tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34358064406189314232024-02-07T05:21:11.967-08:00This is London...StillFor the start, go to scottbolohan.blogspot.comScott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-41291322508896787622009-06-18T13:27:00.000-07:002009-06-18T15:29:02.926-07:006/14/09 GraduationWe got up around 6 and made our way down to All State Arena. We got there around 7 and there were people outside, of course they all had their gowns on. I saw some people I knew and they all seemed to know that Charlotte was supposed to get my stuff. So I waited around outside for her for about 40 minutes, shook Conklin's hand (he said he'd talk to me after) and kept waiting. Finally I gave up on her and went in to see if my stuff was there or if I could get an extra. Turns out she didn't pick it up and decided not to tell me. Fail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSsjXspeqLijf7UYykfVpQuKbYI5WU0sHCl-iEM_7KAimvXaTlVRx8-PWbpebePaH6oWbLYoSrjUlO5AzoyavoFYQ769h7-1maOXJqht8VKjxbJOvMopUfwJA2vkzLvcmfgGAs9o5Lxc/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSsjXspeqLijf7UYykfVpQuKbYI5WU0sHCl-iEM_7KAimvXaTlVRx8-PWbpebePaH6oWbLYoSrjUlO5AzoyavoFYQ769h7-1maOXJqht8VKjxbJOvMopUfwJA2vkzLvcmfgGAs9o5Lxc/s200/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348786468014206338" border="0" /></a><br />So I made my way in with everyone else (I was number 121) and my hat didn't really fit and me me sort of look ridiculous, but it was alright. I ended up talking with the girls around me (there was like a 10-1 female to male ratio of graduates) and soon we were led in.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhfs-Hf5UVaP4zvOGCcIIW3JHsJrQxvqWH0G0uTL7UfdIGjDcbjQNvTBa8GfwO-E7RPVa2aqu1krMwDqZ_17s7kdmYyFZQP7g-_o-74Qkjp_1C7YaUqVr1bW5mbqLClh5oNgRXuTWCzw/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhfs-Hf5UVaP4zvOGCcIIW3JHsJrQxvqWH0G0uTL7UfdIGjDcbjQNvTBa8GfwO-E7RPVa2aqu1krMwDqZ_17s7kdmYyFZQP7g-_o-74Qkjp_1C7YaUqVr1bW5mbqLClh5oNgRXuTWCzw/s200/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348786476536138338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhLmYUjy7QdRYM3UUxHm5N0E39eh394FK583LwOa56N6-Ku4WG7vv9Se9FRLSRGkZHXNtohLG2e3wxO_wwZzMJJbr6INgrnkY-bWtrtxc3RhGXt4T0bBcw7ybGocThay-DZq9U-kojV8/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhLmYUjy7QdRYM3UUxHm5N0E39eh394FK583LwOa56N6-Ku4WG7vv9Se9FRLSRGkZHXNtohLG2e3wxO_wwZzMJJbr6INgrnkY-bWtrtxc3RhGXt4T0bBcw7ybGocThay-DZq9U-kojV8/s200/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348786480733557842" border="0" /></a><br />It was dark in the arena, with fancy screens and such around. It was cooler looking than I expected. They played that graduation song over and over and then we finally took our seats. Being at the front of the alphabet, I had a good one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pbPxyBtLFfsdEv0l2bb6y956V7Vq-kYrcG6Vf-L2x1GohyJF-wWJp1MpiDnfJC8q3kTSCcO86E0AwjDiNq34kgYStKRVMXtom7zCjmKS7apeYUAN7fWogAI0K89LzRY9hmUaakbI3Qw/s1600-h/044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pbPxyBtLFfsdEv0l2bb6y956V7Vq-kYrcG6Vf-L2x1GohyJF-wWJp1MpiDnfJC8q3kTSCcO86E0AwjDiNq34kgYStKRVMXtom7zCjmKS7apeYUAN7fWogAI0K89LzRY9hmUaakbI3Qw/s200/044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348786488859832146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe7Q0BXVl9HzUtGp9H23gpB7XYTb0f6E-RN84lTPJlDLGMlePH96leg_OMmWhMgEakzfbyc9YNHttBanYHx2F-UjSNK-DTwQV2X933v4I0CIk7gnpRM2DStcKvY0pyqfJtkgTgV0xL3c/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqe7Q0BXVl9HzUtGp9H23gpB7XYTb0f6E-RN84lTPJlDLGMlePH96leg_OMmWhMgEakzfbyc9YNHttBanYHx2F-UjSNK-DTwQV2X933v4I0CIk7gnpRM2DStcKvY0pyqfJtkgTgV0xL3c/s200/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348791834889430978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpN1bIhXHzTi7GfnlQzT_F2X1q6NufQgEeHimc3mNO1bN3fTT8ZIvBPn_gXwFPxliXiPsq3wEs9mOPU0I9t4hva4o-giEoMPOBbjnvZnlLXVKNn8MJNYjEvvKdImylWdkub1gTYxiaPhQ/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpN1bIhXHzTi7GfnlQzT_F2X1q6NufQgEeHimc3mNO1bN3fTT8ZIvBPn_gXwFPxliXiPsq3wEs9mOPU0I9t4hva4o-giEoMPOBbjnvZnlLXVKNn8MJNYjEvvKdImylWdkub1gTYxiaPhQ/s200/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348791836924840018" border="0" /></a><br />David Axelrod spoke, and he was good, not very rhetorical but based in reality, which I liked. He didn't talk much about Obama, which I was surprised about, but I liked his speech in general.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBUL0RO47s2AZyjjvaGV_b4yKB8BI3uLHJkTcTXjwHqhTY5XNZmZm3GVeB5HDQpYd2_YIeDVZcRXGCvuXlzu2oe0AMlEpN3Ev6ylvCxILQoQK3YxrNH2UY89rje7MOtUGSjPkKrxJn-0/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBUL0RO47s2AZyjjvaGV_b4yKB8BI3uLHJkTcTXjwHqhTY5XNZmZm3GVeB5HDQpYd2_YIeDVZcRXGCvuXlzu2oe0AMlEpN3Ev6ylvCxILQoQK3YxrNH2UY89rje7MOtUGSjPkKrxJn-0/s200/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348791844413326146" border="0" /></a><br />They did all the CDM people first, so there was a lot of sitting around being bored time. I talked with Rachel the girl next to me about how boring this was. Eventually it was our turn.<br /><br />It was strange being up on the stage, it went really fast. I shook Father Holtschneider's hand, and he talked to me really briefly. When I shook Dean Taylor's hand, she told me they'd be watching me. She might say that to everyone but it felt good.<br /><br />Then I went back and sat down while everyone else finished with my new red empty diploma holder.<br /><br />Afterward we waited around to try to find Conklin but we couldn't see him. I ran into Charlotte, Brooke and Joe and they were looking for him too. No one knows where he went. Oh well. I did run into Father Holtschneider and he asked when I was going back to Michigan. Just incredible that he remembered that, what a good guy.<br /><br />We went back, packed up, and I changed and we made our way into the city. We parked in the same place and went down to Ghiradelli's. I had an ice cream sunday in a waffle cone, which was of course awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k6MMHShRdsEd82eUJ1AtpAXoujlyn47Ty4xQpCgymcF7XssOnAS4EwcjiA_aT7kB0OFepo5XswPnD8Sz-JkXqaF1BZz40YNMIXNLRuCRuUtcjUKQClb5on-7nRwgWgvV_tC5-kJgOmo/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k6MMHShRdsEd82eUJ1AtpAXoujlyn47Ty4xQpCgymcF7XssOnAS4EwcjiA_aT7kB0OFepo5XswPnD8Sz-JkXqaF1BZz40YNMIXNLRuCRuUtcjUKQClb5on-7nRwgWgvV_tC5-kJgOmo/s200/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348791849226462834" border="0" /></a><br />I realized I left my phone stuck under the pull-out couch part so mom and dad went back to get it. I went with Mark down to the Trib and I tried to see Brian, but he wasn't around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQrekse11fgkyeZIihY7WkpGmf35igZvh2oddSfgiFYWpw34j4lsE2ZsiocSSI2iU5eUpZP6wkXU6S0O9agaZSUo2rGuCompcKOBqcEAh3T0Pj-gyuajjSOafcu_J61viJ_U7EreMlG8/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQrekse11fgkyeZIihY7WkpGmf35igZvh2oddSfgiFYWpw34j4lsE2ZsiocSSI2iU5eUpZP6wkXU6S0O9agaZSUo2rGuCompcKOBqcEAh3T0Pj-gyuajjSOafcu_J61viJ_U7EreMlG8/s200/053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348793613381670418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAw-7J1vYDgTOME5rakl4jKfIjKK0vwuwYg4kK0wPp4n3681CekbRTsi34A6GWQrnc6LbNGRwb543avTjyMyWZJxrVEZD0qkGjOhickO-JXdWQINobdTau9yyPfdRqbxt5evjzg2E_4/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAw-7J1vYDgTOME5rakl4jKfIjKK0vwuwYg4kK0wPp4n3681CekbRTsi34A6GWQrnc6LbNGRwb543avTjyMyWZJxrVEZD0qkGjOhickO-JXdWQINobdTau9yyPfdRqbxt5evjzg2E_4/s200/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348793619976105522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA866l6SU8P6IR_90OdyRPDyrbirZr2CpOfzkI58uQs7oCdNuLvPbONksPuPdqKgIMscDVN_q_5MEOv6tiEdzuupA3EuAqJlMECDVW-KK7ZjsL6kCg2MjFdLIQPghOxe7pW7JYsC7FR0g/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA866l6SU8P6IR_90OdyRPDyrbirZr2CpOfzkI58uQs7oCdNuLvPbONksPuPdqKgIMscDVN_q_5MEOv6tiEdzuupA3EuAqJlMECDVW-KK7ZjsL6kCg2MjFdLIQPghOxe7pW7JYsC7FR0g/s200/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348793626765638050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdj679RjlJwCFzzgCmiFXPHp3ZrJdHfqgZqBxpngo3Cji4XDSvOqKPQHrCWVciKAXkBAHljNw4xKEERrheLoolSFoWvw5hyXcYsWsJPdP98bRakCJf5Jph2DQIVJFrlRNsm0t-DWf2sM/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdj679RjlJwCFzzgCmiFXPHp3ZrJdHfqgZqBxpngo3Cji4XDSvOqKPQHrCWVciKAXkBAHljNw4xKEERrheLoolSFoWvw5hyXcYsWsJPdP98bRakCJf5Jph2DQIVJFrlRNsm0t-DWf2sM/s200/059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348793631487477634" border="0" /></a><br />Mark and I walked across the new bridge to the Modern Wing of the Art Institute (really cool views) and went down by where I used to live. The bum park whre the Blues Brothers used to live is now a fancier, more paved bum park. Kinda cool. We tried to see Ryan Burke but he wasn't going to be back until later, so we went down to the Trib again and Brian wasn't there again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3IXSqfytr8Gio33ltF7Ela_cnlqGuvmrMwnKWcgUCnhHTiKeGzI71phYvxlsrohALzlJDnI1cst-Ua5zcQVigSlGHd8OzBo2tqIGrO75gj-oTJHdu8lJIrLz9jbKryl3oNg41bJn3fE/s1600-h/060.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3IXSqfytr8Gio33ltF7Ela_cnlqGuvmrMwnKWcgUCnhHTiKeGzI71phYvxlsrohALzlJDnI1cst-Ua5zcQVigSlGHd8OzBo2tqIGrO75gj-oTJHdu8lJIrLz9jbKryl3oNg41bJn3fE/s200/060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348794893846120594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61LoK4ZoF7BSWqUXYOunRitMW9QfFb8cSGLUGbBRiHukhVtC6EJuikKeSNjMdTUqECVPZ2obUjZ_NNfySQJ7_6uZ8ypPQvKbXE4400SjiOG84LUfZ0VEHi4bl4xgFWgrEEk8WSccEJNs/s1600-h/061.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61LoK4ZoF7BSWqUXYOunRitMW9QfFb8cSGLUGbBRiHukhVtC6EJuikKeSNjMdTUqECVPZ2obUjZ_NNfySQJ7_6uZ8ypPQvKbXE4400SjiOG84LUfZ0VEHi4bl4xgFWgrEEk8WSccEJNs/s200/061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348794895892352562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dn-LtDVYXrKFNImr5HsrxLV9MZ35JqhTGKCTv2DWqv1XIB9UwwbO3NkM5sVOKwITJcbQaWv3sDUek24gBSAOtgbYc8CiZFM0g33_SLoaweX3Dt5TeFSMlV8SsFEKk-FX-wDOXwo82nU/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dn-LtDVYXrKFNImr5HsrxLV9MZ35JqhTGKCTv2DWqv1XIB9UwwbO3NkM5sVOKwITJcbQaWv3sDUek24gBSAOtgbYc8CiZFM0g33_SLoaweX3Dt5TeFSMlV8SsFEKk-FX-wDOXwo82nU/s200/066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348794900437547106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA89J1R5aK_U6U-X4sfn2n4FFToorwpR1E6SbYo8aAeJ_NwfxJA8OhcvlJgt-Vqir6yfOfBj4X58PyK0JLLkHCCQvhs5cMn8Rx8RCpjxlvKHcyVM9lTg-jMmIiqMUI3aQtR_9UURLX58/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA89J1R5aK_U6U-X4sfn2n4FFToorwpR1E6SbYo8aAeJ_NwfxJA8OhcvlJgt-Vqir6yfOfBj4X58PyK0JLLkHCCQvhs5cMn8Rx8RCpjxlvKHcyVM9lTg-jMmIiqMUI3aQtR_9UURLX58/s200/067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348794903166913362" border="0" /></a><br />We got a hold of Ryan and went over to see his awesome place for a few minutes before mom and dad picked us up and took down to the Cheesecake Factory to meet Dennis.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQYK44tYlhpNzrrw8pspAF4fNlaAYp5Tba5fURqsiiu3uXxDpJr8kaCErvCFm7f4gGk5qEbp5Na0gI0f6eAga4oIAAnW3DtGkAdHcoA6eaGh6TaGYqhGr75pRdq2udrtUB2Dh7OWW_Xc/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQYK44tYlhpNzrrw8pspAF4fNlaAYp5Tba5fURqsiiu3uXxDpJr8kaCErvCFm7f4gGk5qEbp5Na0gI0f6eAga4oIAAnW3DtGkAdHcoA6eaGh6TaGYqhGr75pRdq2udrtUB2Dh7OWW_Xc/s200/070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348796412578135026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMiPC6vXu0h94X_WOphdlsnDamAlpwrT-fcy3CC4aenaEBROeomaGXdC2TeTAJcEKHBtcC2O4jSrocvb4pPQs4_aeSRY4zJU3XzGaRTqRUON4PCPd9PjNczXyQtp15U7I5DDf09EVWls/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMiPC6vXu0h94X_WOphdlsnDamAlpwrT-fcy3CC4aenaEBROeomaGXdC2TeTAJcEKHBtcC2O4jSrocvb4pPQs4_aeSRY4zJU3XzGaRTqRUON4PCPd9PjNczXyQtp15U7I5DDf09EVWls/s200/072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348796417329102194" border="0" /></a><br />We got a table before ma and dad were back from parking the car. Dennis seems good, always working. I had my usual, the portobella burger and then a ice cream sunday cheesecake. Both were great. So was the bread. It was a really nice time.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif89oattCVAkTjFBQcSX6OVnfl9Ztq6jEtTtZbp20YBr2SMUv-9okUUjAhHaKeGf_VID-n5tT7qlYFr1KQcS4kfp0dVzLcj-9Cbqw5f53WGVxQOW5KZVtDl8dR3jVZt8r5RfS-5xM79H8/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif89oattCVAkTjFBQcSX6OVnfl9Ztq6jEtTtZbp20YBr2SMUv-9okUUjAhHaKeGf_VID-n5tT7qlYFr1KQcS4kfp0dVzLcj-9Cbqw5f53WGVxQOW5KZVtDl8dR3jVZt8r5RfS-5xM79H8/s200/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348796422882843378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgGM4d2D0n9QdyvECNrsLjuyxhmniuy-QShyM24k1jQ3lrkgCxC8GolTOKl8t_MaWrsrw0943IiXGCf3GAS6sRAXO7Hac5QHNBL41DKwfkCPUzyeUM3KgXfNcuM7_G9WSQ-JAbfid7hI/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgGM4d2D0n9QdyvECNrsLjuyxhmniuy-QShyM24k1jQ3lrkgCxC8GolTOKl8t_MaWrsrw0943IiXGCf3GAS6sRAXO7Hac5QHNBL41DKwfkCPUzyeUM3KgXfNcuM7_G9WSQ-JAbfid7hI/s200/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348796426920616930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vyMGFCY-S-YvmJwIWJ4m7sQ2cKdogfY4bo0CDTBA7ViugW77Baw1KU9g9u2SotKJ8ZtIVJEslOu5ntFk6WQozPzi53IIb7QakDZU5WCPcFd7AIbnlG2MjScc7JLPsQM4AHOaqZMHHSI/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vyMGFCY-S-YvmJwIWJ4m7sQ2cKdogfY4bo0CDTBA7ViugW77Baw1KU9g9u2SotKJ8ZtIVJEslOu5ntFk6WQozPzi53IIb7QakDZU5WCPcFd7AIbnlG2MjScc7JLPsQM4AHOaqZMHHSI/s200/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348796839928364770" border="0" /></a><br />We went back to the car and I slept literally the whole ride, which was great, I never do that. We got in around 2 and I went to sleep. A crazy couple of days.<br /><br />It's good to be back, but I'm going to miss Europe a bunch. Hopefully I'll be back sooner or later. Either way, going to Europe was the best thing I've ever done.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-46891633984790764312009-06-17T18:12:00.000-07:002009-06-18T13:08:52.378-07:0013/6/09I came back and watched the Wings lose the finals while I packed up. It was definitely not as easy as I expected. I worked from midnight until 4 am when I showered. I basically frantically packed the rest of the time, up until 4:45, definitely could have used about another hour. I didn't get to vacuum my room or anything, so I kind of quickly went around and picked some things off the floor. I grabbed Hannah and ended up leaving her in the elevator, hoping that maybe someone would laugh/take it with them.<br /><br />I checked out at security and scurried down to the bus stop. I had no problems with the bus, and slept the whole ride. I was completely exhausted.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMiXRhd2JlU4urAJQGSy-MQwWDVdRFMlWjzyOHd5Wmg7qk3HO6favgJfKM5_GbLexnO7NSmg-Lwa1XWHqBw90zj43RJnHxKnsH1_7K7q2V_7P8tNZNwopNzm0heB1jxnwDXjwaaQq03w/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMiXRhd2JlU4urAJQGSy-MQwWDVdRFMlWjzyOHd5Wmg7qk3HO6favgJfKM5_GbLexnO7NSmg-Lwa1XWHqBw90zj43RJnHxKnsH1_7K7q2V_7P8tNZNwopNzm0heB1jxnwDXjwaaQq03w/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749367797640850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD3rgRbA5MkNOzwyWSwJfY8EY6y4QjLw65hdczVgeq-xTABSaMA5Wc5Yd5VV5shQ_LPBVD7R0FEf9OIAtHnA6ML-00SxjzaTEAk4f1XcUYls9Cu1JhDcdc6BImoG1F7LlbgN7ugPpjMQ/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD3rgRbA5MkNOzwyWSwJfY8EY6y4QjLw65hdczVgeq-xTABSaMA5Wc5Yd5VV5shQ_LPBVD7R0FEf9OIAtHnA6ML-00SxjzaTEAk4f1XcUYls9Cu1JhDcdc6BImoG1F7LlbgN7ugPpjMQ/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749379688762050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClO8McaM-9SLAp_8V2nHwNBwtXLQoiamrXrPumOsZ5thIr8DKDfaJi8zgw5xq6XMdixjPAGmALIgqamig2ed-0LpAMhMfIr6xMoKcGHxYuoje7bI1pBW2Y_Wg3a3xKcTLb3lvMEQqBwM/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClO8McaM-9SLAp_8V2nHwNBwtXLQoiamrXrPumOsZ5thIr8DKDfaJi8zgw5xq6XMdixjPAGmALIgqamig2ed-0LpAMhMfIr6xMoKcGHxYuoje7bI1pBW2Y_Wg3a3xKcTLb3lvMEQqBwM/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749382725899298" border="0" /></a><br />When I got to Stansted (way early by the way) and went to check my luggage. Unfortunately it was six kilos over the allotted weight limit of 30 kilos, so I had to pay £90 extra. A nice parting gift. And it pretty much blew my whole profit margin by taking the ridiculous flights instead of just a non-stop from Heathrow. Oh well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs1YDpyL_yzBsJl1MalJdBqML9nezGQrBhq0Tza8VJe-Af0QQYcplWhQQpa5XpWmkN-GTAnHQmAAFN_Fv0uOXPyvgjhG2wNia7DsIThH8zpA9fzER3FzYQe0Oshbw5hiugewqzVw6mAM/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs1YDpyL_yzBsJl1MalJdBqML9nezGQrBhq0Tza8VJe-Af0QQYcplWhQQpa5XpWmkN-GTAnHQmAAFN_Fv0uOXPyvgjhG2wNia7DsIThH8zpA9fzER3FzYQe0Oshbw5hiugewqzVw6mAM/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348749390758980386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLXyVW8oTl8UCrnEcz175emn_fDVZ9bIgcXYkHziC8FMQcvupmchqECZ4Ku0PsvL6OT5X_6db9cN5QQbxMe4i3rBfWzm0d9iJgsbeIHmuhx9Eb6RwWmZ1WZYR3zmyJRgPBDGEnLWwEac/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLXyVW8oTl8UCrnEcz175emn_fDVZ9bIgcXYkHziC8FMQcvupmchqECZ4Ku0PsvL6OT5X_6db9cN5QQbxMe4i3rBfWzm0d9iJgsbeIHmuhx9Eb6RwWmZ1WZYR3zmyJRgPBDGEnLWwEac/s200/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348751382579666370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7MiEBIjbw51ymrYukG4bC1exNV40E9CgbQIpDjWt2lvu76AhQs18Sn6NV8oFLrIKfhbSKZUjpQ2SZVXfHAKhUD77TjooSUzKppu0s-Xwks7HCf0anemsfetjOmsy02jafJJVB4BsuLQ/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7MiEBIjbw51ymrYukG4bC1exNV40E9CgbQIpDjWt2lvu76AhQs18Sn6NV8oFLrIKfhbSKZUjpQ2SZVXfHAKhUD77TjooSUzKppu0s-Xwks7HCf0anemsfetjOmsy02jafJJVB4BsuLQ/s200/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348751392573330514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSVEAhBksyy1TDmZgdzHWbZfs97nqObtIbxBMENEYenLFo-pR0AifDLuxhzXprAyS5PMMIeGc1Ewd2SVH7R7TEaXjfOZruAHUwbV0w-tY-7UvKI2ei59SuBq3UqW3L6LCWj7AgXfvVfQ/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSVEAhBksyy1TDmZgdzHWbZfs97nqObtIbxBMENEYenLFo-pR0AifDLuxhzXprAyS5PMMIeGc1Ewd2SVH7R7TEaXjfOZruAHUwbV0w-tY-7UvKI2ei59SuBq3UqW3L6LCWj7AgXfvVfQ/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348751395731261186" border="0" /></a><br />The flight was about an hour late leaving. I slept most of the flight to Dublin.<br /><br />At Dublin there was a huge line to get through passport control, like 300 people in front of me. I ended up talking with a guy in front of me and he tried to see if I could get moved up since I had less than an hour until my next flight. He was really cool, we talked about travelling arond Europe. The line moved quickly (but not before I was already really stressed out) I got my bags and checked in with Delta (and didn't have to pay anything else, I was worried I would).<br /><br />I got down to the gate (we had to go through US customs first, kinda weird) in the basement. Turns out my flight was delayed an hour because it was raining in Atlanta the day before and everything got pushed back. I had a lot of time to kill so I got an Aero and Yorkie bar out of the machine and took my computer over to an outlet and worked on the blog some.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6B36r8trtOS1w0uhhSDCeLHnvKq-hhk-dD3y-v6mPtXuLhEckhdOV7KggxJrx83patQe_112Aj9FJ9YslcHo7zMPIVr8ulOJ8AmXqQ0DtDRN642xYCDIGuVuWgLCwv_0SCIZgTFEmTs/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6B36r8trtOS1w0uhhSDCeLHnvKq-hhk-dD3y-v6mPtXuLhEckhdOV7KggxJrx83patQe_112Aj9FJ9YslcHo7zMPIVr8ulOJ8AmXqQ0DtDRN642xYCDIGuVuWgLCwv_0SCIZgTFEmTs/s200/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348751400418138082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7W8FxuIp7h_kgv__MO8pPMh7IYajehSalggVYFZopXYe9Z8Ovaq6p2aZ15tyqeaiIpZwLpQnFoxXxHdd0k_4OvBA79GpXr-IEY7CoSZmvK7XvH2ANCR22VnroyruJjElf0TaqVZ8wu4/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7W8FxuIp7h_kgv__MO8pPMh7IYajehSalggVYFZopXYe9Z8Ovaq6p2aZ15tyqeaiIpZwLpQnFoxXxHdd0k_4OvBA79GpXr-IEY7CoSZmvK7XvH2ANCR22VnroyruJjElf0TaqVZ8wu4/s200/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755079193805042" border="0" /></a><br />The plane boarded and I was in the back, in the second to last row (and behind me no one was sitting so I could put my seat back. I sat next to an Irish dude, but I had the window. The plane didn't take off an hour late, so I ended up sleeping and waking up all confused when we were still on the ground. I watched "Gran Torino" (really good) and they brought me my vegetarian meal. It was a rice and vegetable dish that I really liked. I also watched "Revolutionary Road" which was alright, I didn't like it as much as "Gran Torino." Later they brought by a veggie sandwich and a margherita pizza. I slept on and off the rest of the flight and managed to have time to watch some sort of documentary on digging for opal. I was bored.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YDK5_Vr6spfCbFIbc-J_qgBfUI_GJPLgiWgXTHaq6CBD4zdxKjLhiKyIai8VIxMXdi9h-jrsCm8ZKf4UJzDJQZPyFjN-qzn307Uy2Tvnj4AnyuBxdhNH8kjlRBT6fjqyBxkonGgi4Jk/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YDK5_Vr6spfCbFIbc-J_qgBfUI_GJPLgiWgXTHaq6CBD4zdxKjLhiKyIai8VIxMXdi9h-jrsCm8ZKf4UJzDJQZPyFjN-qzn307Uy2Tvnj4AnyuBxdhNH8kjlRBT6fjqyBxkonGgi4Jk/s200/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755088129131650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm1gBqCMz-lSSAzgEUXU_BtjD9FRtowzQEPCCCcznynpqBzDa5rrxl_sgdlrOg7nzNOBMCNnUr19d8iCw5DxW_jKdKgUScOvh8_0BuLSPZRvjjMZjy7LXgr1swhKPHajzTY8HhdNPs5Q/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm1gBqCMz-lSSAzgEUXU_BtjD9FRtowzQEPCCCcznynpqBzDa5rrxl_sgdlrOg7nzNOBMCNnUr19d8iCw5DxW_jKdKgUScOvh8_0BuLSPZRvjjMZjy7LXgr1swhKPHajzTY8HhdNPs5Q/s200/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755091354345474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiprcZWmpxBEwHBL0J-gPAzEHtgmOEC4vimvAJLpNkQsINvW1iFmYNkH9iLzQqaEefbu3rC2hRkw9GpXbmVRqyBM2XiJFk4RhkDKW5ZYEjYD01F5aAVLRZgSkRwSGj_k2caUTJzT0U1M/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiprcZWmpxBEwHBL0J-gPAzEHtgmOEC4vimvAJLpNkQsINvW1iFmYNkH9iLzQqaEefbu3rC2hRkw9GpXbmVRqyBM2XiJFk4RhkDKW5ZYEjYD01F5aAVLRZgSkRwSGj_k2caUTJzT0U1M/s200/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348755101120519570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsHC6EbPlxXS5omHN33GrU2Teua8iN5KWVCdhCtidGK1PGtILyAnee64nzXMBL2-OzFmEHbQx8rBVFlH2DijPJIndCdhxqhyphenhyphen-qbRgjSC2o76PPTM6rx_ISnUASX8w32n-LeljZdpENPI/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsHC6EbPlxXS5omHN33GrU2Teua8iN5KWVCdhCtidGK1PGtILyAnee64nzXMBL2-OzFmEHbQx8rBVFlH2DijPJIndCdhxqhyphenhyphen-qbRgjSC2o76PPTM6rx_ISnUASX8w32n-LeljZdpENPI/s200/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756423215668066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrfjuvt1MObhh-JEfe-5ixZYBCLz11K35ZrdXLQGJO2ri2lu06pHiWxormhMLsFaOkJYjWWjdqHrbr5iJMRbWP9PwmQ-BBpnKtIrubibuHu80hIn_wpIlod4Jl6cCNr7trcZUvBi9K40/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrfjuvt1MObhh-JEfe-5ixZYBCLz11K35ZrdXLQGJO2ri2lu06pHiWxormhMLsFaOkJYjWWjdqHrbr5iJMRbWP9PwmQ-BBpnKtIrubibuHu80hIn_wpIlod4Jl6cCNr7trcZUvBi9K40/s200/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756425412244210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPskNYuTefBuEUD8CisCyvCulZsZOXbWJkouOT6PeWYQCoZwkDf_vKo4RXKGY5yFjwvziDaIxDgz4wkKkr4TxR8uW4dOslZDzMTH8e_ZYxJ0cTXQpktldxbxSV5AnX8QLDRc6dvtmqJ9U/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPskNYuTefBuEUD8CisCyvCulZsZOXbWJkouOT6PeWYQCoZwkDf_vKo4RXKGY5yFjwvziDaIxDgz4wkKkr4TxR8uW4dOslZDzMTH8e_ZYxJ0cTXQpktldxbxSV5AnX8QLDRc6dvtmqJ9U/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756431533210594" border="0" /></a><br />Since we were two hours late, my big cushion of time in Atlanta dissappeared. I got my bags quick, waited in another long line, checked my bags, and ran to the next gate. Luckily it was delayed ten minutes so I was alright, but not by much. I was sweating by the time I got there.<br /><br />That flight was fine, I had a cranapple (like I always get on flights) and slept most that flight too, although not that well. It was a quick flight though. I ened up talking to the guy next to me about how we couldn't see the buildings coming in, apparently a big problem for him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCSj3yzND1alhriPt5OFJ8YKHAL8VnHtxWwRtc2tggcmOjjK7eu1im2CqZyY9SkEf2S4GV5zeYFh6H05we_jtQ1SQLCif0x-dN_Z5hlPpKTaOImxmrz0HUqH4-c5E2yHy2X5J174OJLY/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCSj3yzND1alhriPt5OFJ8YKHAL8VnHtxWwRtc2tggcmOjjK7eu1im2CqZyY9SkEf2S4GV5zeYFh6H05we_jtQ1SQLCif0x-dN_Z5hlPpKTaOImxmrz0HUqH4-c5E2yHy2X5J174OJLY/s200/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348756437756106098" border="0" /></a><br />I went down to baggage claim and Mom and Mark were waiting for me at the bottom of the escalator. It was really exciting to see them.<br /><br />We got my bags and met Dad with the car and made our way downtown. I figured it was the third car I rode in for the last six months.<br /><br />We got downtown easy and parked over by Ed Debevec's. The city looked the same yet different, it was kind of weird. I forgot how the tall buildings felt all around you. I had sort of a reverse culture shock, I could talk and not feel embarrassed, even the little walk guy was white, and not green like every city in Europe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObbFbB5FKxOCD90FuqPxu8vJBvBfk95-hv0X4Yj_xGX40wkGkdeF6yg5BqkPRbS5F2ZsN-4K38j2oPfiNHRS7MXN7tr7GL9sxr4vc40EMc9DFNnGTBUCEhtNSkd-KQdB8i5-ORAhGCAY/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObbFbB5FKxOCD90FuqPxu8vJBvBfk95-hv0X4Yj_xGX40wkGkdeF6yg5BqkPRbS5F2ZsN-4K38j2oPfiNHRS7MXN7tr7GL9sxr4vc40EMc9DFNnGTBUCEhtNSkd-KQdB8i5-ORAhGCAY/s200/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348758934217272786" border="0" /></a><br />We walked to the Rock 'n Roll McDonald's and had mint chocolate chip gelato (which is still some of my favorite in the world, mostly because of the chunks in it).<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORDt3HyZntr53Yh69S_YsbksZOrCvQZgcmd8mMdPkI7PEJH7INR7d1wTHDfbQuqkK5quxMLkM5cZBLWR06BUiofkaQWnOXnDEVUwpDV5rM8aUexFuF4HWVYzoqtGV3WGSo5x_FbzyDjE/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORDt3HyZntr53Yh69S_YsbksZOrCvQZgcmd8mMdPkI7PEJH7INR7d1wTHDfbQuqkK5quxMLkM5cZBLWR06BUiofkaQWnOXnDEVUwpDV5rM8aUexFuF4HWVYzoqtGV3WGSo5x_FbzyDjE/s200/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348758937040919314" border="0" /></a><br />From there we went down to Due's and Unos, checking to see which had less of a wait. Due's did, so we put in our name and order and walked down toward the Water Tower. There is a big building that was knocked down on Michigan, no idea what it was. Otherwise, things looks just about the same. It was weird, feeling like I had lived there for such a long time and that I hadn't been there in a long time either.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pGf3ynWKOMw_C5UJv6Nm7u1cU4Gw8zGq5JztQxupd_fXPQf1M8YAwLIldeN9q1OnWMQDfHDlm2r-0ic9rGEhJJuoqEsJLsCtAGo-iXHIiCyzZEvOvgtGYOg9sAhQSHf0RE25pxWtdPY/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pGf3ynWKOMw_C5UJv6Nm7u1cU4Gw8zGq5JztQxupd_fXPQf1M8YAwLIldeN9q1OnWMQDfHDlm2r-0ic9rGEhJJuoqEsJLsCtAGo-iXHIiCyzZEvOvgtGYOg9sAhQSHf0RE25pxWtdPY/s200/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348758948523470626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fc-8jS84HCR8m3UcAn0Ti0BBTsy47EVjPXx2f9rxoWHnMWGqz4TZbxUIebCKQZuGeIVYeDkRBH604ooc2cZAORAyBdK6svluAZ8WtHCvnawr6bovhtzn7WLQNrXNsoI4jDve7VIQsCo/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fc-8jS84HCR8m3UcAn0Ti0BBTsy47EVjPXx2f9rxoWHnMWGqz4TZbxUIebCKQZuGeIVYeDkRBH604ooc2cZAORAyBdK6svluAZ8WtHCvnawr6bovhtzn7WLQNrXNsoI4jDve7VIQsCo/s200/037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348758952710518914" border="0" /></a><br />We got our table and mom and I had a mushroom and spinach pizza, which was alright, not as good as many of the European pizzas. By the end of dinner I was getting pretty tired, and I slept the whole car ride back to the hotel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcUcq83aUINfBKNXD2wZgD68oAHtoL3n_kuMdBTi6plmxVMHNNeOPZb93rprRN6EOuGobfCp05HztnXzdMoA02e8RXp6AD0DrN5FnW9u3GC5DZj6Yj8KFYTd4JW4OG6YCeI_zyQGMmp0/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcUcq83aUINfBKNXD2wZgD68oAHtoL3n_kuMdBTi6plmxVMHNNeOPZb93rprRN6EOuGobfCp05HztnXzdMoA02e8RXp6AD0DrN5FnW9u3GC5DZj6Yj8KFYTd4JW4OG6YCeI_zyQGMmp0/s200/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348760265113590578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlf0CGYMGxUJoSNoYlo64IXprcHOC1eIdhLgc0j2a_7F8dqJVUsQIjMzsGIlP0u5TWB-SM5UIuqr0vo1hFw7qyb1a7BhZYXugEaWJ7OYAl96-QEr2BnZ7x9GoTZh3TMjXoSoOCWUAjzw/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlf0CGYMGxUJoSNoYlo64IXprcHOC1eIdhLgc0j2a_7F8dqJVUsQIjMzsGIlP0u5TWB-SM5UIuqr0vo1hFw7qyb1a7BhZYXugEaWJ7OYAl96-QEr2BnZ7x9GoTZh3TMjXoSoOCWUAjzw/s200/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348760270443141474" border="0" /></a><br />The hotel was nice, we had a suite and I slept on the pull-out bed in the front room by the TV. I crashed pretty quickly.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-83442029828877633662009-06-17T12:25:00.000-07:002009-06-17T15:16:16.065-07:0012/6/09I woke up around 9 and packed up some. This was much harder for me to do than last night, especially as I went through old papers and things like that. I went and printed out my boarding passes and bus tickets and then went across the street to get myself a Big Ben figure. I stopped for a Flake outside Madam Toussuds which wasn’t as good as I hoped because it was real ice cream and not the Cadbury soft serve stuff that makes them so good.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiMzfI4nRPqL66TVwUReNACrxSpS0c9JpyoRqHXwuND7GNGcsKZ1GMA65Ar0b_bkOodXbhrBSR7gbo2_iNTTVy2VbPCNcunAQKSJPxYF53iKeWN73SrvfRKxfeMPhm53aUPXB7jBRRX0/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiMzfI4nRPqL66TVwUReNACrxSpS0c9JpyoRqHXwuND7GNGcsKZ1GMA65Ar0b_bkOodXbhrBSR7gbo2_iNTTVy2VbPCNcunAQKSJPxYF53iKeWN73SrvfRKxfeMPhm53aUPXB7jBRRX0/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348384805557415714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3lsRmHmgQzaEPjAp1DBc7ybIHUopDGMGpO4gLUvqrkWDQE8G5nXfUE1fgZA8AJ_UDvJ_LzYBC4K5ntMY1_zwKIh4VjbMLMSqsQhaqECblLeuneR2zZu9oAEZy2yGWna19hRpSf6GDuc/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3lsRmHmgQzaEPjAp1DBc7ybIHUopDGMGpO4gLUvqrkWDQE8G5nXfUE1fgZA8AJ_UDvJ_LzYBC4K5ntMY1_zwKIh4VjbMLMSqsQhaqECblLeuneR2zZu9oAEZy2yGWna19hRpSf6GDuc/s200/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348384809031146850" border="0" /></a><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I packed some more, stopped in Marylebone Parish Church, and went out to get some Earl Grey and a strawberry chocolate gateux from a café along Marylebone High Street. I sat outside and read The London Paper, really enjoyable and helped to calm me down.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3Aykf96ks13bnHvjzJCw-pYf-HgbfI_in8cwxIA8jeqDu1eAIRyu11bVwfo8bzVF9Co3_HgbL3gA75LzwdRkQa99YbEO5JpZI54z8cr62PzvoPHq_2bIqLuOIRd2FzivoW2BWLnOc70/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3Aykf96ks13bnHvjzJCw-pYf-HgbfI_in8cwxIA8jeqDu1eAIRyu11bVwfo8bzVF9Co3_HgbL3gA75LzwdRkQa99YbEO5JpZI54z8cr62PzvoPHq_2bIqLuOIRd2FzivoW2BWLnOc70/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348384818763889378" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I went down to <st1:street><st1:address>Oxford Street</st1:address></st1:street> to look for any last minute buys. I went through Primark and then Topshop and didn’t find anything I could really justify spending the money one. Kim texted me and said she was meeting up with Lauren and Michael at Cha Cha Moon for lunch. I had some time to kill so I wandered around <st1:street><st1:address>Carnaby Street</st1:address></st1:street> and ended up at the Island Records store, where they had an exhibit on their 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary downstairs. I walked through here until it was time to meet up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiORd7Refo0p0whpCQlFAYuh62_gznapxrWEokd7fDmwNr17ibALOtS6HaXzDn8iZcFX0vpUr7eK8G_DmVAYJcgO9dVw8t_bWLeVhYxUB6Vyk1WY-_qBHVzfE3GyxoruYJLPZa9e0eLY/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiORd7Refo0p0whpCQlFAYuh62_gznapxrWEokd7fDmwNr17ibALOtS6HaXzDn8iZcFX0vpUr7eK8G_DmVAYJcgO9dVw8t_bWLeVhYxUB6Vyk1WY-_qBHVzfE3GyxoruYJLPZa9e0eLY/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348384823347779266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R3oWsL2CUbWlCd0TVr2zTiIu94Nmm9Pm3zmnNCjAczUZ9YvAtN94qTYBPhBMjqhoy8oVztue69i8wom-DRfhAemQy6YvwvA63XlioTHa30PSA89deKRzkIfWDQmHruTHkjOBM_SyAfY/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R3oWsL2CUbWlCd0TVr2zTiIu94Nmm9Pm3zmnNCjAczUZ9YvAtN94qTYBPhBMjqhoy8oVztue69i8wom-DRfhAemQy6YvwvA63XlioTHa30PSA89deKRzkIfWDQmHruTHkjOBM_SyAfY/s200/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348385753571714226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEx6EtVEUEGctdrpAEAzdUd4y1YMKQFK7PUqW8a8UaSKiJcqotn3ZuT9gfYY-mfyVapEbunGr6HY1j4EbinzXBIUs2dQVo3Jcz6mxK6AClr_6gYYO4njcSEgWvLvnispTCCg09KWRuO4/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEx6EtVEUEGctdrpAEAzdUd4y1YMKQFK7PUqW8a8UaSKiJcqotn3ZuT9gfYY-mfyVapEbunGr6HY1j4EbinzXBIUs2dQVo3Jcz6mxK6AClr_6gYYO4njcSEgWvLvnispTCCg09KWRuO4/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348385763167901922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwj_1TqGOxOGRUpUNu48zZ_0Dz9kiEPWwm0EH9hUJOF6fU8udfqH38cpchOHZ51jcLxaHxYOu7Op64AybW_1F7M6wlDHj_UWZpru4dPvOx4hbLh02yDCf_-fCKskloBlKappTGwqhYDs/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwj_1TqGOxOGRUpUNu48zZ_0Dz9kiEPWwm0EH9hUJOF6fU8udfqH38cpchOHZ51jcLxaHxYOu7Op64AybW_1F7M6wlDHj_UWZpru4dPvOx4hbLh02yDCf_-fCKskloBlKappTGwqhYDs/s200/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348385765009337554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzSj9GDYsWwDWAptixUBbWz71avRqYqau5jfkruklAyi8sw_2-aiBo_LYclMWeyiJzOrnQNo9MyP34YivZXUsgl_ShztGHo318XFd6uo-bTQ0eBq_u_vBOwJX6xtfdyGnSOA2oZ_kUl4/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzSj9GDYsWwDWAptixUBbWz71avRqYqau5jfkruklAyi8sw_2-aiBo_LYclMWeyiJzOrnQNo9MyP34YivZXUsgl_ShztGHo318XFd6uo-bTQ0eBq_u_vBOwJX6xtfdyGnSOA2oZ_kUl4/s200/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348385769440529826" border="0" /></a><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I got the tofu aubergine dish thing. It’s so good (although really impossible to eat with chopsticks). But one of my favorite meals from here. Cha Cha Moon was sort of the place where our group ate at the most, I went three times myself (it’s cheap and good).