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72 h Dresden

This year’s BRN was the reason why I booked tickets for a trip to Dresden in June together with my fiance. We arrived at Thursday afternoon and left Sunday afternoon after almost excactly 72h. It was a great long weekend stuffed with things even though we haven’t planned anything particular before. 

Day 1

My parents picked …

Demotivational Meeting Essentials – A German lesson

 No, <name>, I don’t believe that. - Nein, <name>, das glaube ich nicht.
No, <name>, it doesn’t work like that. - Nein, <name>, das funktioniert so nicht. 
No, <name>, you should think about this again. - Nein, <name>, darueber solltest Du noch mal nachdenken.
No, <name>, I doubt that. - Nein, <name>, das bezweifele ich. 
No, <name>, do you think I am stupid? – Nein, <name>, haeltst Du mich …

Wedding dilemma

Who would have guessed that getting married is so much bureaucratic hassle? Our situation might not be the easiest one, as we both have a different nationalities; one from EU and some sort of non-EU-ish. BNO nationality is pretty much a mess, as I learned. Probably it would be a bit easier if we …

One Day in Kuala Lumpur

On Saturday I eventually got out of the hotel and booked a taxi to go to Kuala Lumpur, the capitol of Malaysia. As it is very hot and humid I didn’t plan on much outdoor activities. Instead of queuing for the Sky Bridge between the Petronas Towers I followed a recommendation and went to …

Hong Kong day 3

Today we had planned a lazy day doing nothing but strolling around some town centres and do some window shopping with one of Jim’s aunts. The day started with a great breakfast: water chestnut cakes, sweet potatoes and oolong tea. Then jim got some photos to look at and then we got into town …