So Cardiff turned out to be a great show again right up until the end of the show when we had to evacuate the building due to a suspicious package left at the sound desk prompted a bomb threat and the venue was cleared out for almost an hour before the bomb squad arrived to take it away.
After a delayed load out it was time to head off to Dover to take the Euro Tunnel train to Calais and the drive through France and Belgium to get to Amsterdam. A day off in Amsterdam for most people means sitting in "coffee" shops sampling the local wares and a trip to the red light district for the customary bit of "window shopping". Its quite funny how people think that its all hidden away and secretive but this picture was taken down the street from our hotel.
After that it was a show at the famed Heineken Music Hall which has seen bands such as Coldplay, U2 and R.E.M play here at one point or another.
Another day off in Amsterdam followed before heading overnight to Koln, Germany for what would prove to be landmark gigs for the band as they've had a strange relationshipwith mainland Europe but Sams Town seems to have struck a chord here and the venues are now getting upgraded to almost the same size as the UK and US shows. The day offf was spent wandering around the city and seeing the sights as well the rather odd people doing performance art in the the Leidesplan square in the centre of town such as this guy...
...whose sole purpose seemed to be wandering around and annoying people.
Also stumbled across a rather oversized game of chess.
So off to Koln and then onwards to Berlin for a show at the Berlin Arena...
...And a quick trip to what left of The Wall...
Also i thought i'd show one of my favourite pictures i've taken. This is from the roof of the the Reichstag building in Berlin.
So off to Frankfurt and then onto Paris for a couple days off.
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