Somehow, I managed to find Nina amoungs all the other tall, gorgeous blondes in the Hamburg train station and she took me around the city before heading home for steak, potatoes, and corn. And Baileys and ice cream. I have great affection for this girl.
The next morning, we woke up and ran out of the house (after delicious breakfast including egg salad on rolls) and showed up at the handball tournament in plenty of time. I actually quite like handball, though it is very much a contact sport. It is basically soccer with your hands, but you can assault the person with the ball. When the guys play, it is just BOOM, and the person is down, but the girls do more of a grappling which seems like it would inflict more pain. You can take 3 steps while holding the ball, then you need to dribble or pass. And they put some sort of sticky substance on the ball which I made the mistake of touching. Nina played in 3 games, the first two they won (I think) and the last one they were dominated.
Then she dropped me off at home while she went out for more. I was going to go out to the Reeperbahn and party, but it was cold and I didnt want to go out alone really, so I slept in until the Fishmarkt. 5 AM the bands start up and I found a great couple from South Africa to chat up. Then I danced with a fiesty old Deutsch lady and a drunk bum. 3 euro Sex on the Beaches at 5am from a dispenser feels like magic to me. Around 7AM I headed to the house to pack up, start the dishwasher, and head to Denmark.
On the train I met Jose from Madrid and we exchanged music and he taught me Espanol. Then I got into Copenhagen, got confused by the currency, and got yelled at by a bus driver. Another bus driver let me ride for free, then my hostel ended up being really cool, so it was an okay day.
This morning I woke up, headed into town and really fell in love with the city. The Italian Quarter is full of edgy shops and people, the center had a sign exhibition up of funny signs from all over the world, and the real story of the little mermaid broke my heart. Then I met Stefan from Austria who helped me find the hippie emcampment of Christianhavn, brought me to a place to eat smorrebord, and walked around some gardens with me. Hopefully Eric and I can meet up with him in Wien.
So my last day alone was excellent and tomorrow I meet up with Eric after a flight to Norway. A new adventure begins!
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