Scottish Deep Thoughts

Why do major world calamities seem to show up whenever I travel? First, while I was in Sweden over Christmas, a big wave hits Asia. Next, the Pope dies during my Spring holiday in Italy. Now, the G8 Summit and the London bombing have put the UK on the "emergency situation" map. I am just fortunate that I was able to leave the chaos that was Scotland and the G8 Summit. The bus to the airport had to be diverted around Gleneagles (where the 8 head honchos were meeting) and then no one was sure if the planes would be flying out as nobody knew when Air Force One was due to land. Thankfully, I was still able to make all my connections and arrived in Dusseldorf, Germany.

There is not much to see in Dusseldorf other than a long street of stuff that I can't afford, a good row of pubs and a view of the Rhine.

The next day I took a train to Berlin. I met a couple of Dusseldorfians at the train station who were going to see U2 in Berlin. We conversed in broken English and drank beer on the platform while we waited for our 1pm train...gotta love the relaxed European drinking laws.

An uneventful train ride brought me to a UNIFIED Berlin. Apparently Communism and the Wall have fallen! Who knew?! When did this happen?