<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSTY-ECHn1SzaiHBgqnYZeez1mYZMGETMaB1ymvgn9qIYiE65iQrCcrH6l5rKU7JegXvFUI6baeBsziaNRg156x8VH33dSyaeK1vozaf1sHuv1c782S-CRUejfGrzwBXiWL2RcSWMzvo/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSTY-ECHn1SzaiHBgqnYZeez1mYZMGETMaB1ymvgn9qIYiE65iQrCcrH6l5rKU7JegXvFUI6baeBsziaNRg156x8VH33dSyaeK1vozaf1sHuv1c782S-CRUejfGrzwBXiWL2RcSWMzvo/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348387261479524882" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">After Kim and I went to <st1:street><st1:address>Trafalgar Square</st1:address></st1:street> and threw some coins in one of the fountains because she had a ton of two pence coins left. We counted up enough and planned to go get some bread to feed the ducks but it was getting late and Kim wanted to go check-in and print out tickets for her flight at the Marylebone library, so we headed back there.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldQOXCDCRXF3f8OYpWgpAJMif0A3_5ptW8F2WXlUeLxmBnOUO8wNElzErEgAL-mUXMc7y4AKCIiTiqMISnBlg1GQo0-vUKaFvo30kzeN8BzmWmrW3zUMs0HPLNm4C0UIXuaB_dlr_5WQ/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldQOXCDCRXF3f8OYpWgpAJMif0A3_5ptW8F2WXlUeLxmBnOUO8wNElzErEgAL-mUXMc7y4AKCIiTiqMISnBlg1GQo0-vUKaFvo30kzeN8BzmWmrW3zUMs0HPLNm4C0UIXuaB_dlr_5WQ/s200/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348387268545244130" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Next we took the Jubilee line down to The Mayflower Pub. Parts date from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and from the dock is where the Mayflower departed to <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Christopher Jones, the captain (apparently) is buried at St. Mary’s Church behind it. 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In Dickens’ time this was the worst slum part of <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>, and is heavily featured in Oliver Twist. Today it’s nice, sort of like <st1:place>Brooklyn</st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The views along the water looking toward the bridge were amazing. 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The night was beautiful and it was actually warm out. It might have been my favorite walk in <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>.<br /><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We found a little alcove that I’d missed in the 40 or so times that I’ve walked the river and there were a number of shops and restaurants back there, pretty interesting. 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I wore my suit and naturally took my shoes off even memorizing how Paul stood so that I could recreate the shot. 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They have it in their courtyard and it was basically all old people and us. I got an Earl Grey and had the cucumber sandwich, the two cakes, and the scone. Really great actually.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2C1wp4UPRWQCcTgHnl_bfQyH52rYa3v-pjwrAVVTYeVE0wHIPGoiFxRmNorMIX_BdYT9HmwtfTcbrBSYfWCjnH5jGcSocryf9aqBJ7w18jU73dF5WAVBfQP-5zj_ph2jIMFabQZLmxs/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2C1wp4UPRWQCcTgHnl_bfQyH52rYa3v-pjwrAVVTYeVE0wHIPGoiFxRmNorMIX_BdYT9HmwtfTcbrBSYfWCjnH5jGcSocryf9aqBJ7w18jU73dF5WAVBfQP-5zj_ph2jIMFabQZLmxs/s200/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348341438718463394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpE-tOR30hVqv72Ke8daEfjRRBnG70HiXr094f2YfrbSd5W4uKvS-SJ4t9Qcns9X6KE9eUwjbbpRTKaiIafv8mFIoASkxhUtb4fPgQMWg3VeeNo0LdXnJcJyL_MXHML2hYSr71ahQChfY/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpE-tOR30hVqv72Ke8daEfjRRBnG70HiXr094f2YfrbSd5W4uKvS-SJ4t9Qcns9X6KE9eUwjbbpRTKaiIafv8mFIoASkxhUtb4fPgQMWg3VeeNo0LdXnJcJyL_MXHML2hYSr71ahQChfY/s200/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348341443196964402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z4Fog07kwmRl9sTITHL_fA4yzvWiihibUz8n1mPdCuMcKOEQ8ArOCFVzfl62KbKdUZXGAfHtb_eIbNOJxiv4vA2zCWde0bpKSUm0FsagyTnSPanogCDDaE-85QiXsgZ3mJ8u923zv0c/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z4Fog07kwmRl9sTITHL_fA4yzvWiihibUz8n1mPdCuMcKOEQ8ArOCFVzfl62KbKdUZXGAfHtb_eIbNOJxiv4vA2zCWde0bpKSUm0FsagyTnSPanogCDDaE-85QiXsgZ3mJ8u923zv0c/s200/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348341449151820226" border="0" /></a><br />We went down to Trident Studios for their tour. We were the only three on the tour and the owner gave us basically a personal tour. The number of artists that recorded there is ridiculous. Parts of the White Album (including Hey Jude), Elton John, Queen, David Bowie, all four solo Beatles (including All Things Must Pass), Carly Simon, Lou Reed. The number of songs that were made there was ridiculous. They played a medley of songs made there and I basically knew them all. They had some letters from Phil Spector to George about All Things Must Pass and how he needs to do more work at Trident. Paul was there two months ago, Bowie dropped in a while ago, it's just crazy. 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It was a typical cool old pub, and cheap. I had an Earl Grey again (my British tea of choice). 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We messed around in some stores for a while and then walked back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyo67rW5IjGJew_KhQ07Bcqcka5bztxE6zXwPbV9OKXnp-n2Yy-8nIuCOsmX5uTxM2Ipkl_fgxwR-_ElqTLmPk-qvdxcyjuycvyBvsspFDuJQe1GAbIhUU6cGBdzlosVV1ECqJW4fw44/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyo67rW5IjGJew_KhQ07Bcqcka5bztxE6zXwPbV9OKXnp-n2Yy-8nIuCOsmX5uTxM2Ipkl_fgxwR-_ElqTLmPk-qvdxcyjuycvyBvsspFDuJQe1GAbIhUU6cGBdzlosVV1ECqJW4fw44/s200/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348351613460570002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4e0Xeay00DzamWSRglJHpIPpfbHPaHh512kJ4AOk02i9QT1fhc2g9TpTbZXJ6vLsQEJZTSKAafiS2COQMeniAMWpFMiK3Dckxc5tlvBSyuTN9JDOJvUMSyQqrQz-xMTkehpeMEX7lUs/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4e0Xeay00DzamWSRglJHpIPpfbHPaHh512kJ4AOk02i9QT1fhc2g9TpTbZXJ6vLsQEJZTSKAafiS2COQMeniAMWpFMiK3Dckxc5tlvBSyuTN9JDOJvUMSyQqrQz-xMTkehpeMEX7lUs/s200/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348352065729001794" border="0" /></a><br />I spent the rest of the night packing up (or attempting to). I got most my clothes away, it's just the random things I have left to get put away. I think I'll be fine.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-70458525508089587462009-06-11T04:19:00.000-07:002009-06-16T22:46:47.394-07:0010/6/09Kim came over around 2ish as she was coming back from her flight. We crashed pretty quick.<br /><br />I got up at 8 and went down to get Godot tickets again, and after waiting for 40 minutes they only had gallery seats, but it was the front row, so I took them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxTLXuZeIQ0B3tKFVafW6_9S-0mV7G2Su9HiZ0SKth8TtLjzEUEouzk3DfC0K5rHMYryTeZcOXM9ryeS6gUu0kF-dTP7SFXvAVT7kPeyEFQFw_dW-QXagRGup7H7XJtHGx63W7Z3v4sNn/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxTLXuZeIQ0B3tKFVafW6_9S-0mV7G2Su9HiZ0SKth8TtLjzEUEouzk3DfC0K5rHMYryTeZcOXM9ryeS6gUu0kF-dTP7SFXvAVT7kPeyEFQFw_dW-QXagRGup7H7XJtHGx63W7Z3v4sNn/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348156054607215394" border="0" /></a><br />I went down to Parliament to try to watch Prime Minister's Questions. I was told by the people at the gate that my chances were extremely slim, especially with all the drama going on lately (there's been much talk about Gordon Brown resigning, half his cabinet quit and the Labor party did awful in the European elections). I waited for an hour and a half and didn't get in to PMQ (although a few seats opened up but they gave them to the other side that was waiting, even though I think I was waiting longer, not sure how that happened).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVWJptpHup-uhA3t0X7yt5pqo7mdfn65G82JjrB1XvCiWkv463VeMgTvgTsa8m9_N7Xz3M3QAYfo_KXwp20eq4oTx3Ix1UnH8CpoiwmlUJL-Ep2yUXwZJea_Zkj-J-Z4me4PSXDNeTH0/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVWJptpHup-uhA3t0X7yt5pqo7mdfn65G82JjrB1XvCiWkv463VeMgTvgTsa8m9_N7Xz3M3QAYfo_KXwp20eq4oTx3Ix1UnH8CpoiwmlUJL-Ep2yUXwZJea_Zkj-J-Z4me4PSXDNeTH0/s200/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348156064501108482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRWshuJJZrRxlrxQP5BoyOzrIQ9_JV84gUn8vfzN5mPD3yikd2AWV_LmE6A1F4CNfU3rZvHXAD0nFcE-hK3iHvF7ecuVc258KMKofRxyQfB89INPZgrL88TsBKzMCSyDES-CsmNcLKcU/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRWshuJJZrRxlrxQP5BoyOzrIQ9_JV84gUn8vfzN5mPD3yikd2AWV_LmE6A1F4CNfU3rZvHXAD0nFcE-hK3iHvF7ecuVc258KMKofRxyQfB89INPZgrL88TsBKzMCSyDES-CsmNcLKcU/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348157361503278098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l16j75YN6oZ9r7v7BieuLANqkJBe2HxcugmqFmYq1LyCS66JUEXomQnZRn8ItSLako1W70zwYs3y2dyt_t9UqEqjobtwoOrsjTI0uNIcI7EUqfGjqEBeeJsd18dCuCSUK2fi1aqgjDk/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l16j75YN6oZ9r7v7BieuLANqkJBe2HxcugmqFmYq1LyCS66JUEXomQnZRn8ItSLako1W70zwYs3y2dyt_t9UqEqjobtwoOrsjTI0uNIcI7EUqfGjqEBeeJsd18dCuCSUK2fi1aqgjDk/s200/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348156069466194834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZckx-ElNtZgRDxHj-5mhUA8peBzG77SqCWgWO0Rh5fImvzGlnbgu1VlAnZWaOGWLdBPXCK5koMravnWWZJWfjEButodQMEms8BATfeG5HYShX5VeuYH07AavRgj7gFGakb-KHmoC9CY/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZckx-ElNtZgRDxHj-5mhUA8peBzG77SqCWgWO0Rh5fImvzGlnbgu1VlAnZWaOGWLdBPXCK5koMravnWWZJWfjEButodQMEms8BATfeG5HYShX5VeuYH07AavRgj7gFGakb-KHmoC9CY/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348157348271725586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfk-rDwtzejr-f_yb4Tc8SiLXm9DkMm0DPZdJefm1rBiizTHEjW3bEmuMMf-b_V1KM6nCpM2k2iLipKv7yIdVwlS40TySykKvk2sjDlEWmvy-5hrN18qFj_B915hYJmaREM1FxaszNAi4/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfk-rDwtzejr-f_yb4Tc8SiLXm9DkMm0DPZdJefm1rBiizTHEjW3bEmuMMf-b_V1KM6nCpM2k2iLipKv7yIdVwlS40TySykKvk2sjDlEWmvy-5hrN18qFj_B915hYJmaREM1FxaszNAi4/s200/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348157353834057202" border="0" /></a><br />But around 12:30 Brown was going to give an address and a bunch of seats opened for that. It was rather interesting, his speech was rushed (about writing an English constitution and bill of rights, which apparently they don't have). It wasn't a nice USA kind of speech where everyone sits quietly, the opposition would laugh and rumble (at one point Brown made a mistake and talked about the problems in our party instead of our parties, and the opposition let him have it). His speech was answered (and pretty much ripped) by the leader of the opposition (David Cameron I think?). Then members of parliament would stand up and speak, asking all sorts of questions to Brown, and he would get up and answer. Absolutely fascinating and a much more accessible way of doing things. They were critical of the American constitution and election process a few times, in particular that the elections have become an advertising contest. Really interesting stuff.<br /><br />I went down to the theater for the matinee and met up with Heidi. Our seats were alright, rather high up, but right in the front center of the gallery. I got a coffee since I was pretty tired, and I noticed that there was a program lying around, so I grabbed it (they usually cost £4, I'm bad).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-MbylrXH6q5Sw95aJ4qjsk9pMO0mCmoQW9bscN0CowZMOaMW662LkwZQhyphenhyphenxTFCcHIryG50PL0F5BBoZgLyk92ejj-NalST8ksCDSsJdh9O0-yrriB1SyumKB573FUGzK7L17reXgymo/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-MbylrXH6q5Sw95aJ4qjsk9pMO0mCmoQW9bscN0CowZMOaMW662LkwZQhyphenhyphenxTFCcHIryG50PL0F5BBoZgLyk92ejj-NalST8ksCDSsJdh9O0-yrriB1SyumKB573FUGzK7L17reXgymo/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348157363986464850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXIhpdeGTLR9mWV0943VnJUSb7s4S74hSfUWBf8Am6dPP1H0JTx6EPlPSAk0cl49BzJZ0Pt1kkmTnUD0GHMnAYbbu5T7iBrN5FrUr5y18Xt9k3UTtDa4y9QiVGi5Um0eblNNoO1T6tHM/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXIhpdeGTLR9mWV0943VnJUSb7s4S74hSfUWBf8Am6dPP1H0JTx6EPlPSAk0cl49BzJZ0Pt1kkmTnUD0GHMnAYbbu5T7iBrN5FrUr5y18Xt9k3UTtDa4y9QiVGi5Um0eblNNoO1T6tHM/s200/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348158800661043266" border="0" /></a><br />The show was pretty great. Sir Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart were on stage for the whole 160 minutes and both were just incredible. I'd forgot much of Godot since I read it in high school, but it was just great. I would have paid to watch Sir Ian and Patrick interact for two hours, let alone doing one of my favorite plays. Well worth it.<br /><br />Afterwards I took my program outside and waited for the actors to leave. Patrick Stewart came out quick, and signed mine. He was wearing a baseball cap and after he signed autographs, he just walked down the street toward Trafalgar Square. I don't think I would have recognized him, espeically with his beard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP50e9ELrLgxsEiDd1PXWqOZxFTd7axBpvDP8MnPiVmkRr1e_kjKzFtLDkKxmvj7zhnDHJTFpTpDvJeDJXe4ZyX4hFd7sUzDm3kBM8Lukkr7Udu6UQzJIjYMfRtv5ggOgW83h0JKD4v7E/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP50e9ELrLgxsEiDd1PXWqOZxFTd7axBpvDP8MnPiVmkRr1e_kjKzFtLDkKxmvj7zhnDHJTFpTpDvJeDJXe4ZyX4hFd7sUzDm3kBM8Lukkr7Udu6UQzJIjYMfRtv5ggOgW83h0JKD4v7E/s200/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348158804373150370" border="0" /></a><br />We then went to take the Jubilee line to Canary Warf. We waited in line to top-up forever because tourists were trying to load a bus card in the Oyster card part. Then we missed the first two trains because there was no room to get on them, so about another half hour went by. Nine of 11 routes were running because Tube workers decided they were against the strike and went in anyways (awesome). We got to Canary Warf and transferred to the DLR, which was much less crowded.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd5iW3RiHSHWOjsSxe60GkYdxZn20iSp53lQM9Zhovwwg69z441a8vQf8MsDLt-cu_xdmvaDSNVFA3AH5HXEZ25N0NTP7uSxkF1rFBDtDrse_LholnQfp8of-WZmlHwnHpL9n6q32Nuk/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd5iW3RiHSHWOjsSxe60GkYdxZn20iSp53lQM9Zhovwwg69z441a8vQf8MsDLt-cu_xdmvaDSNVFA3AH5HXEZ25N0NTP7uSxkF1rFBDtDrse_LholnQfp8of-WZmlHwnHpL9n6q32Nuk/s200/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348158811910119250" border="0" /></a><br />We finally got to Greenwich and made our way over to the Trafalgar Tavern on the river. The interior was sort of the perfect British place to eat. It was old and wood, with fireplaces and fancy old chairs. The best part were the huge windows overlooking the Thames. This was another famous Dickens hangout as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsY_1EmqVdwQH-HJLUjRnu_v_Jt0ohIZviIA-Ii3rTvWNZoKsgAPzzWGWq02KLepWrl4Fkre80WSTPMkwj6wfDsjfT0focPsPg-n3WLySwHhamQeb1LQxa41A2fWTbXtMYpcyBLp8A0Q/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsY_1EmqVdwQH-HJLUjRnu_v_Jt0ohIZviIA-Ii3rTvWNZoKsgAPzzWGWq02KLepWrl4Fkre80WSTPMkwj6wfDsjfT0focPsPg-n3WLySwHhamQeb1LQxa41A2fWTbXtMYpcyBLp8A0Q/s200/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348158817521932834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBmtCF2kEROlHzFmlMaxadom3qmBpZFnzf9UXNLSYijoeXBPJtaHhSZu8fadVqBnlqUhqvvmmWbM_Oi4yj0bcsP3gXlwhlmYE1Nop_xcqaf7XrBHx1JEQRe43lzzCJixUZyi7zoMkACQ/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBmtCF2kEROlHzFmlMaxadom3qmBpZFnzf9UXNLSYijoeXBPJtaHhSZu8fadVqBnlqUhqvvmmWbM_Oi4yj0bcsP3gXlwhlmYE1Nop_xcqaf7XrBHx1JEQRe43lzzCJixUZyi7zoMkACQ/s200/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348159963271149890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7axHK2YAnA7bJnTRfOs3eZnkSm4vP3mwXztBRswTne6rDg1nrG8Ud-Id4He0tmcSvDcVz1epEZdaAj8AmQi-iL6SBqRA7PDeRGXS4HxUpaqP8B-iwuwKB8mQ-0vOWMCmJWsXPsH3yO0/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7axHK2YAnA7bJnTRfOs3eZnkSm4vP3mwXztBRswTne6rDg1nrG8Ud-Id4He0tmcSvDcVz1epEZdaAj8AmQi-iL6SBqRA7PDeRGXS4HxUpaqP8B-iwuwKB8mQ-0vOWMCmJWsXPsH3yO0/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348159965271401602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4AqKvRCsqOjOaUmLexEg6dkxy2wAxmqCRgwn2MA3_FK1OKM7Q6fo2OiQm7GaU0gaB-721_f5GK53r0z228MNZRE3OTYbByGaj7kEyGy_OpmAC91MTN4vOpkYKG1YRkAMqybyn9QeNKs/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4AqKvRCsqOjOaUmLexEg6dkxy2wAxmqCRgwn2MA3_FK1OKM7Q6fo2OiQm7GaU0gaB-721_f5GK53r0z228MNZRE3OTYbByGaj7kEyGy_OpmAC91MTN4vOpkYKG1YRkAMqybyn9QeNKs/s200/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348159975843645698" border="0" /></a><br />I had a Ploughman (which I'd never had and is sort of strange, thee slices of bread, some cheese, different toppings and such. I didn't really know how to eat it, but it was great) and we also had some really good chips. It was a great meal, probably because it was probably the most picturesque British place imaginable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRysxybev_Ah5aRBqdLUDcWkX8VVv4ySG4LcT0zt4hdALD3i8D4UbCaS2fKcCJXALgpRyhfn-ferMRrR8-KMhvXqgz-AJXmXVbb1TtGfF0fAuvLfNYUEy0_8CgMTGc1HAScRQgdiIuX8A/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRysxybev_Ah5aRBqdLUDcWkX8VVv4ySG4LcT0zt4hdALD3i8D4UbCaS2fKcCJXALgpRyhfn-ferMRrR8-KMhvXqgz-AJXmXVbb1TtGfF0fAuvLfNYUEy0_8CgMTGc1HAScRQgdiIuX8A/s200/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348159980059217154" border="0" /></a><br />We walked around the town (a block) and came back to catch Godot letting out again. Sir Ian came out first and I got him to sign my book with Patrick Stewart. Pretty awesome. Patrick came out again and I got him to sign a different page for fun. The other two actors came out, but I didn't really know who they were (although Simon Callow is supposed to be a big deal) and Heidi got them all on her ticket. We left rather pleased.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BV_AVenGSwf7HnaoFXEcVHqcO99VIBOESQ0VOpDWXkWB2UsxuGL2x_1pgz1XClaDzKm4rS6mKyC58apc7HOLzqOhN0-LBs4HDZhpO8F451n_gp9Om8JAecmTovpPDgAxYg9_CXgylNY/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BV_AVenGSwf7HnaoFXEcVHqcO99VIBOESQ0VOpDWXkWB2UsxuGL2x_1pgz1XClaDzKm4rS6mKyC58apc7HOLzqOhN0-LBs4HDZhpO8F451n_gp9Om8JAecmTovpPDgAxYg9_CXgylNY/s200/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348161144047212578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cWVPQjI-4xlxxj1rHqyryXZchsASxnq6ayLKHzl4kYZPFOtySzsvlXxjGozRL8t3Qd-SuzSaB-CHFtrxZsvUrq57su6n48cThJYOI-UtRHt_NW4wP2ReO2NjHB_KyN6r-ke2H5vWKuI/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqEyuVUhM_EvstZUMVkP34pG0akusZqj-wBSkEm00VsMOrMp_ap-cexNKeBOT4ppCdlKxujuB0fWyyL2MvPu_fXb4IxEChKsFNA1_xfoTbU4liwx8XCriYWrQUIvTDeXlVIj5GYrRMk0/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348168841879381106" border="0" /></a><br />We looked around for a good place for dessert, walking though Soho and finally coming back by Leciester Square where we stopped in a cafe and got chocolate cake with whipped cream. 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I was super tired, barely able to stay awake at the cafe, so I got back and got some good sleep for the first time in a long time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBSkwqPyhce57y_iUgVoHDb1TGpp_T63mjtCCbNPpvjSWVTKPYRH1TNyI71sqpFK5Np9J8UgT5O04Bq6g07FKbZveo10x6RqW9we0SllYnseoY32xkDI-Q94W820-xDjl9SU7uRYeA3k/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBSkwqPyhce57y_iUgVoHDb1TGpp_T63mjtCCbNPpvjSWVTKPYRH1TNyI71sqpFK5Np9J8UgT5O04Bq6g07FKbZveo10x6RqW9we0SllYnseoY32xkDI-Q94W820-xDjl9SU7uRYeA3k/s200/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348163368239204978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9CYGRO2XWGuGhEcf3SsmbAB9nOcITOTYHUA6FhuL7w7MIfqfvMQkKHxKG3qbJmYV6eDso_diwADNOXD21sUB3gGuN46m4enF9nvLhFsDOw96C-dq0wVqEnZZHFQT9eYVlrD0Fdk-2dQ/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9CYGRO2XWGuGhEcf3SsmbAB9nOcITOTYHUA6FhuL7w7MIfqfvMQkKHxKG3qbJmYV6eDso_diwADNOXD21sUB3gGuN46m4enF9nvLhFsDOw96C-dq0wVqEnZZHFQT9eYVlrD0Fdk-2dQ/s200/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348162130860991954" border="0" /></a>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-9938332707325194052009-06-09T16:32:00.000-07:002009-06-16T21:52:10.005-07:009/6/09I got up super early (like 8:30) and went down to the Haymarket Theater to try to get day of tickets for "Waiting for Godot" for £10. 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It is the oldest church in the City of London, but was heavily bombed in the war. 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It was really good. I paid in coins, getting rid of all of mine except for two pence, so that was productive.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wbKVh0D7-ysGGmTJboyafPmbgq1G1cLBvBhopL7iWjULQ93eAwHmQBo90yw-T8Am2b-67C6ald8MjUxvivaZzlL6LVMKiQdQxwmZGPClwQnVW_zHnzxCCLDllkm4-E6-n8f8dbN762Z1/s1600-h/075.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wbKVh0D7-ysGGmTJboyafPmbgq1G1cLBvBhopL7iWjULQ93eAwHmQBo90yw-T8Am2b-67C6ald8MjUxvivaZzlL6LVMKiQdQxwmZGPClwQnVW_zHnzxCCLDllkm4-E6-n8f8dbN762Z1/s200/075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348147877793399058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIIj3J8l2X55Xkt5P9AFV6WQqi8tXB2xrx6bk0-8RIjJ0O6KZk7pL76nA3JsORRVsxiTjTNCQhBYS_UAjZ8yxKFX0XOFGm2I0CCyRMj831rAsvGzpSxAiRlflEhMGsxf5lNE9km5MCaF1/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIIj3J8l2X55Xkt5P9AFV6WQqi8tXB2xrx6bk0-8RIjJ0O6KZk7pL76nA3JsORRVsxiTjTNCQhBYS_UAjZ8yxKFX0XOFGm2I0CCyRMj831rAsvGzpSxAiRlflEhMGsxf5lNE9km5MCaF1/s200/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348146883125729282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OhJmhNGGdAr6kobIW_eOVR44y5yurRpLupmOEjxb3AU_oZO5sLEiIbiLRAkT2gyaEzryYOPYQECk3UIrYxWc2iMys_A_6ySVzzGuf5MF6DVEpHqfVXnUD9ueQd8DylMnFWwsPTE1MuhX/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OhJmhNGGdAr6kobIW_eOVR44y5yurRpLupmOEjxb3AU_oZO5sLEiIbiLRAkT2gyaEzryYOPYQECk3UIrYxWc2iMys_A_6ySVzzGuf5MF6DVEpHqfVXnUD9ueQd8DylMnFWwsPTE1MuhX/s200/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348147866263897010" border="0" /></a><br />We tried to get returned tickets for Godot and after waiting for an hour or so we didn't get any tickets, so I'm going to try tomorrow again in the morning. There were tons of people on motorcycles driving in circles honking their horns in a protest against unfair taxes on bikers. Not a good day for that when the Tube was shut down for strikers (which makes things really inconvienent here).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uS-YYOEf4CWTG0rIMThP23OwKKmRxndmArD0YtcS5h0u5Cn7blR1kUgHaIHulTt9jfThw8jP_m3TOvLcej4AscgnhNHs_eTtoX05VQP42Fujm6v5a8WxdmiwUoPSZtJ_qaaODUMcJtGb/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uS-YYOEf4CWTG0rIMThP23OwKKmRxndmArD0YtcS5h0u5Cn7blR1kUgHaIHulTt9jfThw8jP_m3TOvLcej4AscgnhNHs_eTtoX05VQP42Fujm6v5a8WxdmiwUoPSZtJ_qaaODUMcJtGb/s200/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348147880215885250" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Getti at 42 Marylebone High Street. It was an Italian restaurant before and George Martin took the Beatles out there for a nice meal after a recording session in 1962. I had a pesto pasta dish, which was pretty great.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lni1xqGX6kiIDwQaHMerERhAC7kDbyPxv2zYhb1HSYGxm52EE1-y95JGcR0Z5y0BpzR5QKV9s2FVer7rIZqOHGdY5B5AHQzGDYgNCawU3Feml3PS4RgdgzIzpl-PmrupiGgDycssk8sP/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lni1xqGX6kiIDwQaHMerERhAC7kDbyPxv2zYhb1HSYGxm52EE1-y95JGcR0Z5y0BpzR5QKV9s2FVer7rIZqOHGdY5B5AHQzGDYgNCawU3Feml3PS4RgdgzIzpl-PmrupiGgDycssk8sP/s200/079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348147884063780610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ3T4I-vc8WjLN-WR9CFkxRAyqymJfmlulyE0nM8ObywLG4TMYnu7LqW2gyrPWEI0pI5i48bMoKmoQTne0_nAEwjfc8Y-EO7afTTaXtBXvCau1rb2Vu3SFUOqovyd2wnc4f2rd9oaBAyC/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ3T4I-vc8WjLN-WR9CFkxRAyqymJfmlulyE0nM8ObywLG4TMYnu7LqW2gyrPWEI0pI5i48bMoKmoQTne0_nAEwjfc8Y-EO7afTTaXtBXvCau1rb2Vu3SFUOqovyd2wnc4f2rd9oaBAyC/s200/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348149373246933010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDJAWgUMAMktfeMT5tg0rwmRsTG9qKu7FBdjuB_iv8sPmH2P95rjTRxfzOPf2Sr7a9ZzM3aGlPYmIIRVLvFtPGcPiRrkShFnEJCFt1RdSGf_KVdGS2ovYSEmciZmDJPCdwIuIT8JzVBEK/s1600-h/085.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDJAWgUMAMktfeMT5tg0rwmRsTG9qKu7FBdjuB_iv8sPmH2P95rjTRxfzOPf2Sr7a9ZzM3aGlPYmIIRVLvFtPGcPiRrkShFnEJCFt1RdSGf_KVdGS2ovYSEmciZmDJPCdwIuIT8JzVBEK/s200/085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348149377088370754" border="0" /></a><br />We went back down to Godot to try to catch Sir Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart coming out. Patrick came out but they were really strict about getting photos with the stars and about what could be signed so we just stood and watched.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_ThD1rSo3gmG26DXNvfJ-GFYrJEed8A7-vqy-_msrD6K9uDrMfRvh6Jo65I0Ds1dmle3TNvAEI0jL2tIsr5rQa10RacH128Gx_Xfq3KrM_VzAHiJDU-w4NUX09RN0_tE7ThuEhMMk9KY/s1600-h/087.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_ThD1rSo3gmG26DXNvfJ-GFYrJEed8A7-vqy-_msrD6K9uDrMfRvh6Jo65I0Ds1dmle3TNvAEI0jL2tIsr5rQa10RacH128Gx_Xfq3KrM_VzAHiJDU-w4NUX09RN0_tE7ThuEhMMk9KY/s200/087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348149381409212754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38h-8QhyxYwjIYABTJPx_NwR6Q8bwwQddShwisM19M1_f2PFNSOpCKzDlt59Z-a0CX1ZeFhPL6MJ4w75IV3pCkW8Awn87qpdiYNp56EddisPUDm2zNc2iJ43FtwbuGmFNsJPcuxqD4sE8/s1600-h/090.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38h-8QhyxYwjIYABTJPx_NwR6Q8bwwQddShwisM19M1_f2PFNSOpCKzDlt59Z-a0CX1ZeFhPL6MJ4w75IV3pCkW8Awn87qpdiYNp56EddisPUDm2zNc2iJ43FtwbuGmFNsJPcuxqD4sE8/s200/090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348149387430489954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPaK26jeXjDI3T3Y8opdyOPgYYg-KwB1mwinlQbahyphenhyphenUNl4jUoYpbObxCoeO_76-Qf1N4HJ-AHbPHNbmZSXU5qAuGtreaBnOetmQPbve6LG2dUv-ygXZuhU3_5zE2baJS7-LfxfP0v_QX-/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPaK26jeXjDI3T3Y8opdyOPgYYg-KwB1mwinlQbahyphenhyphenUNl4jUoYpbObxCoeO_76-Qf1N4HJ-AHbPHNbmZSXU5qAuGtreaBnOetmQPbve6LG2dUv-ygXZuhU3_5zE2baJS7-LfxfP0v_QX-/s200/092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348150219371004914" border="0" /></a><br />Since there was some time, we decided to go down to see Jude Law again. I had something for him to sign this time, but I didn't really need another one so I got it for Emily who loves him. When Jude came by I asked him to sign it for Emily and I said that wasn't my name. He laughed and said, "I guessed as much, but you never know." He's a really great guy, poses for pictures and signs everything.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEv5ZLAJ6ln5N5RcUXHoEp30fFWRRwxpMGycJyiOuEvyu8qutOBpI-xXoty8shm36GUcvOWb4ysbH6yyW1nzBqKN4Y0tHd6-xnoBLLwMlFFZKKs5YjoGt7WPtv6Re6s5-KQzZV7osbnY5/s1600-h/098.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEv5ZLAJ6ln5N5RcUXHoEp30fFWRRwxpMGycJyiOuEvyu8qutOBpI-xXoty8shm36GUcvOWb4ysbH6yyW1nzBqKN4Y0tHd6-xnoBLLwMlFFZKKs5YjoGt7WPtv6Re6s5-KQzZV7osbnY5/s200/098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348150228198577922" border="0" /></a><br />We walked back and I typed this up, very tired.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-64066507710519644612009-06-09T01:15:00.000-07:002009-06-16T20:58:02.896-07:008/6/09I decided that today I would finally get my haircut. So I avoided it for a while, stopping to get some awesome cake from around the corner (probably the best I've had) and then went in for the haircut.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi5QTnd_t1uA_iTpOpw-68dpwCOxGhm-_BEiEpm3w-zhRO_hkgmuIRguMYjEdm4dfSeQG6N6U8pHdTEG1XLh0SL8ls2yRsMTRiEhwfBTjVd4ic-6MGxH_b6Mr4x-A58InZVw-Mex1idZu/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi5QTnd_t1uA_iTpOpw-68dpwCOxGhm-_BEiEpm3w-zhRO_hkgmuIRguMYjEdm4dfSeQG6N6U8pHdTEG1XLh0SL8ls2yRsMTRiEhwfBTjVd4ic-6MGxH_b6Mr4x-A58InZVw-Mex1idZu/s200/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348131404772144306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nXmLcEskzBoeUm9OTI3FigJMFz6k7fdGdY2jk29KawBKuIIZVT26ODCZt0M1Vofw9sqjbxFmw2gLAFeuG2XbTSCU9triuC0k3pc3nYiEtCBIeT3C-EcKli2flsST7jzmZ8zjgypPFKx_/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nXmLcEskzBoeUm9OTI3FigJMFz6k7fdGdY2jk29KawBKuIIZVT26ODCZt0M1Vofw9sqjbxFmw2gLAFeuG2XbTSCU9triuC0k3pc3nYiEtCBIeT3C-EcKli2flsST7jzmZ8zjgypPFKx_/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348131398215133058" border="0" /></a><br />The place was busy when I went in and I had to wait about five minutes before a Slovakian girl got me. She went over exactly what she was going to do. She made me get it washed first and then started in on the cutting. It took about 40 minutes, at one point she remarked "You have so much hair!" I apologized.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTkEl3c8qkZaouJ2_Jq-vzbs95XPzMMxyRImcwRakmDcT_8u3IywKpwAJh7otxvH3PPeRpi9rRFWIZQZdh612wpvotYqGT06FGA-n6IrAVNCLpX1WBBA_Ri_anKdwFU8LuvU-NVDg9EzR/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTkEl3c8qkZaouJ2_Jq-vzbs95XPzMMxyRImcwRakmDcT_8u3IywKpwAJh7otxvH3PPeRpi9rRFWIZQZdh612wpvotYqGT06FGA-n6IrAVNCLpX1WBBA_Ri_anKdwFU8LuvU-NVDg9EzR/s200/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348132280009345474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX_xEGWy1senDlicxVW_lhARQcnHA4_mXwqMFjzODQEtAltKWw0yukyxlxsJ-gURK90_hDFoIn0RNsYjSnSJyimpCc2ST2i0lFbhkMvFgYA90SlhPWyEw18BJrjrz0X2JO8MpWjxJ4Jwx/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX_xEGWy1senDlicxVW_lhARQcnHA4_mXwqMFjzODQEtAltKWw0yukyxlxsJ-gURK90_hDFoIn0RNsYjSnSJyimpCc2ST2i0lFbhkMvFgYA90SlhPWyEw18BJrjrz0X2JO8MpWjxJ4Jwx/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348132273038705106" border="0" /></a><br />At the end though, I think it turned out pretty great actually. A little shorter than I expected, but not all that short really. It was a great decision, as you can tell from the before and after photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJOluXRzhNiBcNZlFipMR9A-R-F14ZbJhyphenhyphenubSIOBR4ZrP-vk3xcT0_NxLZ0Vmo3WOCrNHb5RNHnxdACiEwXPL5g09xaEJyGXDpVPQmnGaLQR7rUeV3RR2xOHU6Cc6n7FcpvduyZ-Q-uSq/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJOluXRzhNiBcNZlFipMR9A-R-F14ZbJhyphenhyphenubSIOBR4ZrP-vk3xcT0_NxLZ0Vmo3WOCrNHb5RNHnxdACiEwXPL5g09xaEJyGXDpVPQmnGaLQR7rUeV3RR2xOHU6Cc6n7FcpvduyZ-Q-uSq/s200/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348131387518458994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiWJz2qQgV9bxSLDuQ7Z4mZCg_eQpfNr9dZ3LGYMPWJmg0WHr3mHbTN1b3HgPFtnLab8bDCI_hXw8a_v9AGPNUGWQ9cz7LwoOvhA1ycWdOIwHt-ulGgTLdUuFllJ7obzzswB0_huAS_ue/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiWJz2qQgV9bxSLDuQ7Z4mZCg_eQpfNr9dZ3LGYMPWJmg0WHr3mHbTN1b3HgPFtnLab8bDCI_hXw8a_v9AGPNUGWQ9cz7LwoOvhA1ycWdOIwHt-ulGgTLdUuFllJ7obzzswB0_huAS_ue/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348131391332654402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDvk2lFBpGpK0VvMiNj9j5S_BKfvFrtOy3uK88nvU2SD0v-FwhMQ4kFRev3P8n19POjcd4KkUf2FEbNbnpJpLjV199QPAg1sss0aRhO_YDWIxvVTK6Nl7S3ALPHDVn4QHHJHOyPM1qBxq/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDvk2lFBpGpK0VvMiNj9j5S_BKfvFrtOy3uK88nvU2SD0v-FwhMQ4kFRev3P8n19POjcd4KkUf2FEbNbnpJpLjV199QPAg1sss0aRhO_YDWIxvVTK6Nl7S3ALPHDVn4QHHJHOyPM1qBxq/s200/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348132286574460210" border="0" /></a><br />I came back and since I knew I was going to have to take a shower, I decided to go for a run in Regent's Park first. I hadn't run in months and months, so it wasn't great, but my legs felt surprisingly good. I went through all sorts of areas of the park, mostly because I don't know my way around it. The best was the flower garden.<br /><br />I came back and met up with Heidi to go down to The Grapes, a pub from the 1700s along the Thames in the dockland area where Dickens used to sign and dance on the tables when he was young and then used the pub as a basis for one of his books. It felt rather old inside, wood on the walls, small corridors. It was a nice local pub, we were the only tourists for sure (they even allow you to bring dogs in there.) I had a vegetable soup and bread and butter. 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I listened to a Christian group for a little and a guy came and told me more about Jesus. I then went over to watch the Socialist Party speak, which was rather interesting. The capitalist crowd seemed to win most of the arguments, but he brought up some interesting ideas. I then watched a guy saying that women were worthless in very animated tones, getting the crowd rather upset, before he ended up saying he was just trying to get a rise out of everyone because these should be fun. 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We wandered around and I got Ethiopian food, some sort of three sauce wrap, really good. I also got a strawberry lassi, which was ok, not great.