S(LOVE)nia

Thank you to everyone who sent their thoughts and prayers following my last post. The outpouring of messages from loved ones back home and even travelers who I only spent a few days, or even hours with, has provided me some comfort while being away from home.I’ve tried to sort out my insurance, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem like I’ll be able to make it back for the funeral so writing is giving me some solace when I'm far from home.

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I got it from my Mama

Hi everyone!!! I’m finally catching up after attending to some of my daughterly/touristy duties.. it’s been an exhausting few days, as you can see from the massive amount of text and photos from below (This is what happens when you have an Asian mom who wants to document things.. no we don't have a selfie stick!) but it’s been great being with my mom (my bank account and belly certainly agree!!) We’ve been working our way thru Prague and Budapest, and now we’re heading to Croatia for some fun in the sun :) One thing to note about my mom, she’s a backpacker at heart (she did Amsterdam and Luxembourg after she graduated college many moons ago, along with Greece a little later!) but obviously she’s not as young as she used to be, so while we’re attempting to take the cheap, fun way aka public transport and night trains… she obviously has the money to spend so we’ve done some taxis and fancy dinners too :)

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Dresden, You Piece of Work

So I’m not sure what I was expecting from Dresden, but i was pleasantly surprised at how much i enjoyed it.  It’s a charming, beautiful little city that was formerly part of East Germany. Of course, the weather was shit when I arrived (typical) but I was actually kind of happy because it gave me some time to curl up in a cozy cafe in Neustadt, the new city which is very reminiscent of a college town and read Slaughterhouse Five after spending the morning exploring the beautiful old city, much of which was destroyed in WWII.

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Berlin, Poor but Sexxxyyy

Out of all the European cities on my list of places to visit, Berlin ranked highest. Every single person I met raved about the city and its bohemian allure, creative energy, and of course, its crazy nightlife and beautiful people (they say Berlin is poor, but sexy!) I was really lucky to have some incredible company during my stay, including Ben, my extremely cool couchsurfing host, Sarah, my old Crossfit coach from NYC who happened to be in town at the same time, and Sarah (!!!), who is friend's with my best friend, Christa. 

 

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