André's Travel Blog

Eine leere U-Bahn Station. Einige Leute warten auf dem verlassenen Bahnsteig, andere drehen sich um und gehen wieder. Gestern standen in Mailand die Transportmittel lange Zeit still. Nur hin und wieder kam eine U-Bahn, weil der Fahrer sich gegen die Streiks...

Deutsch Vor einiger Zeit hatte ich darüber geschrieben , wie lange es dauert, in der Uni irgendein Vorhaben zum Abschluss zu bringen. Mittlerweile denke ich schon gar nicht mehr in to-do Listen, die es abzuarbeiten gilt, sondern in der Vollendung bürokratischer...

Until now I was expecting to have a really quite and relaxed Erasmus year. But from today, I guess that was just a nice wish. I had my first Chinese lesson in the language center, and it left me with a headache and a lot of work in front of me. While...

Germany is reputed for its tedious bureaucratic processes. But come to Italy and you'll see a new dimension. Here are a few things that I've tried to do, and that's what happened: Sports course (pending for four weeks): -I asked the Erasmus office on...

Walking through Milan, you can't help but notice African men selling gadgets to the tourists. You see them everywhere at the main touristy places, putting their armbands around the wrist of many innocent tourists and demanding money before the tourist...

English A few days into university life in Milan, and it shows that the city in Northern Italy is a good place to do your studies. This is the first time I'm taking the metro to go to university, and it feels like going to work in the Paris days. People...

I'm keeping my political blog http://mounteulympus.blogspot.com, because it's more interactive than over-blog and I like the design. The reason I'm reviving Eurozone is to make it a travel blog with impressions from European travels. A week ago I started...