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I Would Have Still Been Transfixed

8 Oct, 2025 07:44
travel, concerts

I woke up and created my fifth Looptober abomination. It was enjoyable but took much longer than I thought it would. I did spend some time with Peiločja, but the plan was for Ivanečka to pick me up at 9.21.03 so we could be off to Berlin. However, she called me at some earlier point informing me that she was already in the car, though to go to Luki’s situated place to take Luki his forgotten keys. Then she was to proceed to my place.

The trip to Berlin was riddled with zacpy and took in whole about seven hours instead of the usual four and a half (I believe that in a traffic-less day, that would be the duration). We stopped three times to čurat (was it three? I believe so). I navigated us along “back roads” through myriad German villages until we finally arrived at the park and ride at about four.

U-bahn 6 took us to Stadtmitte and Ubahn-2 took us to Potsdammer Platz. Our hotel, where I sit now, is close to the latter. We had a few hours to walk around the surrounding area and during our wandering found a Cos. Ivanečka browsed for a winter coat and a shirt. She ended up buying nothing. I ended up with a shirt for myself a bit later, however.

Suzanne Vega began a bit after eight. We arrived at the Philhormonie about ten till eight. The concert was brilliant. She began with Marlene on the Wall and ended with Galway from the new album. I managed to kiss Ivanečka between most every song. All in all the concert was highly enjoyable and I was impressed especially by the guitarist, who used looping to layer parts for several songs. He also had a “drum” pedal, or perhaps prerecorded drum parts in a looper. A cellist also joined them. They could have played another hour and I would have still been transfixed.

We were back at the hotel by 10.30 or even before. We made brilliant love and fell asleep until the late hour of seven. It’s a little after seven now. I write whilst Ivanečka prepares herself for another walk around the Berlin environs.