So obviously I’m back from my vacation and already had my first (quite productive) working day.
CodeYard‘s infrastructure is nearly completely in place now (thanks to [ade]), and I wrote down some stuff for EuroQUIS,
mostly theories related to software quality assurance. With Simon having working internet access
again, KDE related stuff seems to have advanced a bit. After returning I also found Debian packages
of guidance including dependancies in my
mailbox. Next step is to test, review and merge the stuff. It’s probably a good idea to include the
debian/ directory in our subversion repository, so it’s easy for people to build updated
packages.
My vacation (together with $GIRLFRIEND) was really good, Berlin is still a great city. Lots of
stuff to do, such as checking out all sorts of new architecture. What struck me was that the “new
centre”, around Potsdamer Platz (where Sony, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Telekom and other big
businesses built their vision of a metropole) does have pretty much no charme at all. Good place to
take photos, bad place to have fun. Far too much commercial stuff. Bummer.
Much more enjoyable is Kreuzberg, which grew into a really good place to eat (especially the
delicious breakfasts here). Also the people there are
pretty down to earth, very direct in their communication, still friendly in most situations. And
terrific Currywurst at the Curry 36, probably the best one in Germany.
We also visited Potsdam’s famous castle Sanssouci, which really looked like “old Fritz” wanted to banish normal
life and create a place free of sorrows. Nice walks in the park though.
Checkout a selection of my photos
taken during the trip, partly even wallpaper material. :-)