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQu-J3u-DICaX3D11E46NCxFVZPdeoUZdBwxE9hL7hycdzXAH3bhyphenhyphenod5CICjprgbEKi6BbQyzFX6ENn8UkAvGHrHe7Oyx64fuZIwgHNz51KDIv7PSNFxdM7vuvO3At3KXStYULYnkNUgJg/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQu-J3u-DICaX3D11E46NCxFVZPdeoUZdBwxE9hL7hycdzXAH3bhyphenhyphenod5CICjprgbEKi6BbQyzFX6ENn8UkAvGHrHe7Oyx64fuZIwgHNz51KDIv7PSNFxdM7vuvO3At3KXStYULYnkNUgJg/s200/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344735480023499554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76zvfjsEEOPBmf9SrL0P-WcFvpLWVAxPgIfokQiokXC-rz68_Sf7_ucr90Onxk_tSsliYNANPGdx3Lx300iT0eqd-UNxt3jpgSQu62-mB5P497AoNSSwWdld1HB5G_oRV9m_RniiEVBIi/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76zvfjsEEOPBmf9SrL0P-WcFvpLWVAxPgIfokQiokXC-rz68_Sf7_ucr90Onxk_tSsliYNANPGdx3Lx300iT0eqd-UNxt3jpgSQu62-mB5P497AoNSSwWdld1HB5G_oRV9m_RniiEVBIi/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344735488423711170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMGY0CQSOscI9isnl4FnpdBrwIf9x4wrvbxvDvcL-wrqnVlGXLnO6MAjsupm9HV1OrNYXDJ2uaFkLX3gCf5GY9JRQ7Wv5EQMmouLY4xwrQVtFrF9hdq30e5S5ach-MRTOwcP5XUijbdpP/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMGY0CQSOscI9isnl4FnpdBrwIf9x4wrvbxvDvcL-wrqnVlGXLnO6MAjsupm9HV1OrNYXDJ2uaFkLX3gCf5GY9JRQ7Wv5EQMmouLY4xwrQVtFrF9hdq30e5S5ach-MRTOwcP5XUijbdpP/s200/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736024480598722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1KU01aDOVuKwow0WJUYzl5POJH5nk2BAoyv8QnTlPCiDTXx9u_cqC_CvDp-hjEfURVWukyhe_-sIgPEBfyV1c6fCKM8vffRnNL_ifgWOlNfkKek97ny116X4ZZtgX3lkdKre5kzZVGMu/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1KU01aDOVuKwow0WJUYzl5POJH5nk2BAoyv8QnTlPCiDTXx9u_cqC_CvDp-hjEfURVWukyhe_-sIgPEBfyV1c6fCKM8vffRnNL_ifgWOlNfkKek97ny116X4ZZtgX3lkdKre5kzZVGMu/s200/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736029850652338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6XyISsgXal6jq3pcoy3v5bl42iAMxXBB9pAXr9imE3RbdmSpy_vcQ0DhTt0fKn4dN6V5dt7ww8R2C8c1GxUZw-Y2w2_poQjgYKU0Ez6tGixlw_LhQZVx2anHmXhEcKT0oJQ5eP5_A_X-/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6XyISsgXal6jq3pcoy3v5bl42iAMxXBB9pAXr9imE3RbdmSpy_vcQ0DhTt0fKn4dN6V5dt7ww8R2C8c1GxUZw-Y2w2_poQjgYKU0Ez6tGixlw_LhQZVx2anHmXhEcKT0oJQ5eP5_A_X-/s200/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736033014076306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphYpsm3uF41B2p5jRpNgtEbWKLVWCdaAO2kyEqXq70IZ7xRuAX729pt_799e8lB6iJTyzpYI6x-690YJtz6wQp0CNMjjcHqKOxaVr127D1-12myVbW2KfhPr5AB9-LupcpG1RJi0YOqyt/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphYpsm3uF41B2p5jRpNgtEbWKLVWCdaAO2kyEqXq70IZ7xRuAX729pt_799e8lB6iJTyzpYI6x-690YJtz6wQp0CNMjjcHqKOxaVr127D1-12myVbW2KfhPr5AB9-LupcpG1RJi0YOqyt/s200/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344735472145135746" border="0" /></a><br />We walked to Spitalfields market (which Dickens wrote about and a Jack the Ripper murder happened there) and I ended up getting a magenta shirt for a pound. I really love walking around the markets, I wish I did more of it here, the atmosphere is great. Lots of young people, cheap clothes, people playing music, there's just not much like that in America.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zArA1V9zKjaVlbi-PnkodhJTuuS30gF9-sBsI87yXGLIuSXZOEGepFmCNW5z-vsLorx1f5j4I_ZpGUyOLqIm7ubVq-wqp3l9EygiFYrOruGkh-JurTA-lY8iEmRxkJm3tc8BasfVek00/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zArA1V9zKjaVlbi-PnkodhJTuuS30gF9-sBsI87yXGLIuSXZOEGepFmCNW5z-vsLorx1f5j4I_ZpGUyOLqIm7ubVq-wqp3l9EygiFYrOruGkh-JurTA-lY8iEmRxkJm3tc8BasfVek00/s200/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736034319527538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5vgKNrnii6qt90llll-i9kl2tcwhF4tVH3HKa2SWNFa4hJPFeMbPT1X6DLGr8ws632qEbmWGnwwHPm-RzLrAcepQVIf6lufg9LxC_y9_GVaIYxLXRXyLd7wD8zdqprRLMj7PdBXCYqgU/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5vgKNrnii6qt90llll-i9kl2tcwhF4tVH3HKa2SWNFa4hJPFeMbPT1X6DLGr8ws632qEbmWGnwwHPm-RzLrAcepQVIf6lufg9LxC_y9_GVaIYxLXRXyLd7wD8zdqprRLMj7PdBXCYqgU/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736748642830610" border="0" /></a><br />We didn't really have any ideas of what to do next but we saw that there was a battle of the bands that night so we decided to go there. But it was cancelled so we went back to The Comedy Store for their improv show. Josie Lawrence and Richard Vranch weren't there, but Lee Simpson (who is really hilarious) was so the show was really awesome. The first time might have been a little better, but this was still terrific.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66T63SVrMWR_TSqA0ePKbNUo2wDiBfLfFM9SEO3y6ZWrvMaJU2FOy-ECpcI1m0TGUBle4ydJimHba2gTQ_0ZHYw-clahcbu5beSaTBFGcB_INGPkN8J-sGT1jLpV02WEz-IKkyNQ7WXpV/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66T63SVrMWR_TSqA0ePKbNUo2wDiBfLfFM9SEO3y6ZWrvMaJU2FOy-ECpcI1m0TGUBle4ydJimHba2gTQ_0ZHYw-clahcbu5beSaTBFGcB_INGPkN8J-sGT1jLpV02WEz-IKkyNQ7WXpV/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736755099593378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIzyZMpwxhqMQMAt74TLnS-nu1tZG5QpE-XFxhadTJfuZMkism-l-Jzj8_q4LjPdfwL0WhA9M7FlIhbSqVWASf0hXfQVmLJuY4TQrXEV971r2ds5jTwJgdyvyjXYPRRvzFG85ABg5fjvy/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIzyZMpwxhqMQMAt74TLnS-nu1tZG5QpE-XFxhadTJfuZMkism-l-Jzj8_q4LjPdfwL0WhA9M7FlIhbSqVWASf0hXfQVmLJuY4TQrXEV971r2ds5jTwJgdyvyjXYPRRvzFG85ABg5fjvy/s200/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344736759386395858" border="0" /></a>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-36973791295591833132009-06-06T16:45:00.000-07:002009-06-06T17:45:07.774-07:006/6/09I got up around 10:30 (too early) and headed down to Primark after getting the blog together a little. It was packed. I ended up getting another pair of jeans, one black and one green v-neck, underwear, socks, and a green hoodie for £19. Awesome. I'll probably head back there again before I go and maybe get some more jeans and shoes. I stopped in Boots and picked up some soap and printed out the photo of me and Rowand Atkinson for me to try to get him to sign tonight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsh3siDQ7Uy7V5J-xrLgHJgxQUiO_mvTc8pfZW3LgcVuYl5Nod-omglWGx8xJ-ICbfsPaAsbXt6aTLFfpAD3706kneGdDpI2-f5EFJVQvpvPT20niEWWO2UJN651i8GQ22AwOwXTvxRdBJ/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsh3siDQ7Uy7V5J-xrLgHJgxQUiO_mvTc8pfZW3LgcVuYl5Nod-omglWGx8xJ-ICbfsPaAsbXt6aTLFfpAD3706kneGdDpI2-f5EFJVQvpvPT20niEWWO2UJN651i8GQ22AwOwXTvxRdBJ/s200/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344375667187925570" border="0" /></a><br />I met up with Heidi for tea in Canaby Street and got a pretty awesome berry tea. From there we took the Underground down to Southwark Cathedral. I'm not exactly sure what of it is real and what rebuilt, but it started in 900. Shakespeare's brother is buried there and John Harvard was baptised there. Supposedly it was badly damaged during the wars and much has been redone, but it was still good to go in for a while.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK_QOFaP-T6FHwMg3uDvBrD9dDVr35Bgd2vofvZzljaH83O5onQTYy57AFj2GItiVVV-OwdmQXhQlhzaxb8uyBWreDgMGLRIf2xh2vGi857_wQDXvgub5X5crmyDa_k3zwPzm4wvTXxtE/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK_QOFaP-T6FHwMg3uDvBrD9dDVr35Bgd2vofvZzljaH83O5onQTYy57AFj2GItiVVV-OwdmQXhQlhzaxb8uyBWreDgMGLRIf2xh2vGi857_wQDXvgub5X5crmyDa_k3zwPzm4wvTXxtE/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344375670903917090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75QJywbYwgdSBt1Rk8H7tpmo168LLkSHnmePcOs4AATddegboN7yxfXqreGs9e3uA89ZVaJUOKHlZH02Va-2Ls5womYBLoA72TD2WdqgshX1wv_NpPeltJOA7UlMKDjlw0NGoc3HfGu00/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75QJywbYwgdSBt1Rk8H7tpmo168LLkSHnmePcOs4AATddegboN7yxfXqreGs9e3uA89ZVaJUOKHlZH02Va-2Ls5womYBLoA72TD2WdqgshX1wv_NpPeltJOA7UlMKDjlw0NGoc3HfGu00/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344375677302088610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT2pCOv_i4YOLHTyY090GyEBTL1aGqlyYaoZkhRzIYBDz2Slf4jfohN3riFUpua5oA8JaQWhkvQUrpKckaZqYlaA8XxBn1jIp38FjFkgxjWbu10OzXFGmguCbz-fhMXFyUFKq6hQpgbHa/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT2pCOv_i4YOLHTyY090GyEBTL1aGqlyYaoZkhRzIYBDz2Slf4jfohN3riFUpua5oA8JaQWhkvQUrpKckaZqYlaA8XxBn1jIp38FjFkgxjWbu10OzXFGmguCbz-fhMXFyUFKq6hQpgbHa/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344380234531911394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaUyDJi-HoKloCNa1iOLaG2Ej6IBOTF6cqdxNYee57n5UUqAMs0zKuCi2oDSG70fQfjPhy_WHvLjRS0zCChgPD9nbIuC71XoS_919z4UEAvI4KIBqKvrztkL0EhqcYCXCAjA9_v5MjK4u/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaUyDJi-HoKloCNa1iOLaG2Ej6IBOTF6cqdxNYee57n5UUqAMs0zKuCi2oDSG70fQfjPhy_WHvLjRS0zCChgPD9nbIuC71XoS_919z4UEAvI4KIBqKvrztkL0EhqcYCXCAjA9_v5MjK4u/s200/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344376639631947474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo__6-8Ykk1ZYAsuOV-AWmttdg73i7pFW1l7fxBoGspWH7mtU9wXZKV4JEBw8hsfK5EGnjMPyTg0aBfUMC8TsHSoG3gwIcy2Xh3EKbyuIpMqRCDHm-vG00zbtquzv-dyJiqAk9gMdV6UO/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo__6-8Ykk1ZYAsuOV-AWmttdg73i7pFW1l7fxBoGspWH7mtU9wXZKV4JEBw8hsfK5EGnjMPyTg0aBfUMC8TsHSoG3gwIcy2Xh3EKbyuIpMqRCDHm-vG00zbtquzv-dyJiqAk9gMdV6UO/s200/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344376629149206082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3EBQUWVSiPz3wKHgP-zAy96lmvYuxg3Dnj7c6VpDhuF4jhUanOWwy-pW-lEeQ0HcuzBGQiDJ-pT2KgTwkbXlAAbRc1drXts7VxmML7usFexSeXtJ-8Iq-06KOILquyARi_UQhnE-BNk1/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3EBQUWVSiPz3wKHgP-zAy96lmvYuxg3Dnj7c6VpDhuF4jhUanOWwy-pW-lEeQ0HcuzBGQiDJ-pT2KgTwkbXlAAbRc1drXts7VxmML7usFexSeXtJ-8Iq-06KOILquyARi_UQhnE-BNk1/s200/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344376632363651490" border="0" /></a><br />We walked to the Geroge Inn, the only remaining inn left in London, dating from the 1600s. There wasn't much to eat there, so we just sort of walked around it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRum2PtRZSodv881bZwc8z_spCI4dYt-Tsn0FZwshEcYZ0Flou5PeVUkxmtqP0WV26n141Ipa64Tsa3LChBKa9SbjokH5ecr-_raZxO8y4j14jTSZlY6USNZmSHG9WLN7k7xqq5SFT37e5/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRum2PtRZSodv881bZwc8z_spCI4dYt-Tsn0FZwshEcYZ0Flou5PeVUkxmtqP0WV26n141Ipa64Tsa3LChBKa9SbjokH5ecr-_raZxO8y4j14jTSZlY6USNZmSHG9WLN7k7xqq5SFT37e5/s200/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344377237866643778" border="0" /></a><br />We went down to Holbourn area and ate at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, which dates from 1667. Dr. Samuel Johnson (the dictionary guy) lived around the corner and frequented it rather often, as did Dickens, Twain, and Teddy Roosevelt among others. We ate in the Chop Room where Johnson would eat a lot. We ordered a goat cheese and apple salad (amazing) and I had a grilled vegetable Wellington, which is basically vegetables in a crust, also very good. It came with a side salad and they had real dressing, not like fake British packaged dressing. 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We tried to go into the John Sloan Museum around the corner, but that was closed, so we wandered to try to find a place to get me half-birthday cake, ending up back at the Dicken's Cafe. I got a strawberry cheesecake, which was great.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqhCJv9-JYsfzkGvXlNCS2EI5sBOCJeTYY_mM-VRf4NRXdV4J4nRUA-r_HE0OONtCVtbfvsAFiaz-X-iSijmAFbXKjQ6tbrokLouEQwnmIo76yz56pkrGPeqG46NlUrJV0uxPniWzb6L_/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqhCJv9-JYsfzkGvXlNCS2EI5sBOCJeTYY_mM-VRf4NRXdV4J4nRUA-r_HE0OONtCVtbfvsAFiaz-X-iSijmAFbXKjQ6tbrokLouEQwnmIo76yz56pkrGPeqG46NlUrJV0uxPniWzb6L_/s200/045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344377871938567314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C9iJ_9SqR7yTWx9VCFk5XNzBEqmTw1GYPENqiaFcYFIK_zKsifLg5WOaMRclygmbObkY3Z26SuLl5-Ci4RCGWbxhkP1IJ85I5nExKuVTGT6nL2qdM2qh-Okr7OshTKbIMRKqllBUYL6s/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C9iJ_9SqR7yTWx9VCFk5XNzBEqmTw1GYPENqiaFcYFIK_zKsifLg5WOaMRclygmbObkY3Z26SuLl5-Ci4RCGWbxhkP1IJ85I5nExKuVTGT6nL2qdM2qh-Okr7OshTKbIMRKqllBUYL6s/s200/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344378336908099586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKbJyz_m515UiL4eAHz7RwgTcFiLwdYqjF4WCQ_KhtErCKql5JpjHob6L7id3ElmbVBl1TQ5CC-StINsXv6ConLKLQgcZWphmzsbOmd1gZKt_BMi9ubRCwwx2Gp-aQEfETz25PP4VNyu/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKbJyz_m515UiL4eAHz7RwgTcFiLwdYqjF4WCQ_KhtErCKql5JpjHob6L7id3ElmbVBl1TQ5CC-StINsXv6ConLKLQgcZWphmzsbOmd1gZKt_BMi9ubRCwwx2Gp-aQEfETz25PP4VNyu/s200/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344378344156001650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbamx-PwC-aUdNAuCN04cWd-juy12HjIyYycP8iCkQx7zlIwIIvkMsRU2aQ70lcVM5d2GRQPrFC7NQmHwY1Zb9LBoeEcY2PdWP0vaDUUPFYpJhku2YuH-Iv3PRr6wCEAoscy6LrT7F6x7r/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbamx-PwC-aUdNAuCN04cWd-juy12HjIyYycP8iCkQx7zlIwIIvkMsRU2aQ70lcVM5d2GRQPrFC7NQmHwY1Zb9LBoeEcY2PdWP0vaDUUPFYpJhku2YuH-Iv3PRr6wCEAoscy6LrT7F6x7r/s200/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344378347288961522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaHo4nY8qcxtLVDzb6kLt1zc4J64_8PTkq0Mu1nUE7hyTtvekb2-trG0uiq4qbPECIBdDatw-U5JBwgrLUrSW5a5J38iZQb6Mfn8FtyyVswe0ChQcWGeGPcyv1UOU8fgIKLvOpz8-9KvC/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaHo4nY8qcxtLVDzb6kLt1zc4J64_8PTkq0Mu1nUE7hyTtvekb2-trG0uiq4qbPECIBdDatw-U5JBwgrLUrSW5a5J38iZQb6Mfn8FtyyVswe0ChQcWGeGPcyv1UOU8fgIKLvOpz8-9KvC/s200/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344378350329133698" border="0" /></a><br />We then walked over to wait for 'Oliver' to get out and get Rowand to sign my photo. He eventually came out and came over to sign, and he said, 'Oh, it's a photo of me.' And started signing it. Right on my face. Then he goes, 'Oh, is that you?' And I was like, 'Yep.' He scribbled basically all over me, losing the whole point of the photo. Fail. But pretty funny.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k9atZ0D8uDdJhNS8Hv8pMGg-tfTZkGbLehh4ndF90yhbP4NAC7Kix3lxbB83nWE2mS-gRCaOQx-jhTGnd_WtsPWyjSBjmZ9k3xMJABlx4eInDw-X0AB2AU8-TGyRIu5k6TcoY6v5fyyK/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k9atZ0D8uDdJhNS8Hv8pMGg-tfTZkGbLehh4ndF90yhbP4NAC7Kix3lxbB83nWE2mS-gRCaOQx-jhTGnd_WtsPWyjSBjmZ9k3xMJABlx4eInDw-X0AB2AU8-TGyRIu5k6TcoY6v5fyyK/s200/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344378940774196082" border="0" /></a><br />We left to go try to catch Jerry Springer leaving his show too, but he was long gone so we just walked back.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-50209352193415225262009-06-05T18:09:00.000-07:002009-06-06T04:13:59.549-07:005/6/09 Budapest, LondonI got up at 7, ate a little breakfast and went down to the Western Train Station, stopping to get one of those cinnamon bread things, which I love. It took a while to get to the train station, and I had to wait in line for a ticket but I was glad to get it out of the way and so that I knew how to get there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimh_-pb9iD-OSNnMnlNaW8ti_2lYrT65wMvg1OCFwTn_3tVcTPXlEQxvrutJ3h5CMjmUHzUacrrjTr0ZKcQAu18uNRkrfi5DGGujLfHIAOUdteLQom54EprrCx-EKPA9V-pFDS3qGAoOFV/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimh_-pb9iD-OSNnMnlNaW8ti_2lYrT65wMvg1OCFwTn_3tVcTPXlEQxvrutJ3h5CMjmUHzUacrrjTr0ZKcQAu18uNRkrfi5DGGujLfHIAOUdteLQom54EprrCx-EKPA9V-pFDS3qGAoOFV/s200/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165167385737362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4mrtxL0xL3SuzuhEvVCfIITjhTxH5xMW0wA-TPU5A-L48f_J5QSfaanb6TvmfPtmpZnnSaLIUc_T38w4G-dnb3Xn5telfzzUfst70vus4XxTL1EG_xmCh_tmoMpZ-29mg67Ix-Q4HrRt/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4mrtxL0xL3SuzuhEvVCfIITjhTxH5xMW0wA-TPU5A-L48f_J5QSfaanb6TvmfPtmpZnnSaLIUc_T38w4G-dnb3Xn5telfzzUfst70vus4XxTL1EG_xmCh_tmoMpZ-29mg67Ix-Q4HrRt/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165172027814802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri3surgRW1IBCMb6hLFxq7Wc6_za0mqVcy3vkWTnLoMRhuBFCmxgSqu5j2C9chtCJsmmZqsjyBYTkrQuZybJwS8RJdEG5vGmgYzntmgzzXC-NBdlK9vHqDfqd2VjaPMP8eCfZ2RERk_Sz/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri3surgRW1IBCMb6hLFxq7Wc6_za0mqVcy3vkWTnLoMRhuBFCmxgSqu5j2C9chtCJsmmZqsjyBYTkrQuZybJwS8RJdEG5vGmgYzntmgzzXC-NBdlK9vHqDfqd2VjaPMP8eCfZ2RERk_Sz/s200/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165180848859074" border="0" /></a><br />On the way back I stopped back in Gerbaud's and had a great cappuccino and a slice of chocolate cake. It's the old fancy cafe in the square and it was nice to have a relaxing stop there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_0LeiOVZFgthwhnF5jAyxTbj8fkZ2OqSpRHdAVE_KcBjRbk9AOxF7YyUGiTSz-hA6esMIt_-jQwJT1XfdRUF6ffKj5v9n8Wr5N-gmIZmZ8kwyMunVWNWfFshJ3Isp9zcSH_zwTroDy3T/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_0LeiOVZFgthwhnF5jAyxTbj8fkZ2OqSpRHdAVE_KcBjRbk9AOxF7YyUGiTSz-hA6esMIt_-jQwJT1XfdRUF6ffKj5v9n8Wr5N-gmIZmZ8kwyMunVWNWfFshJ3Isp9zcSH_zwTroDy3T/s200/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165182369629970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPhMiANPN50DnrWgfGLXUu-DJNZi8pFR4-VEGUGu9HzbK5LZzNIIdzR2UjJDoYfFdZFLJyoUVqjAzZuV5uXAAMzbwuB8b4mSFuID7uir67TevtUK-7Jzg9u3-icPweOx18T7-B3NnufRN/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPhMiANPN50DnrWgfGLXUu-DJNZi8pFR4-VEGUGu9HzbK5LZzNIIdzR2UjJDoYfFdZFLJyoUVqjAzZuV5uXAAMzbwuB8b4mSFuID7uir67TevtUK-7Jzg9u3-icPweOx18T7-B3NnufRN/s200/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165526290672082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVVUt3SzTOZsgZ_su8F0VNWaOOBNSq8_uObymiDFr4Pp-1dYCF64x0Us9S5EULgG8LnrW1N1BqvLG3cSTR_nZSdSfc9j9F5SXfeIZWVpqDpNjmSDP1MplOs38u43uEM0fHzf4Eqk23sPT/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVVUt3SzTOZsgZ_su8F0VNWaOOBNSq8_uObymiDFr4Pp-1dYCF64x0Us9S5EULgG8LnrW1N1BqvLG3cSTR_nZSdSfc9j9F5SXfeIZWVpqDpNjmSDP1MplOs38u43uEM0fHzf4Eqk23sPT/s200/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165529840463266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhIkognROrzqHIar81MwheE-24diSOkxBEFJmpgGbEsW0yWrl7YIl88d2ampSk9lON-iR50y1ZT_3mlSHCNBoOLIPeD7K70Y1Z7BY-Mkz3uyQr7D5yu0XRgLzvxJjuA4Mok7PZUTpibVn/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhIkognROrzqHIar81MwheE-24diSOkxBEFJmpgGbEsW0yWrl7YIl88d2ampSk9lON-iR50y1ZT_3mlSHCNBoOLIPeD7K70Y1Z7BY-Mkz3uyQr7D5yu0XRgLzvxJjuA4Mok7PZUTpibVn/s200/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344165536154042882" border="0" /></a><br />I ran into Dunia and Nadya when I was walking back, they were going to Coffee Heaven, and I said bye. 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It wasn't particularly good or bad. The rest of the walk was fine and I got on the train about 20 minutes early.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaM6I1eHhlmS9bxh6bn2a-fc-lSKpCTbj5WbdHFpZuH4IRm3-_pSS9fIVuTXCGcAaQUfIU1BJYmGW_yNlmLkjOx3NiEW_Umy_5eKjopvEPMjO6myH6vb9K5pChZ-qPujIO9Ik_Z03HKHSA/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaM6I1eHhlmS9bxh6bn2a-fc-lSKpCTbj5WbdHFpZuH4IRm3-_pSS9fIVuTXCGcAaQUfIU1BJYmGW_yNlmLkjOx3NiEW_Umy_5eKjopvEPMjO6myH6vb9K5pChZ-qPujIO9Ik_Z03HKHSA/s200/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344166056475525522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNaTS2JAQUK1kw5kuMun_K1xYPpCKr9QP2jFxxLRzuwB2K2vwyjPBHRo7W9jqszgSW4S4wM28ybO0AuVqTZxH_rzyryox3YmRUjfST99_-bmW3uLgsiHWeXFkbKxhIk7mhjrmdrIxPWN0/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNaTS2JAQUK1kw5kuMun_K1xYPpCKr9QP2jFxxLRzuwB2K2vwyjPBHRo7W9jqszgSW4S4wM28ybO0AuVqTZxH_rzyryox3YmRUjfST99_-bmW3uLgsiHWeXFkbKxhIk7mhjrmdrIxPWN0/s200/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344166609683715906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHwJgA4K5X3-bq5rZjQRAMd4vV0VSZu7C6txTjTClXK2Mfh67jN_99f64wQej8Vcfa8c5m4Zta0DT2QtsjfyDL92xVt1d_kZShcN7V_uFW6z6VJ-4RBz2Xtdyd7foOogVqBLP5HMCZkvo/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHwJgA4K5X3-bq5rZjQRAMd4vV0VSZu7C6txTjTClXK2Mfh67jN_99f64wQej8Vcfa8c5m4Zta0DT2QtsjfyDL92xVt1d_kZShcN7V_uFW6z6VJ-4RBz2Xtdyd7foOogVqBLP5HMCZkvo/s200/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344166619812537602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17cIG4sTD48Y4nVgELI_sTAIMFb-Ywd8bfMpuDEO6_G4dnZRMzfVPOW6pvMir-jrP4cK4kdmfKsdZtX4KtGf5aEZuzKRkMhhi2a3labI9o6Whyphenhyphenvv6-gIhMsxee850bNY-MckTjsOHinfp/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17cIG4sTD48Y4nVgELI_sTAIMFb-Ywd8bfMpuDEO6_G4dnZRMzfVPOW6pvMir-jrP4cK4kdmfKsdZtX4KtGf5aEZuzKRkMhhi2a3labI9o6Whyphenhyphenvv6-gIhMsxee850bNY-MckTjsOHinfp/s200/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344166622784474658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oNWpqPEJkK4AL_JldkvCIotb3VAbfFrmIep8PkE-XxEtdoHy_QlUgdGlg0KCDfbBKbePArTS7wKHh1Du36hNElnordC7CFLU6Ng2orP3HYttUUuvoGbqfbv5dV4Q-nZazZaqWYbrnFWM/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oNWpqPEJkK4AL_JldkvCIotb3VAbfFrmIep8PkE-XxEtdoHy_QlUgdGlg0KCDfbBKbePArTS7wKHh1Du36hNElnordC7CFLU6Ng2orP3HYttUUuvoGbqfbv5dV4Q-nZazZaqWYbrnFWM/s200/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344166624845597730" border="0" /></a><br />The train was good, if a little difficult to navigate but I got off at the airport fine and through security with over an hour to go so I bought a carbonated water and an Internation Herald Tribune. Plus the airport had free wifi, so I was set.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI3x2KkabAFVYuwHIdhvZVFl72wYKgKvwzdH9gCE1LQd-AKQD_fCiN64kXSWIoFEqhrWS3Vz6v8_OJ4uM_xW42c0OlIY5CHOTb5i35orzUDFHxHDwoFMobgzn6uyV0Ph3qEOuAJIK2IBP/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI3x2KkabAFVYuwHIdhvZVFl72wYKgKvwzdH9gCE1LQd-AKQD_fCiN64kXSWIoFEqhrWS3Vz6v8_OJ4uM_xW42c0OlIY5CHOTb5i35orzUDFHxHDwoFMobgzn6uyV0Ph3qEOuAJIK2IBP/s200/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344167113163945586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-Yf0aQyPuroN7XrDRncnYE0tWjZhr2PvU67wP49gc9M6niW4_20VMMuKswfzsqK0y1ESlawE1a9LiQzIu1dV_HVKv9-byRZaQb86c2QkhnOGMUoVHAwVMgbFOve8BxJO16QU-u2dtJ7q/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-Yf0aQyPuroN7XrDRncnYE0tWjZhr2PvU67wP49gc9M6niW4_20VMMuKswfzsqK0y1ESlawE1a9LiQzIu1dV_HVKv9-byRZaQb86c2QkhnOGMUoVHAwVMgbFOve8BxJO16QU-u2dtJ7q/s200/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344167117856437682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQdsgINebO7kvFmCG18IJfyqxy-Td3kV8J4BdOmPo77hNvtqLbYxtK4VmAU74rqFlcyw_L5O4p-uYvDJL9s_8maqI17h6r3m2xMmYcCQdM391gDvu6SBCxOPn6j3LlAAiRD7m3qCypOS3/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQdsgINebO7kvFmCG18IJfyqxy-Td3kV8J4BdOmPo77hNvtqLbYxtK4VmAU74rqFlcyw_L5O4p-uYvDJL9s_8maqI17h6r3m2xMmYcCQdM391gDvu6SBCxOPn6j3LlAAiRD7m3qCypOS3/s200/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344167121633482482" border="0" /></a><br />The flight was fine, I read the paper and my book. I got an EasyBus ticket and made it back by 6.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ksh9fgzstcZsBYsmG36vmdkSRiJpokCsxUIwPb0w78XUIzVVEu1JbHovOqf_jPwlxlnbRKL0QD0NrbA4lVOMTubGNcSalTkjG12jq3rQeRfVLnc-syESc8a05SkjFSDVd_g7f3OIocV1/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ksh9fgzstcZsBYsmG36vmdkSRiJpokCsxUIwPb0w78XUIzVVEu1JbHovOqf_jPwlxlnbRKL0QD0NrbA4lVOMTubGNcSalTkjG12jq3rQeRfVLnc-syESc8a05SkjFSDVd_g7f3OIocV1/s200/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344167936152789986" border="0" /></a><br />I went grocery shopping and also grabbed some Cadbury Fingers, which are sort of crunchy chocolate pieces. They're good and they were two-for-one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDSEIsPbUkz8ie_PHkIm5kBRFmgBi7f9jWKXawDM023lcZl6PBQTimqalUhUHHjFoXOcYpenBcFGrbht8iHUJhXdx6Cj5GX_7zfS6BxN8XBaDameZHJsEnk4kf8I-rEO6dIu2FMbF6zbQ/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDSEIsPbUkz8ie_PHkIm5kBRFmgBi7f9jWKXawDM023lcZl6PBQTimqalUhUHHjFoXOcYpenBcFGrbht8iHUJhXdx6Cj5GX_7zfS6BxN8XBaDameZHJsEnk4kf8I-rEO6dIu2FMbF6zbQ/s200/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344167130859679186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMocfv3JcskKZnBBI80CgFOk37sq4ENi4CvuHJf-MsjgGTX8miWEWgcedj6uqg96BcxQjFlaiiexzhD1naZ3BPkiQLDKDGu_roIirxFnwczMFjrD4MuYo1sXZ6yhfNJEEk8oSTxord_Iw/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMocfv3JcskKZnBBI80CgFOk37sq4ENi4CvuHJf-MsjgGTX8miWEWgcedj6uqg96BcxQjFlaiiexzhD1naZ3BPkiQLDKDGu_roIirxFnwczMFjrD4MuYo1sXZ6yhfNJEEk8oSTxord_Iw/s200/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344167930495595314" border="0" /></a><br />I met with Heidi and Kim for dinner and we talked down to the Fitzrovia Tavern where Virgina Woolf and Dylan Thomas among other used to hang out. 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We went into a little cafe next to the exit and I had a great cappucino. We were among the first people to wait and it didn't take long for a huge crowd to gather and Jude to come out. I gave him a sheet of paper from Heidi's notebook and he asked who to make it out to, the only one he personalized, and I had no idea why. So I told him Scott and he wrote, "Scott, Best wishes, Jude Law" He was incredibly nice. 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It was getting late so they took the train back and I walked, a long crazy day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjDkyc5WZtfq6QCuxFqdRUsAbAtCH5Clc_n-Al35uKZGajkJel_zZFJci40g0hAHDdob8xq98rkJG1b8ZcdhhYHb0_vJcwV4Jew6E2ZaDNsVGgPR1BlMh-tVWsV8uEZCWBqxyQHDHX9SF/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjDkyc5WZtfq6QCuxFqdRUsAbAtCH5Clc_n-Al35uKZGajkJel_zZFJci40g0hAHDdob8xq98rkJG1b8ZcdhhYHb0_vJcwV4Jew6E2ZaDNsVGgPR1BlMh-tVWsV8uEZCWBqxyQHDHX9SF/s200/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344168826605838594" border="0" /></a>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-62556110039655953242009-06-04T15:02:00.000-07:002009-06-06T07:30:09.016-07:004/6/09 BudapestI got up at 8 and had some Coco Puffs in the lounge (just like I did at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pilvax</span>) and went with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dunia</span> to Parliament for a tour. They made it seem like it was really hard to get in, like a long line for a ticket. We just walked right up and bought them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkbWYnI5dHy-6cG4rhbdIxRU7J0fZUIlThBJRbi1yFDf-iFg0JLUhZ-xFwvA7Z_0qw2GN3pDG0qz8802Avxtvtlg5G-KeOJ39nhZ9MR6LqFlS2fJwRcuOj0v1OymDks2U9oDn5n81ijUQ/s1600-h/142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkbWYnI5dHy-6cG4rhbdIxRU7J0fZUIlThBJRbi1yFDf-iFg0JLUhZ-xFwvA7Z_0qw2GN3pDG0qz8802Avxtvtlg5G-KeOJ39nhZ9MR6LqFlS2fJwRcuOj0v1OymDks2U9oDn5n81ijUQ/s200/142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898058254894562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYTQUeIfgIM-wbZPgjlFDjircG6KkjIYYYckCPM2G00TE1a_Y1BMZLWp4CfPvDI3Dc4kIxJJxv-15ZteCvwVa4LfJN9kjQqr080i3oY778thBVdCEk4wUheLh2iDTYBsJNs40Ulw-cpMN/s1600-h/143.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYTQUeIfgIM-wbZPgjlFDjircG6KkjIYYYckCPM2G00TE1a_Y1BMZLWp4CfPvDI3Dc4kIxJJxv-15ZteCvwVa4LfJN9kjQqr080i3oY778thBVdCEk4wUheLh2iDTYBsJNs40Ulw-cpMN/s200/143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898062091943266" border="0" /></a><br />The inside was awesome, incredibly elaborate, the best parliament I've seen in Europe. The tour only lasted 45 minutes and we saw about three rooms, but I got to see the crown jewels (with the crooked cross on the top) and the house of commons area with cigar holders on the outside where they used to be able to tell how good a speech was by how much the cigars burned when they were inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQBBOGypoGFbpusNcQvMLu6n9gmvC-hWKSkMRsu5wXp0Px2ElMXY5ieScgE42DQk1iudSiqp42CR8xzjuF0xlanJD3ZmPNeR6VCQ6RBC6Wq77NFciSUXZBonikW3ApErw8SMXBnebP_YR/s1600-h/146.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQBBOGypoGFbpusNcQvMLu6n9gmvC-hWKSkMRsu5wXp0Px2ElMXY5ieScgE42DQk1iudSiqp42CR8xzjuF0xlanJD3ZmPNeR6VCQ6RBC6Wq77NFciSUXZBonikW3ApErw8SMXBnebP_YR/s200/146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898065765568322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRM5Z-jpUpxS3eX3A2phgXl5kZ1tpd-hfnPfmJKINbTUFzQLgnAl9pusunf7xlODvN5_ripVZdS133yvLce4uVVqLnrUo181eZBimzEk-TSs7IACV9MWj2wLZGnOINziXlOi8_zjAYNyn/s1600-h/147.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRM5Z-jpUpxS3eX3A2phgXl5kZ1tpd-hfnPfmJKINbTUFzQLgnAl9pusunf7xlODvN5_ripVZdS133yvLce4uVVqLnrUo181eZBimzEk-TSs7IACV9MWj2wLZGnOINziXlOi8_zjAYNyn/s200/147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898070397759250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWA2MMCtYpWBujqnkiUMIqFZv9P5HD2Iphuaj1LZjCfjPSNh4i8YHJ3PN3AW2Jk4K5GoanwhZbVTyjXh15ymCUs1lTxQI9ogDsNNLfU4Z5dp-Gj33wbBsM6jtqbp_fjmtT9WF2ICnYsSs/s1600-h/150.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWA2MMCtYpWBujqnkiUMIqFZv9P5HD2Iphuaj1LZjCfjPSNh4i8YHJ3PN3AW2Jk4K5GoanwhZbVTyjXh15ymCUs1lTxQI9ogDsNNLfU4Z5dp-Gj33wbBsM6jtqbp_fjmtT9WF2ICnYsSs/s200/150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898753019760546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP366q2kFQHWoUblxsZPJDtgsgRMaN_FatdgVV0-bl5zc09NZgzS5xdRXAWRoms9AmrTPBFH7_EZlwnEnBxzXlcDFs7IjCBxEOFGYiWVGsoILNabqlLin_gFMjIrz3xlwUgUa-9jYAWDu7/s1600-h/152.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP366q2kFQHWoUblxsZPJDtgsgRMaN_FatdgVV0-bl5zc09NZgzS5xdRXAWRoms9AmrTPBFH7_EZlwnEnBxzXlcDFs7IjCBxEOFGYiWVGsoILNabqlLin_gFMjIrz3xlwUgUa-9jYAWDu7/s200/152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898759431332530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qblLLhHOIYwnnuA9iVhA9DobI-_DuVmTUYcBZ2h5L5iv14v0SQVmyfDlbL0b41ggKhqcwbRWb1BjAfKBDF4OGwieX2xcA97G8NFiiPeMOI5yuq8FYx54GF7GVbyWTGQ477WFOz5jzFya/s1600-h/157.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qblLLhHOIYwnnuA9iVhA9DobI-_DuVmTUYcBZ2h5L5iv14v0SQVmyfDlbL0b41ggKhqcwbRWb1BjAfKBDF4OGwieX2xcA97G8NFiiPeMOI5yuq8FYx54GF7GVbyWTGQ477WFOz5jzFya/s200/157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898766521509074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKLxHvVIfRkZrbh6QH-bHW8a-V3aE97081MjUR1Ckqu4TM7_QQ6rJA0JRujhiSggrE93IAMMHeQDuBd1VBqMCPWixtqSMhnQFG51Daf5HBsMSdvUBDO2okQXvZTUTN2SjLuBcMWTstlJs/s1600-h/163.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKLxHvVIfRkZrbh6QH-bHW8a-V3aE97081MjUR1Ckqu4TM7_QQ6rJA0JRujhiSggrE93IAMMHeQDuBd1VBqMCPWixtqSMhnQFG51Daf5HBsMSdvUBDO2okQXvZTUTN2SjLuBcMWTstlJs/s200/163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343901644371936018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85wf9AAw97xXbWeJxlgOvEIPE7f3iQ-MrfdzTyetmfuF9WZrDOylrO0VAoOrOuo3f924vVLf955aEISJNrEZj3y4qp6TtAi3A2idIvKjUWiia_BeJ5A0Wr1gqVRMoajYddnPeiFhgc8lg/s1600-h/160.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85wf9AAw97xXbWeJxlgOvEIPE7f3iQ-MrfdzTyetmfuF9WZrDOylrO0VAoOrOuo3f924vVLf955aEISJNrEZj3y4qp6TtAi3A2idIvKjUWiia_BeJ5A0Wr1gqVRMoajYddnPeiFhgc8lg/s200/160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343898772472133954" border="0" /></a><br />After we walked down to Margaret Island, one of the few places I haven't seen before. It was pretty much a park with trees and whatnot. Nothing really out of the ordinary except for a fountain that went off to orchestrated music and the ruins of an old church.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00dwkG4ayDABA_KMVF-wCPHD28fkYIgvJTPAygorF_G9ImNWWGDk3SUF8zoFO3CM8yKKS39qM03mTbG0OA4U2vdkpjcgK9PfVSnyWx7VtzpnQhiavUVyPNTvmDwCKEsi0hEv4y-Mc_Gps/s1600-h/166.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00dwkG4ayDABA_KMVF-wCPHD28fkYIgvJTPAygorF_G9ImNWWGDk3SUF8zoFO3CM8yKKS39qM03mTbG0OA4U2vdkpjcgK9PfVSnyWx7VtzpnQhiavUVyPNTvmDwCKEsi0hEv4y-Mc_Gps/s200/166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343901649856032002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1kN00HCfiq0fRIfpwIMKdaSc1F-tBhsd9IFFrM9fHzoFXJZ1gCH4v2y7-m2T-IYSkTuGWJLVwUpjQF7pR-WzpiZcHpKjGF0t2ncsKawnL1YkpPxGiKChNOU-hmAS_Y4GE-k1OO81bLH2/s1600-h/167.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1kN00HCfiq0fRIfpwIMKdaSc1F-tBhsd9IFFrM9fHzoFXJZ1gCH4v2y7-m2T-IYSkTuGWJLVwUpjQF7pR-WzpiZcHpKjGF0t2ncsKawnL1YkpPxGiKChNOU-hmAS_Y4GE-k1OO81bLH2/s200/167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343901652222852498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2SIzjPThmZc2fGDieyOgYB_Tvt5BueZeYDZF9LBDisYIxL7LZ6Ubtkbv6SwCCjHVQ2cQfIn2MtSDZLOPHEySh7KdPCefd5quj1guw9wmb2iEVzh-oqJZv9_bmwHWa0Oy-DlsnM8jgkCV/s1600-h/175.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2SIzjPThmZc2fGDieyOgYB_Tvt5BueZeYDZF9LBDisYIxL7LZ6Ubtkbv6SwCCjHVQ2cQfIn2MtSDZLOPHEySh7KdPCefd5quj1guw9wmb2iEVzh-oqJZv9_bmwHWa0Oy-DlsnM8jgkCV/s200/175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343901658150491794" border="0" /></a><br />We walked back into town and went into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jerbud</span>, which is where I celebrated my birthday in 2007 with cakes. I had two, one a chocolate layered cake and the other a not-so-good cake with a stronger taste to it. I also had a great cafe late, and it was super cheap. I might go back tomorrow too. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dunia</span> wanted to stop in Coffee Heaven and we split a cheese, tomato and spinach wrap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EEzPxv02ObNA7om9igX9UkKFM-pl6Y4cd-13WB7Jp5Vj1EZH0OONF6bvAQSE-_R-yqNwEieDWbzc8g0IhdGSPsXI-ucEkg0a9VxQyZDSgiJ7ZknPH5sbyAqKG6DQiwXy94I9wweU0C4m/s1600-h/182.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EEzPxv02ObNA7om9igX9UkKFM-pl6Y4cd-13WB7Jp5Vj1EZH0OONF6bvAQSE-_R-yqNwEieDWbzc8g0IhdGSPsXI-ucEkg0a9VxQyZDSgiJ7ZknPH5sbyAqKG6DQiwXy94I9wweU0C4m/s200/182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344181902575913714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76FIqMZES5Os-b8-RjzKjpvPLk7ZaUN9f2V-_yEygr7msyvxWmc1NEPSIxF8L1YPOgdwtnXK2xhWdGeM9Q3u4JtI22126utsB5vz1gUDdHD1Yym0D15xXcBjrGC9Wbk4_6Z_zJsV3aVXe/s1600-h/183.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76FIqMZES5Os-b8-RjzKjpvPLk7ZaUN9f2V-_yEygr7msyvxWmc1NEPSIxF8L1YPOgdwtnXK2xhWdGeM9Q3u4JtI22126utsB5vz1gUDdHD1Yym0D15xXcBjrGC9Wbk4_6Z_zJsV3aVXe/s200/183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344181907820753666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHItPPTwH7NYvgjq8Myj4HBFowTRIqI2dH7I5uEN27pq271esYiW-S3npDeAL5-a1bHAt-R5_B6vtZQjpH9rHXMaPKLNPmzNoIxvZWbmq0dn7YtxUOzNeziQh1vEbMQ-kjmHmwkmRq2_WP/s1600-h/184.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHItPPTwH7NYvgjq8Myj4HBFowTRIqI2dH7I5uEN27pq271esYiW-S3npDeAL5-a1bHAt-R5_B6vtZQjpH9rHXMaPKLNPmzNoIxvZWbmq0dn7YtxUOzNeziQh1vEbMQ-kjmHmwkmRq2_WP/s200/184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344181911049255970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH4KAnWKEQt5j4b6D_2ZlTP9fBzIKkvywqrdGgoiGgetIry0qFJpPrC7XP-z1laYl0H0zhm9BAip96EqLi0AmmYGfaxM5Mlkj9oTV7kv33lQWfkmXwyGmmEJ46yGd_bRxOc2hwK7IZR_z/s1600-h/185.