Caught Up
Finally caught up on all my notes from my trip and am able to reminisce a little, figure out what i forgot to mention, think about new trips i'd like to take.
In a couple weeks i'm headed to Peru, and sometime after that i'd like to head out to Cali, but there are larger trips out there i'd like to take.
After seeing Amsterdam, i'd like to visit other northern European countries, in particular the Scandinavian ones: Denmark, Norway, Finland, perhaps Sweden, and see how those all differ from each other.
Prague holds an interest, perhaps it should be a stepping stone for other eastern European countries.
Belgrade. Dunja the bartender was from Belgrade. She had been describing that city and its people rather nicely, so i said, "It sounds like a very nice city", to which she responded, "there are parts that are nice and there are parts that are less nice." I had never thought of that area as being nice - figured it was too war torn - and even now i would probably be too scared to travel there without Good Reason, so Serbia will have to live in the land of fantasy for a while.
One other comment Dunja made about Serbs, and this one was also a lesson on history for me, especially after my nonsensical rhetoric about the uselessness of history. Her mother lives in Athens, and she tells me that, when she visits Greece and mentions to people that she is Serbian, she is instantly welcomed into houses and treated as a family member. Apparently the Greeks have a very good memory and are quite appreciative for the supportive role the Serbs lent Greece against Nazi Germany during WWII, enough so that they still treat Serbian visitors with honour - quite a nice benefit of history. Dunja also says that the opposite isn't true, Serbs have forgotten the help they received from the Greeks. Perhaps they've had other things on their minds.
The South African gentleman i met made his country out to be a place i might want to visit as well, though interestingly his take on Pretoria made the city seem worse than Belgrade. I've been wanting to go to some place in Africa, perhaps South Africa is the right place (even though it's about a full day of travel time).
For now there are family obligations and monetary drawbacks (need to save money for a new tattoo too) to more travelling and i will be content to remain in place for a couple months once i get back from Peru.
In a couple weeks i'm headed to Peru, and sometime after that i'd like to head out to Cali, but there are larger trips out there i'd like to take.
After seeing Amsterdam, i'd like to visit other northern European countries, in particular the Scandinavian ones: Denmark, Norway, Finland, perhaps Sweden, and see how those all differ from each other.
Prague holds an interest, perhaps it should be a stepping stone for other eastern European countries.
Belgrade. Dunja the bartender was from Belgrade. She had been describing that city and its people rather nicely, so i said, "It sounds like a very nice city", to which she responded, "there are parts that are nice and there are parts that are less nice." I had never thought of that area as being nice - figured it was too war torn - and even now i would probably be too scared to travel there without Good Reason, so Serbia will have to live in the land of fantasy for a while.
One other comment Dunja made about Serbs, and this one was also a lesson on history for me, especially after my nonsensical rhetoric about the uselessness of history. Her mother lives in Athens, and she tells me that, when she visits Greece and mentions to people that she is Serbian, she is instantly welcomed into houses and treated as a family member. Apparently the Greeks have a very good memory and are quite appreciative for the supportive role the Serbs lent Greece against Nazi Germany during WWII, enough so that they still treat Serbian visitors with honour - quite a nice benefit of history. Dunja also says that the opposite isn't true, Serbs have forgotten the help they received from the Greeks. Perhaps they've had other things on their minds.
The South African gentleman i met made his country out to be a place i might want to visit as well, though interestingly his take on Pretoria made the city seem worse than Belgrade. I've been wanting to go to some place in Africa, perhaps South Africa is the right place (even though it's about a full day of travel time).
For now there are family obligations and monetary drawbacks (need to save money for a new tattoo too) to more travelling and i will be content to remain in place for a couple months once i get back from Peru.
posted by francisco at 11/29/2004 11:23:00 PM
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