harlem after raining

when i stepped out this morning from my apartment building i recognized an unfamiliar smell. it was an after-rain-fresh-air-smell i have never experienced before in new york. it smelled a bit like graz. from wet concrete, trees and a bit of grass. like it…. except when passing by a fried-chicken-place. then it smelled different.

leaving and arriving

ok. all suitcases are packed. ready to go. just before leaving home i figure out that one of the suitcases is way too heavy. grr. so i have to open all three again and put stuff from one to the others. difficult. but i make it. the surprise comes at the airport. still too heavy! i am not only paying for my third piece of luggage (which i expect) but i have to pay for additional 7 kilo too much 🙁 the flight is horrible, but it’s not because of lufthansa (they improved a lot since last time). i seems …