DDC European Tour 2010 - Day 02 - Münich, German

The logo above is the tradeshow grounds logo. We dig!Spent the day walking the ISPO show with Goo, David and Bob, checking out the Euro versions of North American snowboard brands, as well as miles and miles of crazy Euro shit. These Europeans know how to party, and they know how to make tradeshow booths. You should see the North Face, Marker and Atomic booths. Gigantic. Towering walls and sneaky meeting rooms and motherfuckers going shirtless with minotaur head dresses. Seriously. Plus, there's no shortage of goffy gadgets whizzing around. Any kind of wheeled doohickie is fair game.There's a handful of things I love about Europe:01. Beautifully-crafted street signs and wayfinding.02. A respect for their old ways.03. A painfully jovial quality to pubs and communities. IE: Singing, festivals, etc.04. Train station pretzels.05. Incredible cars whizzing all over the place.And there's a healthy list that makes me cringe:01. "Euro" style. There's no limit with these cornballs. Hair, jeans, wack humor, techno music, etc.02. All the cigarette smoke.03. No fucking ice in your water, anywhere. And god forbid if the shit is actually cold when they bring it out. I've pondered simply drinking out of the toilets for a good, cold splash of water to cool down my hot pipes.I'll stop. I hope to add more and more shit to the "like" category.Bob and I are up in Berlin after a couple days in Münich. Looking forward to exploring the city tomorrow. We've been working up a list. Leigh comes in on Saturday, which will be awesome. My little nougat.