Kölle alaaf!

So sven and I did the usual catching up, and we made pizza for dinner. Prior to me coming we had been in fb message contact and I told him that Mayke, carmen, Chris, stefan, lotte and floor were going to a medicine ball for karneval, so I asked if he wanted to go. So we decided we would try to go but all advanced tickets were sold out so we would have to line up at the door and see if we get lucky. But he was for it so we got on our costumes, him as an NYPD officer and me as succubus and we hopped on the train and went to the hall where this was taking place. We went quite early, maybe like 6 ish because I had emailed the organizers asking for tix  and they advised to show up early. I didn't bring a jacket cause I was afraid of it getting stolen since I knew this was going to be a massive party, so I had lots of glances on the train!! The corset I bought didn't fit too well so my boobs were kinda popping out! But oh well that just adds to the fun of it all right, I mean it was karneval after all! So when we got out of the station it was a short walk and not windy but I got cold quickly.  there was a long line but we waited anyway. After about 10 minutes a woman went around selling tix to the people on the line, saying her dad was the owner of the building or something like that and offered us tix at discounted prices (this was in German obviously so sven did all the negotiating). So we accepted and I was worried they were going to be bogus but they weren't and so we got in! But since we skipped the whole line we were one of the first people in there, so it was quiet to begin with. When we entered a professional photographer took our photo :-) So then we walked around, checking out the place. It was ginormous! 3 floors, each with at least 2 rooms all with different music. No wonder it was like €25 to get in. But of course the food and drinks were overpriced at the bar. Sven was nice enough to buy me a glass of wine though and he bought himself several beers throughout the night. So as the night went on it got busier. The dance floor got more crowded as people poured in. I saw some brilliant costumes but one that is permanently implanted in my mind is a huge man (tall and broad) in a dress with heels and a long blond wig. That was probably my favorite! So everytime sven left me for the bathroom, I got hit on. Once was by a group of middle aged German guys who didn't know English very well, one was by 2 cute guys around my age, guy A started up small chat with me and about a minute later guy B chanted "kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" And before I knew it guy As tongue was in my mouth. So I pulled away and then guy B asked for a kiss on the cheek so I leant in and at the last second he turned his head and got me on the mouth. I should have seen it coming, but I also wasn't complaining. And with that they walked away. And the third time was later on in the night, people were starting to get drunk. Sven and I went downstairs to where the photos from earlier were displayed. I could have sworn the lady in charge said the first photo was free but you had to pay for the second, but there was no one working the stand with the photos so I just took both. They came out real nice. So while we were downstairs sven went to the bathroom again and I was waiting outside for him and a guy in the line started talking to me, first in German and I said I didn't speak it and he switched to English and said I was very short or something like that (he was gigantic).  Then he asked where I was from. So we got talking about ny, he had been there before, blah blah then sven comes out of the bathroom so goliath asked where he was from and he said Massachusetts (he had told me earlier he wanted to pretend to be American) and the guy goes "oh I've been to Boston!" And sven is like "uhh..ok" and the guy is asking him all these questions and sven is just making up stuff, clearly with not a clue as to what he's talking about. So eventually the conversation ended nd we walked away I go "you know Boston is in Massachusetts right?" And he goesz "oh no I didnt!" So I explained that's why goliath mentioned he had been there lol. So then we headed back to the dance rooms.  We danced to a 70s/80s cover band which was real good but had a mostly older crowd. I preferred them to the dj rooms with the annoying crowd and packed out dance floor.The main room had some karneval music and traditional dancing on stage though which was cool. I also saw a guy I met in sydney, hurst his name was( which I had actually forgotten) , but I didn't know him very well in Sydney so I didn't think he would recognize me, but he said hello. So all the while I had been texting Mayke and she first said they would be there at 11:30 pm but that came and went so I was wondering if they were ever going to show up, but they did, at like 1 am! And the party wasn't going to go on much longer, so I hope they felt they got their moneys worth! But once they arrived I was so happy to see them, esp everyone who I hadn't seen since Sydney. So I introduced sven, he was very well received by my friends and we all danced in the main room together to more karneval music. Carmen and lotte were betty and wilma, stefan was a gold person, Mayke a flight attendant, Chris was some German cartoon character with red hair, and floor I can't remember lol. So we were all dancing and having a good time, everyone kept buying rounds but got water for me cause I didn't want any beer. And the water was sparkling only!! So I said to carmen "who was that German guy we met in Sydney that was weird?" And she goes "hurst?" And I go oh yeah (I had forgotten his name) and I said he was there and when I spotted him I pointed and carmen went over to say hello so I went too and I said "do you remember me from Sydney?" And he said "yes, Michele right?" And I couldn't believe he remembered! I hardly spoke to him there and that was over 3 years ago! So I started talking to his date and she was real nice, I think she was French Canadian or something. So then carmen and I went back to the group, and we continued to party the night away until the dance floor got more and more empty. I even saw someone waving an American flag at some points!! But I was really starting to dislike the karneval songs, even viva colognia. The tunes were just too cheesy! Then we started mingling with some cute guys next to us, but nothing ever came of that. And of course we took plenty of pics. We eventually started trading costume accessories, so in one of the shots, I am wearing carmens black betty wig, and she is wearing the long red haired wig of floors costume. All in all it was a great night, I was super happy to be having all these australia reunions. But within 1 1/2 hours or so sven and I decided to leave while the rest stayed. We were going to see each other all weekend so I didn't feel compelled to spend every moment with them. So sven and I hopped on the train and went back to his where we set up one of his many couches in the living room for me to sleep on. And with that, at around 3 am or whatever i finally fell asleep!