Heya from Germany!
Sep. 7th, 2007 12:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
furtechStole Frysco's computer so I could make a post from the con. Despite all the pre-con stressing, the flight was mercifully uneventful: even LAX was a ghost town on Monday (Labor Day). No idea why, either-- should have been a zoo. The Lufthansa people let me slide with grotesquely oversized boxes and got me an aisle seat!
Visited the city of Suhl on the first day: I failed at procuring a coo-coo clock. The entire town-- no coo-coo clocks for sale. If I wanted a fine hunting rifle-- no problem! But coo-coo clocks or nut-crackers: uh-uh. Town was apparently big on arms manufacturing (Sig-Saur arms home). Steve-- you GOTTA come next year: they have a Waffenmuseum here that has a collection of guns and war-stuff you'd enjoy.
I feel strongly that dis'ing one's own country and I won't-- though I wonder why Americans make things so -complicated-! Things are done more simply here. Even the fast food is just simpler and better. I look at how a sandwich shop operates and it's calm and fresh. Apparently the German government dictates how much pollution your car can produce-- meaning that you can't own an SUV unless you can justify needing one. I'm guessing that a lot of this is fewer commercial lobbies.
The convention: fantastic. Not sure whether it's because of the size or cultural differences, but this is the most fun I've had at a con in a long time. The atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly and people are easy to talk to (even if they speak little English!). So far the panels have been very politely received (I hope) and there have been no catastrophic failures. Much gut chocolate! And sausages! And some odd breakfast meat patty called "Filkadellen" or something that is like a raw patty of ground something that is absolutely delicious (and will probably kill me or give me a new "friend"...but it's SO GOOD!).
Great costumes here-- even in the face of -no- resources. As an example: getting a fluffy, white fur is a huge ordeal.
Computer dying...to close: if you ever wanted an excuse to visit Europe, Eurofurence is a *wonderful* reason to initiate a trip!
Visited the city of Suhl on the first day: I failed at procuring a coo-coo clock. The entire town-- no coo-coo clocks for sale. If I wanted a fine hunting rifle-- no problem! But coo-coo clocks or nut-crackers: uh-uh. Town was apparently big on arms manufacturing (Sig-Saur arms home). Steve-- you GOTTA come next year: they have a Waffenmuseum here that has a collection of guns and war-stuff you'd enjoy.
I feel strongly that dis'ing one's own country and I won't-- though I wonder why Americans make things so -complicated-! Things are done more simply here. Even the fast food is just simpler and better. I look at how a sandwich shop operates and it's calm and fresh. Apparently the German government dictates how much pollution your car can produce-- meaning that you can't own an SUV unless you can justify needing one. I'm guessing that a lot of this is fewer commercial lobbies.
The convention: fantastic. Not sure whether it's because of the size or cultural differences, but this is the most fun I've had at a con in a long time. The atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly and people are easy to talk to (even if they speak little English!). So far the panels have been very politely received (I hope) and there have been no catastrophic failures. Much gut chocolate! And sausages! And some odd breakfast meat patty called "Filkadellen" or something that is like a raw patty of ground something that is absolutely delicious (and will probably kill me or give me a new "friend"...but it's SO GOOD!).
Great costumes here-- even in the face of -no- resources. As an example: getting a fluffy, white fur is a huge ordeal.
Computer dying...to close: if you ever wanted an excuse to visit Europe, Eurofurence is a *wonderful* reason to initiate a trip!