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH4KAnWKEQt5j4b6D_2ZlTP9fBzIKkvywqrdGgoiGgetIry0qFJpPrC7XP-z1laYl0H0zhm9BAip96EqLi0AmmYGfaxM5Mlkj9oTV7kv33lQWfkmXwyGmmEJ46yGd_bRxOc2hwK7IZR_z/s200/185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344181918943678930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTSBCtpGHz5UOF9BrmFEZvaaWNto_TNAdpyWZd2s0ksxX3IKNAu5Oz285wqvmtWauIRoMLF-kadDMfMgTbgIVdrxsO-wSANxfWoQVEJ5XP7BCrhFW8fxpcQMqeH-yQnc_oAhv5sTqrFGY/s1600-h/186.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTSBCtpGHz5UOF9BrmFEZvaaWNto_TNAdpyWZd2s0ksxX3IKNAu5Oz285wqvmtWauIRoMLF-kadDMfMgTbgIVdrxsO-wSANxfWoQVEJ5XP7BCrhFW8fxpcQMqeH-yQnc_oAhv5sTqrFGY/s200/186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182411165041570" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the hostel and then I went down the other end of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Vaci</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Utca</span> (which I didn't know existed) down to the market, held in an old two story building. They had a ton of cool foods (cheap) and some good souvenirs. I got an apple pastry, which was alright.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwdRnDxKeeOg98QWIt9MoVdZKG5sQ0O2SmwgKP8VnGRjzoVhZWcQ2FqTPeMMzgWyx4opOMoTt5y_WpxPAMwmPG873emwqtWeGewEuYA6F43iWkVXx_8p7R-iQDKGFRm4PY-aflnBZNq06/s1600-h/191.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwdRnDxKeeOg98QWIt9MoVdZKG5sQ0O2SmwgKP8VnGRjzoVhZWcQ2FqTPeMMzgWyx4opOMoTt5y_WpxPAMwmPG873emwqtWeGewEuYA6F43iWkVXx_8p7R-iQDKGFRm4PY-aflnBZNq06/s200/191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182417586410226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7PdM_ZgjdTLWAD2XaMtlzu_hH9Fv8KtnZXDEy-7CSH71oeN899ZmJPIPqDaLJRngqa4oIWvX0vN_HQ7Ar1o9YhIBcYk-CnKvA970QCN50GmOojSz21cEwQk9t2hgA-28hF8sJgK-6O80/s1600-h/196.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7PdM_ZgjdTLWAD2XaMtlzu_hH9Fv8KtnZXDEy-7CSH71oeN899ZmJPIPqDaLJRngqa4oIWvX0vN_HQ7Ar1o9YhIBcYk-CnKvA970QCN50GmOojSz21cEwQk9t2hgA-28hF8sJgK-6O80/s200/196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182974414028210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1I0iEXzKodHt6pTf0l2OU1iuNTUfF2DBKe0xxMEEz_zsQNcFP1k8lsf7m7Y-k1EC7MkJH-lkXNrv6WTrGMpoXkA16nJCIN5Hw9zTbR9qNPKjiCKMzdWEqgrb00H23FwWqmrjxvVs0eGQR/s1600-h/192.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1I0iEXzKodHt6pTf0l2OU1iuNTUfF2DBKe0xxMEEz_zsQNcFP1k8lsf7m7Y-k1EC7MkJH-lkXNrv6WTrGMpoXkA16nJCIN5Hw9zTbR9qNPKjiCKMzdWEqgrb00H23FwWqmrjxvVs0eGQR/s200/192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182425419938050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RMhb6IejdjL7BF_jXohCuIDWFCiIZiMOUlmEV03LQRoHvHyAo3Zx-BplFnPeT7ecbKsUAGGn1J5GBtjTPx-SfzBcHGmBgfid7LzcJvm4NHeBO3bjqWTdDIigHqutiUVNFe7gwLp_IehT/s1600-h/193.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RMhb6IejdjL7BF_jXohCuIDWFCiIZiMOUlmEV03LQRoHvHyAo3Zx-BplFnPeT7ecbKsUAGGn1J5GBtjTPx-SfzBcHGmBgfid7LzcJvm4NHeBO3bjqWTdDIigHqutiUVNFe7gwLp_IehT/s200/193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182427267859346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA-Gnid_WeVv3JVh0m6RBhtFh1fkmcMCwLeVizegpE7ZziSl2CeVQPzS06smjTXFnpWiBjMHCLTuSFOIPRYO_sQ1Ye1DZYUQ7N0ylRRWTG6ye5Dub1i1UiSvNiaueURjHsPZhyphenhypheny3NxLcM/s1600-h/195.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqA-Gnid_WeVv3JVh0m6RBhtFh1fkmcMCwLeVizegpE7ZziSl2CeVQPzS06smjTXFnpWiBjMHCLTuSFOIPRYO_sQ1Ye1DZYUQ7N0ylRRWTG6ye5Dub1i1UiSvNiaueURjHsPZhyphenhypheny3NxLcM/s200/195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182970649537042" border="0" /></a><br />I went across the Liberty Bridge to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Gellert</span> Hotel to go to the baths. I had no idea what to really expect and I was pretty nervous about the whole thing. They give you a ticket and you go in and I rented a really lame shark swimsuit (for like $2) and changed in a locker room. From there you can go outside or inside first, I picked outside since the sun was coming out a little for the first time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEhhN3p3SCJa-oYbm1HNwedlGl8rKi0mTgVpYYAYaO96-dKaIIWu42JD9hQzUqjm7LsaME4Te4wYyYuhlQh-E0LZGv8hPMJwCHp1GZUjC1BnVz_zPcWA8pqPkU02YCUui4w7JurxsejDG/s1600-h/201.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEhhN3p3SCJa-oYbm1HNwedlGl8rKi0mTgVpYYAYaO96-dKaIIWu42JD9hQzUqjm7LsaME4Te4wYyYuhlQh-E0LZGv8hPMJwCHp1GZUjC1BnVz_zPcWA8pqPkU02YCUui4w7JurxsejDG/s200/201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182983535334130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgVfeRve-Ck-tozL6zKR4UzbPBk3D-22j_Ho9O8tFN-8DUKqv7jlAAXpLpTaiMv70As4biHVCfdxCf0oZNuKCdsg9sTpP-x3IyBywc6H9z86Lokp-ffw1HWSHxJYdvn8XWbzV88tJj0xT/s1600-h/206.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgVfeRve-Ck-tozL6zKR4UzbPBk3D-22j_Ho9O8tFN-8DUKqv7jlAAXpLpTaiMv70As4biHVCfdxCf0oZNuKCdsg9sTpP-x3IyBywc6H9z86Lokp-ffw1HWSHxJYdvn8XWbzV88tJj0xT/s200/206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344183756377816770" border="0" /></a><br />There was a big wave pool that I started in. It was nice but not super warm. The waves were pretty tame, nothing like in Italy. I spent about 40 minutes in there and went into the big hot tub and hung out. It was an interesting mix of young and old and tourists and locals. I tried to stay away from the Americans as much as possible, the story of my life. I also went into the sauna for a few minutes and then I went inside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_finl8utJXL3v8YmoztsDlEvUYWD9CeFvVloB5x_gHvzDMIMKHKYTbgrbW6LXxT3zbvhFhJyfbKfIiOZsJjwwfQ5sKSDPBjAmzS_FRtVX88Ns9jN7q8cdlKNAipzwxbmVynWm-TkBfrP/s1600-h/203.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_finl8utJXL3v8YmoztsDlEvUYWD9CeFvVloB5x_gHvzDMIMKHKYTbgrbW6LXxT3zbvhFhJyfbKfIiOZsJjwwfQ5sKSDPBjAmzS_FRtVX88Ns9jN7q8cdlKNAipzwxbmVynWm-TkBfrP/s200/203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344182987600629122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ScO8LxsFDMfnoThEFENAUOhkNpGk1Q-inMTZPEjRtKo_r0JAYwU82Z9ZDSmtd_JSq_-z91pYWx_4bLQn-fjWHsuMbyolLquni5aorGLk3dPDO2h5azZmJlr9OayzsNeguhvTW5KTe_VI/s1600-h/204.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ScO8LxsFDMfnoThEFENAUOhkNpGk1Q-inMTZPEjRtKo_r0JAYwU82Z9ZDSmtd_JSq_-z91pYWx_4bLQn-fjWHsuMbyolLquni5aorGLk3dPDO2h5azZmJlr9OayzsNeguhvTW5KTe_VI/s200/204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344183744400451314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpfDVospBYDpq1VfFS48md-Bra3EmXhd5OvLmtiOLL8SS67Spzrz1HG7LOGSYYLJzSqnGcLyjOCkqsGVc-LKQljKK9xh3lT-Idh7E4G5Vw_ElcpJcQPq5Lf8SiFf6B4ImLgXuGodDNOZt/s1600-h/208.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpfDVospBYDpq1VfFS48md-Bra3EmXhd5OvLmtiOLL8SS67Spzrz1HG7LOGSYYLJzSqnGcLyjOCkqsGVc-LKQljKK9xh3lT-Idh7E4G5Vw_ElcpJcQPq5Lf8SiFf6B4ImLgXuGodDNOZt/s200/208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344183760982491762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y_gsPry_6gQacc3GUTSYe-m8Xwq4P2G4GWAa-1BXPfzwHyWKp-p8clcSENdJTDY3fQ6EDAX_43OfhXoCRLH7cpR4Mpia_NmScqkqQ2VzIs_CmNukKnU2L_lMPO0-hloI3xSzbiia-fXn/s1600-h/209.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y_gsPry_6gQacc3GUTSYe-m8Xwq4P2G4GWAa-1BXPfzwHyWKp-p8clcSENdJTDY3fQ6EDAX_43OfhXoCRLH7cpR4Mpia_NmScqkqQ2VzIs_CmNukKnU2L_lMPO0-hloI3xSzbiia-fXn/s200/209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344183765126503218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkshSHuydRIPT5gfDYLtgQupks_0G-iSzB0KMVdxbAJyLhMU8WbnMBE_eT9czaU0AW4E0xIMpWL1kIvoumy9l_qQNQccQKHExbiq4HHbFAvvuS2Ntk5jx6er_ERKlaadCQxnm5QRfK-G0I/s1600-h/218.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkshSHuydRIPT5gfDYLtgQupks_0G-iSzB0KMVdxbAJyLhMU8WbnMBE_eT9czaU0AW4E0xIMpWL1kIvoumy9l_qQNQccQKHExbiq4HHbFAvvuS2Ntk5jx6er_ERKlaadCQxnm5QRfK-G0I/s200/218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344184305915001858" border="0" /></a><br />There is a big pool for swimming surrounded by impressive architecture. To the back of it is another hot pool. I did some laps and then went into the hot pool before going back outside to the hot pool out there. I then spent maybe 20 minutes trying to figure out if there were more pools and how to get out. Turns out there was I think, but I'd already turned in my stuff by the time I found them. On top of that I could have got 300 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">forints</span> returned if I made it to the exit five minute earlier. I was a little upset.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2J7Ueuyk1AwMJGjaQPFMP_kQ5yFX4WcJ66443K_lgPlvFE5D_rcyQBjr7htJAL9pbs1ZYsIfzDqzHYrQk0n8yaQ9Afkb9FKN3JkKmJys2tzQ0KkII_UeDNcQ2KzccKe97YfVi3lM4Bja/s1600-h/213.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2J7Ueuyk1AwMJGjaQPFMP_kQ5yFX4WcJ66443K_lgPlvFE5D_rcyQBjr7htJAL9pbs1ZYsIfzDqzHYrQk0n8yaQ9Afkb9FKN3JkKmJys2tzQ0KkII_UeDNcQ2KzccKe97YfVi3lM4Bja/s200/213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344184298706213346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLC3kAzmxLxAUSC10Zo4a-lv1ouEhekLp1K3k1sVFnIjPYPeig1J_70_ZpUAN-nYclvOfX_9b6ic-9plXmvDt57bILTD7DKiF6eUn_vq65wX1OKdVFhgOATmefNQJHmsuIWwV-nl5fMWb/s1600-h/211.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLC3kAzmxLxAUSC10Zo4a-lv1ouEhekLp1K3k1sVFnIjPYPeig1J_70_ZpUAN-nYclvOfX_9b6ic-9plXmvDt57bILTD7DKiF6eUn_vq65wX1OKdVFhgOATmefNQJHmsuIWwV-nl5fMWb/s200/211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344184294546045250" border="0" /></a><br />I'm glad I went and it was pretty relaxing, but I didn't feel like I did something all that incredible or that different from going to a pool at a hotel. I think I might have missed the interesting pools though.<br /><br />I came back and me up with the Bucharest girls for dinner. We were going to go to a vegetarian place around the corner but it was closed, so we took a long trek to Hummus Bar in the Jewish Quarter. 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I had an apple and pear, African fruit, and some sort of random colored one. It was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ok</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkU7t-GVwSYwsbOb4z1DhB3wCinzIuYOBXAUKEF2L_ksF0QiVFI3KL3N7QAbSsVb4UE-qh9cOiTyROHTdnaF2IBdD78g-b-KFsH20wFFISwSvg4AuXxdd8D7i8Ebl1dZZYc-TJCkuQ38X/s1600-h/236.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkU7t-GVwSYwsbOb4z1DhB3wCinzIuYOBXAUKEF2L_ksF0QiVFI3KL3N7QAbSsVb4UE-qh9cOiTyROHTdnaF2IBdD78g-b-KFsH20wFFISwSvg4AuXxdd8D7i8Ebl1dZZYc-TJCkuQ38X/s200/236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344185544942167826" border="0" /></a><br />We came back to the hostel and I went out for one last walk around my parts by the river, past Dr. Schmidt's, and then hung out on the Chain Bridge for a while. I really love this part of town. The moon was out and it was amazing to think that the same moon is in Troy or London. Budapest is always there. 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I'm thinking of writing a column for the Free Press, I figure it can't hurt. Tomorrow I'm leaving and better make my flight. I'm going to leave around noon, maybe earlier.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-38333792577434719512009-06-03T16:06:00.000-07:002009-06-07T02:21:32.476-07:003/6/09 BudapestI woke up a number of times during the night and tried to find a comfort zone in various positions, none that really worked, so I read some and ended up sleeping a little. I woke up freaked out because my clock said the train should have been in about an hour ago but it was just because we went back in time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRaBt3r1LhcXU6lTwCpiFwUVE-q4ba03LjCLbjTcr2IAXxjIVi1TvSNQ7TYU0J4O2Hz7QNoLyQefeJdU_c4lZlQ36GS-BN0bXN07IHtAUT7cv42Fz6OwbZAQQrfCfGZWqBEnX4R8Uwxcb/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRaBt3r1LhcXU6lTwCpiFwUVE-q4ba03LjCLbjTcr2IAXxjIVi1TvSNQ7TYU0J4O2Hz7QNoLyQefeJdU_c4lZlQ36GS-BN0bXN07IHtAUT7cv42Fz6OwbZAQQrfCfGZWqBEnX4R8Uwxcb/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344502047044867810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdTxZK1pPXqlhMxoRtfyx8ADmYt5EdQGYU7tSwMllKZoQf1hNk-pOrf5oiKBN-YAGUA6I1_0JwrPCLP6asnX_lOkV2Au1RKHp_1yxjMyFMBCD0GZnZYj1T8rBDaGg_rOZxcrmx6Q1CiKz/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdTxZK1pPXqlhMxoRtfyx8ADmYt5EdQGYU7tSwMllKZoQf1hNk-pOrf5oiKBN-YAGUA6I1_0JwrPCLP6asnX_lOkV2Au1RKHp_1yxjMyFMBCD0GZnZYj1T8rBDaGg_rOZxcrmx6Q1CiKz/s200/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344502049348499570" border="0" /></a><br />I saw the girls from the Bucharest hostel, and Ron Weasley who I met before we boarded as we all were changing money. I asked for 1,000 Forints, and realized that was about $6, so I got more. The girls and I were staying at the same hostel so we all took the bus over there and I led the way, it's absolutely amazing how much I remember. Even little things like places I tripped come back.<br /><br />The hostel is awesome, maybe my favorite one yet. It's on the penthouse of an old building and like a apartment, just super nice and new and the staff is really awesome too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNNi5XGctPfgy4T0nn-PVqtBn2YyIRI2ly9MjK7FVGzLy7fxEoJQlFzaOWjF3Dor5QOuWbg64gOrRb1HRBeOtvHCCa-kQyD-VAw1T-GShNiPV9NrloT-n8RzIBh-qjakSczidIhdASyEY/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNNi5XGctPfgy4T0nn-PVqtBn2YyIRI2ly9MjK7FVGzLy7fxEoJQlFzaOWjF3Dor5QOuWbg64gOrRb1HRBeOtvHCCa-kQyD-VAw1T-GShNiPV9NrloT-n8RzIBh-qjakSczidIhdASyEY/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344502053321184994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWVbP-HqrXJza5eDVzHyYjcD7s76yFe9wjc9ZhIOZNNU5zTLhltlr8PF6jOnEpjcY8Ex9gk8taLNT6quuMSQGBWdZ786WA1qfPJ9oyegcLsfk0Y9riZcHnFL0jnM34N8F28QgsLUpVP5I/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWVbP-HqrXJza5eDVzHyYjcD7s76yFe9wjc9ZhIOZNNU5zTLhltlr8PF6jOnEpjcY8Ex9gk8taLNT6quuMSQGBWdZ786WA1qfPJ9oyegcLsfk0Y9riZcHnFL0jnM34N8F28QgsLUpVP5I/s200/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344502057846177554" border="0" /></a><br />We got a voucher for a free meal down the street so we all went. There was some ok soup, a meatball and potato dish (they separated the meatballs for the two vegetarians, the potatoes and tomato sauce was awesome). 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I liked it more with all the decorations up but it has a great feel when the weather is nice too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-Jxvr_njGai9ysQ-E_1vRokF48X3g_7mLzZ-3x_JmbN3CCyKN8QoHelMIPujcg90MnVgCjLqwyX9xnuEhNCbsohQV8oU4NEYCQW6puaZ0viWar3rLxqHNomCZeWdCaaFfCR0whL1L7-k/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-Jxvr_njGai9ysQ-E_1vRokF48X3g_7mLzZ-3x_JmbN3CCyKN8QoHelMIPujcg90MnVgCjLqwyX9xnuEhNCbsohQV8oU4NEYCQW6puaZ0viWar3rLxqHNomCZeWdCaaFfCR0whL1L7-k/s200/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344502642435146738" border="0" /></a><br />The tour was pretty solid, going to mostly sites I'd been to, Chain Bridge, Castle District, Fisherman's Bastion, those places, but it was great to hear about them again. 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I chatted with some people that worked there about sports (the Wings/Pens game was on tv) and ended up showing one of them my articles. It was good and I got to catch up a little with everything.<br /><br />Around 8:30 I made the long walk down Andrussi Utca to Hero's Square. There was hardly anyone down there so it was good to have it to myself. 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Other than that and they've paved some roads, that's about the only difference. It's great, sort of a nostalgic walk back in time. Going to Budapest was such a major event for me and so much has happened since, it's a nice bookend and makes me realize how much I really have done. This has been exactly what I needed.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVylLP6JRglBGNUnoA2UHaCffW81_y0Qrf7pxy3WSjk93mwpn3jAJMOMgn4ibyX1tw3Qk-j7q7sV1LftVtWWuy4PIiYeQGRJI6ZvPXEmSEJtlpaO8tTPLly6B0EAPQCBKKpxoQ_1iC8p8/s1600-h/129.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVylLP6JRglBGNUnoA2UHaCffW81_y0Qrf7pxy3WSjk93mwpn3jAJMOMgn4ibyX1tw3Qk-j7q7sV1LftVtWWuy4PIiYeQGRJI6ZvPXEmSEJtlpaO8tTPLly6B0EAPQCBKKpxoQ_1iC8p8/s200/129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344508716722567074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-BjUa1DbjYOFlrRaT7S1Vf4lL8wfn9GQv8OqeirLigqrOTCGBQuGEdonk-UfSZusB5CIQOTX8BmrBtmMkRUGZJW2JWY0p7pc2LUvcBorOxRWXrRvCyQEE1zHmFzjPPK3rVq2OHTuOqHf/s1600-h/130.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-BjUa1DbjYOFlrRaT7S1Vf4lL8wfn9GQv8OqeirLigqrOTCGBQuGEdonk-UfSZusB5CIQOTX8BmrBtmMkRUGZJW2JWY0p7pc2LUvcBorOxRWXrRvCyQEE1zHmFzjPPK3rVq2OHTuOqHf/s200/130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344508722098814066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8NOSSxodS8EwP_PEiPoiDvJkmzlRmuQ8k5myjWWyeoO8v21f5mVU0QGS_ErZi7MQA-jAXnbtZDQ7HjgnhlCkGKoVgW3KBLHYo9xUC5j8rwDvXe9g3s7AXbW84uX3dLnR7vHGnvv3MYqv/s1600-h/132.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8NOSSxodS8EwP_PEiPoiDvJkmzlRmuQ8k5myjWWyeoO8v21f5mVU0QGS_ErZi7MQA-jAXnbtZDQ7HjgnhlCkGKoVgW3KBLHYo9xUC5j8rwDvXe9g3s7AXbW84uX3dLnR7vHGnvv3MYqv/s200/132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344508726560501314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXXviP0Lkejn3KMPFttCxDeeXU3eEogiTUDPenRReLeyHR_zRF2EUwAlZlMje0ZunnqMTOCTr_43_ZZILReuXVWDoQKUofjB9u2lGrpgNMq22aSyZJJF5NaYbQ-TvXdU4S5Wswd6-TfmT/s1600-h/133.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXXviP0Lkejn3KMPFttCxDeeXU3eEogiTUDPenRReLeyHR_zRF2EUwAlZlMje0ZunnqMTOCTr_43_ZZILReuXVWDoQKUofjB9u2lGrpgNMq22aSyZJJF5NaYbQ-TvXdU4S5Wswd6-TfmT/s200/133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344508729106251282" border="0" /></a><br />I went and got some pastries from a little store by my hostel and took them over to a bench in front of Dr. Schmidt's with a view of the Danube and at them. The cherry one was way better than the chocolate one.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zmLUO31FvFWO-lwjZAUONyfCgsnOWCuqd8dLlK9IEPJhr-4TuQ-vOkJAALdpp6CYNB-1f4NG0EMaMQEBNqy4WwRyMfQ2DrTKfRsnDTOKkc8qcZakXXiNoRqV8_NMLe5ljMR_8DNlt-JF/s1600-h/135.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zmLUO31FvFWO-lwjZAUONyfCgsnOWCuqd8dLlK9IEPJhr-4TuQ-vOkJAALdpp6CYNB-1f4NG0EMaMQEBNqy4WwRyMfQ2DrTKfRsnDTOKkc8qcZakXXiNoRqV8_NMLe5ljMR_8DNlt-JF/s200/135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344509060641306226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXLaGcJgFwS_kem7JYFkxtkF5A4NF_VHSMzXddUtpZGHupSbY8NJqbXL6pammLp_NGBt9CL7o1Xd1YHKMpqnO6HJ-4G9_hZGr2CeUb-1nHLGljVm2UEJQiFA6YyV17H4VCinKxYHAJ0ev/s1600-h/137.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXLaGcJgFwS_kem7JYFkxtkF5A4NF_VHSMzXddUtpZGHupSbY8NJqbXL6pammLp_NGBt9CL7o1Xd1YHKMpqnO6HJ-4G9_hZGr2CeUb-1nHLGljVm2UEJQiFA6YyV17H4VCinKxYHAJ0ev/s200/137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344509065240657570" border="0" /></a><br />I came back to the hostel and called home on Skype. I've really enjoyed this trip, I'm over my freaking out and at peace. Tomorrow I'm going to try some new stuff, so that should be good. I just better not miss my next flight, although this is a great place to get stuck.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-91217269344981793352009-06-03T11:08:00.000-07:002009-06-07T02:32:30.390-07:002/6/09 BucharestI got up and went out for a walk around the town, no where in particular, just walking, it was great outside. I got a great apple pastry from the shop on the corner and I went into the old town area and poked my head in a couple shops. I found a shirt that I think could best be described as ‘Euro trash’ for cheap, so I got it. I really wanted a shirt from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Romania</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and it was cheap enough that it is worth it. I might even wear it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-wqhQLoY4EmhUn4hLWij_0AY7xo6i4V_mG8fEAn4RpNKxl7pJM-UlX-srgtrtP5MZIuqPeiPSR8CQP-dOZkcGT4zXDrt6RsAWQc1TCzeQ90Wlz1L6ZmLqaCEt-sKin1HZjynVLyvAQE5/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-wqhQLoY4EmhUn4hLWij_0AY7xo6i4V_mG8fEAn4RpNKxl7pJM-UlX-srgtrtP5MZIuqPeiPSR8CQP-dOZkcGT4zXDrt6RsAWQc1TCzeQ90Wlz1L6ZmLqaCEt-sKin1HZjynVLyvAQE5/s200/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514546713408738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJn540gJxKd-JaNxVnCvwxz-HIJ6JIsm6M_D0POSTXFAISNiVHl5YMun9WvbZAwy6_A46f6W2yQrEc-aLV8xF4-c4Je7Vi7nYmre1pHtyXvdzqSo7TezKQy9-MUwaqOVi_2ryRtQ0T4K3/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJn540gJxKd-JaNxVnCvwxz-HIJ6JIsm6M_D0POSTXFAISNiVHl5YMun9WvbZAwy6_A46f6W2yQrEc-aLV8xF4-c4Je7Vi7nYmre1pHtyXvdzqSo7TezKQy9-MUwaqOVi_2ryRtQ0T4K3/s200/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514550358407106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1y4HKV5Jent0xKQ6jY0MLwPvD9Pq5cKXf7YkVCQQwlxeTmfE6bfrKPwCa3zU0PGBVIz6zPWfBAeElLw5XO7CJREzLt4O5suJwOTywFUKP2W3bmRTt-pqDah5L9KxQmLHNN5Wai4rVsOi/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1y4HKV5Jent0xKQ6jY0MLwPvD9Pq5cKXf7YkVCQQwlxeTmfE6bfrKPwCa3zU0PGBVIz6zPWfBAeElLw5XO7CJREzLt4O5suJwOTywFUKP2W3bmRTt-pqDah5L9KxQmLHNN5Wai4rVsOi/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514556289964466" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>I got another pastry, this time with blueberries in it and I met up with Cristina at the National Theater.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Or46AA41gpnd6G8Ba3WGWFsrvyXvDCWuEMpb97GTJjbo2Iofu1A2BbiO7lC0kn8FQs4W9L5ExFhD9Z72paCH8ChVQ93AA9982LN1nNpFYeIuMLtTh9JftBXDdwDcaX2IE3yXjedpT61i/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Or46AA41gpnd6G8Ba3WGWFsrvyXvDCWuEMpb97GTJjbo2Iofu1A2BbiO7lC0kn8FQs4W9L5ExFhD9Z72paCH8ChVQ93AA9982LN1nNpFYeIuMLtTh9JftBXDdwDcaX2IE3yXjedpT61i/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514992005417442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBqXyCG4_dHMujlk57O5pY-nDZ7m2KtzffPfFfDjaRk4PtNTsY6fSPTOP_W13EzTmShOy1KTsOKFE0vGphiFOKBeBoscN_XHiz7bcNYf6TmMwWmiHTT9aQi2d6Ro0yEqiRxDHU_wICDav/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBqXyCG4_dHMujlk57O5pY-nDZ7m2KtzffPfFfDjaRk4PtNTsY6fSPTOP_W13EzTmShOy1KTsOKFE0vGphiFOKBeBoscN_XHiz7bcNYf6TmMwWmiHTT9aQi2d6Ro0yEqiRxDHU_wICDav/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514552323991970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AwzgW3AkGwyHvxsQSuyzCz-kKTv5V8URZ6ep-8laFZ1CCMw_cU-Lo5nqEYCf1vd58Z_lCWZdzMeTCR17ys3FqzUoAYBg3AgRG5SmPBuHFEJSB2lJgPHHnKSxDGyOrMCN5XLXSophg3Ec/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AwzgW3AkGwyHvxsQSuyzCz-kKTv5V8URZ6ep-8laFZ1CCMw_cU-Lo5nqEYCf1vd58Z_lCWZdzMeTCR17ys3FqzUoAYBg3AgRG5SmPBuHFEJSB2lJgPHHnKSxDGyOrMCN5XLXSophg3Ec/s200/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514997474685154" border="0" /></a><br />We went to The Mystic Café, which is sort of like a very hippy kind of place. We sat in the terrace outside and she suggested the pancakes with chocolate and honey and the lemonade with lime and raspberry, so I got it. Both were great, some of my favorite food so far.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLRpsHeuRRijR8599pT5kyf4Cxb13hu2zJ3ZWmogGThC4ac9KNRj2GhkTjlMhUOUwEyQk0aCuWLwjtAtx_JkcGrsxeJmw1B7rUBCNFjndcbdMQku3JVKJpartfvMHFMCtqkPChyphenhyphenXa97LK/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLRpsHeuRRijR8599pT5kyf4Cxb13hu2zJ3ZWmogGThC4ac9KNRj2GhkTjlMhUOUwEyQk0aCuWLwjtAtx_JkcGrsxeJmw1B7rUBCNFjndcbdMQku3JVKJpartfvMHFMCtqkPChyphenhyphenXa97LK/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344514999095391762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7U2ZGSk8dJqV0D32bpfgOhOkBlIZcpB1vPxfMENkJo5IOlEfGzJ3tIPIJim-3lvcD9brKOF-pRQJbsaXLUnLvfDdtD8sVUNyOeiV0KiVu1VDEbNfpjfAuneQ2d0sE0VRUj3M3l_FHHOs/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7U2ZGSk8dJqV0D32bpfgOhOkBlIZcpB1vPxfMENkJo5IOlEfGzJ3tIPIJim-3lvcD9brKOF-pRQJbsaXLUnLvfDdtD8sVUNyOeiV0KiVu1VDEbNfpjfAuneQ2d0sE0VRUj3M3l_FHHOs/s200/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344515003093744466" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">After that we walked around by her apartment through the nice house areas and then I had to go back to the hostel for the plane.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr_2ou6ECuVkrw-3QXFmSnYeld-NHPpNZ1bsJDxkQgrk_sdY9yqQcBMyUNwkfmHoCb-48lHbWbEryOEH8DUBU1EnvM26Nh8E1vvI1BeQlY_berUhh6HIzKMGgmVCL2OP5APe5WqUpQmw3/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr_2ou6ECuVkrw-3QXFmSnYeld-NHPpNZ1bsJDxkQgrk_sdY9yqQcBMyUNwkfmHoCb-48lHbWbEryOEH8DUBU1EnvM26Nh8E1vvI1BeQlY_berUhh6HIzKMGgmVCL2OP5APe5WqUpQmw3/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344515515339381314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O7PZZ_x0DoumutLLUTBEd37t6aygF7w7opdTN-S9APqVTYEm0BWglq5BQ6e6jz7RvMhDA32hk30ukxDlat64zHvkY2njVJ8Oh9NIiaZo3jUyVyDyjeF3tbd0aJB5qJOQIr5gWg8j8NQz/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O7PZZ_x0DoumutLLUTBEd37t6aygF7w7opdTN-S9APqVTYEm0BWglq5BQ6e6jz7RvMhDA32hk30ukxDlat64zHvkY2njVJ8Oh9NIiaZo3jUyVyDyjeF3tbd0aJB5qJOQIr5gWg8j8NQz/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344515520489289714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0JsSr4LY4Bw5BIIbAi6FrlfddhuSX_sAwdtJJw_lnhz7jVEARUKLDxt-M8MNNcUdtDkvn-olPtjQl0rVf5FAlnjRN1PkV2xy6BvwCh4vos5_4MOdndNUkDVCcvivV2YFlQB9GS8TXqzK/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0JsSr4LY4Bw5BIIbAi6FrlfddhuSX_sAwdtJJw_lnhz7jVEARUKLDxt-M8MNNcUdtDkvn-olPtjQl0rVf5FAlnjRN1PkV2xy6BvwCh4vos5_4MOdndNUkDVCcvivV2YFlQB9GS8TXqzK/s200/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344515525076931426" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I got on the bus no problems. Of course when I got there they said the plane was at <st1:time hour="17" minute="50">5:50</st1:time> in the morning. I have never felt so much anger toward myself. Wizzair doesn’t print out tickets and I just assumed that <st1:time hour="17" minute="50">5:50</st1:time> was at night, a very dumb assumption to make and one I should have done. But what airline leaves at <st1:time hour="5" minute="50">5:50 am</st1:time>? It was such a stupid mistake, I really, really hate myself for it. I’ve had such a stressful trip and I’m so low on money that I feel absolutely miserable. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I tried to get online and check flights, the next Wizzair one was ridiculous, like 300 Euro. Naturally I couldn’t get online so I went back to the hostel and got online. There were some girls I was talking to the night before that were going to <st1:city><st1:place>Budapest</st1:place></st1:city> so I looked at doing that, it would be about the same as flying back to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>. I really really struggled with the decision and I ended up taking it. I love <st1:city><st1:place>Budapest</st1:place></st1:city>, and I would have felt so stupid just wasting the money. I hope this is the best thing to do, I’m so unsure of myself right now. My phone is also dead, so I’ve felt incredibly alone. But it’s ok, I know <st1:city><st1:place>Budapest</st1:place></st1:city> and I should have fun there. I booked my hostel and the flight back and headed down to the station. I made it in enough time to type this up. I’m just really all over the place right now. Once I’m there and then when I’m back in <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>, I’ll feel better. My gut reaction was to go back to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> just so I didn’t have to go through more stress. But then I decided that it would be a waste and since I’m leaving <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> so soon I might as well make the most of it. I really hope I’m doing the right thing.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The train was fine, no one sat next to me and an Argentinian sat across from me. The tickets were cheap and I was there with plenty of time. I wrote a little and was pretty tired by 9:30 so I slept for a while. It wasn't so bad, I was less freaking out and just came to accept it, just making the best of a bad situation. Plus I was excited to go to Budapest again, I have such good memories of there, it makes it a nice end to my European travels (and it's cheap and I know where everything is, so no stress).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj6HE-MwOANclB5cte1SDlzipnyiMlGtBDg5mXmcR05KqWWzNCb3ClHG5qZFxybYJslJGjydwakyYQ7D3z25f1rdLo2Oi0Z7YL9a-bXUvOfqcqVA5rK_xYT2BI45hZSCe-DwFlQxF0hkC/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj6HE-MwOANclB5cte1SDlzipnyiMlGtBDg5mXmcR05KqWWzNCb3ClHG5qZFxybYJslJGjydwakyYQ7D3z25f1rdLo2Oi0Z7YL9a-bXUvOfqcqVA5rK_xYT2BI45hZSCe-DwFlQxF0hkC/s200/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344515528065475634" border="0" /></a></p>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-88657094096851410112009-06-01T14:36:00.000-07:002009-06-08T08:30:38.275-07:001/6/09 BucharestI slept about the whole time on the train until a nice old Romanian woman woke me up in Bucharest. I was pretty uncomfortable.<br /><br />I got to the hostel but there were no beds available so I went and sat on the couch and got the blog back up to date. Around 9 I got a bed and went in there. Some crazy Australians were in and I kept working until they left. I slept from 10 to 11, feeling pretty good after the nap.<br /><br />I went to the park next door to me and walked around. It's a gorgeous park, almost like the real Central Park with it's layout and rocky landscape. I liked it a lot. Once again there were many Romanians out hanging around in the park, a lifestyle I'm sort of jealous of.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmjEu0fHleM6AgW0L6mZbCBg5Hai4zaawFmXo2P9XCpfraoLZVCHgGAxvXcc0nwljpR-hyzsx_AjEOIEU5rEo0qp4fZ3ZV7Ez8d8qS0jM_ANfPD7qgeZg6O9Wkl78Cir5atp-ek1Z9CtK/s1600-h/197.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmjEu0fHleM6AgW0L6mZbCBg5Hai4zaawFmXo2P9XCpfraoLZVCHgGAxvXcc0nwljpR-hyzsx_AjEOIEU5rEo0qp4fZ3ZV7Ez8d8qS0jM_ANfPD7qgeZg6O9Wkl78Cir5atp-ek1Z9CtK/s200/197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344967905444892114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDJsOMz0fPmXAw_L5lyCnPmpiGBK6DEM_g5kMMqaJFWFBymlCv4BDrIIOMtftS_HEVgaeDf0CDv-rN1m-YCsQX_0gD8-3tp-HFcITUUwUnB50uUUvgzFm6rWfAJbSonevTe-FHKmLEq3O/s1600-h/204.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDJsOMz0fPmXAw_L5lyCnPmpiGBK6DEM_g5kMMqaJFWFBymlCv4BDrIIOMtftS_HEVgaeDf0CDv-rN1m-YCsQX_0gD8-3tp-HFcITUUwUnB50uUUvgzFm6rWfAJbSonevTe-FHKmLEq3O/s200/204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344967909100798194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PEdpBLbx6MpSbLYklgKygub4_vl3jl7M7hdtfuSbIjgTpYMHIHvXXPr7zwDx-4-gB6GAJi4GLZAqirZaM4ZGVCXZVjoAi08PUiMFY8oogiKll_TkvaxG19nad1ZD__AHUtTKiCX5KjKy/s1600-h/205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PEdpBLbx6MpSbLYklgKygub4_vl3jl7M7hdtfuSbIjgTpYMHIHvXXPr7zwDx-4-gB6GAJi4GLZAqirZaM4ZGVCXZVjoAi08PUiMFY8oogiKll_TkvaxG19nad1ZD__AHUtTKiCX5KjKy/s200/205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344967911337982674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_1VaO9nNK2Wv7vLpx-wlwfNft4ROjSzUBhWmRLM2uhuIGJjcIqk18VErpoQprYH1d3MpuOa2kBrorw_pMZd9QQnbc31Fa-Uz38eocRFtOUgPFh_eYewuKiGvF98QFEyfUIoVtJoRpaV0/s1600-h/209.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_1VaO9nNK2Wv7vLpx-wlwfNft4ROjSzUBhWmRLM2uhuIGJjcIqk18VErpoQprYH1d3MpuOa2kBrorw_pMZd9QQnbc31Fa-Uz38eocRFtOUgPFh_eYewuKiGvF98QFEyfUIoVtJoRpaV0/s200/209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344967916257855874" border="0" /></a><br />I went into the bakery in my building and got another one of those pretzel things, still not that great.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WRi-Ix3qSDWy7N_ReThmtnakcVRqiUnlRZEbwYRPQlEp8t_pD7NGKfa8wWLbhtBVIgHA_-WZJPvbLPqXVb_MjadZ1LJG9pIiZXIA2Gte2m5llwFus5_Q9wcSp1H6_Rs4LasQle1bqwRq/s1600-h/213.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WRi-Ix3qSDWy7N_ReThmtnakcVRqiUnlRZEbwYRPQlEp8t_pD7NGKfa8wWLbhtBVIgHA_-WZJPvbLPqXVb_MjadZ1LJG9pIiZXIA2Gte2m5llwFus5_Q9wcSp1H6_Rs4LasQle1bqwRq/s200/213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344968435648045602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGim47fIIPDFC9zIhr6QksdBiw_neNWA4FjlBPoQX2cxdKzZH9kEhgCf5fy5Gj106FvWJVt1gnkVc1t7NhC6P7-eYJm4WHYyA5qYYyRPGsj3UFxNwr_VLh06puMsygVBuo2f4-3SrGED3/s1600-h/215.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGim47fIIPDFC9zIhr6QksdBiw_neNWA4FjlBPoQX2cxdKzZH9kEhgCf5fy5Gj106FvWJVt1gnkVc1t7NhC6P7-eYJm4WHYyA5qYYyRPGsj3UFxNwr_VLh06puMsygVBuo2f4-3SrGED3/s200/215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344968439603943858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokDT8nw5gzBfHhRbEUCcw0b6pyUiA2LJSz76kiUM-I3_0jc38ohPQE-QIhjQDEHde0ntxnC7L22KHqmPcWVhSfgrEUps5iOS6Xb3Kwm4WHbci4X-jQliGA_WrHZSiH30angXBu6XbjlJ9/s1600-h/217.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokDT8nw5gzBfHhRbEUCcw0b6pyUiA2LJSz76kiUM-I3_0jc38ohPQE-QIhjQDEHde0ntxnC7L22KHqmPcWVhSfgrEUps5iOS6Xb3Kwm4WHbci4X-jQliGA_WrHZSiH30angXBu6XbjlJ9/s200/217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344968447063071842" border="0" /></a><br />I went into the oldest church in Bucharest from the 16th century, another small inside filled with frescos. Like all the other Ramanian churches, people all bought candles, so I paid the 40 cents and put it outside in the little candle area outside the church.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LIXb25ssZOpdztY0_5d2BODN-M2-Flz22oOQJg0w7EZTIm7cYiH__DgxYZ8GF6eqWD5Q36iEwN8wUbh6aOf-uWLL2euSopMkAReKznrhQED2YwGk-CjcRs3vujWVqjircyH-YWPR_Bpq/s1600-h/218.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LIXb25ssZOpdztY0_5d2BODN-M2-Flz22oOQJg0w7EZTIm7cYiH__DgxYZ8GF6eqWD5Q36iEwN8wUbh6aOf-uWLL2euSopMkAReKznrhQED2YwGk-CjcRs3vujWVqjircyH-YWPR_Bpq/s200/218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344968451944030274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouBihU-4IB9LO12MmKaWsoQaPj4SbqmdBdXndGxaphTI11prJJIHLNy6vYa9wgoAD22zziXsxKH_9R63WdkZ3r8hcuWUBLMQkwjEQcJfEiBJ2Xa-UW4ZethJue_QEvlxIO4a-HCJVumPh/s1600-h/221.