon, while I took the same bus company to Vienna. My CouchSurfing host greeted me with a hug, and I feel entirely welcome at her place (not least because she offered me hot chocolate!). This morning we went to the Viennese equivalent of a Goodwill, in search of shoes for the Kaiserball tomorrow. Then we met up with her father at the Albertina, to see a temporary exhibit on Michaelangelo, and I also caught Picasso and William Kentridge. It was a museum-y day, as I went off to the Belvedere after, to see an exhibit on VALIE EXPORT's work, as well as Rodin and Klimt, which is part of the permanent collection. I saw "The Kiss" by Klimit. I also saw a Burgher of Calais, but you weren't allowed to climb on it.