This must have been the coldest winter for me with one -10 degree experience in Krakow and in terms of the most number of days with snow (my guess is around 10 when the average was 3-4 snow days at Essex). And it could still get colder, mind you!
Dominik and I arrived Berlin on Saturday evening. We share his cosy 10-squared metre room in Strausberger Platz (here is one cool manga-style picture of it: http://www.rostgraphics.com/images/15b.gif ). There is flatmate, Angela who is a graduating engineering PhD student (I envy her already!).
Late Saturday evening was spent with my ex-housemate from Maastricht, Lotta in Neu Köln, a student area laced with cheap bars and kebab shops (Dominik mentioned a rumour about Berlin having the third largest Turkish population after Istanbul and Ankara).
The day after, we had brunch with Angela and friends at Boxhagener Platz which offered many choices for this Berliner "tradition" of brunch deals costing 8-10 euros, from 10am to 4pm on Sundays. Imagine roast potatoes, macaroni cheese and grilled meat along with the more conventional muesli, bread and cheese. Price could also include unlimited cups of coffee and tea. Not bad, although Berlin is a reknowned cheap city to live in.
Later in the evening, we met up with the "singing" Indonesians whom I became acquainted with in Maastricht (they were attending some courses in my school) and we had a nice guitar and sing-a-long session at their place. *grin* I did not expect Berlin to be such a sociable environment (note: Ko also has a friend and his family in Berlin!)!
Right now, I am typing to you from the library of one of the universities in Berlin (Humboldt). As the holidays gradually transformed into working days, I have started my assignment for a course from last term. Sigh, don't we miss our holidays already? ;)
warm hugs,
cheng
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