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouBihU-4IB9LO12MmKaWsoQaPj4SbqmdBdXndGxaphTI11prJJIHLNy6vYa9wgoAD22zziXsxKH_9R63WdkZ3r8hcuWUBLMQkwjEQcJfEiBJ2Xa-UW4ZethJue_QEvlxIO4a-HCJVumPh/s200/221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969176019666866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum_h3KRIml9cL627do99R0kC3SvpviBzmDIylYFWR7t2gmq4_hzFxycPzf67rZPPXbE7f3UwUpr2C2Me5doKVHR4f1Pl0RXrbKqKrw_aqtNPCPWjsHXMMs0Nfxgd5ip4t509sjkcMiEuL/s1600-h/222.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjum_h3KRIml9cL627do99R0kC3SvpviBzmDIylYFWR7t2gmq4_hzFxycPzf67rZPPXbE7f3UwUpr2C2Me5doKVHR4f1Pl0RXrbKqKrw_aqtNPCPWjsHXMMs0Nfxgd5ip4t509sjkcMiEuL/s200/222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969178083157346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuipaorjydW5nlnhyZDMyqs2BoUw51iO1XT0ls_vrOeiRiNqe_vGReruAvTyse9Nd_UlXkcJlw7jiTh4dk7rne3aGG01LXod_TZsMUJ9N_3Iz01OxtaRL4Ar4lHdruhzUZ2wNStE6eUjWI/s1600-h/226.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuipaorjydW5nlnhyZDMyqs2BoUw51iO1XT0ls_vrOeiRiNqe_vGReruAvTyse9Nd_UlXkcJlw7jiTh4dk7rne3aGG01LXod_TZsMUJ9N_3Iz01OxtaRL4Ar4lHdruhzUZ2wNStE6eUjWI/s200/226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969572646508626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tOWzE8Qg1iM3G9S_Cgl2ZWM7bxE1UQphs1lZPY3l3Rj5k-7pwjpeNGY-XjFBiJUrMeqUs5FHisG6qx9gycwwejvx-tjcEgvPP7Kbj-n80-aTcwLBWsE5n0awUMYDACLg10EvmmZXZOW1/s1600-h/225.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tOWzE8Qg1iM3G9S_Cgl2ZWM7bxE1UQphs1lZPY3l3Rj5k-7pwjpeNGY-XjFBiJUrMeqUs5FHisG6qx9gycwwejvx-tjcEgvPP7Kbj-n80-aTcwLBWsE5n0awUMYDACLg10EvmmZXZOW1/s200/225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969188227642754" border="0" /></a><br />From there I went to the old town and went to Dracula's court he established in Bucharest. It's in ruins again, and like the castle in Suceava, they have a white line showing where the part is replaced. It's strange they build ruins, but it was interesting either way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcus5xgvfHI_CFUV6Fi5aGo00ZS27leww_9YoqxeEPmifWIRcBPNgYG5au0LRWBWQCMvZrtT8ROxdQJdEChyphenhyphenUnHgnEVybIYe7FD63JJ0BDRBycFnhZ63Er4a0ij9E0sZOky1g_UQEjzD5/s1600-h/219.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcus5xgvfHI_CFUV6Fi5aGo00ZS27leww_9YoqxeEPmifWIRcBPNgYG5au0LRWBWQCMvZrtT8ROxdQJdEChyphenhyphenUnHgnEVybIYe7FD63JJ0BDRBycFnhZ63Er4a0ij9E0sZOky1g_UQEjzD5/s200/219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969167339419554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOAcT0mYxA7wMnTFJ7Y6LVfml3if7EUH4FyJ046xbdSU1atg_70fPN9N5afkCJOYkhvjEffP4COpzFDn_DkgdaNyYuaM9FKDz7U3YFw0fst1Mt3TTZE-EI1o4li6CzDbyrNqcOm2U89lS/s1600-h/227.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOAcT0mYxA7wMnTFJ7Y6LVfml3if7EUH4FyJ046xbdSU1atg_70fPN9N5afkCJOYkhvjEffP4COpzFDn_DkgdaNyYuaM9FKDz7U3YFw0fst1Mt3TTZE-EI1o4li6CzDbyrNqcOm2U89lS/s200/227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969575970658546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHycj-X9IwzuzgoYTx7aU9lI3JVLAh2Oa-IwbPDf_G1Dyjg54ZdQMYHB7hXbhhhml45Jfb-pZY6L5GKuPCrmE0OMCdp69nJMbsxQuMsC6jSgDJQogH73waKgFk6zgxmZcBwJNEy-pYVnxj/s1600-h/231.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHycj-X9IwzuzgoYTx7aU9lI3JVLAh2Oa-IwbPDf_G1Dyjg54ZdQMYHB7hXbhhhml45Jfb-pZY6L5GKuPCrmE0OMCdp69nJMbsxQuMsC6jSgDJQogH73waKgFk6zgxmZcBwJNEy-pYVnxj/s200/231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969581092512402" border="0" /></a><br />I walked back into Pieta Revolution and ended up going into IO Cafe, which is in the destroyed building of the house. It was cool, the guy spoke English well. I had a chocolate frappe which was awesome and a vegetarian toasted sandwich, with good tufu in it. 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It was a good walk though mostly parks somehow, and when it wasn't it was through a nice shopping area. It was a great day out too, all really good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y8ITJjfNFRD-fwBcQfh9GkCi8XBCO5Rn2AoxhCqHHkCq-Ow-NWdJ8ypvyCK3rSEsBHkEIBXaK-3RRSdfUMiNqhUbfL2spNxRCrHUX8S2bHtF7iFLB-CtziU-6QFqpTyxL4LKuGD8DMyc/s1600-h/248.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y8ITJjfNFRD-fwBcQfh9GkCi8XBCO5Rn2AoxhCqHHkCq-Ow-NWdJ8ypvyCK3rSEsBHkEIBXaK-3RRSdfUMiNqhUbfL2spNxRCrHUX8S2bHtF7iFLB-CtziU-6QFqpTyxL4LKuGD8DMyc/s200/248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344970971527119618" border="0" /></a><br />I came back to the hostel and got ready to meet Cristina outside city hall across the street. We went to dinner at an awesome old Romanian place from the 1850s, painted walls, woodwork, all that. I had a green mushy thing and some potatoes in oil and a doughnut filled with cream and strawberry. 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It was great to hear this kind of stuff after not really knowing anything about it.<br /><br />After dinner we walked around the town, through the old part down along the river to her school where she took me in. It looked like an old university, wood panelling, with some rooms have an upper deck, really interesting. 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Outside they had a concert going on. It was incredible, they had a marimba player in the jazz group with the usual sax, drums, bass guys. And on top of that they had a group of Gypsy kids play instruments with them, the best being when they were playing in sort of a drum circle. The little Gypsy girls would bellydance even. The whole performance was a little surreal, starting with the marimba which gave it a very exotic feel. 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I stopped in McDonald's for a mineral water and walked down to Umini Mall where all the lights were up on top of the buildings. 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No one was at reception so I kept my key and left a note. I got down to the bus stop (right outside) and waited for the 85. It didn't come for about a half hour, which was very bad. I was considering getting a cab. I was going to be cutting it super close.<br /><br />There isn't very good signage at the station and I had about five minutes to get on the train. Panic time. I ended up going to the train and asked the conductor if I could buy tickets on board and he said yes.<br /><br />I got on the train and sat down. Turns out I was in the wrong spot, going to Yesh or something (I think the guy was saying 'yes') the conductor didn't speak any English which posed a bit of a problem. First the ticket, going to the wrong place, was 174 Lei, and I only had 110. And I tried to tell him I wanted to go to Suceava (pronounced Su-cha-va I finally learned) and he wasn't getting it. A lady who was sitting nearby came and translated for me and he took me to a different conductor who spoke English. You sit in cars based on where you are going. I got a second class ticket for 70 (I think they cut me a deal) and grabbed a seat by the window. First crisis handeled.<br /><br />The train was incredibly nice. Comfortable, roomy seats, very clean, best train I've ever been on. It was foggy and boring outside so I fell asleep for a few hours. When I woke up I sat around and looked out the window the whole time. There weren't huge mountians but mostly grassy flat land with hills in the back. A lot of farmers with herds of animals around. 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It ended up being fine. I decided to buy my ticket first, which posed another language barrier problem but one of the woman working there spoke English so I was good, may have even got a student discount.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL0AIwtfOfr7sTiWuFMj4T47W3py6XUQKqOA0NJ2VlgE9DyAE4tIZZl2vWqLIMlzE2BNNAb9MLWzB_Pi6Fs_IVnGVac982Uo9l2Xz8VsyCp2NC__zBZkZa9AwRI4NTkMi6fTFElKCpHvi/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL0AIwtfOfr7sTiWuFMj4T47W3py6XUQKqOA0NJ2VlgE9DyAE4tIZZl2vWqLIMlzE2BNNAb9MLWzB_Pi6Fs_IVnGVac982Uo9l2Xz8VsyCp2NC__zBZkZa9AwRI4NTkMi6fTFElKCpHvi/s200/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344742261068891282" border="0" /></a><br />I had to take the 2 bus into town, and I asked a guy where I should get off. He was very helpful and pointed out when I had to leave.<br /><br />The first thing I saw was a McDonald's and then the city's major square. It's a much bigger and more modern city than I expected. There are about 100,000 people living there now. Not much of it any of my relatives would recognize. Most of the buildings are probably from the last 50 years or so, many with heavy Communist influence, not the cute tiny poor village I imagined.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrgzVv-kxGqzvkRDDZJQ8h9JBOqCYr3UHPmgAmd5sIQGroGi8z7LyGgtqEWhwy0iyYEomSYe_qlC5MWFSGWj8b8DlbZtC3akX_I3voRJ4a0RCdXU4TMOEbhkTqZYRZay6HmDczLOdLAG3/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrgzVv-kxGqzvkRDDZJQ8h9JBOqCYr3UHPmgAmd5sIQGroGi8z7LyGgtqEWhwy0iyYEomSYe_qlC5MWFSGWj8b8DlbZtC3akX_I3voRJ4a0RCdXU4TMOEbhkTqZYRZay6HmDczLOdLAG3/s200/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344742264192303666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qDX396Y0z66O82PpwtglkUow0ZMihLhjuyncvB6IN3SEMijmYB1C8AptQwgdboE9U8NhvqQnlz60rwIm0JebzqPkopLBxvXU51YUfYPKO_mRB_GKlsDXmpUc2y54HqCmNHv0ZfwF2Cru/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qDX396Y0z66O82PpwtglkUow0ZMihLhjuyncvB6IN3SEMijmYB1C8AptQwgdboE9U8NhvqQnlz60rwIm0JebzqPkopLBxvXU51YUfYPKO_mRB_GKlsDXmpUc2y54HqCmNHv0ZfwF2Cru/s200/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344742985172273234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcSMqpat8RSTcU7ylkrmUNSFWvxqx0lgqaF1rwmh2VqEin57j1rACjSXvYJhHCAfKY8urQECQ6fPDjvmB3FyOSIKEPRONt2nfrMZNAD0FgV4Qh46sVzucL-BOiemchPyjowhgryWEiQzm/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcSMqpat8RSTcU7ylkrmUNSFWvxqx0lgqaF1rwmh2VqEin57j1rACjSXvYJhHCAfKY8urQECQ6fPDjvmB3FyOSIKEPRONt2nfrMZNAD0FgV4Qh46sVzucL-BOiemchPyjowhgryWEiQzm/s200/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344742993508201090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKfmOeSRR6tRpoArpGnwSPMHUoiC7MNgUEN4jvHCUP6Np0X8xSW3h8aCKVybC8d6MWNINsBuACHXlyItfZr_f1ZHX_2JvWpV_45CKaEIn7XzuyxkeFyu94u8vlq3uqodXQH_MyErQrSt1/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKfmOeSRR6tRpoArpGnwSPMHUoiC7MNgUEN4jvHCUP6Np0X8xSW3h8aCKVybC8d6MWNINsBuACHXlyItfZr_f1ZHX_2JvWpV_45CKaEIn7XzuyxkeFyu94u8vlq3uqodXQH_MyErQrSt1/s200/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344742996675655010" border="0" /></a><br />There were tons of tourism places but they were all closed on Sunday, so I decided to look for a hotel where I could get a map. I tried to Hotel Continental first, but they didn't have one. Next I went to the Hotel Gloria and there was a middle aged lady there who looked through tons of pamphlets to try to get me one, and she ended up getting me a small one and pointed some things out to me. 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It was good, nice frescoed walls, and the Romanians love their religion. Their churches are small and dark, I like it.<br /><br />I made my way down to the Court, which took my along the side of roads along a woody area. At one point an old man in front of me grabbed a fallen tree branch and turned it into a walking stick. Awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC45hJ7zoKLs-fNYnQt6EPaZuq13G3pVT6nNrHaSlaXa-jphBklf2ZlmiXg8GkXjgqNpOA8hw6wApLKlVuGS91EYoIiyPK0Zyiv_bZmhtTmCfRmum4CwgLXYuGtHELP7mV8c6QSdFw_gC0/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC45hJ7zoKLs-fNYnQt6EPaZuq13G3pVT6nNrHaSlaXa-jphBklf2ZlmiXg8GkXjgqNpOA8hw6wApLKlVuGS91EYoIiyPK0Zyiv_bZmhtTmCfRmum4CwgLXYuGtHELP7mV8c6QSdFw_gC0/s200/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344743946366999122" border="0" /></a><br />After the sort of worry some walk, I came to the Court. It's a ruined castle from the 14th century. It was about 50 cents to get in, some of the best money I've spent. Unlike many other castles or ruins, they do it right here. They have a while line designating where they built on replacement parts and have every room labeled in four different langnuages. Best yet, you can wander anywhere you want along the ruins, there are no guards anywhere. So I went in every room and climbed up the stairs and around on top of it and called ma as I looked out at Seceava. 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It has houses from all over the area moved there. It was interesting to think that people related to me could have lived in these tiny two-room houses, if they could even afford that (I somehow picture my ancestors as really really poor).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf6CGlSD16C4n2qY62uPwfTxuHxce-_NgFfr4rlYt2nMwlor-Rq_k6takKRnwacPQvxg96ANA9LiMvCrcEVZwIabgfO-58TT5jhhTAf-_uF_SP87UxeIXw36xIxbkpfwy2E9Tbg0FhH32/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf6CGlSD16C4n2qY62uPwfTxuHxce-_NgFfr4rlYt2nMwlor-Rq_k6takKRnwacPQvxg96ANA9LiMvCrcEVZwIabgfO-58TT5jhhTAf-_uF_SP87UxeIXw36xIxbkpfwy2E9Tbg0FhH32/s200/092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344751457887241922" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR5X12PXgTycd17lTBSjIZAi6YPtBmYKootsFVU_GsKEDWq-yruBME80Qu2VfgRI4zlaxjf5RXN3NS7AEObk4ud5ee9-A2YPiHQbwZlJePFyMd2at9dgkcLXm0Gk0jKhQ7EKAdqXHP3kO/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR5X12PXgTycd17lTBSjIZAi6YPtBmYKootsFVU_GsKEDWq-yruBME80Qu2VfgRI4zlaxjf5RXN3NS7AEObk4ud5ee9-A2YPiHQbwZlJePFyMd2at9dgkcLXm0Gk0jKhQ7EKAdqXHP3kO/s200/101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344751463186736098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vx53P5_3sIUxNUdsPE2HF1fjc6o82FM3ZQZThHGxXbInxeCFIOeBqqJrOnQoKf69Zfy7pklRgjyAAvjeFVFaD3nbUCQ6MIBU6lfyAM3ME8BHmg-qwOV54lfghVCOq-LLrpzO0vs-HZZY/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vx53P5_3sIUxNUdsPE2HF1fjc6o82FM3ZQZThHGxXbInxeCFIOeBqqJrOnQoKf69Zfy7pklRgjyAAvjeFVFaD3nbUCQ6MIBU6lfyAM3ME8BHmg-qwOV54lfghVCOq-LLrpzO0vs-HZZY/s200/103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752070207854322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWcorBxXXnHgDm9NGuxeTzI-m8k7klDmGxyjKoVfrl3DGw5zMEYT-RgeGXxwMLJcllEKsqbzE5CcuyN0M-ftQgzrvVGoWJgMBo0nXfGmnA-qOhNsE3jQ1NkzqQD6y57SF6-MIoVePRMSY/s1600-h/105.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWcorBxXXnHgDm9NGuxeTzI-m8k7klDmGxyjKoVfrl3DGw5zMEYT-RgeGXxwMLJcllEKsqbzE5CcuyN0M-ftQgzrvVGoWJgMBo0nXfGmnA-qOhNsE3jQ1NkzqQD6y57SF6-MIoVePRMSY/s200/105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752074258987266" border="0" /></a><br />From there I went back into town and in Central Park there was a brass band playing in a gazebo so I sat and listened for a little. The park was full with old people in their suits and hats just sitting on the benches. Seceava is interesting because there people from every age. I was particularly surprised by the number of small children and old people. Maybe because it was Sunday but everyone seemed to be wandering around without a care, very relaxing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxijVMJr1KZvwn4v0gKYWVPsc_X-J0BaHdLILccCTKw0v02vNZVB0RGhiI2U_SXfbGIAElZvy8_g_gZb9M60g6YKjzAlRA89cXOTSwa_9Dnbrq_iLzylaYPJCn6UVH5MsALq2AWXyMUlj-/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxijVMJr1KZvwn4v0gKYWVPsc_X-J0BaHdLILccCTKw0v02vNZVB0RGhiI2U_SXfbGIAElZvy8_g_gZb9M60g6YKjzAlRA89cXOTSwa_9Dnbrq_iLzylaYPJCn6UVH5MsALq2AWXyMUlj-/s200/109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752076132448178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeuuQeUHIB5Wq908bUIH21WgMsPuGtjF-MajaaT6993PE1_FxhQkD2s7rVAy_7DFs5ycKEHRgeVa6YkK1EkArAYLT0KsdvDS2jPfDJImgab7DmOLBV9Lweba9gBkNMEdG9qsN131Re7xp/s1600-h/112.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeuuQeUHIB5Wq908bUIH21WgMsPuGtjF-MajaaT6993PE1_FxhQkD2s7rVAy_7DFs5ycKEHRgeVa6YkK1EkArAYLT0KsdvDS2jPfDJImgab7DmOLBV9Lweba9gBkNMEdG9qsN131Re7xp/s200/112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752084055066818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfiZnIkEls2oFB6pzCej6RdN0LUBX5VTIKvnQxTYumjRDa2XJS1wL46yjO7zSq4aNe1CMEAVWCK3tBhaxBmtckDo0h0ToBszwYiGkhdTogTW_rc1GLHbKLIITO-jXbYLaldnlE3SHZn45/s1600-h/114.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfiZnIkEls2oFB6pzCej6RdN0LUBX5VTIKvnQxTYumjRDa2XJS1wL46yjO7zSq4aNe1CMEAVWCK3tBhaxBmtckDo0h0ToBszwYiGkhdTogTW_rc1GLHbKLIITO-jXbYLaldnlE3SHZn45/s200/114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752724994536850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2pfstNCOv3cUOV2Wwxa8gXiVHoy0KVT316pCHaRmHb1vn2Prw916j58qSTUcvdvep13BA38fwejVj_n87CytvKATJ8lpAOQEogs5UScdGGrUGKjEuloazJrBsh23P2MNbNgqSvEknza2/s1600-h/115.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2pfstNCOv3cUOV2Wwxa8gXiVHoy0KVT316pCHaRmHb1vn2Prw916j58qSTUcvdvep13BA38fwejVj_n87CytvKATJ8lpAOQEogs5UScdGGrUGKjEuloazJrBsh23P2MNbNgqSvEknza2/s200/115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344752728926264194" border="0" /></a><br />I went and got a loaf of bread and sat in the square. I heard something going on and it ended up being that Seceava was in the championship handball game and they set a tv at the end of the square so people could watch. It was packed. 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I walked around a little and went back to watch the end of the game. They lost 25-20, the crowd was pretty disapointed. 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The downstairs looked like it too. The menu was all in Romanian and I asked the waitress if there were things without meat, and the only thing was the pizzas, so I had a four cheese. 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The sun sets so much nicer over in Europe. The moon even came out, they have that in Suceava. Crazy. I took the bus back to the station, getting there an hour and a half early.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_17bY1gmOlPGBiW6tXldCy2dfbH9uM1V418kA-141MWV6OAiLU9NNVnjgD9vjw_ZtEaO0gVp9d6Qd1qnrH4j2eLBzDLNPvHa_ED9niUHop_3PVDcPCRroashAlHjdqPgEhHJf09uwNCj/s1600-h/167.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_17bY1gmOlPGBiW6tXldCy2dfbH9uM1V418kA-141MWV6OAiLU9NNVnjgD9vjw_ZtEaO0gVp9d6Qd1qnrH4j2eLBzDLNPvHa_ED9niUHop_3PVDcPCRroashAlHjdqPgEhHJf09uwNCj/s200/167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344756806719104322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEii6OVY1TH3zTyCdBMzpdH4cNXbh2voPWR6iaGSQhjSXYRcOe5lN2m_-Ie2G10RvjN48r3X9nE6sSu2hGIxecHGQwqijXVpDPjhF9gb0b2ix18MyLAAR-xjkdIyoCNvs-JBb6QBCMy5rP/s1600-h/172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEii6OVY1TH3zTyCdBMzpdH4cNXbh2voPWR6iaGSQhjSXYRcOe5lN2m_-Ie2G10RvjN48r3X9nE6sSu2hGIxecHGQwqijXVpDPjhF9gb0b2ix18MyLAAR-xjkdIyoCNvs-JBb6QBCMy5rP/s200/172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344756812296484738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwZJQS-E1jNDf5DcW0LYmqUrxJg58n9LGBO8KuLLkW0OGwc6Pcmge-ZD9L_NQKsMll9X53M2NcWCSVl5ami3R9ALs_K2MLhWUGFOBxFunKXsbcuJRjEmvO3YbMHS9jgniwDgCurtT3Hme/s1600-h/173.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwZJQS-E1jNDf5DcW0LYmqUrxJg58n9LGBO8KuLLkW0OGwc6Pcmge-ZD9L_NQKsMll9X53M2NcWCSVl5ami3R9ALs_K2MLhWUGFOBxFunKXsbcuJRjEmvO3YbMHS9jgniwDgCurtT3Hme/s200/173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344756814624436322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_UTKLCGJ-3qx5l79hM7l4hAlmeHmyjR91y4sSUhDayPp7qJug9IByhUtWRJ0maDpO37Cu2bSM2LGngXcuZPMVZyGQlWNWrRXUQMWKHHWLDhaxTkoT84NfOptqANSN-_4px5ZwfhP1TRH/s1600-h/174.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_UTKLCGJ-3qx5l79hM7l4hAlmeHmyjR91y4sSUhDayPp7qJug9IByhUtWRJ0maDpO37Cu2bSM2LGngXcuZPMVZyGQlWNWrRXUQMWKHHWLDhaxTkoT84NfOptqANSN-_4px5ZwfhP1TRH/s200/174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344756817846169938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxK3i9ZWLC7f8bcvXwRJJ3PTKHEZDQ0s-kF5rRL5cyb6ta2ntZcckA9N8AUp0eWcI-IH4YgcNO6ebTE5G6idmBX0GrbGj_9DiqIOU1OnRNhtdrAOcMk-YDYpivItzjq4YqSigOQRczOdT/s1600-h/182.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxK3i9ZWLC7f8bcvXwRJJ3PTKHEZDQ0s-kF5rRL5cyb6ta2ntZcckA9N8AUp0eWcI-IH4YgcNO6ebTE5G6idmBX0GrbGj_9DiqIOU1OnRNhtdrAOcMk-YDYpivItzjq4YqSigOQRczOdT/s200/182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344757656607382978" border="0" /></a><br />I went through the little town around the station and ended up watching some guys play soccer in a lighted enclosed park. There were kids out playing at night in parks, some kicking balls around the street, it was just a very interesting environment. It seemed like everyone just liked to hang out and be outside, I liked that culture a lot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0u6JdTXwy6hbgmtlECLaNJVVortFBz4EKBmgyEg8tMEScTvO5hoSRkp-WMGM8wH5jwX5-DjjHMIHGtE-Hz626zTNpGr8w_ifF4-nt4WIgKRmcFaBZv84z6DG75UOyxRlL_xsiupaAPrf/s1600-h/184.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0u6JdTXwy6hbgmtlECLaNJVVortFBz4EKBmgyEg8tMEScTvO5hoSRkp-WMGM8wH5jwX5-DjjHMIHGtE-Hz626zTNpGr8w_ifF4-nt4WIgKRmcFaBZv84z6DG75UOyxRlL_xsiupaAPrf/s200/184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344757662997679170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5_kg5vcvcZGydfgl77I0SSPutFBV5rNI1mLgwhUoolwRSZG18FYCOqevQ13pONSeVFAAt8VOXVXnl2PeTdct9PiJPcVIY7S6rRN1CHB_1Eh-tkdHNouV5T9uwqhwHh0UrCtr2lqDdguQ/s1600-h/187.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5_kg5vcvcZGydfgl77I0SSPutFBV5rNI1mLgwhUoolwRSZG18FYCOqevQ13pONSeVFAAt8VOXVXnl2PeTdct9PiJPcVIY7S6rRN1CHB_1Eh-tkdHNouV5T9uwqhwHh0UrCtr2lqDdguQ/s200/187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344757664409982210" border="0" /></a><br />I got a bottle of water, called ma and used up the last of my money on my phone (that went fast) and got on the train.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01fPT6VrVniJNrWYsMejIk7hhgShaBvjxDOMaNmYRAQIOFChYF0ad2vMrxkWrvR7y2GMyVgYklDBawZiO9rbOtO9gDroTjaVH19RIp5gHzuwb6H0978imm6uMdFQi_-flH5iNzj1evIoU/s1600-h/189.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01fPT6VrVniJNrWYsMejIk7hhgShaBvjxDOMaNmYRAQIOFChYF0ad2vMrxkWrvR7y2GMyVgYklDBawZiO9rbOtO9gDroTjaVH19RIp5gHzuwb6H0978imm6uMdFQi_-flH5iNzj1evIoU/s200/189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344757671654228578" border="0" /></a><br />I had a reserved seat this time and it wasn't nearly as nice. I shared a table with two people facing me, so I couldn't really stretch out. Their seats are still a lot better than in American (they had places where you can lean your head) and I slept rather uncomfortably most the ride.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__0bbwzHRyfjT-3UUPGW0epeIprnWHeqapbamANzL-9NcbY7lkxyr458gikoibWjKc3xdPrG4A_IRZVUBlz39fLxljCd8ROwKmdNUbtmSHk4j_H1xUi89qVgOMeX1XytS6xLZA9bhYew5/s1600-h/194.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__0bbwzHRyfjT-3UUPGW0epeIprnWHeqapbamANzL-9NcbY7lkxyr458gikoibWjKc3xdPrG4A_IRZVUBlz39fLxljCd8ROwKmdNUbtmSHk4j_H1xUi89qVgOMeX1XytS6xLZA9bhYew5/s200/194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344758064179777106" border="0" /></a>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-42835765193872310592009-05-30T10:52:00.000-07:002011-01-14T10:46:38.384-08:0030/5/09 Bucharest<span class="Apple-style-span">I ended up getting a seat by a wall and used my bag to prop myself up against it. It was alright, I might have slept for three or four hours. I had a terrible dream that kids were robbing me while I slept. Not so good.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><br /><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Around 7 I went to take the bus in to <st1:city><st1:place>Bucharest</st1:place></st1:city>. Not s<span class="Apple-style-span">o good at signage. I met a guy from <st1:city><st1:place>Barcelona</st1:place></st1:city> who spoke English and we tried to figure out what to do. We ended up realizing that we had to buy tickets first, so we went across the street to the stan</span><span class="Apple-style-span">d (</span><span class="Apple-style-span">all</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> unlabelled) and bought two tickets (he even paid because they were only like 1.30 and I only had 10s, in return I let him use my phone to find directions to his hostel).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRbaLP4q304hnCzwSmQzc4UokLcLDNea3al3ocZoQoWTZWANqiuTGjHHA3-HwbEGsPbC61ZJsJtWqKRIJGqcCZ8JprkMhxfvwYdL14E_jzFmbXnFL8Y6P3O-o1NW0dSVpSXeBGA7dTTs/s200/143.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562089270488640594" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoZjIgXOyQAzxs8LxQmjU8u_Gg7jn420AcyKc3vPbbscLbfRtUWoFxPTXAV5mG61YIJ-jjIQTbVj2m0MHOz7S0oqhpOVeljGQll2hOO-MN11N1u6jey-k8_AEg08J1FiogIphNCpfQ6s/s200/144.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562089261772439826" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">We got on the bus, and ended up going in the wrong direction to the end of the line, which wasn’t that far, but we had to wait for another bus. When it came I couldn’t find him, so I got on by myself. About ten minutes into the ride they came around to collect tickets and it turned out I bought the wrong ticket. I should have bought one for the express bus, which cost 7 Leer return. Instead I got taken off the bus and had to pay a 50 leer fine. Awful, and a complete mistake. I didn’t feel bad about this one because it really wasn’t anything I cou<span class="Apple-style-span">ld do about it, I’m sort of surprised they made me pay it, obviously not from the a</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">rea and they even looked at my passport. Oh well.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">I got on the next bus and my Barcelona friend was there, he didn't have to pay any fines. We said we should get off at the next stop, even though I was suspect, and it turned out I was right, I should have went two more stops. The buses were only running every half hour and it was absolutely freezing out. Not the best intro to Romania.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">My hostel was nice, they let me hang out and eat breakfast and I u<span class="Apple-style-span">sed the internet and read about the family history dad sent me. Turns out we're from Suceava, in</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> northeast Romania. And the kicker it's Cristina Bolohan's hometown. So</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> I</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> looked at trains for getting out there and I could leave at 6 am and get in around noon, leave around midnight and get back around 6, so I decided to do it the next day. The lady at the desk was surprised I wanted to go there and helped me look at</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> tickets for it, I told her I was Romanian and she seemed to like that. I c</span><span class="Apple-style-span">anceled my reservation here the next night because I'd be spending it</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> on the train, which is awesome.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKtmckr7hfrEXEVrHZVw1XlDGAX3GeBTkaQJLZ3JWPeLia4Nk3VHtj-kTNPa8oxHmqwjaSjAXByj9RwOkyRPAnzg17sKV91emgsHbp1bzABDVAu5UEDafBKibV8nTVJGMxORY03bnlO4/s200/148.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562089277423073234" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I showered and made my way out to the House of Parliament, supposedly the second biggest building in the world after the Pentagon. I don't really buy it. It's pretty controversial because a whole neighborhood was uprooted and moved into shoddy housing so the Communists could have this fancy place to be. It wasn't all that impressive. I stopped for a pastry, some sort of jelly covered chocolate pastry. It could have done without the jelly stuff.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eRVYQt_ns92ocjNDKvlLA_a93HbRcC4dI0kJpj0qAZp-7gil4jeAwifKzNB1JtLp2DI4QTxDFwV6Bsio4SK3A4zc2trmsMxzwcohiF-4N5jbOYATk6fcQBVHQV2KSx5y1A7g2CnMqhE/s200/150.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562092054195526786" /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplE9Aqx4XxRpjlDpAmoWAgyCKaJhLZIexUPORNdSJHrWEzQxGN9P6H0o_8Imb9DqgBoif_QNa7g2c6PU9WlphyD0QBlMpZvjT4k3ot-I5zKEUPHoqb3vzAcC-nV64E8yEEi2FbZx0Hns/s200/156.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562092049190139474" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcX0rZvuH6_Tna-1B_k2xyWsZjP2lDF-ZVYtUR-TFQaQQgDJn0MykCASCyuUHT6gLc8HmB4AQwkVqGS-Nttt0v1CiVq7Eocx4RYwx4LA8UlhEYiFoXqnwIQ9jG4j3Stki5miC8lP1DHc/s200/159.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562092055095513202" /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQb9khBlDsfm0EFASPAP-k5UHsaUkKgTkBLCyRm2PLcgjg1Ityf4tfpzTDIepklVzGB7xHoWbm76fGgwEKrvfbsUKb3Y2YHJqu7Pw7gzfErlXj4afhc8qpGkIBD0vscO9WtSrEG0ntLM/s200/161.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562093559882564738" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrZ7LWBQ36JBQUXbHY4_m_7D3ZT3_WJoAEw2LZySRnpFwnmr2qXJmsEALLbNb2E7eeXvTSGyjA6DTWc9NqDR9MNhCcDNNC7CtJoNDRonqTFg19L_XCkgcNHPPVOqfOs_gAvXyr98vNiM/s200/160.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562093554565651826" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">I walked into the old town area down Lipscani, which was nice. You could see a little of the old city, and it was also nice they were doing work to uncover the foundations of a number of old buildings along there.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6rNTrw4Ip4koH9DHr-meuEvodQwQT47zkZQwjFlAwqYDlRRicfXnKNNHUBPD4S4GQagwp4IWSBjffOc4e943Xp5n5uOE-gI2b5FHkClGQklUley4j1GtcHhEPIT_QF_9pMg-qqMN4b0/s200/162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562093562432945762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmVD2_dQit25-pSriO6HYDU4Xuvc8lUZkp9caa_bC-5mQaxpxqqlPwDEAdcaRGc5qUDg9wRPNasuMjeIhyl1WGyAJVz2xv2JusZOEA3cbE0FUiz7j5GerNmUqxphafjmnQsBSdjv0b-g/s200/166.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562093569058332274" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NQB3QhtHlXP58hBrdvJi7JTaVKOoNBMxEeAYrTO5AwclvVmj11g5Rt6LNU6aiogLneVX-o2Qm6NMoLFxdkhQWi-ROHW931F2rgE2A7B9YcNZamANP7frHUgbVYkHftofLUkpvrypHp0/s200/167.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562094198004083250" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I ended up in center of the city by the huge shopping mall and the fountain at the end of Parliament so I went in the mall. It was sort of like a dirtier Oakland Mall, but an interesting experience. I felt like I was in America a little, strange. The prices here are pretty good so I looked around at stuff but didn't get anything.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3hU8OTtyt4lbDBgtVYaNU-8elfxhniBPZdEYHkO2ObXCNUw96_A_IFp1Z4Ooyy_6TcgpghakuRXEGrxA2mwKsl5dBxDU6flzDJGDAdlw-L68SZsBOG19NLrrXu6Sxk0iKyTStQC5vIo/s1600/180.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3hU8OTtyt4lbDBgtVYaNU-8elfxhniBPZdEYHkO2ObXCNUw96_A_IFp1Z4Ooyy_6TcgpghakuRXEGrxA2mwKsl5dBxDU6flzDJGDAdlw-L68SZsBOG19NLrrXu6Sxk0iKyTStQC5vIo/s200/180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562100033262028722" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBHk0p50D2n8KTI2HcR9gr6Fntw5jZMWDYvAqZviCwQeaGBAQl4IbYv-c2-A4K5MnY8lQxr2QIGKBdTVsAb2ZXthwdB9Ur_5SPMqfQagw3NYvRQeAMAVPKLxVCFzKPS0jle_Fm_uJUMI/s200/168.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562094200394441698" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB9VYdfSqNoPMT_bY-t5uwiPuywdEKG3vJA0DOz4c0oQRp9Uy_AhBJfMKi6gnj-DAN831ejEEAHp6n9uiOmHxcs0pPdsJFoiNFTyU9EfbSkyYDYw9Bq6ltmEF6g4ChHDrfH0WYSyThx0/s200/170.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562094208527069442" /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnm_34OQo5qvaaKDVgcfCSqJjVF0_rKw9zT9X9gPjn0EInaDpUvk-HbaVe8GGftA28pTXmLoN-u4wlFM4WJIuaEsYlKTKlutGsX9lx6fux-2msPPMC9_DntHFpDgWR8pAiHB1T_OJt1s/s200/175.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096653755507378" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXUm4I0ZMHA_5KG_vjpr1AlgoOd0v6wOECLnlEHSLEU3WXvU8ig-2p3F1_Vi4gI8Wq7_fddNiNEmrqUUTlsOR0Uxkm474ullChpeqrNFAeCQnJCK3OwfPogBj1nO_aG82ICzisGGsfxQ/s200/173.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096641678398722" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8NFGC5hNCjTWIF75fFYU4GgLHdMxXhtbJ1I-7tlZV75Kwak4eSKaa4P_WJjqD5b1_CucBT4QqxcICIFl2CvskEeL8UW9SF-A4uO6GhIL6xdqJW1AyPWg4nvOl8wXcKyaGb5BuS5KYto/s200/172.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096632956116210" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGabAq48VXT7uP0S-uEt-tdcPDGaO2JzPKo4rw61vUdaOShxAGze2_vJg9B8LkAakEXKzeWPVcjnV0dXQkQ1bMKxpnoSnQ72R3z3nxu_S607E3ASP-LXz3xK01UHYX_KRMf7ZsNgxeEhg/s200/171.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562094213185170402" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqymKb0W1b9R8uE0GUkWez6bzVOdLPU80Vu8u5kjSTRJRs0YlXbfnWJJw4Gw7aP9NReqDEjCjRjEH69TWX1U3I1kbyBfE6Pc6GYDmakAuiLGb1_zwMPFNxI6NqQTrzaW3DH9faVIy959M/s200/176.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562096654022301858" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">It started to pour and I stopped for a little pretzel like pastry thing my book raves about. It wasn't that great.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyH8iH4Nk8qnbp7M70y2DOOfvDdY0qv0daKA1RVvgApRCRWlb6hTjPDL_lTo4pwrK37cPy3ZLkZOtUG4gVPHW_5mrNT7QL6OD6CBHTyNXh9dCIT-OKKFuPi4c1kMbSfu2uIm_-6DcJ2Qo/s200/179.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562100024440467698" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since the weather wasn't great, I went to the English Bar in the Hilton Hotel, which is from 1919 and supposedly anyone who is anyone has stayed there. The English Bar is featured heavily in "The Balkan Trilogy" which I have never read or anything. But it had a cool Casablanca feel to it. It was all people speaking English, but I heard one guy talking about how he was involved in the revolution. I had a cappuchino and read the USA Today from a few days ago. It was nice.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21cDEpzw_VxkR5odyf-ykwC25iJaVwRqNfjzkmuhcbmHoMypMifYWw-YN9r9yHhrlROMugilm0UUnS6iiYe7XIskSb-gS7J_LEqLu_utszgqVwrCg69-dddoHuSMKGT_5ciYN5UZXULI/s200/188.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562100036310904930" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T9-GoSdsDE9orpZ_NBv13uOP6rl38DxZiFRyNhOzq13BNrEDlRMyvBqSdNqHoXTY9xSj3g80JabkafIllVK4TkfQfeeGNbXlJogm15OT-cmyfh_DzbUXBRp6sFexoLBxflznWSME5J8/s200/193.