7 JUNE 2006

8h40
had a dream I ws in a train station, and my watch had come apart. I was looking at it, holding it, when a girl ran up to me. I put it away. She started talking really excitedly about how she's a friend of a friend, and asking to use my camera to take a photo of me. I didn't trust her and I left, hurriedly, and she followed, talking and talking and talking. Other people wondered what my deal was, but I knew she shouldn't be trusted.

10h45
I have never been alone anywhere like this before. Well - I've definitely never been anywhere like this with anyone, but the sort-of similar places I've gone, I've always been with someone - Nick, Angela, etc. (In fact - I think they're the people I've done the most hiking with.) Anyway, I'm at a big waterfall labeled Sprutz. I walked down a narrow path with stairs in some places to the bottom of this part, and walked under the falls, and now I have walked up some more little steps to the other side, where I am sitting in the sun. ah, it is so nice.

I forget how the story went. A man and a woman built a house next waterfall. At first, when they moved it, the noise from the waterfall was too loud; they couldn't even think. But then in time they got used to it, and never even noticed the sound. However, whenever they left the house, no one could stand to talk to them because when they did, they shouted.
From Everything is Illuminated, I think?

(do not travel to escape life: travel so that life does not escape you)

recommendations from Leandro (from Brazil):
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
Prague
Salzburg
Bratislava - Juraj's hostel. Restaurant: Slovak Pub - order "Bryndzové halušky"

other travel ideas:
Genova (used to be industrial) - HI Ostello per la Gioventu - 15 euro
San Remo, Italy
Rome - San Lorenzo / E of Termini. Hostel des Artistes
Lombardy / Lake Country - Riva del Garda (on lake) - HI Ostello Benacus - 14 euro (book ahead)

Parma: Ostello/Camping Cittadella - 10.50 euro
Piran, Slovenia
- Alibi B14 - Bonifacijeva, 14 - $25/nite - kitchen
- Hostel Val - kitchenette
Bled, Slov. - Jakelj Backpacker's house - on edge of city - food provided - near lake - Lesce-Bled / desenice train , then call for pickup

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