Berlin & Gdańsk

Day 3:

Berlin-

We were able to do laundry last night, which was helpful, but not completely necessary. We need laundry done later in the tour when we're running out of clothes rather than the second day where I've barely worn one set of clothes. No matter, it was still nice. We had some sandwiches and fruit for breakfast, some coffee, and then we hit the road for Berlin. A mostly smooth trip, around 6hrs, but a bit of traffic slowing us down at various points. 

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We got to the venue and immediately loaded in and onto the stage. I made a bee line for the bar to get myself a club-mate. Delicious energy tea/beverage. 

We had barbecue for dinner. Some very large sausages, grilled cheese, veggies, and steak.

The show was quite toasty, but luckily we have out trusty fan with us. We were all stoked when Armine asked people to not smoke during the set or it'll start hurting his throat (and the rest of us wouldn't be too happy about it either) and people actually listened and didn't smoke. 

The only real bummer of the day was when we got to where we were sleeping and there was barely enough room for all of us in an unventilated room. I slept on one of the couches in another room, along with Armine and Matt, and our driver Mike slept in the van. The toilet backed up almost instantaneously, and there was no plunger in sight, so it stayed like that. 

In the morning we had to be let out of the building because the front door was locked for security reasons. 

Day 4: 

Gdańsk-

We're now on the road to Poland. AC running again since it is almost 80 degrees outside. The  Poland countryside reminds me of Nebraska. Lots of farms and fields and nothingness. Pretty, but boring.

We got to the venue in Gdansk, and it's huge. It looks like a place where they're having s festival, but only using one section. 

On the down side of things, looks like the crappy room some of the dudes slept in last night had bed bugs...I'm super glad I slept on the couch (as did Matt, Armine, and Evan from North), and our driver Mike slept in the van. 

Currently sitting out in the middle of the main stage area (which is not in use) using the wifi since it doesn't actually reach to the backstage. We're staying at a hostel tonight, and then onto Warsaw tomorrow.