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562100038768406786" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lpCS8zDQUszUiccC2844AHFfHHFvMjy2ljofss0nX_MDj9hxLjGLxDJnt7XNeeIQBd6Jd3chpJN4asFC5BPahnj8c5Ninl1dVOmTTu4UbqxGNTxEQQ0zHcupd51A7-jYO8JeEIjGCZc/s200/195.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102013685601650" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I ended up down by the Pieata Revolution where the big student revolution in 1989 took place. There is a pretty lame monument that looks like an olive on a toothpick, but then there is the actual bullet holes above the Humanities bookstore. There is also a house that was destroyed in the fighting and they kept the shell and turned it into a new office building, pretty cool.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjLVjdwikNz69i20C9IEhDEaIr_p8m9x6T5G1WKKd6-kuP_WOVIZQgRz2XWAW_KJN4xvii5vrUEhXamBlCmLEwE_x5DzsLV4qtDv3VkTqa-ZEBNc_1RHywh035bFqnq0tEFtLD5M-y1w/s200/196.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102019388758114" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjm-o0kBFra4Ofm5zzJaafX-beDk3TspQ-S2s5xQorEl4TCuUhhyDVtxAjv6e9Vxd4TbCgzk6mpsqX4WPaVCkvw6RuaOJZNwH0o1NqSgZRdN0BwhlqVoKWfVYhZSnrii5Cp6372BBtAY/s200/197.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102024957040994" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDmg1g6yyDh9rh1RU8SATTzg52axTRBO23aoD5blnjpwD14cEmnuYOlcdEzggmuHmsS_KWgdKhyphenhyphenWNA-dpRQNdiuLjMFyZ9cZUGe4hNjvYU8xP8f3XNNHrIcFPay7fcsxa067k4ezL-DQ/s200/198.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102030426610802" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMCYXkJ2Whoi5W4YEVCeXbE041jqnRj6-fkKpgb3LRmVAf2BunvWBlQZ95uf9xHZB5xqrLAwAEhyphenhyphenX5kaEkg-_XqhUwk7ZGQHM1IJVmDGG43j6028oSoWWEiBwYbEqa6TZS2VGYvwqb2A/s200/199.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102895472476034" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">It was raining hard again and Bucharest doesn't have much of a drainage system so the water sits on top of the street. I ducked into a tiny old church and there was a baptism going on, interesting to watch. The Romanians are very religious, whenever they pass a church they do the signs of the cross, I even saw a guy do it from a car as he passed. They also are big into buying candles to light, all interesting.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeWxQXjUaWuDAL7Ex8bK5flL_ipyrsFxNDtT1IapgpYOqrSWpER1WGKLuubPdV0j8KG8uiyka-qo5iO6pFubfJTENgpmaKp-cFo6AEr0n4FsJD4Xp5fH_lMdpY9Il3_113CgNLpdR52Y/s200/202.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102901653394802" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ8C8WDxIBHj3BycrSh-DwqF1Yxbp2hc47TqqGe1TCMvYI79jLkV_65LRZvizwtbVWSlttrNqthQTbE2qd2gVE9mHuApkKWJvfKNn4vdxamjl1iGkrb7d6eSm7hmhgw0woH6HyynoZJg/s200/203.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102904322817922" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFXETcPdVaoVwyh-n2oYNiesXI4RNFD5eURTmqo-0yMnm0fQInMvHFOWPcXFB0zpDxl5FXb42BayFSKxDRtG1cXhpeX3hkg5HsUpIifOAvmGVY9KURdocHiDyHitnV_E6Nz-NyXfJ7CM/s200/206.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562102914394817026" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh11UQB8Wez1hMgMIoWs-0K9trJClMSv2UDX0bish6oaLZoqyQovzPzG9i58l0t-sFL_hjfgVIr5X-esJlZDZ4YMNupnHoNcpnd0_l5TyAYLVIaq7uMZIm8KidcTZkWbKUDkqqzB1J88/s200/207.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562104450619021858" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSs6TIEfx5fgiGeR44hYpVgOobZ0Ky5JL7JGRu5rzdjmjFh9LdSbucmWirxi0xTCYxXh-HCNHhTxcYhEjP2n0_sEA_aGgGxXxPywUaXEZc89k7PPawfsWhQjK6nF5aeT4PYfvw925c6Z4/s200/211.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562104454326246626" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I went back to the hostel and got Suceava stuff together. I decided to go out for some dinner and had a place in mind, the Crema Cafe reccomended by my book. Well I couldn't find it, probably because I think it's out of business. There were a number of other interesting cafes around there but I decided to try to go down to the Count Dracula restuarant, but I couldn't find that and ended up on a dark street, which there are a lot of here. It's a safe city, but there's just enough to scare you a little as you walk down some areas, in kind of a good way. You don't feel like you are in America.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OTOeErji-q_aQxTyjt19oDAGZitL4VdtC7hmwAGJeWJSzB86IJoAQk1Y1b0uEpzwFNCFQXqxS7WsF311ZsCwSV8GRd3QC6q5YCzOtOXDhfLvw5abJIxKQUtLB0uKNtXrTjjawMWolcA/s200/214.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562104461975167730" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNGfwPSB_cTJMoguMSuGUUKcOtrvSxr0zZ5fKR_W-NbG4av-Nvz4wu88i_njPCmhsnmHtMFGWH6Yn0XaJfImH4Y4TbzZOGNa2AGFsYWXaK8gsf72AFUn4oIcu_IHWDwukhKGsv1zQcTQ/s200/215.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562104463850127938" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErEh8LHC_4tHZ_UHSQBL5bwqhG1d1PiH9j1_nbwsTE2vXQOiuuVRx8cH7Tpzmn3Z_pdolbg0Zx8-rK_8y4DnD9npxICpNMVLBk8RyHv-3kNKYV1exz_i-gt1B_wY4gLdFRNO5-ePhCrw/s200/218.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562105999097544370" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I ended up back at Gilitti's Cafe, which was the one with the most activity. It was pretty packed, and they had a guy playing keyboard, mostly songs you'd hear at a hockey game. I wanted something more exotic but they only had Italian stuff so I had a really great pesto pasta, better than most pasta I had in Italy. And it was super cheap too.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVpUJ42hQmbTvAgYxzphMD9dHHQab3eBjWlWArVQFiPQu6TrZ0jZssAH9kjk8XS2wPqxeWWvnns_11zeiQsfTpttHvSIxamp_norKiD2_iulScfanNbLEZsY5gMGCF_1N4io598dBOEE/s200/222.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562106005811113714" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2XtTjKrNwoUVapH9VMbDslNCnmu-c0HJHRluArX0nGKvpOaXttpffLVCVXPOMWkhyAnV27HmPYNegM8obwwR2YQ4NXqd7IAGt44QgczoBHw9j7DAIxKhX8OWICCDHAYuJu8MfHUVedk/s200/220.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562106003556947602" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zZ4gy9mc9D_ebVlYpQsxVHEQQhCLrXrS7mfZVq7FCNKwF3CFMzoWvCBJlKI6QrLECfoVtS5uVYSQGQ0auKSj-ICCVDJMOHYv0QeFvVe2QUdEyhODYmdnd0xH5I4I0MTx6O2Sld4OwzI/s200/223.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562106008474210258" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8jaof73MuPBoBH9QpFtGTs1ttprZNnq0aTCXcsAje9h9Ib9Pekc5s-XxWZXcxuDZzE7505P9I7IG18vOzhf1w7ELh3zXFHV_xWRurOkZKboR9H8qo_-yE73iBaLkt6k5C4fV2sKSFS0/s200/224.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562107608064131426" /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I was tired and had to get up super early so I went back and went to sleep.</p></div>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-2282438929011575232009-05-30T00:14:00.000-07:002011-01-14T08:58:41.614-08:0029/5/09 RomaniaI met up with Heidi and I got a replacement for my ID card and we printed out our stuff for our holidays. Then we went down to Ponti’s Café on Marylebone High when we saw a sign for tea and a piece of cake for <st1:metricconverter productid="3 pounds">3 pounds</st1:metricconverter>. I had a strawberry tea and a piece of really good (and big) chocolate cake.<br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kdhNMWARYBhu1WVOnSKER73iY47a6_erBkrs00qBQzFyrfTrSvCQWudNdAw2e6Hunpsob3mt5sQM5U_a2UE-hVGSKDn2GcwRgIj9nLHAF7iDiB3QoHoAKdctWU2wxQi_P1ZKlV-qtiE/s200/007.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562081562660261474" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9GsLE8h2w4TuuGD_eBZYcwU_0K9I1f2ZJUTBVFZ38l2T9j1uL65truVOgEG8joIDl8oY8R8ZiAGpGkfZcWLPgWHcWCV7qQSvNDubIe0wTVATlKVZmIQ4uvLH2VQNARu3XTt0gxPpMpE/s200/005.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562081557079262706" /></div><div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">From there we went into a couple stores looking for safety pins so that I could shut <span class="Apple-style-span" >my backpack, which has just about fallen apart completely. It won’t zip anymore so I have to use straps and the pins to get everything working. We ended up finding some at Ryman’s.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I went back and packed up a little and met Lauren at Rege</span>nt’s Park and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> we sat on the chairs you have to pay for until a guy came around to get money. I took some</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; "> Nutella packets from the café and we ate them with our fingers. We moved over by the water and sat there for a little before I had to go back and get ready.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoT3i4bjkLCN1cqtmrmhT844OCvYPntyFCpZWYg727k3Z1R_09jVoSI_qsLbfRZLz3RNd4bV5nr5O5gmxZLnWm-XqOXBNVZX83ZTMUlyFQj4Kbg8omomnwOBHXVjQOnjNIbsBTVaFXlk/s200/010.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562084006269767378" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauJlLFkvKe_1D1K6xgQ4rjxI1_LOY9A2j_qSzd_5hEEnEa_N7_V2BLIYGdO_X91ZetcQxPHjenwwC04Gl8AD6Nt8VuzdPRwvtpxnaOs3uC86urPEqBCqurPTuxWXZdwIk4Td0Gi8XT1w/s200/012.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562084015860658082" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9AoSrnhLfyW4qWo__k0a4jjIw3a_U4K_Hf8_oO3eHn1X1EBFBZRRbYIg8k2b-Us5i8zxe33u8MQ6p0eG7OZn10kfRQaJlWpJyNfiDj9gueqtXxYPn6j3MHPvbxHd3vK-Jr3KGWa6WK8/s200/013.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562084021308135154" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The bus was fine (it seems forever when you don’t sleep it) and I read both free papers on<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "> the way and listened to the White Stripes, making me a little excited to go back to Detroit.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was taking Wizz Air and you can’t check-in online, so I had to go to the desk and all that. I didn’t exactly have a ton of time to mess around. After a family that clearly had no idea what they were doing got their ticket, I got mine and went to security. I forgot to bring <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">a plastic bag and they charge for bags here so I decided to risk it and put my two</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21.6px; "> liquids in my back pockets. Fortunately (or many unfortunately) it worked, although if I was caught I imagine I’d have a lot of problems.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The flight was delayed for a little taking off and I stayed up for most the flight and wrote my column on the back of London Lite. I read about <st1:city><st1:place>Bucharest</st1:place></st1:city> and the in-flight magazine before falling asleep toward the end. The flight took forever, around three hours. We got in around 2 am <st1:city><st1:place>Bucharest</st1:place></st1:city> time (two hours ahead of <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>). </p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-lrNq4FiSYg7cPv_paFx0k9IbAXNjrIiUy3X0ySopjG2YncooT6WLlMEJwnwbH3UhR8FK-LC9Ug5qsSqFndGCNA7WLMYd14HWKLrQqs7_tP2nHdqQR0f9_DXz4c5LNzM3RVWk3u2h7A/s200/016.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562085506299184674" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a Romanian before, but here it seemed like everyone was. There is a slight resemblance with them and dad in the face, very interesting. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">All the signs are in Romanian and the airport is incredibly small. It has maybe 30 chairs in waiting areas, with only six gates. Nothing was open (which was too bad because I’m really thirsty). There was supposed to be free internet in the terminal but I couldn’t seem to connect and my computer had all sorts of errors when I started it up. I let it restart and typed up the column (I like this one, it’s more analytical instead of just talking about myself) and wrote this up too. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2UrgNB5-_n3GHCM352m7djoLz4DZAjW1X_2nBkUJgQKUm1SFeY_gBkvghiSyGSqSsJlp8J0LlkZViAOmx9vb7oPeEWzMEKOW0b-RhpSPgh9bEJ67GrlFsSHw6wIFovcryan0uJe0Al8/s200/014.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562085498040898242" /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1ZF97uaohTbYP-H0JFTlJqy06iD0ailrEdN5WSX_SnnkjjOddy68yqHB_1QMJmCJUW3BLUb0JLETsdafK4wODLoGiyktNkCo7b0fB8jDSj3IVWOI0InGNAPbYx1-TI8WrEDZSUYu2SE/s200/015.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562085503248934514" /></p></div>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-18161442740754502802009-05-28T18:26:00.000-07:002009-05-28T18:54:53.791-07:0028/5/09I went to the changing of the guards, which was packed. I couldn't see much of the beginning. Luckily the thing lasts forever, like an hour. The have the guards in the red suits and hats march in, many with instruments and then they play a bunch of songs. The guys next to me were joking that they'd play Indiana Jones or Star Wars. They did. Both. Ridiculous.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNWeV64I26w2GVshUlAkm-aDIp-H4UIglEXstfs9lJhT-xLNmYBJ46yOEg6np1R9N9KhR6Bwbke7O8GbrbtM1ENE8GVuSDgiWz4U37uYRgk1oEvYZudOjk7CjDop1ORwVFWkvBSltl32X/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNWeV64I26w2GVshUlAkm-aDIp-H4UIglEXstfs9lJhT-xLNmYBJ46yOEg6np1R9N9KhR6Bwbke7O8GbrbtM1ENE8GVuSDgiWz4U37uYRgk1oEvYZudOjk7CjDop1ORwVFWkvBSltl32X/s200/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341052906787885650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm2tVugLnsnUBDQnVVVXGKT86NKT4D9Iyb52RJudUIunwH7BuNWBI_nzSVNhzL2vUFHla7e9YXi7wS-uP0f1JQ7REAMEeqxdyVMOEoj3rt55jgCkYIbmqLwQeMmpY1PLRFfocLj5agtew/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm2tVugLnsnUBDQnVVVXGKT86NKT4D9Iyb52RJudUIunwH7BuNWBI_nzSVNhzL2vUFHla7e9YXi7wS-uP0f1JQ7REAMEeqxdyVMOEoj3rt55jgCkYIbmqLwQeMmpY1PLRFfocLj5agtew/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341052911974939794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l7YKzeSz929o-6zZ7c77BAMLs_W-9gtqgSkcqJ94tWGpN6ZERqMw1kDJyQK1Ph0YE6-Uaq3_7jg6L9cJy9PWwraOlJ0NvM51Om5JDLXNtUZAfXTGx0lhM9aF4LgbG22OK_JFCdPBZNW6/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l7YKzeSz929o-6zZ7c77BAMLs_W-9gtqgSkcqJ94tWGpN6ZERqMw1kDJyQK1Ph0YE6-Uaq3_7jg6L9cJy9PWwraOlJ0NvM51Om5JDLXNtUZAfXTGx0lhM9aF4LgbG22OK_JFCdPBZNW6/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341052918415892386" border="0" /></a><br />I don't even know when the changing happened but it was something I wanted to see, even if it was super boring.<br /><br />I walked past St. James Palace where Henry VIII and Elizabeth I lived and made my way over to Bloomsbury are over by the British Museum known for being the hangout of many writers. I was heading to the Charles Dickens Museum, where he lived when he wrote "Oliver Twist" among others.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKPfVECovErOov0fVFKF15os4-IZp7gX8QDc9M4bW_0L193JZIN2zxTfmqwky8WtEpPn9URKMYerjR_nhoHfCZXbj0RvBnKUJCRSwdlHycs_-0Sg3FRwo5zQBxIjAovOHj_38jmviE4UZ/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKPfVECovErOov0fVFKF15os4-IZp7gX8QDc9M4bW_0L193JZIN2zxTfmqwky8WtEpPn9URKMYerjR_nhoHfCZXbj0RvBnKUJCRSwdlHycs_-0Sg3FRwo5zQBxIjAovOHj_38jmviE4UZ/s200/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341052926110817890" border="0" /></a><br />The house was interesting, how I sort of pictured it. Much of it was recreated, as was to be expected but they did a good job getting a number of interesting artifacts in there, even from other houses. I also watched a DVD on him in the basement, probably not original. It was crazy to think that Dickens walked around the same rooms. Particularly interesting to me were the books he read from on his reading tours that he had marked up by hand for parts he wanted to emphasize or not.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo4kMgs2wT9b_0gPUAc0SbSRBO7x2HZZOITj6Um2aY-nyaN4qXYu3zQWOlWMOmObef48QMfwIf2WiG7XYmVHmt20Y1UO_IozLCwEOgIDxXa6_hlA1JCAJsXy6qgVkyMJ7IyRFcvZhmGlW/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWo4kMgs2wT9b_0gPUAc0SbSRBO7x2HZZOITj6Um2aY-nyaN4qXYu3zQWOlWMOmObef48QMfwIf2WiG7XYmVHmt20Y1UO_IozLCwEOgIDxXa6_hlA1JCAJsXy6qgVkyMJ7IyRFcvZhmGlW/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341054310124805906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovb_PnBRBXexSDtfMcvUJFlJ4GI1Tpvy2_cqYWhk4OseChOR2NJOpu12C4xZ3FiSmbIuJMM-5PDb5CsaMdbQY52qMJLc2Uh3NrObRnue49MO1HgFuDIs6Cdlho6MypY-VbSN1ZQ1SSjQ2/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovb_PnBRBXexSDtfMcvUJFlJ4GI1Tpvy2_cqYWhk4OseChOR2NJOpu12C4xZ3FiSmbIuJMM-5PDb5CsaMdbQY52qMJLc2Uh3NrObRnue49MO1HgFuDIs6Cdlho6MypY-VbSN1ZQ1SSjQ2/s200/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341054313525200098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP62xgvqHejANPopeG3ORqFH6CvypymmkppNIe9Z-WEV812w6TproxVcQvYlnzjsdYLY2U4d-6sLLIaqw9mu2DTC6BZhztHankManeZDonD3v7aX0YO100MIbsZs_h8Lyd9fmK9zv5zOPh/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP62xgvqHejANPopeG3ORqFH6CvypymmkppNIe9Z-WEV812w6TproxVcQvYlnzjsdYLY2U4d-6sLLIaqw9mu2DTC6BZhztHankManeZDonD3v7aX0YO100MIbsZs_h8Lyd9fmK9zv5zOPh/s200/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341054319847473234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdOSPq9exsgWFVEKL7eGJj6QWMBgP1HyBzzLNd8dQAjl8duEL-Phnu5SS66BX6jc0xHzQCS0KS3buLS_7jp-ZbOpaOS-XJiItS0UaU1UK4XPGtzEV29wxWef5__nrbiqPs4myzrRuhH8v/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdOSPq9exsgWFVEKL7eGJj6QWMBgP1HyBzzLNd8dQAjl8duEL-Phnu5SS66BX6jc0xHzQCS0KS3buLS_7jp-ZbOpaOS-XJiItS0UaU1UK4XPGtzEV29wxWef5__nrbiqPs4myzrRuhH8v/s200/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341054324717180866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmVIv13neKehP6XQbv8RQJq-IfW9cS2vhGp-uKWuvdNFwSq65fFoAqC4j2kW2MOaKiqU-FGsbvuq0G0J3ykyx9uhrxVF-5QA6gGF7rawfKhxv6OykfK1f-BPW3iLaBT3yPmPGWr5jcMMv/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmVIv13neKehP6XQbv8RQJq-IfW9cS2vhGp-uKWuvdNFwSq65fFoAqC4j2kW2MOaKiqU-FGsbvuq0G0J3ykyx9uhrxVF-5QA6gGF7rawfKhxv6OykfK1f-BPW3iLaBT3yPmPGWr5jcMMv/s200/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341055935240022722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkU56FUm5t89nudES6Q-gN_fbdy3PqvwWyds1u40e4OnualRPQdqbQuWnH9KR9PzDEfvkWXUqV1zRP_SEAT0ZQn0_wc8E2eNAoFQlo2O0qGHUnFEPqA_GWbYjXkdiEoax4Jgq6Ker02ba/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkU56FUm5t89nudES6Q-gN_fbdy3PqvwWyds1u40e4OnualRPQdqbQuWnH9KR9PzDEfvkWXUqV1zRP_SEAT0ZQn0_wc8E2eNAoFQlo2O0qGHUnFEPqA_GWbYjXkdiEoax4Jgq6Ker02ba/s200/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341055940949750498" border="0" /></a><br />I wandered around the area and must have lost my Westminster ID card somewhere along the way, which is a bummer because it's £10 to replace. I hate spending money on stupidity. It bummed me out for a while.<br /><br />I went by Fitzrovia Tavern, where the writers like Dylan Thomas and Virgina Woolf used to go. I peeked in, I think I'll go eat there sometime soon. I then made my way over to Fitzrovia Square where Virginia Wolf lived and hosted many of the literary meetings. Pretty cool, and really not all that far from where I live, just down my street a little ways.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSABMO2fth0OAHtWGkc0nGkoY_TwNcy_93H8vrMycIa8oACVeQHwdT6BoOHZZW_iSw51rqdswSr1eeStlFXQTgKUsFMVsQDXoudLo9YlCInZIeYt_4_WMJoDyMNynpUIictTyXuXs8Rt8o/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSABMO2fth0OAHtWGkc0nGkoY_TwNcy_93H8vrMycIa8oACVeQHwdT6BoOHZZW_iSw51rqdswSr1eeStlFXQTgKUsFMVsQDXoudLo9YlCInZIeYt_4_WMJoDyMNynpUIictTyXuXs8Rt8o/s200/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341055944319595714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUnr-jtzjQLidZAxKaOvohbSn-qcxnpB7QNSzG3HI2NPvOuSo5TFA5R7dHJ6Y1Bfgg2LTDN0_gDGEqmoqLmZTFwB1ziXUysEzpxZ8ltC3ROYT6fLNGmBx0L-8PZUikInSXZbL3_lymD3j/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUnr-jtzjQLidZAxKaOvohbSn-qcxnpB7QNSzG3HI2NPvOuSo5TFA5R7dHJ6Y1Bfgg2LTDN0_gDGEqmoqLmZTFwB1ziXUysEzpxZ8ltC3ROYT6fLNGmBx0L-8PZUikInSXZbL3_lymD3j/s200/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341055955843471570" border="0" /></a><br />I stopped at the Marco Polo Cafe for an Earl Grey and read the London Paper. It was a nice break, something I was to do everyday here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicC2ozYXtIEKjwCewOeEqCdI3ArmIFsfLbRMYTGpQvnvNaSmm1Ew_SWV6qSoiVBuWbpmVD8UfVRGz9F6PXHYTeJMV6S5nLuHvM7u3eqc4jIUpoEeaU8ZBwjmdm1J3WzFcPHgqqEPmvuJkI/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicC2ozYXtIEKjwCewOeEqCdI3ArmIFsfLbRMYTGpQvnvNaSmm1Ew_SWV6qSoiVBuWbpmVD8UfVRGz9F6PXHYTeJMV6S5nLuHvM7u3eqc4jIUpoEeaU8ZBwjmdm1J3WzFcPHgqqEPmvuJkI/s200/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056482642135442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hm7o_Z-UwR-xsH0fzERKBCxBmqP_D61jjNbve2wmJ9T2puIchK_a2vkoHLdSGmSzXIW8PWbNz8o-fO4Ey9yYYOHqTPk5o62DoYovkfrYm5ePVxAfu9dq-UqUVPkx1s9lR1jYcB8wbhZ1/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hm7o_Z-UwR-xsH0fzERKBCxBmqP_D61jjNbve2wmJ9T2puIchK_a2vkoHLdSGmSzXIW8PWbNz8o-fO4Ey9yYYOHqTPk5o62DoYovkfrYm5ePVxAfu9dq-UqUVPkx1s9lR1jYcB8wbhZ1/s200/059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056485365722626" border="0" /></a><br />I came back and hung out with Ali for a while and we talked about all our trips. She's going to Madrid and Barcelona and I gave her advice on what to do. I told her to go to Tangier.<br /><br />I went down to Holburn to O'Neil's to meet Lauren, turns out I went to the wrong O'Neil's. But since I was in the area of Covent Garden, I went by Royal Drury Lane where "Oliver" starring Rowand Atkinson is playing. The show had ended and there was a big group of people outside waiting for an autograph, so I waited too. I had nothing for him to sign, but it was a pretty successful night when I got my photo with him. I asked if he if would be ok to take the photo and he said he would be happy to and asked who would take it. I told him I would and he stopped and smiled. I thanked him and and said he I was very welcome, a really nice man, especially after a performance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1_rLvU4GD-PZPYMkXGTYcCI7i6KzrIP8TOtfR4qd-E94aq4_wG0Mrj9aRctH3zOyt2GlsHhl-o6PeFtISYiqKDKwwPK3uGokzjSp7G1kSWztcJ0_XS8MedOMUFe2Tso8SDRqkjkjOsn9/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1_rLvU4GD-PZPYMkXGTYcCI7i6KzrIP8TOtfR4qd-E94aq4_wG0Mrj9aRctH3zOyt2GlsHhl-o6PeFtISYiqKDKwwPK3uGokzjSp7G1kSWztcJ0_XS8MedOMUFe2Tso8SDRqkjkjOsn9/s200/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056498021958114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Iiwkttav25wFi-23KQcAEyF32KHuPdwnfUPrrBJBuBtnE6OMW9F5ChSL9CfNafd31U0IkxhiIJ6ApIb-VXxriB8Ml0_ve-FL1dn6hk0ypybt6rLxJkEnxupDA7NCElxwEsmw1rfHEmPQ/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Iiwkttav25wFi-23KQcAEyF32KHuPdwnfUPrrBJBuBtnE6OMW9F5ChSL9CfNafd31U0IkxhiIJ6ApIb-VXxriB8Ml0_ve-FL1dn6hk0ypybt6rLxJkEnxupDA7NCElxwEsmw1rfHEmPQ/s200/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056872006556098" border="0" /></a><br />I finally made it down to the right O'Neil's in Chinatown of all places and hung out there. It was good catching up with Lauren. Her friend Caitlin was there, and she's from Birmingham and her brother played on the Barons before I did when they were young. Crazy. They had a live band that was good but we left pretty quickly because they had to take the Tube.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmJr5A6rUtp7AfJvTEN97xgotzmubILeoZW9BVtRoc9d6zLGiXe3hyY-3udIiUKJ54yI5heRxDCc0xH8lTPfluZtuZojQjJDH8AVt3EGnTud6a76yzSaaiqkao9v9lF6k5oGwC4qm50Qg/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmJr5A6rUtp7AfJvTEN97xgotzmubILeoZW9BVtRoc9d6zLGiXe3hyY-3udIiUKJ54yI5heRxDCc0xH8lTPfluZtuZojQjJDH8AVt3EGnTud6a76yzSaaiqkao9v9lF6k5oGwC4qm50Qg/s200/066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056877773887570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYhqwWOUANPc1Y_fjM5i-VohTPBWmItYf60txbwkt9MdajePGsVtfC8q_hsym_7mvqD5LtS_zYSUlKqxjM8LDsCKdOXaY9F2s_u-EQud5ARuAqPuZ5uI5FNqXd_mSPaPaaw_QTpFwbvKo/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYhqwWOUANPc1Y_fjM5i-VohTPBWmItYf60txbwkt9MdajePGsVtfC8q_hsym_7mvqD5LtS_zYSUlKqxjM8LDsCKdOXaY9F2s_u-EQud5ARuAqPuZ5uI5FNqXd_mSPaPaaw_QTpFwbvKo/s200/067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341056885218187650" border="0" /></a><br />It was a nice night so I walked back and called Sam and caught up a little before coming back to watch some of the Tigers.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-18709467603139350552009-05-27T16:10:00.000-07:002009-05-27T17:58:38.106-07:0027/5/09<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>I went on the Magical Mystery Beatles Walking Tour with the same guide as the last one I went to (who rather annoys me somehow). But this one was equally good. We went by Paul's offices, where John and Yoko met, where John did a comedy bit outside a bathroom, Trident Studios where some of 'The White Album' was recorded (I think I'm going to tour it later), and the rooftop. They are all over in my area still, I'd been by many of the sites and not known it, it's great.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvGxzfeKTcdo7_y4WL81STpYU1Ce-7iEtNYEk_zDxAfJ2kW-yClfWqmPIIDU_wJqqltLzmr2kvyx6f9SZRRhoWKBKEvjlZrRLVCHUjTGEI7qfKXkwXpaLQr3Ma3a11f18hWCQdfH7IQ7O/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvGxzfeKTcdo7_y4WL81STpYU1Ce-7iEtNYEk_zDxAfJ2kW-yClfWqmPIIDU_wJqqltLzmr2kvyx6f9SZRRhoWKBKEvjlZrRLVCHUjTGEI7qfKXkwXpaLQr3Ma3a11f18hWCQdfH7IQ7O/s200/109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340670661795618322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ0Qu3PRTzUyewTS5_5o7oM41BgAEo7LcjoZsnxKbEVhXSHe0S9MyqxiD9fbY9MxV-nSZ0tZbNCXpnDqyWrB56dB5_aXIndVNT5bf0leuxAYdtRVhzMBwJTcMAwj0nWg32ZKIL8BbdC9F/s1600-h/111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ0Qu3PRTzUyewTS5_5o7oM41BgAEo7LcjoZsnxKbEVhXSHe0S9MyqxiD9fbY9MxV-nSZ0tZbNCXpnDqyWrB56dB5_aXIndVNT5bf0leuxAYdtRVhzMBwJTcMAwj0nWg32ZKIL8BbdC9F/s200/111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340670664538821826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU73PmT9mvu7BwG0tcstep0DInH14MxJwTt7Pepv2SGH3xF2gA2hgCfu6GbQl2uM1hKetYKvQHrCL-jsmmPriI0Xc91Fxu1plK49ua5203rWXukHkBbRwwoMU3B3OD8znT7T4JjSLKXX4/s1600-h/112.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyU73PmT9mvu7BwG0tcstep0DInH14MxJwTt7Pepv2SGH3xF2gA2hgCfu6GbQl2uM1hKetYKvQHrCL-jsmmPriI0Xc91Fxu1plK49ua5203rWXukHkBbRwwoMU3B3OD8znT7T4JjSLKXX4/s200/112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340670673327120786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVxtOxTT4TEtMaDOsrhAyE5aGEYZPc6Z3VSkM9Z2fbmsfLQxttOntwHsostPXcxyOxaVUEgHJqLd6yQXO5TAxHu7G0pWFcONna1_NLMZHXCl3HMD-9ugxy5Da4GCS4ptYBLEKWwtI0uj4/s1600-h/121.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVxtOxTT4TEtMaDOsrhAyE5aGEYZPc6Z3VSkM9Z2fbmsfLQxttOntwHsostPXcxyOxaVUEgHJqLd6yQXO5TAxHu7G0pWFcONna1_NLMZHXCl3HMD-9ugxy5Da4GCS4ptYBLEKWwtI0uj4/s200/121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340671436598039490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsqkJiJuwJExujWYUpE4lgPiHFnf1M5sZzjWOca-Su0twqElRNWZ3GQPjJVYT-3MQ-ViSTTkFEQcl81vtrI596hwPOl548QwBzIJ9-k4FAAl3OzNuwz0MbkzsoBuJEp3CUQnK3PVP0gaE/s1600-h/119.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsqkJiJuwJExujWYUpE4lgPiHFnf1M5sZzjWOca-Su0twqElRNWZ3GQPjJVYT-3MQ-ViSTTkFEQcl81vtrI596hwPOl548QwBzIJ9-k4FAAl3OzNuwz0MbkzsoBuJEp3CUQnK3PVP0gaE/s200/119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340671424344049170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE833HkkgSPsxwCnGTdBDf_ZRp_XCOdnqnmoqh50i22FEBpIVB7RDSkBSAYrdg4BVrQkH-RXlza0BIzBbcnkKafz1sIXbB0jpDnjBQ9PfXQdZ1Z7oZmPfUNySxJ8YQndUKyrvyu-VHBad/s1600-h/115.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE833HkkgSPsxwCnGTdBDf_ZRp_XCOdnqnmoqh50i22FEBpIVB7RDSkBSAYrdg4BVrQkH-RXlza0BIzBbcnkKafz1sIXbB0jpDnjBQ9PfXQdZ1Z7oZmPfUNySxJ8YQndUKyrvyu-VHBad/s200/115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340670676411995202" border="0" /></a><br />Instead of joining everyone down at Abbey Road again, I went to Canary Warf instead. When you step off the train you are surrounded by giant glass buildings all around, not like you are in London or even Europe for that matter. It reminded me of a new American city, wide streets, tall glass buildings devoid of character, just really sterile and gloomy almost. I sort of hated it. Nothing unique about it at all, almost like Communist buildings of the 21st century.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFu652DZziCtmfjbtSFMs2kEN7o-ESfYmzCm97E-64UQUIPM5f44oY9su0TXh7V1cGwHEQnzDxSEC61jMpdnjttCDEPatcbbitQ1MpiQ7FDDDwWGj01NI7Id3mrbCK97JqyCyvDfEe5hB/s1600-h/122.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFu652DZziCtmfjbtSFMs2kEN7o-ESfYmzCm97E-64UQUIPM5f44oY9su0TXh7V1cGwHEQnzDxSEC61jMpdnjttCDEPatcbbitQ1MpiQ7FDDDwWGj01NI7Id3mrbCK97JqyCyvDfEe5hB/s200/122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340671435874488018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEp8z68im_29R6P0ihz6myQarh1_ZHsqN0A8cvWd-36ufcyRx8WQJIDL2NM-LOZBhjDQ-hRJe9bNRTiHoBDFPqI5v4zH3GZ3HwOzS6yaWxtT18kMf6nb_bNhFd3nKKcC5AucIaaZObAtk/s1600-h/125.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEp8z68im_29R6P0ihz6myQarh1_ZHsqN0A8cvWd-36ufcyRx8WQJIDL2NM-LOZBhjDQ-hRJe9bNRTiHoBDFPqI5v4zH3GZ3HwOzS6yaWxtT18kMf6nb_bNhFd3nKKcC5AucIaaZObAtk/s200/125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340671994647847122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywJFiVj999F5o85BtGcgAbRNPTgyN93w12zzxbHJ-8OjDKYEXvPy1QblWC8q61HmSZeDsgjDqP1yJvQzj7ng6XMQT6EdIgQPhEhyphenhyphenwvc3EsTjh3y8Qb_7_o_lzzya-NnM3qM4ANf14kJO6/s1600-h/128.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywJFiVj999F5o85BtGcgAbRNPTgyN93w12zzxbHJ-8OjDKYEXvPy1QblWC8q61HmSZeDsgjDqP1yJvQzj7ng6XMQT6EdIgQPhEhyphenhyphenwvc3EsTjh3y8Qb_7_o_lzzya-NnM3qM4ANf14kJO6/s200/128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340672003806562466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7WxlxmrUA8ByhcR66yPjdoGFktWzwMBCs1H4cUhOK6iRdSStsvoTGbBTTGDC3nfvGbPs3QGqtNY_ir-7Rp3M22WvP2Vr9HYGfoH2UhAoEZkS-erfqZ0gfvo4VzUsdHCvZVVnC0bK9BQb/s1600-h/133.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7WxlxmrUA8ByhcR66yPjdoGFktWzwMBCs1H4cUhOK6iRdSStsvoTGbBTTGDC3nfvGbPs3QGqtNY_ir-7Rp3M22WvP2Vr9HYGfoH2UhAoEZkS-erfqZ0gfvo4VzUsdHCvZVVnC0bK9BQb/s200/133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340672015052323778" border="0" /></a><br />I came back and did some blog work and ate. I'm out of space on the blog for pictures now, not sure what I'll do. I can buy more space for $20 a year, but with less than three weeks left I don't know if it makes sense or not. I might go and delete some photos to free up space.<br /><br />I went over to The Globe (the pub on the corner of Marylebone and Baker Street where Dickens and Doyle were supposed to have gone from the 1750s) and watched the second half of the Champion's League Finals between Manchester United and Barcelona.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFjl9vHUzF_efZkUL6VxfLwJSH5QyN0GM7WRs-ErU96seI2vgsgWL79HIePCMuTSWyAY3raGzS_V0Tey_6G-k6w3Qivnlm7WBnuxnShWS7CokfBN-idwzYi4SGCKDky5396KOqcbvowMA/s1600-h/137.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFjl9vHUzF_efZkUL6VxfLwJSH5QyN0GM7WRs-ErU96seI2vgsgWL79HIePCMuTSWyAY3raGzS_V0Tey_6G-k6w3Qivnlm7WBnuxnShWS7CokfBN-idwzYi4SGCKDky5396KOqcbvowMA/s200/137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340672299786690434" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't really know who I was rooting for, Man U being English and I knew more of their players, but I'd been to Barcelona and I sort of hate Ronaldo, so I just got to enjoy the game and the atmosphere. It was packed with fans on both sides, nothing super rowdy though, in more of a respectful way. I liked the game, soccer is sort of growing on me now, I wish I watched more of it here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-4QllNAhM85_ewlF3lQ17SlOABmf-NFWvkf1YZRCruPuQHP0MObmBmLEsqa6A0fuNw4OOIXfmnpASDJxElLpKob91P6tCQPHFIfam-OJ_1OygiE9m-VAQs3uXpZbPxC-cCia_WLRlxWj/s1600-h/139.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-4QllNAhM85_ewlF3lQ17SlOABmf-NFWvkf1YZRCruPuQHP0MObmBmLEsqa6A0fuNw4OOIXfmnpASDJxElLpKob91P6tCQPHFIfam-OJ_1OygiE9m-VAQs3uXpZbPxC-cCia_WLRlxWj/s200/139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340672307326853314" border="0" /></a><br />I was pretty tired so I came back here and did some more work on the blog and on my page and looked up so Romania stuff. I'm starting to feel like I'm leaving here really soon and need to cram things in. It's weird to think I'll be back home soon and never really live here agian.