so very tired.

This is the view from my hotel room. Its almost 10pm CET and I'm exhausted. Its been one long day.


We had a one hour delay in our flight but otherwise it was uneventful. I loved the high speed train ride to Dortmund. It was on time, quiet and smooth. Passed out on the train for at least half an hour. Another good nap taken at the hotel once I got to finally brush my teeth.

As my project manager explained to me, Dortmund was heavily destroyed during WWII. Even after a good half hour of walking around, my co-worker and I didn't feel like we were in Europe. The architecture and shops are exactly the same as at home. Boring square buildings, department stores with Starbucks and McDonalds filling in the void. There were a few buildings that looked older but nothing older than 50 years. The town is very quiet (what do Europeans do on Sundays?) and a bit disappointing. I definitely have to find some touristy places to go to this coming weekend. After traveling 5000km, I had Subways for dinner. I know. I'm honest, I TRIED to find something to eat but it was fast food or pubs with beer, and something that looked like poutine. Can't wait to sleep like a baby tonight.

Oh. I had myself a moment of happiness. We walked by a bicycle store but everything looked new inside. Then I passed a building with a bunch of used looking bicycles inside and I was ecstatic. Rental, or to buy, it woul dbe the first place to check out tomorrow! Then I saw the door. It said post-office or something hahaha. They must be bikes for letter carriers. Damnit!
hahaha.