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Hi internet. I'm back from vacation in Berlin, where I went to visit my aunt as well as two longtime friends from Edmonton who (in some crazy coincidence) had unknowingly rented a vacation rental in the exact same apartment complex where my aunt lives. Small world. So I got to see the three of them at the same time, and also enjoy Berlin in the best weather imaginable. And got to boulder at this lovely spot here: A concrete rock with a 120 meter traverse and countless boulder problems. It's got cracks, slopers and corners, even an overhang or two... I think I'm in love. And my love is located hundreds of miles away. *sob* None of the spots we have are anywhere near as good.

I also went to Mount Mitte ... I've always wanted to try a high rope course and this one is smack in the middle of the city so I couldn't resist. Spent two happy hours there - it's as much fun as it looks. Some of these obstacles are harder than they look. And, interesting feeling to balance on a bar suspended 15 meters above ground. Great view, too!

Me and my companions also did lots of touristy things, of course. ;)

I was checking my reading lists intermittedly but I couldn't bookmark anything, so now I shall go and find all those posts I made mental notes of...

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Edmonton? Like...my Edmonton? Whoa.

Die Welt ist ein Dorf.

-J

Yup. These are the guys I worked for when I did my internship in Rocky Mountain House. They're Edmontonions.

I really have to visit there again some day. If only the flights weren't so extremely pricey.

Aw, but you can stay with meeeeeeeee, though! How do you feel about the 31st floor?

-J

Dude, if I can find an affordable flight, I'll so take you up on that!

Und die Welt ist in der Tat ein Dorf. Wie unwahrscheinlich ist es, dass jemand in einer x-millionen-Stadt im gleichen Haus landet?! Meine Freundin sah den Namen meiner Tante am Klingelschild als sie ankam, und da der Name sehr selten ist, hat sie gleich mal nachgefragt. (Die beiden kannten sich nämlich auch noch von früher, aus den sechzigern...)

Mein Gott, das ist tatsächlich unglaublich unwahrscheinlich! Ich dachte, ihr hättet das irgendwie von vornherein organisiert oder so, zumindest nachdem es euch bekannt wurde, dass ihr vorhattet, zur gleichen Zeit in Berlin zu sein. Aber wenn's eine totale Überraschung war, ist sowas wirklich one in a million...

-J