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-69257868518185009912009-05-26T16:12:00.000-07:002009-05-27T16:23:16.391-07:0026/5/09We got up around 8 and went to get coffee at Brandford's just down Chilterin by my place. I had a good Earl Grey and we both ordered pastries too. It was a nice cheap place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99sZpGxNoN3VDGYzvTm1ZxGTkBIqKKjEIFKIKUNSw2mhCjjPsO_mj9rZabcbPmOHp1uzqF0ketny_deiVf_8HkVDik14czAwf_irJ-w-OqnGYdZaTNy7AI8f4QRM6pb9LfOc0T7YsKf0/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99sZpGxNoN3VDGYzvTm1ZxGTkBIqKKjEIFKIKUNSw2mhCjjPsO_mj9rZabcbPmOHp1uzqF0ketny_deiVf_8HkVDik14czAwf_irJ-w-OqnGYdZaTNy7AI8f4QRM6pb9LfOc0T7YsKf0/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547425476670354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7UIXLwtpb_J7vMWkLUA9ebNspXoxIo1gZfdyVk_K8p2f2Q3pXPYqntnAoV0lgpoBmSKIJ3sHPbTDne_WYrKpp4EyboBSctDNv43O4uFCEegDnhK3ZF_a8zQ_OfBIVJBletw5larJokg/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7UIXLwtpb_J7vMWkLUA9ebNspXoxIo1gZfdyVk_K8p2f2Q3pXPYqntnAoV0lgpoBmSKIJ3sHPbTDne_WYrKpp4EyboBSctDNv43O4uFCEegDnhK3ZF_a8zQ_OfBIVJBletw5larJokg/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547428712841714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZnDwZzgwABC7gBCD0vWzLgu1bp4TUTLLYh8Z6QkrFqfzLNZeHzAmYyls8Fa-CkvNrDa13rFvxcKkIGDuKsnS-9p_WLIrJU7pDyj5PkG3J0OkLnPjSHMacgpeE8xFPynElTuYI4Ucf7M/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZnDwZzgwABC7gBCD0vWzLgu1bp4TUTLLYh8Z6QkrFqfzLNZeHzAmYyls8Fa-CkvNrDa13rFvxcKkIGDuKsnS-9p_WLIrJU7pDyj5PkG3J0OkLnPjSHMacgpeE8xFPynElTuYI4Ucf7M/s200/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547435557922802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi11u1s2cmPSqWNm9oGPr0L9U4XdIE61Khc733RwNopxzL4UT4-7yxUbapXzdfjkbvlKNxRNWgm87PoZo_aWemLJiT9QaJ1t71-ALssHUyptazFfFZpe6rTQS8E7Eb7UqJjmTSJYthes4/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi11u1s2cmPSqWNm9oGPr0L9U4XdIE61Khc733RwNopxzL4UT4-7yxUbapXzdfjkbvlKNxRNWgm87PoZo_aWemLJiT9QaJ1t71-ALssHUyptazFfFZpe6rTQS8E7Eb7UqJjmTSJYthes4/s200/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340547437497905410" border="0" /></a><br />We got a Nutella jar for the flight (which they ended up throwing out) and took the Tube to the airport. At the airport the American Airlines guy asked Mary the old security questions, it was kind of nostalgic. We got her stuff all taken care of and she got on the plane fine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyl4du1Jl8hUZ8cZeU4zkhhhNZytvCI-yuf0FOBRCDG5RB_NzP0nQQ5c8AFhCyaT4W6p4_ABFuVxt7uVWAWIUXDG538oMldrRfboNkNVi2it_bJqqWZk1KiXRiTvVidZpTMowzAnanwc/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyl4du1Jl8hUZ8cZeU4zkhhhNZytvCI-yuf0FOBRCDG5RB_NzP0nQQ5c8AFhCyaT4W6p4_ABFuVxt7uVWAWIUXDG538oMldrRfboNkNVi2it_bJqqWZk1KiXRiTvVidZpTMowzAnanwc/s200/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340548347537751602" border="0" /></a><br />I read the Atlantic that Amy gave me (really interesting study on happiness from Harvard students from the 1940s to today, JFK was a subject) and got off at Piccadilly to return my Italy book and get a Bucarest one.<br /><br />I walked back and uploaded my Northend stuff and then went down to the Sherlock Holmes Museum. I wasn't really sure what to expect, since he's fictional and all (something that I heard a number of tourists asking about inside) but it was ok. They have it all Victorian inside, how it would have looked. It didn't really do that much for me. On the upper floors they had wax figures from different cases. Not that great, but glad I went to it, I mean I'm his neighbor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiX1zFcl9xr-goMsIIX3qvM8VrM1MtbjqD9jNHQECdnbPP4id-DDRDFThRrhjE_BiSU2uElpl0EFlCuLiDo4B1fJjy8PRypa614ARjhexmbCOAaIDrKQrkul0JCTn-6QVydx0RI9tjXg/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiX1zFcl9xr-goMsIIX3qvM8VrM1MtbjqD9jNHQECdnbPP4id-DDRDFThRrhjE_BiSU2uElpl0EFlCuLiDo4B1fJjy8PRypa614ARjhexmbCOAaIDrKQrkul0JCTn-6QVydx0RI9tjXg/s200/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340548352656862338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuDeOzsJOs0Btqi2dKmh43mhcIzkXKYHerQxuDoPIcL4AMMzdCt-zy9lQ4A4KrdEq9d-cIi-Zw1cngQ4CSZoYwDco6wAEQW362puo_IkbIj9cMk85gQOCDBuhBqso62H-TrimrK3HTsE/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuDeOzsJOs0Btqi2dKmh43mhcIzkXKYHerQxuDoPIcL4AMMzdCt-zy9lQ4A4KrdEq9d-cIi-Zw1cngQ4CSZoYwDco6wAEQW362puo_IkbIj9cMk85gQOCDBuhBqso62H-TrimrK3HTsE/s200/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340548360653356514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEQNLwTTo7oKO_yeXfzEXtAqrN3oGHifW8uAoBBtGjX1fKoep-CPyXOZx5MgLR4XEeCBRyJqIe6LPbJgRmXgN_1UZJKz-_2qo-esQrVLjH_DZK1mXLFm4su-O6SjoFsrlKSdY8O9cVVI/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEQNLwTTo7oKO_yeXfzEXtAqrN3oGHifW8uAoBBtGjX1fKoep-CPyXOZx5MgLR4XEeCBRyJqIe6LPbJgRmXgN_1UZJKz-_2qo-esQrVLjH_DZK1mXLFm4su-O6SjoFsrlKSdY8O9cVVI/s200/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340548364531516290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbEoqlDzr_N9VXUZOmjjo8Xo5ea2tNeZKSG-lf2HSWHYl8ezfsLl1caKaL3nw_PuNFJkk5Bykvq-JbQRcnRX4z0UunCNHKexoDyuBV9b_QecsgSdmdcMXykLxdhh9CoB4kM_0_qWWX1M/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbEoqlDzr_N9VXUZOmjjo8Xo5ea2tNeZKSG-lf2HSWHYl8ezfsLl1caKaL3nw_PuNFJkk5Bykvq-JbQRcnRX4z0UunCNHKexoDyuBV9b_QecsgSdmdcMXykLxdhh9CoB4kM_0_qWWX1M/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340549501602145010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SSAr0IP09BUVKc7JV5rOz-ORzavocwIdsm3KdegpZIdQWDi9OZ_E2HyTLOiva-W7QF9lvjIpVPreNjRPNnun7di4jPfRdYnTHILpU-P6w3PDySkp0Jm9_0u7yXQZaR8AdVtcffbykkU/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SSAr0IP09BUVKc7JV5rOz-ORzavocwIdsm3KdegpZIdQWDi9OZ_E2HyTLOiva-W7QF9lvjIpVPreNjRPNnun7di4jPfRdYnTHILpU-P6w3PDySkp0Jm9_0u7yXQZaR8AdVtcffbykkU/s200/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340549510723623554" border="0" /></a><br />I walked down to the National Portrait Gallery to look at their 1966 Dylan European Tour photos. I'd seen a few, but many I hadn't. In particular the ones that were cool were him on Canarby Street, posing with kids in Liverpool, and watching his band's soudcheck from the seats at the Royal Albert Hall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjS-cdcXHGAkTWUCAd7b5dHUiyiZYyPZPb_hxlcPi7xe1muyzi0FHW4yDhW5rMENI1Pcc2CwIHIsjqs-5g8LZDzW4JRlaA6BfRbv0Mx1w6ebhmgDwf_uJQgTJxo1FaJxP70KmJBbpjoU/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjS-cdcXHGAkTWUCAd7b5dHUiyiZYyPZPb_hxlcPi7xe1muyzi0FHW4yDhW5rMENI1Pcc2CwIHIsjqs-5g8LZDzW4JRlaA6BfRbv0Mx1w6ebhmgDwf_uJQgTJxo1FaJxP70KmJBbpjoU/s200/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340549517357039138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaXaozQBWkGTqka-b0mPJMGiCfihjt1zh1m-1OU_EGcV2WTxcE25FC7UMfFctsHtLa90xXcm1Z4Z3FvLtWZapa_7IwIQCmjcXHcZMJykMnDZN6HJqXNPEB4tB-cGhzd4Ys3cbrpMt3p0/s1600-h/044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaXaozQBWkGTqka-b0mPJMGiCfihjt1zh1m-1OU_EGcV2WTxcE25FC7UMfFctsHtLa90xXcm1Z4Z3FvLtWZapa_7IwIQCmjcXHcZMJykMnDZN6HJqXNPEB4tB-cGhzd4Ys3cbrpMt3p0/s200/044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550012967361186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhRuzQ24rK2MCnv2i5TSP9qS4HEJ8plJjQNOyd0y7AofbGJhzhwohHH3WU164MrJyq00De1jHU-AZZUpVTqkVfaWeRdTYfzzMR6P4-vPrUNpRXcwiNbRLijiyh7IpHqF5MlBy9iPgXRcX/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhRuzQ24rK2MCnv2i5TSP9qS4HEJ8plJjQNOyd0y7AofbGJhzhwohHH3WU164MrJyq00De1jHU-AZZUpVTqkVfaWeRdTYfzzMR6P4-vPrUNpRXcwiNbRLijiyh7IpHqF5MlBy9iPgXRcX/s200/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550015704636386" border="0" /></a><br />It reminded me that Clapton was there and I really wanted to go to the Royal Albert Hall since it was in 'A Day in the Life.' I went around the corner to look at tickets for "Waiting for Godot" starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan, but there were kinda pricey and I'd have to wait for returns. So I took the long walk through the parks, stopping for my worst Flake so far (they didn't use the right ice cream) and made it down there in about an hour.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm82hPC8PkyjQ_M9WhbGm0Wbf2RcjDQrV4o-dvb0_ezg_ixQMqa0NW7pFhcgb035Vor9QhlZdPn-8y74f8QXbqMM5oHg7fzNcMjPxCtq7kiSUgidBKqB0vg6DYJN9yeM6c0s4UCvjSJ8/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm82hPC8PkyjQ_M9WhbGm0Wbf2RcjDQrV4o-dvb0_ezg_ixQMqa0NW7pFhcgb035Vor9QhlZdPn-8y74f8QXbqMM5oHg7fzNcMjPxCtq7kiSUgidBKqB0vg6DYJN9yeM6c0s4UCvjSJ8/s200/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550025626302674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6ZJHuD2Khyphenhyphenp47rMKUdfdgWkCbrVLPb61znFB-wI4KNgtN34CF7fxW1QckZMHL9oD21qa09aAkiO0mIfFGmSJppdsssI_7A28jvl94LpMyslPOmBYpImsllA8Jmggwxh8SF8nY-SrhGI/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6ZJHuD2Khyphenhyphenp47rMKUdfdgWkCbrVLPb61znFB-wI4KNgtN34CF7fxW1QckZMHL9oD21qa09aAkiO0mIfFGmSJppdsssI_7A28jvl94LpMyslPOmBYpImsllA8Jmggwxh8SF8nY-SrhGI/s200/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550032484163218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtmspm1__Q1gzvY84gL6bZR7QNx2RA6GP__hTv3xexNgqWvPlwUXI_tayTSRunpZHuclDakb56zfTZszZREKgon0D3Ch9XOmRK0MZ2xlkuutpvhbAgyU7OyS0YG5vyjsWYsN-1Ppmmbg/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtmspm1__Q1gzvY84gL6bZR7QNx2RA6GP__hTv3xexNgqWvPlwUXI_tayTSRunpZHuclDakb56zfTZszZREKgon0D3Ch9XOmRK0MZ2xlkuutpvhbAgyU7OyS0YG5vyjsWYsN-1Ppmmbg/s200/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550788385620562" border="0" /></a><br />There were lots of people outside, a number of scalpers selling things. I wanted to spend £20, going up to £25 at the most, after all it was like £7 to just tour the place. I waited around for a little and after asking a couple scalpers, a guy came over wanting £40 (they are £75 tickets) and I got him down to £25.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqKLJZBuzhj26e0VGyYlj8RLHJiawSIIuRGsm4EfZHTrt1S85lh15tqCCNUgFcfHsXST3tTw2sM8uYe65HGV5YH_7bk9E-eeG0HXJ9pyG-FIfPZSHgVJUaIPRGxHx4FGpvbhhVvZVewI/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqKLJZBuzhj26e0VGyYlj8RLHJiawSIIuRGsm4EfZHTrt1S85lh15tqCCNUgFcfHsXST3tTw2sM8uYe65HGV5YH_7bk9E-eeG0HXJ9pyG-FIfPZSHgVJUaIPRGxHx4FGpvbhhVvZVewI/s200/058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550798840074962" border="0" /></a><br />It was a good seat on the side of the stage, but when I showed it to the usher he told me to wait for a minute while he checked something, generally not a good sing. Turns out my ticket was bought with a rejected credit card and invalid. They were really nice about it, and offered to get me a cheap one for £35 but I really couldn't afford it.<br /><br />I went outside and decided to hang out for a while because there were a ton of scalpers and I was the only one buying. I ended up talking to Tom from DC who was here for a friends birthday. We talked about music and the Capitols and he ended up selling me one of their VIP box seats for £20. They spent thousands on the tickets.<br /><br />The box was awesome, right by the stage, free food and drink (I had a few vegetarian things and most of the desserts, as well as fancy water). The people were all really great, a bunch of fun. They were from DC and Lexington and we laughed and really hit it off. They all seemed to really like me, I was really lucky to get in there, and they were really impressed that I was over here doing the study abroad thing and how they were so jealous that I was at my age when they at 50 were doing it now. It made me realize how cool all this really is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_83nFrT69Mz5YZTqQ9U76DjPagckmKd2p_j0qZCCYsgd0D20_TLjG0kd6n7tTOVvTiVAmP53QLqeOSC5F3Pq8pOrX7KD0_5ekzQ4CngrBz8PkQLF9NyoLKLzUDjyKPD5DJl_3_wLn4NE/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_83nFrT69Mz5YZTqQ9U76DjPagckmKd2p_j0qZCCYsgd0D20_TLjG0kd6n7tTOVvTiVAmP53QLqeOSC5F3Pq8pOrX7KD0_5ekzQ4CngrBz8PkQLF9NyoLKLzUDjyKPD5DJl_3_wLn4NE/s200/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340550804135597266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XlRy1fQp0fJ0jiTqFIub5XbikjjaDUEoMTubgSud4UDOLBa9sSJlXr6ShK143rEZDQKaL2jUe1dGhdiPA733Y5XB7gVy4eapLztCe-k7FnfVwrYnZgbLOYYd92p51RwENh5dxmHqdNM/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XlRy1fQp0fJ0jiTqFIub5XbikjjaDUEoMTubgSud4UDOLBa9sSJlXr6ShK143rEZDQKaL2jUe1dGhdiPA733Y5XB7gVy4eapLztCe-k7FnfVwrYnZgbLOYYd92p51RwENh5dxmHqdNM/s200/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340551497668016930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh308URrhRCPfq6hOssJi1oLoN1vUPlKVYWpJHJDvtyTBXqqnRWGMKR_yRusU1AOB-hpyGjoTyKRZLdMQCdYcKhMCMzvACBOfu7CQqhVlNQPnTylS6aUt6WARPFWMr6PaoAA0E-uWQ_LiM/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh308URrhRCPfq6hOssJi1oLoN1vUPlKVYWpJHJDvtyTBXqqnRWGMKR_yRusU1AOB-hpyGjoTyKRZLdMQCdYcKhMCMzvACBOfu7CQqhVlNQPnTylS6aUt6WARPFWMr6PaoAA0E-uWQ_LiM/s200/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340551508625688610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwVVweGDUAhpadNDs0rU5c3aIdXBnHpKEChHfCyPP3_iMXLH0-zr6bya8WP-GaUErJgyaAqKePwpNBteRJyakhbkGEsg_RwWrt69jaysx8WN31H9Ji1tIUFv9M22fEv2WmVDUPF32Yb8/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwVVweGDUAhpadNDs0rU5c3aIdXBnHpKEChHfCyPP3_iMXLH0-zr6bya8WP-GaUErJgyaAqKePwpNBteRJyakhbkGEsg_RwWrt69jaysx8WN31H9Ji1tIUFv9M22fEv2WmVDUPF32Yb8/s200/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340551515020789058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8lYzcMIM5fpuCqTWco5U0fMefn-gxTedULp-4RYSwwfH-TKu0QaRHhp5r8aIlzXtcbCn2x7x6d285Sro7G-pfRkYeI67kaGD6wpTFZD6hm_I8X-PUS0w6x25iqoxUkpO_CnleH31AAY/s1600-h/089.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8lYzcMIM5fpuCqTWco5U0fMefn-gxTedULp-4RYSwwfH-TKu0QaRHhp5r8aIlzXtcbCn2x7x6d285Sro7G-pfRkYeI67kaGD6wpTFZD6hm_I8X-PUS0w6x25iqoxUkpO_CnleH31AAY/s200/089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340552463212195058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HHg-0dzLILnA9l0eamePG9adxEvtG6ntXQf91XiDANTaKj6WEQGtkIcdkMWlCWdLGKEzukTAYQmFCeVTWXIyya2GWnGuvRvYq9ng35qwdIoeTHx0LWYyTW4A_Da3I_RTN4hxOulS-vA/s1600-h/097.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HHg-0dzLILnA9l0eamePG9adxEvtG6ntXQf91XiDANTaKj6WEQGtkIcdkMWlCWdLGKEzukTAYQmFCeVTWXIyya2GWnGuvRvYq9ng35qwdIoeTHx0LWYyTW4A_Da3I_RTN4hxOulS-vA/s200/097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340552466645166802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ruDghwomxCMt8Eub4gSbphi3_ZbERzG763YFEPeMga9aDe46-lma6ivo6c8Haw2NVUuNRRsTmcGeJsWczp7oY22aKGdOO-He6no5MEeKYzAt47xOHKEmQGjplp6UAAv3Fcjvizj9P5k/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ruDghwomxCMt8Eub4gSbphi3_ZbERzG763YFEPeMga9aDe46-lma6ivo6c8Haw2NVUuNRRsTmcGeJsWczp7oY22aKGdOO-He6no5MEeKYzAt47xOHKEmQGjplp6UAAv3Fcjvizj9P5k/s200/099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340552476015081394" border="0" /></a><br />The show was great. I wasn't familiar with a number of the songs, but the show was incredible. He sounds great and plays amazing. Plus we were really close and the show was rather intimate. And it was at the Royal Albert Hall. If I was ever going to see Clapton, this would be the place (the whole 'Clapton is God' thing started in London too). I read about how the Beatles were in attendance at the Dylan show in 1966 and it just sort of brought everything togethery. This was one of my more enjoyable shows.<br /><br />Once it was over I went down to the stage and talked with the security guard. He was incredibly nice and tried to help us get setlists. There was one man that asked before me, so he made sort of a line of people waiting. I stood around for 15 minutes, chatting with the guard and everyone else else except me and him so I got the setlist, pretty incredible.<br /><br />I went back up to the box and said bye to everyone. They took my name and I got a card so I can keep in touch with them. Tom also gave me back my £20. Just an aswesome time.<br /><br />I went outside by the buses to try to get Clapton to sign the setlist, but he never showed. There were a bunch of people over by the stage door and after waiting for maybe an hour a guy named Martin came by and told us he hops in his Ferrari and drives home right after the show (he lives two minute away). I talked to Martin a little and he said he usually has extra guest passes to the shows (he knows Clapton for way back) and if he can catch me at the Thursday show, maybe he could get me one. Who knows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvOy9IHN_-EV5cFUHuMCBlp_FQHiymNung6rEyo7A_OwwINSziATJC5dfnd4N50Lx9PFmG7S3U1u5evsXbaVpa7IpGJ4r568QiAoIp54nayUkYiKbA1KIdxZTRE0AUZpdNaAJslPaSXA/s1600-h/100.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvOy9IHN_-EV5cFUHuMCBlp_FQHiymNung6rEyo7A_OwwINSziATJC5dfnd4N50Lx9PFmG7S3U1u5evsXbaVpa7IpGJ4r568QiAoIp54nayUkYiKbA1KIdxZTRE0AUZpdNaAJslPaSXA/s200/100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340552481686872130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOICtyBqAMAXYq2dX4h7_uSz_UEPazxYljxR01b0pug49HU-F2jDQjwSO-Q7PQoRFYsroZIk_rXqqhYfy_2KV0WTADt36K9ucuDzOdE0uMJEMHpbr_9vy-PZUzDogpftQXnTS1GAQwWg/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOICtyBqAMAXYq2dX4h7_uSz_UEPazxYljxR01b0pug49HU-F2jDQjwSO-Q7PQoRFYsroZIk_rXqqhYfy_2KV0WTADt36K9ucuDzOdE0uMJEMHpbr_9vy-PZUzDogpftQXnTS1GAQwWg/s200/103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340553495803778274" border="0" /></a>Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-37757663473499060042009-05-25T16:13:00.000-07:002009-05-27T16:22:45.291-07:0025/5/09We went out to walk to the changing of the guards but it was cold and rainy so we went back and got an umbrella, stopped in a cafe next to the Baker Street stop for pastries and took the train down to Green Park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCSM-Y5ND8uL3sPBQeFKupNL46HBH615ZND9mm6IRYF9fwPQvuroc12z97N9GZWWGa1Vo97hTovKpfdUI0uAszVauv2JGCe3fPm7BbOBQjQSP1v2lghQswR1QFhUPEKu6RM-BfnlI2o8/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCSM-Y5ND8uL3sPBQeFKupNL46HBH615ZND9mm6IRYF9fwPQvuroc12z97N9GZWWGa1Vo97hTovKpfdUI0uAszVauv2JGCe3fPm7BbOBQjQSP1v2lghQswR1QFhUPEKu6RM-BfnlI2o8/s200/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340558034633535314" border="0" /></a><br />It was packed with 10,000 runners doing the 10k, which we figured out was because it was Memorial Day here too. We waited around for a little but they didn't end up doing the changing of the guards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj6xLUbnX7Pv794ReSbiGqIrTX0DYOKxzPCSnTV1kFsiMd_FLOghSsP1y0UEFiMn0oAchOFuI0rjgLmxGOSSLZAWiOcbBSAyMdkl_KyfUc4MD08kCSXYo9iAQRaurevNIhj0xIOvczlM/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj6xLUbnX7Pv794ReSbiGqIrTX0DYOKxzPCSnTV1kFsiMd_FLOghSsP1y0UEFiMn0oAchOFuI0rjgLmxGOSSLZAWiOcbBSAyMdkl_KyfUc4MD08kCSXYo9iAQRaurevNIhj0xIOvczlM/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340558040127770130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljZ6xthhRyw_lPta78Ki-lO8PBEBr2kFvhW7Ud15hKmS5XI1pPVdXeQNB6noNIAL5x5EJOdVp2CMypN9dN8AeSa-ZUK20dcQC3ENZ06BkUImLPalqs-iO9zCelxan84Ieb0EQFdOU0tA/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljZ6xthhRyw_lPta78Ki-lO8PBEBr2kFvhW7Ud15hKmS5XI1pPVdXeQNB6noNIAL5x5EJOdVp2CMypN9dN8AeSa-ZUK20dcQC3ENZ06BkUImLPalqs-iO9zCelxan84Ieb0EQFdOU0tA/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340558046090570018" border="0" /></a><br />We walked up to the National Gallery and did a quick tour of Monets, Van Goghs, and then over to the Da Vinci. From there we walked to New Oxford Street to try to get Mary a fancy umbrella at this old umbrella place, but it was closed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MFnau8ZHrRp2xlei_MLXz4hcVjjXoSMJJnovzEVTtT3mhdnPwbXksvbpL8auPK8NacSBTLsAM-xZXVRrmoe16CD26dA23P9ayUM0XyMbB6udDMkj5Edm573BCdih4-wdeS6_PQ1k46o/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MFnau8ZHrRp2xlei_MLXz4hcVjjXoSMJJnovzEVTtT3mhdnPwbXksvbpL8auPK8NacSBTLsAM-xZXVRrmoe16CD26dA23P9ayUM0XyMbB6udDMkj5Edm573BCdih4-wdeS6_PQ1k46o/s200/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340558049676353330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g02ScQWpMwzVS6G7jGk2O7OGF1gTUbpEczbWMAJjzp7_6KG7U3QszT9-HEVqkBPquRXusKirR_jX4GpihNts2ggydYem39oeTciboh4N7qH2_IeIPeCvK5hztOX_KWKJCiF1jd183uc/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g02ScQWpMwzVS6G7jGk2O7OGF1gTUbpEczbWMAJjzp7_6KG7U3QszT9-HEVqkBPquRXusKirR_jX4GpihNts2ggydYem39oeTciboh4N7qH2_IeIPeCvK5hztOX_KWKJCiF1jd183uc/s200/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340562101902212386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci_TtipstyunTAHOpPA6rJm2frSTkxGX271nW4bWBnjfHgCyO-ng6hMnDGsZFv-SRJaGK5fANA0xrUptl-dkuArAvETlYd9RBoWSGvIcBuaWtwtfB-X0XVn9-2Sq2iCfmO9zX9GhkUgw/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci_TtipstyunTAHOpPA6rJm2frSTkxGX271nW4bWBnjfHgCyO-ng6hMnDGsZFv-SRJaGK5fANA0xrUptl-dkuArAvETlYd9RBoWSGvIcBuaWtwtfB-X0XVn9-2Sq2iCfmO9zX9GhkUgw/s200/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340562107549443090" border="0" /></a><br />We went across the street for crepes because Mary never had one before and wanted to. I had apple cinnamon and whipped cream while Mary had the Nutella and banana. Her's was better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq55HUBHMRzVrzcDwbyEbi0shkFpG6iIs8sbHsD2kXMSvBd1_yCZg6U5qd12RieY7iA7ny4E-DEYXJj6uQU3b__uka4M1Zor5nIJVPDzoQSZjCdGsul0QGeyvHwNXYAIU6yydFZhNfJo/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq55HUBHMRzVrzcDwbyEbi0shkFpG6iIs8sbHsD2kXMSvBd1_yCZg6U5qd12RieY7iA7ny4E-DEYXJj6uQU3b__uka4M1Zor5nIJVPDzoQSZjCdGsul0QGeyvHwNXYAIU6yydFZhNfJo/s200/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340562112832071330" border="0" /></a><br />We went into the British Museum, looking at the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian stuff and then spent a while in the Assyrian part because of Mary's ancestry. She even sort of looked like the people in the carvings, it was cool. We peaked into the Elgin Marbles and then left.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyy4QVkGhhOwbTcG2ckt-sw0eR6jALpKAr6nXLNOb2UqS27kibC_qyDsirt3nMk8Y1UMgcSeBjgw8POTlpLj5bwHzf3KhaE7MdmSTrDCQ6LjxcPk4buiu1dnVOjStx-dl_VtAIRkleLk/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyy4QVkGhhOwbTcG2ckt-sw0eR6jALpKAr6nXLNOb2UqS27kibC_qyDsirt3nMk8Y1UMgcSeBjgw8POTlpLj5bwHzf3KhaE7MdmSTrDCQ6LjxcPk4buiu1dnVOjStx-dl_VtAIRkleLk/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340562117032952914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oDAFL21_mJuVcnR_oEArMhtgZBeHyPr8MbiH62lzbnptL5xMfRudiHYvGK0TqsFV7X0EJUTIAZuJCwsj4UsSsA0ImoKcVRCjrwP47jCQICPFrEKTrDXAGfK2x97TvvmGLiKPAjMPt6U/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oDAFL21_mJuVcnR_oEArMhtgZBeHyPr8MbiH62lzbnptL5xMfRudiHYvGK0TqsFV7X0EJUTIAZuJCwsj4UsSsA0ImoKcVRCjrwP47jCQICPFrEKTrDXAGfK2x97TvvmGLiKPAjMPt6U/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340562689289653250" border="0" /></a><br />Mary wanted to study, but we stopped for some groceries (I got Planets, which are chocolate with crunchy, chewy, and soft insides, really good) and Mary took a little nap. And then we went to the Sherlock Holmes gift store to get Sam a pipe. 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I loved reading it. I got a ton in Mary's bag, which should be a help, especially if I buy up Primark before I go.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-19551368132067345732009-05-24T16:14:00.000-07:002009-05-27T16:22:13.782-07:0024/5/09 MilanWe stayed the whole night in the common room (which had a sign on the door saying it closed at 10 so no one bothered us. I got some sleep in and some good work. I got up around 4 to shower and we hung out with this hilarious surfer kid named Tigger by the computer in the hall before heading over to the train station around <st1:time minute="30" hour="17">5:30</st1:time>. <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We took a regional train to the next stop before getting on a train to <st1:city><st1:place>Milan</st1:place></st1:city>. We sat in one of the Joe DiMaggio coaches the entire time, turns out that’s where we were supposed to go. I slept nearly the entire way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRuQPqPSgTPyd8hjU6sE1Za40z6aJ3-0_hKmdqcwUlsZH022aP3fG2gPL8eEGIhG-khxgXWf83BpV8eHm0W84x2QNqLSQ99bSFRN3Z9EGCf4joAQ22u571gh7MZIM7U_umeSlRVfyAsg/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRuQPqPSgTPyd8hjU6sE1Za40z6aJ3-0_hKmdqcwUlsZH022aP3fG2gPL8eEGIhG-khxgXWf83BpV8eHm0W84x2QNqLSQ99bSFRN3Z9EGCf4joAQ22u571gh7MZIM7U_umeSlRVfyAsg/s200/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339889650294109122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-umIxGwXWWSYQjKSIxjSzVA4rJSIdV0RnOmRXZcH0OKetemmj57O3lE6L_E_p6KYlZhZsx-zMbXQznpFBLp3gsmsFaW0zIj9y-OjSZkU2CbZfvU1jSfw9M8841VezntZrZNSaBVJfLk/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-umIxGwXWWSYQjKSIxjSzVA4rJSIdV0RnOmRXZcH0OKetemmj57O3lE6L_E_p6KYlZhZsx-zMbXQznpFBLp3gsmsFaW0zIj9y-OjSZkU2CbZfvU1jSfw9M8841VezntZrZNSaBVJfLk/s200/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339889654107991362" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We walked from the train station (which was really impressive) to the center of the city by the opera house. The city is modern, but still with an Italian feel. 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We were hungry so we ate at the end of the square looking at the church. I had a margherita pizza and we shared a caprese salad. Mary had some good ravioli in tomato sauce. 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We were in the back and it was a little quiet but it was cool. We did the whole shake hands with people around you thing, some kneeling, and the coolest part was when they gave out the little Christ crackers and Mary made me get one, even though I don’t think I’m allowed to. Christ could use some salt or frosting or something.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The inside was a lot like Notre Dame except a little taller and brighter. 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I had mint chocolate, cream, and pistachio. It was good, like all my gelato.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEaDz00l2MIMDOukAC3O_djUpEDTsy3bZRpcEvCyoc-3QyJODkoDyK2F3K3KvoJE719su39vgnTP1Ww73bBocoigrMKpE3NYs8LUlV62_xZecFsUlkkcZbpLT2uWt0s7lueo6ZpD8BAE/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEaDz00l2MIMDOukAC3O_djUpEDTsy3bZRpcEvCyoc-3QyJODkoDyK2F3K3KvoJE719su39vgnTP1Ww73bBocoigrMKpE3NYs8LUlV62_xZecFsUlkkcZbpLT2uWt0s7lueo6ZpD8BAE/s200/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339893471250509634" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">From there we went to the church that has Leonardo's The Last Supper. We couldn't actually see the painting because it is in terrible condition and they only let a few people in to see it with timed tickets booked months in advance. 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I tired on a few pairs but didn't get anything.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWRm4zDxmf096kkdMESKYkmqPls3HaDvThXG6K0r9D6y77hqONYbR54ELx4xmT_-87a3NdnzgCgj0QLzKG4z2cUW-DEN73HvW20iA4uTu7k-4D5LL9J4kRtiylE12UVhn-ENFv3BJeMQ/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWRm4zDxmf096kkdMESKYkmqPls3HaDvThXG6K0r9D6y77hqONYbR54ELx4xmT_-87a3NdnzgCgj0QLzKG4z2cUW-DEN73HvW20iA4uTu7k-4D5LL9J4kRtiylE12UVhn-ENFv3BJeMQ/s200/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896453747224258" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We stopped for dinner at a little outdoors cafe, I had the four cheese pizza while Mary had buffalo mozzarella pizza. This wasn't my favorite four cheese and I could barely finish it, let alone half of Mary's like I usually do. We signed our named for a while on the paper placemat when we were done.<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzMI5qqd7_ETnGqSunp75upRKjIX8set0fdbbJKRIaYnqzpEfoqzxTKDyAnG4Y-jLfjSEk_vpYa0IDTbKTcS9KbE8xZJPNlJl3c30IK38y4PITZw1dtZPnQLlgYDK6lfMKWamT8CMhak/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzMI5qqd7_ETnGqSunp75upRKjIX8set0fdbbJKRIaYnqzpEfoqzxTKDyAnG4Y-jLfjSEk_vpYa0IDTbKTcS9KbE8xZJPNlJl3c30IK38y4PITZw1dtZPnQLlgYDK6lfMKWamT8CMhak/s200/059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896462872342098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22H4ywdgh6Ik9pCeJpdhLFSatnG0rgBRuc8HiExYnHUn4SEdxrgHBW8mpVaGVIxpxDykwYa-bwyy9mtM8T2ZtRkGaQCR0e5UuJWLhjTxipLiJ56-WplQNs0ybhjRtQxOWYzD9_PtaPow/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22H4ywdgh6Ik9pCeJpdhLFSatnG0rgBRuc8HiExYnHUn4SEdxrgHBW8mpVaGVIxpxDykwYa-bwyy9mtM8T2ZtRkGaQCR0e5UuJWLhjTxipLiJ56-WplQNs0ybhjRtQxOWYzD9_PtaPow/s200/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896474543942578" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">But I wasn't stuffed enough for gelato after. I had chocolate chip, cream, and chocolate fondue, the chocolate fondue being among my favorite flavors I've had anywhere.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcplaZO5BqJu4EFKVuc6oyhVpYKlGe1E3ff8D5EXH6N0iRtpCefaIDhg66910NqsyN3ACU_N_cpa2Z1aGp870XdPlMlfb7TjZ57p2WP4WF1BMrOc1smO_zS9oXStkeJK6VuG0dfIbP74/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcplaZO5BqJu4EFKVuc6oyhVpYKlGe1E3ff8D5EXH6N0iRtpCefaIDhg66910NqsyN3ACU_N_cpa2Z1aGp870XdPlMlfb7TjZ57p2WP4WF1BMrOc1smO_zS9oXStkeJK6VuG0dfIbP74/s200/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896469143432370" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We walked to the train station and got on the bus to the airport, which took about an hour. Unfortunately we were supposed to go to the other airport, I really messed up and freaked out a little. Our bus ticket got us one free return and we bought another and got on the first bus to the train station back in Milan because there were no connecting buses between the airports.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF667MoDXvaiDUibIhXUoGNoDgYEN5aaUcgqNE_Zi4D48nHon54031gG5Muj4eyZp-ZMsAYLIQackCPTNZuzhZfa_2umVAKlV1yMds1FLeiUhkJ5ZaAm9QwiUX5tj59YEAQzn8TY5uYo0/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF667MoDXvaiDUibIhXUoGNoDgYEN5aaUcgqNE_Zi4D48nHon54031gG5Muj4eyZp-ZMsAYLIQackCPTNZuzhZfa_2umVAKlV1yMds1FLeiUhkJ5ZaAm9QwiUX5tj59YEAQzn8TY5uYo0/s200/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339899003069162498" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I called home and found out that the flights the next day would be over 300 Euros, so it was pretty important we make it. We were lucky that we left early, but we ran into tons of traffic on the way back to the train station, but soon it picked up and were were back with an hour before we had to be at the airport.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO45d_4O6uFyjB7EoxKxh5DCQ4u89H6IXk2ZtRj6Z89R6HTPQj9XkAS7A-NBu1MlsWS6c0dPbwZPHqo44VUgveXQUHUxIAnJtVS3Q9cVQVov08at2C_se8A-msz8jibuDOvh_mYxQs0M/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIO45d_4O6uFyjB7EoxKxh5DCQ4u89H6IXk2ZtRj6Z89R6HTPQj9XkAS7A-NBu1MlsWS6c0dPbwZPHqo44VUgveXQUHUxIAnJtVS3Q9cVQVov08at2C_se8A-msz8jibuDOvh_mYxQs0M/s200/067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339899011513181986" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We talked with the bus driver and he ended up saying that we'd be fine. A huge relief. And we were. On top of that, the flight was delayed for 15 minutes, but we cut it really close.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The flight back was fine and we got on an early EasyBus since the flight ended up getting in early.</p><p class="MsoNormal">We got my cards out of the flower pot and in my room Amy left me a poster of Tower Bridge in French (awesome), Chinese tea, a magazine, and her pants that fit me well. Pretty awesome and funny.</p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaz5rqBZssvgAGNPF4Ez6VNIrtpo1HK0LURmaxcNJd61Jx9DMfFuDoC5aSJfzNKJcfxCL5MtnrmyGNuKiaXMxtD1Qiy49q3vmpxCmeLPeA14mKQKryhuz8O_EkjPKHSSpsYaaRIBi3o4/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaz5rqBZssvgAGNPF4Ez6VNIrtpo1HK0LURmaxcNJd61Jx9DMfFuDoC5aSJfzNKJcfxCL5MtnrmyGNuKiaXMxtD1Qiy49q3vmpxCmeLPeA14mKQKryhuz8O_EkjPKHSSpsYaaRIBi3o4/s200/072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339899013343310034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fX97PO99SXww1PBokIqktFd4SXoooeOHRUiiZqWdEAOa50783oXL7iw_KumA_C0muEbvTgbULF_uckoo5xW_cyzGOdX36jnVc7mH0snGTtueFNqpF_V8E5SVRq5p7ZSjQaRxJ61Qt10/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fX97PO99SXww1PBokIqktFd4SXoooeOHRUiiZqWdEAOa50783oXL7iw_KumA_C0muEbvTgbULF_uckoo5xW_cyzGOdX36jnVc7mH0snGTtueFNqpF_V8E5SVRq5p7ZSjQaRxJ61Qt10/s200/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339899018605114562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluUfsRtHhKviK-L-7t4bmwJWUACa2TAa2JJX39dsrVADQTMSQ3hySzFMyRkRSzmYpcZmmHq5ENGlG844_Dy6djLhA4tfMtgWaysUPNzEAVMASMIUccT-RthfgcfA3WxNKgovtqziStIs/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluUfsRtHhKviK-L-7t4bmwJWUACa2TAa2JJX39dsrVADQTMSQ3hySzFMyRkRSzmYpcZmmHq5ENGlG844_Dy6djLhA4tfMtgWaysUPNzEAVMASMIUccT-RthfgcfA3WxNKgovtqziStIs/s200/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339901944092473314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYbBiKh4nq0m6Lg0xNbzkcpgHjyl6a-SHN9zLVCxtzeXm2NvbtquiLJm1YdHT2SDpeFo2QVeSMIufT82CN0Xa1TbBa17GmPCroG3m_3ZjDSXULEtOVwGU2FgYjkt1DsUa9tbweZm98QQ/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYbBiKh4nq0m6Lg0xNbzkcpgHjyl6a-SHN9zLVCxtzeXm2NvbtquiLJm1YdHT2SDpeFo2QVeSMIufT82CN0Xa1TbBa17GmPCroG3m_3ZjDSXULEtOVwGU2FgYjkt1DsUa9tbweZm98QQ/s200/076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339901951943917346" border="0" /></a>We crashed pretty quickly.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-67051433818016501632009-05-23T16:15:00.000-07:002009-05-27T16:21:44.229-07:0023/5/09 FlorenceWe were woke up for breakfast at 9, which was alright, bread, cereal, yogurt, juice, it was fine but nothing that special.<br /><br />Mary wanted to study MCAT stuff so we found a cafe that had gelato and sat down to get some. I had pistachio, chocolate chip, and tiramasu. It was alright, we got special cones with the end dipped in chocolate, but nothing that amazing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIJQuF0fwxXDFGD9r29t_SCPjr8hyBHLV4BAHxZah13OGXiz3fxUhqStjWFP71ZPNQlzNhXyRy0eyurSzmv71wW2RUtEMK4a_Hd0mLIlIzoDszvFkSYzIv8o8znn1-pvEG4Ykhpu_eyo/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIJQuF0fwxXDFGD9r29t_SCPjr8hyBHLV4BAHxZah13OGXiz3fxUhqStjWFP71ZPNQlzNhXyRy0eyurSzmv71wW2RUtEMK4a_Hd0mLIlIzoDszvFkSYzIv8o8znn1-pvEG4Ykhpu_eyo/s200/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339146776714895010" border="0" /></a><br />While Mary stayed to study I went to St. Croche, a church from the 1300s with the tombs of Galileo, Macciavelli, and Michelangelo, and some works from Donatello. It was another one of those churches that is too bright on the inside to make me think it's that old. 