Day one, or is it Two, or Three?
Munich, the gate next to mine, the plane was heading to Belgrade. Figured that was a Good Omen. The plane to Berne was a small propeller deal, reminded me of the plane i took to Ratanakiri, though the AC vented air wasn't visible and mildew- smelling. Berne airport reminded me even more of that distant Cambodian outpost - sure, the runway was paved here, and the building made out of cement, and airconditioned at that, but the size and feel was similar, and it was out in the middle of nowhere. A taxi from the airport to the city centre was a nice affair, through farmlands and around rollerbladers, and expensive too.
I waited 5 hours in Berne so i could catch the 7pm train to Zurich and save some time on my tickets (7pm is next day travel, if you're travelling overnight). During that wait i explored the city, and among other things found a nice place where drug deals go down - i think that's what all parks are for.
Zurich, 1.5 hour wait, enough time to buy some beer for the train ride and eat some pasta. I got on the wrong train car, though the right train. Apparently the car i was in only went somewhere in Austria, i had to move 5 cars ahead to go to Zagreb - no problem. The seats were quite uncomfortable, but cheap, as in i spent no extra money (sleeping cars cost up to €50 more). Long ride, empty car, constantly being woken up by ticket checker dude or passport stamping man.
Crossing the border into Croatia (or Hrvatska, as the natives spell it, hence the .hr internet address), the train stops for quite some time, not sure why, but then at the last possible minute a woman says (not so much in spoken word as in hand gestures and facial expression) that this train isn't heading to Zagreb any more, we need to change train. No problem, i changed train, though the one i left was heading to Belgrade - Good Omen part II.
I've spent my time in Zagreb mostly sleeping, have slept more in the past 2 days than i have all year, i think.
One question: who do i contact about adding some new fields to the CIA world factbook? I think every country needs a BPPT (Beautiful People Per Thousand) category, possibly one for various age groups and sex. Hrvatska would rank quite high in the 20-30 y.o. woman BPPT.
It's pouring outside and the cat in me doesn't want to get wet, guess i'll spend some time reading through misc@ mail.
I waited 5 hours in Berne so i could catch the 7pm train to Zurich and save some time on my tickets (7pm is next day travel, if you're travelling overnight). During that wait i explored the city, and among other things found a nice place where drug deals go down - i think that's what all parks are for.
Zurich, 1.5 hour wait, enough time to buy some beer for the train ride and eat some pasta. I got on the wrong train car, though the right train. Apparently the car i was in only went somewhere in Austria, i had to move 5 cars ahead to go to Zagreb - no problem. The seats were quite uncomfortable, but cheap, as in i spent no extra money (sleeping cars cost up to €50 more). Long ride, empty car, constantly being woken up by ticket checker dude or passport stamping man.
Crossing the border into Croatia (or Hrvatska, as the natives spell it, hence the .hr internet address), the train stops for quite some time, not sure why, but then at the last possible minute a woman says (not so much in spoken word as in hand gestures and facial expression) that this train isn't heading to Zagreb any more, we need to change train. No problem, i changed train, though the one i left was heading to Belgrade - Good Omen part II.
I've spent my time in Zagreb mostly sleeping, have slept more in the past 2 days than i have all year, i think.
One question: who do i contact about adding some new fields to the CIA world factbook? I think every country needs a BPPT (Beautiful People Per Thousand) category, possibly one for various age groups and sex. Hrvatska would rank quite high in the 20-30 y.o. woman BPPT.
It's pouring outside and the cat in me doesn't want to get wet, guess i'll spend some time reading through misc@ mail.
posted by francisco at 6/29/2005 01:34:00 PM
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