Water Bus – Budapest

I could have used one of these on my last trip when the bridges were washed out from the floods

Pretty sure a strong wind would blow this thing on its side. It looks amazing though.

Stern Beer – Krakow

Harsh, but fair

This name cracks me up.  Tiara doesn’t find it funny. We leave it to you, readers.

Gummy Walker – St Paul De Vence

It came from a mediocre bistro!

These gummies came with the bill at a thoroughly unremarkable restaurant. From humble beginnings come great things…

Bootleg Cars Display – Czestochowa

For some reason the strip mall in Czestochowa had a bunch of cars that had been chopped up and made to look like Cars. The steering wheel in this one is actually hooked up. Impressive chop jobs.

Cairn – Trail around Vence

This cairn has no fewer than 13 carefully balanced rocks!

Fun fact, Tiara and I have taken dog surveys (highly scientific!) that say we should own a Cairn Terrier.

Bathroom Sign at Hanage Restaurant – Berlin

This speaks for itself.

I have an acquaintance who admitted to me of using western toilets in a squat toilet manner (figure 4). So it is possible Hanage has had these other problems as well.

These Pretzels are Making Me Thirsty – Copenhagen Airport

Apparently we couldn’t wait long enough to take a picture before ripping into these thirst-inducing treats

Tiara and I have been slowly rewatching Seinfeld on this trip after hours. Obviously, we had to own this bag of These Pretzels are Making Me Thirsty.

Pirate Wine Glass at La Cantine Restaurant – Paris

Yo ho, ho, and a bottle of Rosé

We had a really great set lunch at this place, and I fully intended to write about it. The skeleton chef wine glass will have to suffice.

I have no idea at Jardin d’Acclimitation – Paris

In the future, we will all be cows.

Okay, so I looked it up, and apparently transhumance is a real word:

the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer.

But I’m still going to picture a parade of variegated transhuman cow-people roaming the astroturf.

She’ll get us where we need to be… eventually

The following day we waited out a thunderstorm at the charming Kompa’9 Cafe and then joined a canal tour under ominous skies:

In the afternoon we took a train out to the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek, which is about 35km north of Copenhagen.  The Louisiana has a fairly small and well-curated collection, but the real standout was the sculpture garden, which winds through forest paths and overlooks the water:

After napping and recharging at home, we headed back out at night for the Sankt Hans celebration at Frederiksberg Garden, where thousands of people gathered to witness the traditional midsummer bonfire and listen to live jazz performances:

The following morning, Ian was suffering from bad allergies and stayed in while I went for a (rainy) run over to Nyhavn to soak up a last glimpse of the colorful buildings:

Then it was back home to pack up and board our plane to Paris!

to beer glasses and bar tables:

and from cafe menus and Lego stores:

to this random alley:

I wish we had a little more time here to soak it all up.