On the road to Denmark

Went up to Copenhagen for the weekend to see my friend Deb and her family. The first leg from Cologne to Hamburg was through a ride service on the internet. Me and another guy shared the front seat of a delivery van with the driver. That's Mehmet the driver, on the left, and Karsten the passenger on right. We talked for almost all of the six hour trip so it was fun.
We had to stop in Bochum to pick up some newspapers Mehmet was taking to Hamburg, but the guys bringing him to the meeting point were about 45 minutes late so we had lots of time waste there.

Mehmet said we could go to a snack stand that was there (above), or there was a video place next door, above, where we could watch pornies (in private presumably). Karsten and I went for a walk instead and then came back for a beer. Because the guys bringing the papers were late, Mehmet had to boot it to make his deadline into Hamburg... he did with about a minute to spare.
The Reeperbahn in Hamburg. Lots of sex shops, strip joints and of course hookers in the evening. It's also a tourist attraction and part of the St Pauli neighbourhood so there's a real mix of people strolling around. I had dinner in a sidewalk cafe. This Russian guy and his buddy were sitting next to me and when he noticed my mobile phone was the same as his, he had a proposition... we would arm wrestle and if he won, I'd give him my mobile, buy dinner and give him some money for his "beetch." And if I won he would give me his mobile, buy dinner, and find me "a beetch." I declined.. but really, where was Sam Singh, Yukon Ladies Arm Wrestling Champion, when I needed him.


Went to this bar in the Reeperbahn in the evening. It was a Thursday and a lot quieter than I thought it would be. The bar had a nice neighbourhood pub feel and I drank lots of beer. The foosball table was getting lots of action. It was a warm night and between games the players would sit outside to cool off.