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Pros of being a quadriplegic.. By Charles (with a bit of editing to make it incomprehensible)

 

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May your PROS outweigh the cons always!

1-You can get the last ticket available for Eddie Vedder’s concert playing in Berlin just 15 minutes before the start (trust me if it was for showing my boobs, they would have not find a spot for us)

2-You can find great parking spot where actually also a clumsy person like me can fit

3-The “panorama” at your eye level when you are in the street is usually amazing especially when Jessie is pushing

4-You will always find a place where to seat although the venue is crowded

5-If someone is annoying you, you can run into his/her ankle pretending that you lost control of the wheelchair

6-You can always get drunk and wait for your chaffeur

7-Shoes last forever

8-You can always say something which is not funny and makes no sense but people will still laugh at your jokes

9-People are eager to help (not valid for taxi driver in Spain so far)

10-You can get great discounts pretty much everywhere and also your lucky and privileged companion will

LAST BUT NOT LEAST If you smile you will always get a smile in return but this is valid for everyone!

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Ich bin ein Berliner!

The 26th of June 1963, John F.Kennedy during one of his most famous speech, pronounced this 4 words “Ich bin ein Berliner” and you might find it a strange coincidence, but I do not think that our Trip Manager Charles leaves anything to chance. So where could we arrive 56 years after this well-known and eternal JFK‘s  quote, if not in Berlin?!  However, there is a whidespread that the 35th President of the United States of America did an embarassing mistake by saying “Ich bin ein Berliner” and  by not omitting the indefinite article “ein” he changed the meaning of  the sentence from the intended “I am a citizen of Berlin” to “I am a Berliner” which is a type of German pastry similar to a jelly doughnut! Well, this hilarious story made me simpathize with the famous President even more, not only because due to my terrible knowledge of languages I often say things that have crazy meaning and are mostly incomprehensible for a mother tongue person, but most of all because I love doughnut and I always dreamt to have the shape of a pastry! But maybe this is not a great idea because I do not think I would survive long to myself!

However, Germany so far has been very kind to us, although I think it is still a bit early to draw some conclusions about this very different country. At the moment this city is one of the stops I was more excited about, because this is my first visit to this amazing city and I was looking forward to it. Today we also received a warm welcome from the metropolis not only for the historical reason written in the introduction, but also because there were 37°C!

Well, we managed to get to the hotel somehow and go for dinner to a typical local “Vietnamese restaurant” because this is what I am expecting from this Amazing city: a melting pot of cultures and free people,  with countless historical places to visit and what is evenmore fascinating is the recentness of all these important events in history! So what can I say lets cut it short otherwise I will not be on time to publish this article before the end of the day and yes maybe it will be even less meaningful of what already is!!

Please find attached a really impressive photo of our top models Nun Charles and Jessie, while Charles was overheating due to a problem with the aircon in Germany (if this is  the first class in Germany I am getting a bit worried of what will happen in the 4th class in Italy!) Stay tuned!

 

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