cindy, larry and me at the austrian parliament
we did more than 22.000 steps through vienna today, which adds up to about 11 km (?) covered on foot.
i’m tired.
Archive for September, 2008
cindy, larry and me at the austrian parliament
i’m back home again, now busy trying to cope with the insane temperature drop (37 degrees to 07 degrees celsius).
during my time in thailand, i was able to tick off several items on my virtual “i’ve always wanted to …”-list.
number one: i’ve always wanted to try durian.
markus tastes a durian
the stinky fruit is considered a delicacy by some, and an olfactory offense by lots of others. to give you an idea: durians are usually banned from hotels and public means of transport (flashback).
using it’s awful smell as a standard, the fruit itself didn’t taste as bad as i expected…
Thai PM to review state of emergency
September 5, 2008 - 7:50PMThailand’s prime minister says he will consider lifting a state of emergency in Bangkok amid anti-government protests because it is being ignored.
if you ignore a problem long enough (even if it’s a prime minister), it will go away!
greetings from bangkok, by the way. :)
update 2008-09-10 21:26 it only gets better…
Thai leader forced to resign over TV cooking show
September 10, 2008Thailand’s prime minister was forced out of office Tuesday after a court ruled that he had broken a conflict-of-interest law by hosting TV cooking shows.
walking through the rain in khao sok rainforest, thailand
“we walked for hours through the tropical rainforest in what can only be described as …the rain.” - douglas adams
