FRIDAY: 21 april 2006

VENICE
8h25
wandered around the city last night with John, in from Abu Dhabi for the night a nice guy, not entirely unpleasant, super kind (to me) and also totally jacked to I felt safe walking around the dark alley with him. Got back the hostel around 3h.... going to try to nap in the sun for a while.

"existence is sorrow"

10h: on the vaporetto going from venice to Burano, the island with the name I forget, and then maybe Murano too, we'll see. I want to sit and relax for a while... didn't get enough sleep. I feel ok now but I'll for sure be real tired later.

11h30 found a sweet little corner on the water in Burano. mmm.. rest time (also, tanning!)

13h55 rested but didn't nap heading over to Murano now, to see some more tourists

19h15 still no nap. I'll probably be up til I got to sleep for the nite, then. that should be ok. I wonder what I should to tonite. I didn't make it out to that jazz club last nite - kind of wish I'd headed over there. I walked by @ dinnertime though and it was all set up like a restaurant, not a club or performance space. maybe I'll cruise by tonight, or maybe meet some people? we'll see. drinkign some wine, returning to venice from murano... my feet hurt.
ps. did I mention I've had some super bad food? .... oh well. also some great pizza through. ps. I maybe got a little sunburned today? The weather is fabulous.

"existence is illusion" -dhammapada

17h40 yes, I am kind of sunburned, but, ah! le soleil
did I mention that it feels really weird to speak only in english? I want to say ca va, bueno, no sé, c'est pas grave, etc. feel like I can't really say what I want in this language. quand j'entends le francais, mon coeur saut: c'est quelquechose familiare dans un endroit inconnu... anglais, à l'autre côté, me dérange sans cesse.


notes / logistics:

things I forgot / should have brought:
bathing suit
towel

where does the earliest train on saturday go?

artists - Tobia Rava, Steven Marshall.
author - Dubravka Ugresic

purchases - 21/4:
2€ - water, bread, pizza things - Burano (good)
1€ - pizzette - Venice (AWESOME)
5€ - pizza topped w/hot dog slices, fries - Burano (pretty bad)
1.25€ - box of wine - Murano - (not bad)
2.50€ - aroncini, focaccia, candy - murano - (BAD)
5€ - maté and flavored tea sugar


on LOGDING in LJUBLJANA

Fluxus Hostel
(I don't have phone number)
"voted one of top 10.."
discount prices 'til 27/4?
check in @ 3
5-10 minute walk from train/bus:
R from station to SLOVENSKA CESTA
L towards/past Zara, Nama, Benetton stores
R - after that: first house, right, on TOMSICEVA VLICA
#4, 2nd floor (~$26/nite)
or bus No9 to Trnovo, get off @ 3rd stop, Konzorcij, hostel is "10 steps away"
5000 SIT = 21€

Alibi K5 Hostel
(Old town, overlooking river)
from train: head S towards downtown on Miklo_ieeva street .. etc - see sheet
added later - greeks and 2 finnish girls stayed here one night then left for Fluxus, where we met .. had a bad experience @ Alibi

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