the ambitious plan... Around the World WebSite..2003

Jean-Paul started in January 2003 his around the world travel adventure- this website keeps you updated with his travel adventure as he travels through Africa, the Middle East, Asia, China and finally Japan!!!




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-> South Africa
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-> Botswana
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Wednesday, August 06, 2003
[Berlin]

As I smelt the familiar warm scented air of Europe on the tarmac of the Berlin airport, I immediately felt home. This brought on a mixed bag of feelings- sadness, confidence, joy and restlessness. Settling back home after such a trip will be hard I’m told. The 'remarkable girl from Berlin', Christine, hugged me tightly without so much as a word of hello. We had waited so long for this moment. Now we have the next 2.5 weeks together.

Berlin is a great place, I always liked it and now I love it. Christine lives in former East Berlin, which is now filled with untolled number of cafes and restaurants. To be abnormal in this part seems to be normal, in a non-intrusive way- nose rings, tattoos, ear plugs etc. It’s a hip place with leafy, green tree lined streets, very romantic at night as people enjoy a meal sitting on the pavement under the glow of soft lighting.

In the first days Gernot and Eleftheria 'dropped' in and together Christine showed us around the city, educating us about Berlins architecture. The Brandenburg Gate is finished now and the unusual shape of the Jewish museum sort of makes sense now after an architect’s explanation....

The days together drifted away, days were spent in central park, Tier Garten, where Germans sun bake naked on the grass. Later when we were on the beach on the Baltic Sea coast- we both felt over dressed as the (mostly east) Germans walked around predominantly naked. The image of an overweight, golden brown, naked grandma bending down to pick up rocks has scarred my retina permanently....clothes should be worn by some people for public health and safety!

Eric and Riet joined us for 2 days and we chatted like we hadn't seen each other since yesterday, except for my Dutch of course! Eric was in Berlin last in 1985, and he pointed out some interesting differences.

However under the increasing pressure of time and Christine’s studies we found the painful thorns on the beautiful rose. It was a sad but uncertain departure from Berlin.

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