In one day you can visit almost all the important sights of Istanbul. Museums, mosques, palaces, bazaars, etc. But you can’t vizit Istanbul you have to feel it. When I got here, there was an atmosphere of relaxation and comfort everywhere. Exactly what I needed after 1 month of running around Europe. After I checked in, I walked into a nearby bar. I opened my laptop, ordered a juice, and started reading my emails. Not too late, I realize I di ...
I will get on the train on April 18 at 23:55 and get off on April 20 at 08:19. However, I will not break my own record of 38 hours of train travel. Also “I’m celebrating” for the first time Easter on a train.
In Zagreb I met 3 guys from the states: Jack, Zack and Tom. They came to Europe to study. They are enrolled in a student program between the Czech Republic and the USA and lived in Prague for a few months. Zack and Tom are studying economics and Jack is studying philosophy. Tom also plays the trombone on American cruise ships. He gets accommodation, food and about $500/week. That’s for 2-3 hours/day of work. Not bad at all. OK. And what did t ...
For a few days now I have had an insensitive flash that I can’t get rid of. It’s like I’m on the train. I’m waking up. I look at my watch. I don’t have a watch anymore. I look up. The backpack is gone. I try call someone. I don’t have a phone anymore. How the hell do I get rid of it? It shows up a few times a day!
Venice is romantic. Venice is charming. Venice is strange. Venice is colorful. Venice is wet. Venice is expensive. Venice is crowded. Venice is much too hectic sometimes. Venice is small. Venice is musical. Venice is Venice and no city can replace it.
Arriving in the city center, I look for the first sidewalk and make a mini-plan for today. Somewhere in front of me, a local over 40 years old, dressed in a beige sweater and with a blunt denim jacket, plays the violin. Most tourists ignore him. From time to time they stop, listens to him for about 30-40 seconds and leaves. But that doesn’t stop our old musician from playing until late in the evening. In 2-3 minutes, someone looks at me in am ...
Okay, I arrived at the hostel in Turin. When I want to check in, I find out that no one is at the reception until 3:00 PM. Okay… I say. Fine. Until then, I can waste my time on the internet. I’m asking someone over there for Wi-Fi. He tells me that I have to pay 1 EUR/h. What? I’ve stayed at dozens of hostels so far and never had to pay for wi-fi. Anyway …I pay for the internet. Later, when I enter the room, somewhere in the corner, I see someth ...
Hm … let’s start with Bilbao: it is the most modern, civilized and futuristic city of all the cities in Spain that I have seen so far. I came here for the Guggenheim. I caught super-exhibitions: “Richard Serra: The Matter of Time”, “Didaktika” or “Cai Guo-Qiang: I want to believe”. Initially, I had planned to stay only 5-6 hours in Bilbao, but my train was canceled and I stayed one night. This after I wandered around the city for about 2 hour ...
The pedestrianized area of Madrid is very large. About the center of Bucharest. Just pedestrianized. The tube network is close to London Tube in size and complexity. If you arrive here, you must taste the typical Spanish ham. They also have a dedicated museum. “Museo de Jamon” is called and here you can try various types of ham, sauces and other goodies. Puerta del Sol is km 0 from Spain. From here begins the numbering of highways and roads. ...
Yes I know. You can tell that you can see dolphins at the dolphinarium. You don’t have to go 3900 km. away from Romania. But you can’t compare a dolphinarium to an ocean. There are two totally different things. You get on a speedboat and start looking for dolphins. The farther you go from the shore and the minutes go by, the stronger the emotions. Will they appear? Will we find them? Or do we all come back disappointed? When you see the fi ...
