icourtland!

so we have been on the train for the last hour and a bit on the way from Berlin to Prague. we have had pretty much NO internet access for the last few days, so posts have been far less frequent than we had planned them to be. my momma only has AO-Hell dial-up, so no way for us to have access from her place at all. my sister has high-speed wireless, but we have only been over to her place once so far. i hate to think what my spam will be like when i get a chance to check mail again. feel the fear!

last few days have been pretty much non-stop. we got to see my sister perform at Quasimodo on Saturday night. her group Disco Inferno was paying, and the house was bouncing! first time to see her perform, and i am happy to say that she sounded great! lots of high speed disco numbers, and the whole band worked well together and played so well. the place went wild – bouncing and dancing until well after 2am. we closed the place down after a few beers after the show, and got home at sometime near 4am. tired but happy.

Corie’s beau Torston met up with us after the show so we finally got to meet this guy after so many years of hearing about him. happy to say that i like him already. he seems a good man, and also a good match for Corie. you all know the “dating rule” – no bartenders, go-go boys or musicians – but i guess it can work if you are one of those dating the same. two musicians/performers can complement each other, and probably are the best match. anyway, they are cute together.

Sunday was a museum and walking about day with momma. tired her out, and M was a bit “museum’ed out” after a while (all that shuffle-step-shuffle-step and pushy old ladies) but it was a good day. nice dinner with the whole family after – Corie and Torston, his mom and ours and a friend of Corie’s that used to live and perform in Berlin and now lives in Ukrain. some good wine and some great food.

so up early this morning and off to the train station! we HAD planned a 7:30am train – but we rebelled against Corie’s original plan and went for a 9:45am instead. we are on vacation after all – why get up early if we don’t have to! i mean really!

so tonight we get to stay in a “Boatel” – yes you read that right, a boat-hotel! i can not wait to see it!

we go back to Berlin Wednesday after 2 nights in Prague, and should get home late afternoon. M and i are going out for a day on our own to explore a little on Friday, and there is a boat tour/cookout planned for Thursday. a friend of Corie and Torston has a boat that he is getting ready for us, and we are getting a special river view of Berlin for the day. sounds good to me!

Saturday and we are off to a out of town Music Night performance that will have us stay overnight, then home on Sunday to pack for home. our plane leaves at 6-frakkin-30 in the morning, so we have to be ready to go at sometime near 4-4:30-ish Monday morning. going to be a long day…

i will be happy to get home i think – sleep in our own bed and see kitty-kittys. this has been an amazing time, but we are getting tired. we would love to see and do more, but on this fast-track schedule you can wear out pretty damn fast.

more if/when i can – i hope the boatel has internet, but in Czech-Republic i kinda doubt it…