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I'm really interested in the Medicis, so I was sorta excited to go, although another art gallery/palace wasn't all that interesting to me. When it was 12 Euros it was definitely not that interesting. I walked around a little and took some photos before walking to San Lorenzo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTTOhY6glGS7mf1po2sfl-idR2ViaRattVGx5aFnIxBs4JkFAHwHKtSuxHa-UKnk9V2K0ekPhNvBudBRmzCgLyJJpk3LJ44CxOs9RnoHfb7sAb0rCrYgXNMnA3GpzXxKaKa-06YiIjj0/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTTOhY6glGS7mf1po2sfl-idR2ViaRattVGx5aFnIxBs4JkFAHwHKtSuxHa-UKnk9V2K0ekPhNvBudBRmzCgLyJJpk3LJ44CxOs9RnoHfb7sAb0rCrYgXNMnA3GpzXxKaKa-06YiIjj0/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339153074846929394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGju7NtiVNLSAzOc__9sudi7vCm5COpm1Dt4C9IbCvhGoPVZsi4x30D6PKUkHw_fSAXmp78TZKRkGIX18tB93uu_w8_7xjcPBM5nmPV1QLVZHmQDIglIHN7fYxf2hhyphenhyphenRp4jOtCuFgvv4/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGju7NtiVNLSAzOc__9sudi7vCm5COpm1Dt4C9IbCvhGoPVZsi4x30D6PKUkHw_fSAXmp78TZKRkGIX18tB93uu_w8_7xjcPBM5nmPV1QLVZHmQDIglIHN7fYxf2hhyphenhyphenRp4jOtCuFgvv4/s200/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339153076266729826" border="0" /></a><br />San Lorenzo is the Medici's Chapel, yet another bright boring interior (plus I had to sneak pictures). They had Dontello's last works and a room from Michelangelo, who designed a bunch of it, although that was closed of course. I was excited to go into the Prince's tombs area but that was a separate admission, and a 9 Euro one at that. So I passed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JAC77kLvcVC1IbBi_96VyVve58D03FU3WvX8n8ljDKRUS43sMJVjZjCHIfzAW8iDbeN2Yk2iQnUx8reOGmelUbtGZ13gIkQO2sgP9eB3unQ6BnIWFTHDEUbE-_MfcUe1pLmBIYmboc8/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JAC77kLvcVC1IbBi_96VyVve58D03FU3WvX8n8ljDKRUS43sMJVjZjCHIfzAW8iDbeN2Yk2iQnUx8reOGmelUbtGZ13gIkQO2sgP9eB3unQ6BnIWFTHDEUbE-_MfcUe1pLmBIYmboc8/s200/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339153084653867666" border="0" /></a><br />I went to get Mary and we went to eat at a place her friend suggested in Piazza de Signora, but all the replica statues (I could write a book on how much I hate fake Europe). There was a big event going on in the square, with people dressed in funny old costumes throwing flags in the air while bands played. I figured this was sort of their equivalent to marching bands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71NHmElquw3PwDNXepIr0RQ9RXrJ7xsjTaO_01PymoIJbn8NLoK8lQWZjJ32ZfBv3znQG4fI4MyWOQ9r6crOTZNVE9pt2oNcuk7OcZo8NHLIegFqGxHBJqXSGCMT89pdRsiJrnQ2pSgE/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71NHmElquw3PwDNXepIr0RQ9RXrJ7xsjTaO_01PymoIJbn8NLoK8lQWZjJ32ZfBv3znQG4fI4MyWOQ9r6crOTZNVE9pt2oNcuk7OcZo8NHLIegFqGxHBJqXSGCMT89pdRsiJrnQ2pSgE/s200/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339155499872494210" border="0" /></a><br />I had the chef's macaroni, which didn't have any cheese and was basically pasta with mushrooms, but really good. We ordered an assortment of cheeses because Mary really wanted cheese in Italy. It was really good. I had some of Mary's ribolina, a potatoy soup with vegetables.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h78RsArAUWGU8ABJwIT1T_R-qADL_cHECXkxPe-KfMl4EXvHmmpeJ7WnxbfaPQ8xfNj8edCWSsZbVc_PeJpTmG1kNXpsgYJxAeAScoOo0TAC8zCu0pMtSiBiKc0gVcPTQJZ7RAFs-jk/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h78RsArAUWGU8ABJwIT1T_R-qADL_cHECXkxPe-KfMl4EXvHmmpeJ7WnxbfaPQ8xfNj8edCWSsZbVc_PeJpTmG1kNXpsgYJxAeAScoOo0TAC8zCu0pMtSiBiKc0gVcPTQJZ7RAFs-jk/s200/053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339155504091250002" border="0" /></a><br />From there we went to the other side of town and wandered around the real neighborhoods, stopping in a shoe store for Mary to look at knock-off Birkenstocks, but they didn't have the tan color.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3USDQA6_XvjVWv6t0_1rZYCYZiOL7PgTAm9DdHguC07yvfH8EoWt4oEQ9d8JqIQcg837_XZP2X05cgMnO1OOkGFmr1116xLuQg_kUOUa4Z1Pdc5Mo3LlBdiKkwObFbl-I3Fokr1rP_I/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3USDQA6_XvjVWv6t0_1rZYCYZiOL7PgTAm9DdHguC07yvfH8EoWt4oEQ9d8JqIQcg837_XZP2X05cgMnO1OOkGFmr1116xLuQg_kUOUa4Z1Pdc5Mo3LlBdiKkwObFbl-I3Fokr1rP_I/s200/058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339155506477835586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8QLh_PnyytI0wv3nerzBiw4gS8vIIRwJ2D7z5t0nHtekeEJCXdFHZbaD3lhmdxF1H5w-gWyJJdh7m7wDd-vYzAqt6uS2qY88qFtA9l4HxJPtQ7qlDoPPWiDvsvnOzDz6KkvZhjoRv0E/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8QLh_PnyytI0wv3nerzBiw4gS8vIIRwJ2D7z5t0nHtekeEJCXdFHZbaD3lhmdxF1H5w-gWyJJdh7m7wDd-vYzAqt6uS2qY88qFtA9l4HxJPtQ7qlDoPPWiDvsvnOzDz6KkvZhjoRv0E/s200/059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339155513770667794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBO73pHifASrXj0zwStBnpWZSO-zi7YbKQsV2Mw_dO-izFr4XqzRPpHtJOOsHRPXQvbh50bug00PdrKRbpeH9RQ5bc6qXJHfjMSlpCVrfTuBY2GURHuRu_TYvqMLDeuy5swC7Ar6RYamU/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBO73pHifASrXj0zwStBnpWZSO-zi7YbKQsV2Mw_dO-izFr4XqzRPpHtJOOsHRPXQvbh50bug00PdrKRbpeH9RQ5bc6qXJHfjMSlpCVrfTuBY2GURHuRu_TYvqMLDeuy5swC7Ar6RYamU/s200/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339157868602226162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS5CKfPAlNOMmuIZFxftL7EMSuu44-6ABHzaXsRPJfHgDJda99-scJDTvwwFJuh2ta4BLH9FlPPUKemvftvtFCsSW2VHc-f1OKx2yA0PJGemCljnE8zKC41x1yZ01GR2ssTvScrLv4f4/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS5CKfPAlNOMmuIZFxftL7EMSuu44-6ABHzaXsRPJfHgDJda99-scJDTvwwFJuh2ta4BLH9FlPPUKemvftvtFCsSW2VHc-f1OKx2yA0PJGemCljnE8zKC41x1yZ01GR2ssTvScrLv4f4/s200/066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339157880495446722" border="0" /></a><br />We went into a park and wandered, stopping on a stump to read for a while before going to town and getting some awesome gelato (green apple, peanut and chocolate, cookie, and chocolate chip) and ate it in front of the palace. We then went to the old bridge and watching the sun set and listening to a singer who is pretty great. 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It was quiet, being around 8:30 in the morning, and we ended up over by the Tower miraculously.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDIeUKwMxuZ0Y6EZwH0udhJert4pZNddf86tkPaZyblieyFsZo1LEx6814J94Q5VLeR3g3c804zL29OwMq4byEzScO_MLZBnjmx2Rjh6l0u_xX0KENTfS8NdxRm6rvWm4uUV8ZiDMslI/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDIeUKwMxuZ0Y6EZwH0udhJert4pZNddf86tkPaZyblieyFsZo1LEx6814J94Q5VLeR3g3c804zL29OwMq4byEzScO_MLZBnjmx2Rjh6l0u_xX0KENTfS8NdxRm6rvWm4uUV8ZiDMslI/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339168300358082994" border="0" /></a><br />It really leans. Like a lot. Like how I was impressed with the size of David, I was surprised by how much it truly does lean. Pretty crazy. We took our standard 'holding up the tower, pushing the tower over, leaning on the tower' shots. They didn't turn out so good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ATDVTHUeeEyLETDxzpRFsMfsBXhhk7Lnhd_FdRr-8Fb-3pQh6ZBJqjyLN41KU1jGEFU-FhaHqpI6nZ2JsE1B122hfOSK6OpdN_3qJS0Pmew9pgtcdfKJhGR-vMCaudk2NXtZsUQyxY4/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ATDVTHUeeEyLETDxzpRFsMfsBXhhk7Lnhd_FdRr-8Fb-3pQh6ZBJqjyLN41KU1jGEFU-FhaHqpI6nZ2JsE1B122hfOSK6OpdN_3qJS0Pmew9pgtcdfKJhGR-vMCaudk2NXtZsUQyxY4/s200/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339168305616852210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Yvrf0QyJv3MypWBrQKNCUQ6isnbSJojdY57bKQVGxALPubxA-BREbGb6AF0FfCkj9XjknmX1aGTGigD46x2PtGCl3V5tTdwWDSBqQQu0DqAmowR_MJvI2yGDusMgRIPs0wqpV9ru9Kk/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Yvrf0QyJv3MypWBrQKNCUQ6isnbSJojdY57bKQVGxALPubxA-BREbGb6AF0FfCkj9XjknmX1aGTGigD46x2PtGCl3V5tTdwWDSBqQQu0DqAmowR_MJvI2yGDusMgRIPs0wqpV9ru9Kk/s200/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340571970080746514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gKoTnECevbgd_rZ9Hch31jFvoHgFKibfw5WG2anp83ppUDxhESl5O36xp9yKVYxN8rmXuDb1K5YDPyn1gq2Db9JbDEqsV_gZhTT2f575otSWte1SBGe1JfHpSYKMdNAHtEFph22Qukk/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gKoTnECevbgd_rZ9Hch31jFvoHgFKibfw5WG2anp83ppUDxhESl5O36xp9yKVYxN8rmXuDb1K5YDPyn1gq2Db9JbDEqsV_gZhTT2f575otSWte1SBGe1JfHpSYKMdNAHtEFph22Qukk/s200/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340571974440902626" border="0" /></a><br />We went to get tickets to climb up it, and we had to wait about an hour to so we went to a small restaurant outside the tower and got some lunch. I had a good marghreta pizza while Mary had good gnocci. We got to look at the tower the whole time we ate, another really awesome location I ate at.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHqHVynT2Iq8s0-uBauTYBp9qAbQZCVM7WDT1MnArp2BNVKUeGxecnuH54mKhZpj40gspJvMkHC7og2a-8KrOjy7r3cRrFdJhtEy8aaJHexHEdOqcpVknlFGcEhquTHiivqs-1ao06DM/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHqHVynT2Iq8s0-uBauTYBp9qAbQZCVM7WDT1MnArp2BNVKUeGxecnuH54mKhZpj40gspJvMkHC7og2a-8KrOjy7r3cRrFdJhtEy8aaJHexHEdOqcpVknlFGcEhquTHiivqs-1ao06DM/s200/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340571979090539042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8UoL-J8hwk6zrEISGHWW0FDbH5-O7lFczCd2V23ggl05SCxAcdn2y1M89HDkYPEXtZ0Ym7iKdfzdVHp8vw3zaENZAmLSLVBaTvAl1XZeUZnB4LEZjYxA3hafrKyMhxgpZ6tHgEDOERs/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8UoL-J8hwk6zrEISGHWW0FDbH5-O7lFczCd2V23ggl05SCxAcdn2y1M89HDkYPEXtZ0Ym7iKdfzdVHp8vw3zaENZAmLSLVBaTvAl1XZeUZnB4LEZjYxA3hafrKyMhxgpZ6tHgEDOERs/s200/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340572502038928610" border="0" /></a><br />We climbed up the narrow, worn stairs to the top. I kept thinking of how Gallileo climbed the same steps. The most amazing part was that at times we were walking uphill, and other downhill. Crazy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHE4cPvBzvFwZwfGh9iA79hPbomMNmzTSDtVmtspJlLdDP-fkEtCT_tkL1xjAqMWJiGdFvEZnUFlfX5g9JUjALSBgW4VPZgQQapZVW6gW9j6oNOgGL2e1GVGjs5dj8elM_JhvUAebjKQ/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHE4cPvBzvFwZwfGh9iA79hPbomMNmzTSDtVmtspJlLdDP-fkEtCT_tkL1xjAqMWJiGdFvEZnUFlfX5g9JUjALSBgW4VPZgQQapZVW6gW9j6oNOgGL2e1GVGjs5dj8elM_JhvUAebjKQ/s200/045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340572907727416690" border="0" /></a><br />The view from the top was great and you could see how one side was higher than the other. 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We went to Carnegila and walked about for a few minutes. It was a pretty tiny town. We started back into our walk, this time much more woodsy. We saw a sign for a beach through a little path and decided to go for it. When I saw ropes leading down, I said I don't do ropes (if anyone remembers Half Dome) but Mary really wanted to do it, so I grudgingly went along. We ran into a man who said it was dangerous but nice, and it was. Very steep and some tricky narrow steps. 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It was a nude beach. Although most people were in bathing suits. Crazy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_6AmcWFr7v84QKl-wQGvpvXcYDzsxNERLs7SACkBG-1_RjWq3Yi4LvwOc1OmwEF3FzjUfXeSxUSW5CJUYHgneXRjnH4hTc2lfm5ljLMcoUsgIQYv6LFCd9DHF2pQVLc7JpynlGfED_U/s1600-h/154.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_6AmcWFr7v84QKl-wQGvpvXcYDzsxNERLs7SACkBG-1_RjWq3Yi4LvwOc1OmwEF3FzjUfXeSxUSW5CJUYHgneXRjnH4hTc2lfm5ljLMcoUsgIQYv6LFCd9DHF2pQVLc7JpynlGfED_U/s200/154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340577860933978610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6V2CI5bru61Bi5dmq7MZMcrrnsKtzuat-C8daAB-tvEYwoGV3zpYzxXXlaPKr_WQwleDzLn7sxhd555JmPkwWjgsn91seQhrzr87OzUihxN8A5qgbao6VVWAFS5isDLZlaxNUA9I8H0/s1600-h/157.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6V2CI5bru61Bi5dmq7MZMcrrnsKtzuat-C8daAB-tvEYwoGV3zpYzxXXlaPKr_WQwleDzLn7sxhd555JmPkwWjgsn91seQhrzr87OzUihxN8A5qgbao6VVWAFS5isDLZlaxNUA9I8H0/s200/157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340578962613270498" border="0" /></a><br />We put our feet in the water, which was great. We decided to get up to Vernazza so Mary went and asked the naked people how it. Pretty funny. They said it was a 10 minute climb and a half hour walk.<br /><br />So they lied. Turns out the route we took we had to literal scale the side of a cliff. I'm talking like climbing vertical rocks and dirt walls, all while going through an Indiana Jones forest. It was miserable. We were sweaty, dirty, and scratched up all over. But after an hour of climbing, we reached the top. It was kinda cool in retrospect, but mostly not. I'm glad I did it and came out alright.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIk1G2NwnINZ3HC-gxncbeT-20UkV8q3x9jwN-rSCYI4sr1jWkzEFGIyTeqyO6buCNuKXCxGWC_TePsUR22yQdJyrIznJsX2bzTBQFn-psDpjZfPDhjCr3LYBSceVQFcQvt1eY_zqR-k/s1600-h/161.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIk1G2NwnINZ3HC-gxncbeT-20UkV8q3x9jwN-rSCYI4sr1jWkzEFGIyTeqyO6buCNuKXCxGWC_TePsUR22yQdJyrIznJsX2bzTBQFn-psDpjZfPDhjCr3LYBSceVQFcQvt1eY_zqR-k/s200/161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340578966156865602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAERNkgfzGWws96yG6Lh61xFKwcE2DZOww1Hz5IzMzWZ0YfHhNHK2abEgGZV6B6rU7ika8WSaeFL4pD5Mjh74gyKYX4zIo9ylzaGZC4QaWhSL6QJWjNE_eygs4wNvglbQwzzVMuj7L6g/s1600-h/162.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAERNkgfzGWws96yG6Lh61xFKwcE2DZOww1Hz5IzMzWZ0YfHhNHK2abEgGZV6B6rU7ika8WSaeFL4pD5Mjh74gyKYX4zIo9ylzaGZC4QaWhSL6QJWjNE_eygs4wNvglbQwzzVMuj7L6g/s200/162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340578977980834114" border="0" /></a><br />We walked toward Vernazza, coming across a little bar and thinking it was the town. It wasn't We had about 45 minutes to go from there. When we finally got into town we went to look at the train times and decided to leave around 9:30.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIOU-Jzj_s7snvLkhfzJyzNkNmHabKPsvqFl4R_X-cOZQ4vlw92gI7Xdx34Jl7bJ_HLnAdUAcxQ7NXsPvgOtcX55H8T5IoRqr4TR1U5Vd6xKLTs_aQ_cxAu0NR9AV3UpVnZ5k5OKXK2A/s1600-h/166.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIOU-Jzj_s7snvLkhfzJyzNkNmHabKPsvqFl4R_X-cOZQ4vlw92gI7Xdx34Jl7bJ_HLnAdUAcxQ7NXsPvgOtcX55H8T5IoRqr4TR1U5Vd6xKLTs_aQ_cxAu0NR9AV3UpVnZ5k5OKXK2A/s200/166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340578979627614178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_SR3tJxyj_TKseolIVpr6O7tVDnMPWBhTy4r08Nkmouk6f2dTHt7MWXSYYfURM8E6iOgktVp_8G7aAYlmWuowBwO2mntxsRn-a5GzYe03C3TSMyB7vyuGAJrpiaT0yQ0qIikgOfVHWg/s1600-h/175.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_SR3tJxyj_TKseolIVpr6O7tVDnMPWBhTy4r08Nkmouk6f2dTHt7MWXSYYfURM8E6iOgktVp_8G7aAYlmWuowBwO2mntxsRn-a5GzYe03C3TSMyB7vyuGAJrpiaT0yQ0qIikgOfVHWg/s200/175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340579558687068322" border="0" /></a><br />We walked around the really nice little town and stopped for dinner at a outdoor restaurant. We had a great Caprese salad, and I had some very good spaghetti (the tomato sauce really made it) while Mary had equally good ravioli with walnut sauce. This was one of the best places we ate at so far.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5D-XaqOgX7q-QHXhNoEOi7wRcIll3RuqbKOSsotQuK59vYY9VxiO5_RuJXkjeE674R7nLryhZf43RjkzelrXs4_Uz7EKvvpJczbAvmqIHQ-f97A6lZuXBMBc3DDMa3ewyGF3XkeqmP4/s1600-h/180.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5D-XaqOgX7q-QHXhNoEOi7wRcIll3RuqbKOSsotQuK59vYY9VxiO5_RuJXkjeE674R7nLryhZf43RjkzelrXs4_Uz7EKvvpJczbAvmqIHQ-f97A6lZuXBMBc3DDMa3ewyGF3XkeqmP4/s200/180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340579568117126642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ903hs3pPVRhdR2XbPBXoW1-4o_Q9TTBjdI8YSJ-CCdrp_XOE4QG1oxOVkS1LGcPTSm0Ccm_d-jzPharIeQTuem1k_67f2tT5wdQNSixggtWQH5nsOn6MX0N-6wZ6mIGcEwqUyOMHalg/s1600-h/183.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ903hs3pPVRhdR2XbPBXoW1-4o_Q9TTBjdI8YSJ-CCdrp_XOE4QG1oxOVkS1LGcPTSm0Ccm_d-jzPharIeQTuem1k_67f2tT5wdQNSixggtWQH5nsOn6MX0N-6wZ6mIGcEwqUyOMHalg/s200/183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340579571177002066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjls-4FXkIfo30Zm2PyCjJ6ajzKS74cXl_hj14OHK4OvOw4c6gjYVIN_668JoohoQlrnJBDBg_Iny535mBCn0ZzHidEA17oFA2B9sLoLBRA9MsNFnKkESWqrNK_Uo-c3YzQkQ0EuVpKYKQ/s1600-h/186.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjls-4FXkIfo30Zm2PyCjJ6ajzKS74cXl_hj14OHK4OvOw4c6gjYVIN_668JoohoQlrnJBDBg_Iny535mBCn0ZzHidEA17oFA2B9sLoLBRA9MsNFnKkESWqrNK_Uo-c3YzQkQ0EuVpKYKQ/s200/186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340579579756633058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7SkS2mByoIXU7D1TX8_C_znq-J8VFR2JBOieapsv24BztenugUvNSa1VHOjlOtOdkanN6pSMuibuktyl7B8X9aMvJ2C2F79YlDjjntFn_RjqyPwXm5aKT-mXBD4ddjFL96QwHAx8ISk/s1600-h/188.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7SkS2mByoIXU7D1TX8_C_znq-J8VFR2JBOieapsv24BztenugUvNSa1VHOjlOtOdkanN6pSMuibuktyl7B8X9aMvJ2C2F79YlDjjntFn_RjqyPwXm5aKT-mXBD4ddjFL96QwHAx8ISk/s200/188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340580112636231826" border="0" /></a><br />We got some gelato at a cool old place and I had chocolate, banana, Nutella, blueberry, and cream. Really good. We took it over to the water and sat for a while before going to the train station.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYps8t7ZRzehrWTr-nUQ0q5j9CGNQW8XBPfq3RFB51Q9UkIkMIDklmO-1daf05xJ1c_ht0FBMHdrbIWGUmEiPLVz_2TJPHpCzDp55u3BQSxZAQaUKJDo0JKDC4Ab0goG2Zf2VZqwHdUU/s1600-h/189.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYps8t7ZRzehrWTr-nUQ0q5j9CGNQW8XBPfq3RFB51Q9UkIkMIDklmO-1daf05xJ1c_ht0FBMHdrbIWGUmEiPLVz_2TJPHpCzDp55u3BQSxZAQaUKJDo0JKDC4Ab0goG2Zf2VZqwHdUU/s200/189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340580117477043426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10xsn7zFVu4QxfZDpzOg8KfMTySsMzTA3c0XKaUUNPHhwjHs_I9wl_tpv6x3J7zIJ9mIR-F8JLjDOIPOPZy5GIRwRqeElZIS_2V0Shqa0e4DjE4eGuSQ4tpwRTl1P9CRLj_U8WE1Qaes/s1600-h/192.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10xsn7zFVu4QxfZDpzOg8KfMTySsMzTA3c0XKaUUNPHhwjHs_I9wl_tpv6x3J7zIJ9mIR-F8JLjDOIPOPZy5GIRwRqeElZIS_2V0Shqa0e4DjE4eGuSQ4tpwRTl1P9CRLj_U8WE1Qaes/s200/192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340580123838844514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0g-r4ChMxIR4GGwd9izVj5x0vSO_3olMpCnxEFd9DhGiVrzD9F7eQMntkOgyrO9AIKsdXqhughOMpuT-08Wvme7MmTIRdFOgnKY1fptnGyOsr6ZV2wGL4lM1cqnpag1RhJg_t9B7nuQ/s1600-h/200.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0g-r4ChMxIR4GGwd9izVj5x0vSO_3olMpCnxEFd9DhGiVrzD9F7eQMntkOgyrO9AIKsdXqhughOMpuT-08Wvme7MmTIRdFOgnKY1fptnGyOsr6ZV2wGL4lM1cqnpag1RhJg_t9B7nuQ/s200/200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340580125354063634" border="0" /></a><br />We got on the wrong train and went in the wrong direction for two stops before waiting for 40 minutes to catch the right train back. We got to La Speza and had to wait another 50 minutes for a train to Pisa.<br /><br />We went and sat down in a little room (like how the baseball players used to travel) and when the lady came by for tickets we sat nervously. We were definitely not supposed to be in there apparently and since we didn't have the right tickets anyways when she ducked out we left too. We only had ten minutes to Pisa so we stood.<br /><br />There was a bus to Florence that we ran over to catch since the next train wouldn't get us there until 5. We were pretty nervous about our tickets working but they did. Huge relief. I stayed up most the ride, it was interesting to be on the Italian highway. They have gas stations off the side of the highway, kinda crazy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66G6AZgqQuGWQ5xGIoMDDFdxDKc237B3kF0tMtB9Es1t07FJJNvtbLTEI3vfmykbQ4DixBBF6lX0MFqmgXAus9kLproIPsZu0q1Q_wqWlGFMr4fTufTWQ_x7dNdUjT_6w2OaEKnSge_s/s1600-h/203.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66G6AZgqQuGWQ5xGIoMDDFdxDKc237B3kF0tMtB9Es1t07FJJNvtbLTEI3vfmykbQ4DixBBF6lX0MFqmgXAus9kLproIPsZu0q1Q_wqWlGFMr4fTufTWQ_x7dNdUjT_6w2OaEKnSge_s/s200/203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340580588062471922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGCznSRlHyefgFyxHXVKcLRdq7gVLrEIyhKR2nYT7aNhbilOvbTlQ1bZw-5RSgc78frBlGC-yRspdhXB788vMlHvieL3Ot8N1_-wkr_1PU7DUIvEidNhYANvjfZ2s6JwXOg6TMeD0C5g/s1600-h/204.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGCznSRlHyefgFyxHXVKcLRdq7gVLrEIyhKR2nYT7aNhbilOvbTlQ1bZw-5RSgc78frBlGC-yRspdhXB788vMlHvieL3Ot8N1_-wkr_1PU7DUIvEidNhYANvjfZ2s6JwXOg6TMeD0C5g/s200/204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340580596726637106" border="0" /></a><br />We finally got back to our hostel around 3 and went to sleep, tired and sore. It was a pretty awesome day though.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435806440618931423.post-59435113522743320522009-05-21T16:16:00.000-07:002009-05-27T17:41:32.718-07:0021/5/09 FlorenceThe train was sort of a mess. We got to Mestre and laid on a bench for a while. I could have fallen asleep but Mary can't sit still for more than two minutes, so I stayed up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N-yx35KmI1_atZlSuCRcEWTMrMYAxxXc0Fd9Ijja_c91iVExmaGAmGmwXWEAulU-os8R_CVk9KRCnM-92-tC2u_550cl1OH9yUtLeGLzVPvK_J4Ko3hcxtJcDx4iftT_GGqBq1f0J2yk/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N-yx35KmI1_atZlSuCRcEWTMrMYAxxXc0Fd9Ijja_c91iVExmaGAmGmwXWEAulU-os8R_CVk9KRCnM-92-tC2u_550cl1OH9yUtLeGLzVPvK_J4Ko3hcxtJcDx4iftT_GGqBq1f0J2yk/s200/099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340656558109940818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxW3GdG_uIdD8AiGrPQ1k3B_L-lVbHwI1sJLgr3o_djoqTbsSrnjh6LoqcdxGmjFML8qkRc79AADuWBUdNCZ_CmcIinyd8EPKfYB4-q1geSV_gEmXX0GfU5UPtemWlBj862Czq_o6jp83/s1600-h/100.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxW3GdG_uIdD8AiGrPQ1k3B_L-lVbHwI1sJLgr3o_djoqTbsSrnjh6LoqcdxGmjFML8qkRc79AADuWBUdNCZ_CmcIinyd8EPKfYB4-q1geSV_gEmXX0GfU5UPtemWlBj862Czq_o6jp83/s200/100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340656566566749362" border="0" /></a><br />The train at 3:11 was packed, people sleeping on the floor and everything. We ended up getting seats, not together, but nearby. I slept most the way, Mary did not.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45p0nTuoyGfeaEyS0jeiY6QDHuXlfCt3NoHHrhxPnl1v53D7GkVDxTa-TSDX8uB8opVcA-bpETPZfO-0LmWaoWaFTMCdzsDIaG3k007kRMoLapwVklDWGtQKysxdf3ihBEYJy3vw7yY4L/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45p0nTuoyGfeaEyS0jeiY6QDHuXlfCt3NoHHrhxPnl1v53D7GkVDxTa-TSDX8uB8opVcA-bpETPZfO-0LmWaoWaFTMCdzsDIaG3k007kRMoLapwVklDWGtQKysxdf3ihBEYJy3vw7yY4L/s200/101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340656569870101890" border="0" /></a><br />We tried to get into our hostel but couldn't and ended up going to McDonald's in the train station instead. I fell asleep on the table.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA4NLKINaM-NYAB9y7t0y8j2ocTSSAkGsA4lR6v8lhnD6d-Cht2KubqIBplEG_tqWZvqTHoBZ3l1qAUMI3kmfaTUhPn6c656xNukHVDkrvnsv8D_m1UTvh99olyu0d23S3OR5tBtw7t2M/s1600-h/102.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpA4NLKINaM-NYAB9y7t0y8j2ocTSSAkGsA4lR6v8lhnD6d-Cht2KubqIBplEG_tqWZvqTHoBZ3l1qAUMI3kmfaTUhPn6c656xNukHVDkrvnsv8D_m1UTvh99olyu0d23S3OR5tBtw7t2M/s200/102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340656572118171746" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the hostel at 9 and Mary realized she left her purse and ran back to get it while I was checking in. Noting was gone and the lady at the desk was really nice, giving us a room that was already ready.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFo9TJ6aKCfUkJcesGoMg6CwjUyCHI9-XWdXrgnUCgXF6rOWvYP2bEBgtHRS46X1GwiPPvJiv6iTjxlRcjEWv_VJCkU2arlHObpsc-yfOK3eZrFSQoXGao7Zn-hK2xC84neC7efdAjleb/s1600-h/104.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFo9TJ6aKCfUkJcesGoMg6CwjUyCHI9-XWdXrgnUCgXF6rOWvYP2bEBgtHRS46X1GwiPPvJiv6iTjxlRcjEWv_VJCkU2arlHObpsc-yfOK3eZrFSQoXGao7Zn-hK2xC84neC7efdAjleb/s200/104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340657194554720514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HypNhICyIQfRcM_xd9K2qJbYFFWDTJJ_8UoyEHb_oY7pvzycARZyxWtv5Q3Vtur90jXZObOiUGnDW1stvpsdhJeDftXzavM1I9XG-6mY6Ml1NWoNwDiPIJNrKo2yplw1pcvFIIc8hx3e/s1600-h/106.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HypNhICyIQfRcM_xd9K2qJbYFFWDTJJ_8UoyEHb_oY7pvzycARZyxWtv5Q3Vtur90jXZObOiUGnDW1stvpsdhJeDftXzavM1I9XG-6mY6Ml1NWoNwDiPIJNrKo2yplw1pcvFIIc8hx3e/s200/106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340657207634524722" border="0" /></a><br />We took a nap for a few hours before heading to the market and then over to the Accademia to see Michaelangelo's David. It was incredible, just massive, about 13 feet tall. The detail was very impressive, well worth the admission alone. We spent maybe an hour in front of it discussing it. I snuck some pictures, which turned out better than expected. I'm really glad I saw it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubpr255mlLEIWftJPSc00-8LjiZpAsjz4lHjcP_iYgNNktFsVU_0mnbtPClIo5OXryPQS_MTGzw6j1N9BoMKPrfLrJu9I9KqVep9nXWAbzlWkjzbtVix7UJOYuqkpZPo6xSuANyofeYTh/s1600-h/108.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubpr255mlLEIWftJPSc00-8LjiZpAsjz4lHjcP_iYgNNktFsVU_0mnbtPClIo5OXryPQS_MTGzw6j1N9BoMKPrfLrJu9I9KqVep9nXWAbzlWkjzbtVix7UJOYuqkpZPo6xSuANyofeYTh/s200/108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340657213896134002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1u0mb8VlYdc4zRTNVfAZUuKqfyx3v9JjB7Q81WXTle6h1Zp12-SvN8P3NWgKlT7i1SIz3mKaEvREdPOoGbIHDQroKid2tgNlo1Qnuss4rCURWaJ4w031LMtTvwKB9qi-GnrInEr8IwEf/s1600-h/111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1u0mb8VlYdc4zRTNVfAZUuKqfyx3v9JjB7Q81WXTle6h1Zp12-SvN8P3NWgKlT7i1SIz3mKaEvREdPOoGbIHDQroKid2tgNlo1Qnuss4rCURWaJ4w031LMtTvwKB9qi-GnrInEr8IwEf/s200/111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340657216802506898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DnaB3MoT_y5KZuZDo_8IAmXZal4xtPrq7Blx0To71ODlHAVlbyZKIFJ9LJ4yT9lAB7rIlOCKwfhWVhAiies2gEfQiwVs6cOs9wZs4DzOhpximPs20Zq6MOVxWuZOopw3puexhP1sa33I/s1600-h/120.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DnaB3MoT_y5KZuZDo_8IAmXZal4xtPrq7Blx0To71ODlHAVlbyZKIFJ9LJ4yT9lAB7rIlOCKwfhWVhAiies2gEfQiwVs6cOs9wZs4DzOhpximPs20Zq6MOVxWuZOopw3puexhP1sa33I/s200/120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340658723902450802" border="0" /></a><br />The rest of the museum had other Michelangelos and some paintings. Not as exciting.<br /><br />We went down to the Duomo, the huge cathedral in the center of the city. The outside was amazing, but done in the 18th century in marble. The interior is incredibly plain and open, strange for an old 14th century cathedral. We liked walking around on the outside more than the inside. Plus it's next to the Baptistery, with it's giant bronze doors I learned about in art history.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5jVIYzSnZUAo9WUCPUHSkBTVyKAh44UOe2LLb9pgfpV025CbmTRGW7hWi0zeR5fM5bxxUhSbLBEq5qXIVlKaLECL-PPz6bfgEMR3Wa_z_pyDBkbNUZkdreyVRdj4M9W8iAmox9BZuNvw/s1600-h/123.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5jVIYzSnZUAo9WUCPUHSkBTVyKAh44UOe2LLb9pgfpV025CbmTRGW7hWi0zeR5fM5bxxUhSbLBEq5qXIVlKaLECL-PPz6bfgEMR3Wa_z_pyDBkbNUZkdreyVRdj4M9W8iAmox9BZuNvw/s200/123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340658735556893586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdjuX-YyfgbbIbz-_buWcp338S8wdrta9z0L023h5hxP1LuXNRkcXqO8iBQyQvLVpV0DofG9DR4tfZmVs5jAd6OdSfS7Jb0RdNcfp6Thvcfw_j5sN1WAF58femJecNv16t0qASTPYGbgB/s1600-h/127.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdjuX-YyfgbbIbz-_buWcp338S8wdrta9z0L023h5hxP1LuXNRkcXqO8iBQyQvLVpV0DofG9DR4tfZmVs5jAd6OdSfS7Jb0RdNcfp6Thvcfw_j5sN1WAF58femJecNv16t0qASTPYGbgB/s200/127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340658739124192210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA3RLRHZTs12EODISMRFWAXB1476Tezkz-BmMgtyAq4ZYEWojhsW4iCwGlrkxRlzWC6bf-mOezeUDW-TTRm5tjKolJcutHl5l2UgBg7UxKM5q9h06ygX_3pS9rgSXVlEdwPryn5o3p6Vw/s1600-h/128.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbA3RLRHZTs12EODISMRFWAXB1476Tezkz-BmMgtyAq4ZYEWojhsW4iCwGlrkxRlzWC6bf-mOezeUDW-TTRm5tjKolJcutHl5l2UgBg7UxKM5q9h06ygX_3pS9rgSXVlEdwPryn5o3p6Vw/s200/128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340659691873409474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ifarUKXgMMUiWUg0iO-tWmVpN6dZzAsjTHEZSv0qLMzJ1uxQsYbBLC8mH70ibb_Ef9AxmGaYKwqTpdI4M6LcIC-OLOrB70rRTP68PaLNGzgS94I7HUQPPpMb48QWbBhHd2rATZbWZ6oW/s1600-h/134.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ifarUKXgMMUiWUg0iO-tWmVpN6dZzAsjTHEZSv0qLMzJ1uxQsYbBLC8mH70ibb_Ef9AxmGaYKwqTpdI4M6LcIC-OLOrB70rRTP68PaLNGzgS94I7HUQPPpMb48QWbBhHd2rATZbWZ6oW/s200/134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340659700691307314" border="0" /></a><br />We went and got some food at a little restaurant. I had a four cheese calzone (awesome), bruchetta (too oilly for Mary so I had most of it) and half of her mushroom pizza. One of our better (and cheaper) meals.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSJPTOTO0-FZPGGFRweoXjtbOfky78Uc6m_UGhlGS4MOh6uevDvD-ZzrlIvlOKIYufPsOrEkY3zeEatFKbKUTU5HC9hQWsgRYRG5_yjqx05V6LN3rCzhWwa-aIQ0o1AEaj8K262CKYSPg/s1600-h/137.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSJPTOTO0-FZPGGFRweoXjtbOfky78Uc6m_UGhlGS4MOh6uevDvD-ZzrlIvlOKIYufPsOrEkY3zeEatFKbKUTU5HC9hQWsgRYRG5_yjqx05V6LN3rCzhWwa-aIQ0o1AEaj8K262CKYSPg/s200/137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340659704475706850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuaf4PaZCxDNn9_RTJICNfDlOjtJ8eOao6iJQ4bJSN-WArpT1-TcoILzwPjZMieEU1zYyg0Okw0KbN_Z1I7Oj6sUd2-4CcDqDDkp1zNWq2-k2FzcrJwlpHNx1AaGRyXDpJMSa4rJ-NlvT/s1600-h/138.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuaf4PaZCxDNn9_RTJICNfDlOjtJ8eOao6iJQ4bJSN-WArpT1-TcoILzwPjZMieEU1zYyg0Okw0KbN_Z1I7Oj6sUd2-4CcDqDDkp1zNWq2-k2FzcrJwlpHNx1AaGRyXDpJMSa4rJ-NlvT/s200/138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340660212861763474" border="0" /></a><br />We went down to the Uffiza, the big art gallery, but it was 6.50 to get in but 3.50 for under 26 EU residents. I tried to fake I was from the UK but this guard actually knew where Michigan was. We tried to sneak in but didn't get far. We'd seen enough art already, I'm not that upset.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz-Lw5BcE6D3GJURRASg8G6A0iE-sY7xDqlrVcwFVxqjh3nOjBamD8ceqdUjkcFjg77wuzHGxHFiVzvhWxLGHXyyTvGmPJqAje5NWxvuqdTAnEMJ7Lx71UM82XQootF_nI-SU-fSf7VUT/s1600-h/139.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz-Lw5BcE6D3GJURRASg8G6A0iE-sY7xDqlrVcwFVxqjh3nOjBamD8ceqdUjkcFjg77wuzHGxHFiVzvhWxLGHXyyTvGmPJqAje5NWxvuqdTAnEMJ7Lx71UM82XQootF_nI-SU-fSf7VUT/s200/139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340660215882783058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdeZE4_jva70HWmVKypnFIPK3KJKrjE5vB-vJiOMTRRBjuPmC38YHHMWhJ2UjBWQjYPppgpo7EaM0P8GNud8Hrku1eqGGJJ94Q_aOp5tf0obpqcZOkD7n4NB8fKXipVkdApVIXCvbWw9Z/s1600-h/140.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdeZE4_jva70HWmVKypnFIPK3KJKrjE5vB-vJiOMTRRBjuPmC38YHHMWhJ2UjBWQjYPppgpo7EaM0P8GNud8Hrku1eqGGJJ94Q_aOp5tf0obpqcZOkD7n4NB8fKXipVkdApVIXCvbWw9Z/s200/140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340660220612745538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyekGmL2QjVJSBxe1vno4yGlNqEZPS9zFJJNZajkhTrwtLoip5eqH9gPM9bNe-VPIcAIUnSVxug7JJZa8hEsnxz_VeWZeAI0ZEvkkeSQ_DjORwvFV8tBJ8j4X7me5DKU16rmFKjYYjJd1j/s1600-h/145.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyekGmL2QjVJSBxe1vno4yGlNqEZPS9zFJJNZajkhTrwtLoip5eqH9gPM9bNe-VPIcAIUnSVxug7JJZa8hEsnxz_VeWZeAI0ZEvkkeSQ_DjORwvFV8tBJ8j4X7me5DKU16rmFKjYYjJd1j/s200/145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340660227689384594" border="0" /></a><br />We walked across the oldest bridge in Florence (14th century) which is awesome because it has houses and stores on it like the old London Bridge. We went up to Piazza Michelangelo, which has great views over the city. From there we went up to an 11th century tiny church, which Mary started laughing inappropriately about burritos so we had to leave early.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHhfyyy0smqISHx0hO738Tt6NmSqtsDlui8S7sDH9E6Qw0T_jesXaCqNecnChM7zCw7W1tOuoMaDxTxJheW59MuupOhPIku_sYO-BKklGGd-0O9TqP-c-ZtAswbHRgdQquwfxAdN-zJjf/s1600-h/146.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHhfyyy0smqISHx0hO738Tt6NmSqtsDlui8S7sDH9E6Qw0T_jesXaCqNecnChM7zCw7W1tOuoMaDxTxJheW59MuupOhPIku_sYO-BKklGGd-0O9TqP-c-ZtAswbHRgdQquwfxAdN-zJjf/s200/146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340661015458181298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpshzI8lE-PyAnVhfzO0zYdsJti8J-XNhE235lF4U3ADHLkgLycx_HB99owMCwjim99zLiQLoCY1LPiqOg_NMctHsZN6yIWezouRD020ajLjXrDWvrytcu8944Gh0gHzKiGGWsEZPXsi5X/s1600-h/148.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpshzI8lE-PyAnVhfzO0zYdsJti8J-XNhE235lF4U3ADHLkgLycx_HB99owMCwjim99zLiQLoCY1LPiqOg_NMctHsZN6yIWezouRD020ajLjXrDWvrytcu8944Gh0gHzKiGGWsEZPXsi5X/s200/148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340661016862140914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK276Jsgn2rRzj4ohzxIlt0PsCNMd_EfscmlJQe-_mEzexyh7DEjFdw7-1u0xBBwOpq-JH7KL4wVpkRMYqYZCh7ehTUMFRCCVz7b8Vg6zv_QHpcI8tYmY5FLQ1RP2mn82miMH9D7z35cK/s1600-h/153.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBK276Jsgn2rRzj4ohzxIlt0PsCNMd_EfscmlJQe-_mEzexyh7DEjFdw7-1u0xBBwOpq-JH7KL4wVpkRMYqYZCh7ehTUMFRCCVz7b8Vg6zv_QHpcI8tYmY5FLQ1RP2mn82miMH9D7z35cK/s200/153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340661024340007634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEtk1w9uObm0Qllvz4ob27bIlaZiKjQRmvfRhzoPYUcebrzyAHGJ7qVt32qODHKdGysaDPa3sDuMXHvjcNZ7-AW8yWla4jHCvWCoGpWvSPfN3qQEIHLhU7fnrBb_lDXPaU95B63-DqAPk/s1600-h/155.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEtk1w9uObm0Qllvz4ob27bIlaZiKjQRmvfRhzoPYUcebrzyAHGJ7qVt32qODHKdGysaDPa3sDuMXHvjcNZ7-AW8yWla4jHCvWCoGpWvSPfN3qQEIHLhU7fnrBb_lDXPaU95B63-DqAPk/s200/155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340661031856917922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn1YmWRxQB8bUSsqRGboeIzohCEzGkRI2BZqIFtFfRQJSbPDA-Gakpk8p6_xMpHrAd1R0oND5ZpBWceHg4l4edJnQaqLlDCoPUDzIAEcWNZI_wlCwoS74BvhXur4GtTbqkmQTNLd6XsLQ/s1600-h/158.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn1YmWRxQB8bUSsqRGboeIzohCEzGkRI2BZqIFtFfRQJSbPDA-Gakpk8p6_xMpHrAd1R0oND5ZpBWceHg4l4edJnQaqLlDCoPUDzIAEcWNZI_wlCwoS74BvhXur4GtTbqkmQTNLd6XsLQ/s200/158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340662033912573202" border="0" /></a><br />We went down to the Piazza and watched the Tuscan sun set. It was super impressive. We got gelato (I had pineapple, vanilla, some party flavor and chocolate/hazelnut) which was good, Mary's favorite so far. 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I like it a lot here though, it still has a distinct feel. Tomorrow we are going to Pisa and then hiking along the coast. Should be crazy.Scott Bolohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06286872139185805384noreply@blogger.com0