The beginning of this story actually takes place in Nice. I was sitting in the bar area with a bunch of people talking, and two of them were from Norway. We were joking around, and the subject of swearing came up and we thought it would be funny to teach them swears. So grade 5 of us. They wanted to know the worst thing you could say in English to someone… and I actually had a pretty hard time thinking of anything bad. I certainly wasn’t going to teach them any racial slurs because there would never be a circumstance where I would ever say one myself. Most social deviance is a-ok with me… but not racism. It actually really bothers me. So without crossing that one line, I actually couldn’t think of anything so bad that it would stop people in their tracks. Except for one. Most of my friends will instantly know if I abbreviate it with MC… some people say BC, but I say MC. Anyway. There are two boys from Norway going around spreading my joy. Boy, am I inappropriate.
Anyway. The reason that story came to mind is the way you pronounce Cinque. It’s not “sink” like in French. When I said it wrong, someone turned around and corrected me. I thought they were shouting out a profanity… but I was wrong.
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I only have one interesting story from La Cinque Terre. Using the word “interesting” is a stretch in itself. It involves one of my roommates from Victoria and my favorite discussion topics. Poo. Seriously. We are so immature.
Before I get started, I can’t believe I’m typing this out on the Internet. But it really is the only thing that happened to me other than walking around beautiful beaches, eating great food, and hiking exciting trails.
So here I go. The room was great, except the toilet was, ha ha, shitty. It clogged, and I didn’t throw a toothbrush in or anything like that. And I didn’t have a particularly large… you know… either. It just clogged. There was no plunger. So I had to use one of those toilet brushes instead. And let me tell you this. Never, ever, try to unclog a toilet with a toilet bowl brush. It doesn’t work, and it’s really, really disgusting to try to fix when you realize it didn’t work.
Anyone feel like suggesting cities to visit in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland?
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Well at least you didnt take video of the second half of your story… ha ha.
For Germany: Hamburg, Munich or Berlin for big cities… Füssen has the fairy-tale castle that the Disney castles are modeled after. Koblenz has a very interesting castle on a big hill (use a chair-lift to get to it) and you can stay overnight in an affordable hostel right inside the castle.
Konstance is right on the border to Switzerland and is worth a visit. It’s a good entry point.
If you come up to Hamburg, I’m nearby in Bremen and would love to meet up if you come here before Oct 7th. Or after November 13th.
Germany: Munich, Rothenburg, Bavarian castles (Neuschwanstein, etc)
Austria: Salzburg and Wien
Switzerland: anything’s fine, landscapes are great but there’s no greatest point.
Wow, I’m glad we never discussed poo in Madrid. That could’ve gotten … erm, messy … ?
For Austria, check out Salzburg and Vienna. No, I haven’t been there … but I might be going next spring - I need someone to scout ‘em out for me. Heh.
hey
sorry that was an inappropriate comment, but i just watched the video of the toilet and it was sooooo cool… i also liked how you finished your video with a laugh…okay so october 28 seems so far away but im sooooo stoked, im pretty sure we all are, because everytime your name comes up we all do a little sigh and say “oh jeremy”
Umm… MC? BC? Care to enlighten me??
Hi Jeremy,
Vienna is a must, when you’re in Austria. It’s a great place to spend some time. Definitely Salzburg, too.
In Switzerland, I rather liked Geneva, but if perhaps you’re interested in some wonderful mountainous scenery, you might like to try out some smaller places such as Engelberg or Zermatt (for the Matterhorn!). They’re both easily accessible by train.
As for Germany, you can’t go past Munich and Berlin, for a couple of large cities with tons of history and so much going on.
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