Day 18 – Counting with Numbers

3 Oct

So I had to make a decision on how I want to get around Berlin. There were six main choices

Buy a bike and take the tram (pay as you go)
Tram (monthly pass 74 euro) plus walking
Walk everywhere
Remain immobile
Buy a car
Use a taxi service

The factors I had to consider were complicated and many. I will list them all for you now:

When hanging out with Berliners they all have bikes – my bikelessness might impact rendezvous times
The weather will not stay nice forever – walking and biking in the rain sucks
Sometimes I want to visit locations that are outside of biking / walking distance
The other people in my German school do not have bikes and are relying on pubic transportation
Berlin has an awesome streetcar / underground / train / bus system
In Berlin one can purchase a pass for 30 days (e.g. June 5 to July 4) or for the calendar month.
I’m going to be leaving Berlin for a few days next month (maybe two weeks)
If I get a bike I need to sell it before I return to Kanada
Walking is good exercise but it is very time consuming
The pay-as-you-go use of the tram / subway is about 6 euros for a day pass (or about 1.5 euros per trip within the AB Zone)
I can use time on the tram / subway to educate you with this blog or to read or to study the German
Sometimes I’m required to move large quantities of substances around the city
Right now I am of no fixed address
One usually sees the more interesting things on the trams / subways

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12 Responses to “Day 18 – Counting with Numbers”

Uncle Ross October 3, 2011 at 15:17 #

Is there another way to count?
…and shouldn’t you be counting in German just for practice?

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Jason Chapman (@jasonAchapman) October 3, 2011 at 15:35 #

You have quite obviously already decided to use public transit. Sensible.

Not sensible? Spelling Canada the German way. It’s killing me.

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- Die Hard Three October 3, 2011 at 15:39 #
  
  I do not want to kill you
  
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Bene October 3, 2011 at 15:43 #

I’ll help you with your decision: I’ll lend you my (old but still functioning I think) bike, you won’t have to pay, won’t have to resell it at the end of your journey. And sorry to contradict you but I would rather say “one usually see the most interesting things on a bike”!!!

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- Die Hard Three October 3, 2011 at 18:24 #
  
  But I already got my transit pass! 😉
  
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Lottabot October 3, 2011 at 18:12 #

I think Canada should be spelled the way it’s pronounced: Känädä

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- Die Hard Three October 3, 2011 at 18:22 #
  
  The umlauts would make us look tougher too. Like all those heavy metal bands. Mötley Crüe, Queensrÿche, Motörhead, Blue Öyster Cult, Spın̈al Tap, Moxy Früvous.
  
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  - Lottabot October 4, 2011 at 14:33 #
    
    I’m not convinced about the Spinal Tap one =)
    And you forgot to mention Röyksopp – the biggest of them all =)
    
    http://royksopp.com/
- Sanna November 24, 2011 at 19:59 #
  
  I prefer Känädä as well! 😉
  
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Jesse October 3, 2011 at 19:23 #

What substances are you transporting?

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- Die Hard Three October 3, 2011 at 19:58 #
  
  Various. Various substances.
  
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Bene October 3, 2011 at 20:10 #

Oh come on Jason the combination of bike and public transportation would just be perfect!

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