Things I wrote down

Jul 08, 2005 13:37

June 17: Finally arrived in London. After figuring out the train/tube situation I found my hostel by just walking the streets. It felt great to shower. Went to a pub down the street and had some fish and chips and a pint of course. Later on I walked around the area to get a feel for things. That night I went down to the bar for happy hour. It was fun, but I was too tired to really enjoy it. Sleep.

June 18/19: Woke up at 9AM (4AM, laid in bed til 9) and headed out to Picidilly Circus. I basically spent the whole day just walking around and seeing the city. The Houses of Parliament was pretty impressive. I went to "the eye of London" which was nothing more than exactly what I expected. Way overpriced. After all the walking I came back to the hostel and took a 3/4hr nap. I was able to make it down to the bar for the last hour of happy hour and had a really fun night. I met some other Americans so that was cool. This one girl told me the whole night that I look like Chris Carrabba. I guess thats cool...
Today I went and saw a show at the Globe Theatre. It was kind of cool to see a play where people back then saw them.

June 20/25: On the streets of London at 4AM is quite an amazing feeling. Its unreal how light it is so early. After walking to Kings Cross Station and buying a ticket from a machine, I'm waiting for the tube when I get yelled at by a worker for being down there. Apparently the station doesnt open til 5. They've got a crack team of security there since I was able to walk straight in and sit there for half an hour with no one noticing. Finally to Stansted by 6:30 I decide to grab a bite. I ordered what appeared to be a basic combo breakfast. It wasnt. Scrambled eggs, back bacon, and...baked beans. I almost missed my flight because that asshole lady at the ticket counter neglected to tell me there was about a 15 minute train ride to my gate.
Finally to Naples and I think I'll be able to relax. Naples is the worst place on earth and I hate it and want it to go away. I've never felt so stressed by being in a city. I caught the Circumvesuviana to Sorrento and thought, once again, that I'd be able to breathe, but then I got on the wrong bus and headed down the Amalphi coast to be a good 2 hrs out of the way. The driver yelled at me when he checked my ticket, but did tell me what to do to get back. After a 2 hr ride back to Sorrento and a 20 min cab ride I am FINALLY at the campsite.
Josh must have made a big deal about me coming because when I went up to the counter and asked for his cabin everyone in the office stopped everything they were doing. It was SOOOOOOOO great of a feeling to have finally met up. I walked in the cabin and Josh was on his bed. It was the most nonchalant thing ever. Especially to think where we had just met. We immediately got some Pizza and headed out to a market to find some wine and relax. Thats when we met Rubestro. A portly Italian whos shade varied from a deep red to the whitest of whites. Rubestro is actually a 4 euro 3 Liter jug of wine. It was so great to relax that night at the campsite and talk and drink wine. By the way, our cabin literally looks and feels like a circus tent.
The next day we found these ancient Roman ruins literally ON the Mediterrannean Sea. We probably spent 6 hours or so laying out and jumping in the water. We found this one cliff that was a good 30-40 ft fall. Standing up there over the water with Vesuvius in front of you and then jumping off and seeing it all go by was one of the greatest feelings ever. The people at our campsite "are fucking legends". Sitting out all night with people smoking and drinking and telling about their lives and where they are from is incredible. Its really funny to think how me and Josh have been living lately (1 can pringles, 1 pizza, 1 Rubestro spitting each of course).
On a train now from Rome to Grossetto I'm dead tired. Running on only a beer and some pringles and the 2 hrs of sleep I got last night. Oh and by the way I JUST SAW A 75 YR OLD WOMAN TAKING A SHIT ON THE PLATFORM OF THE TRAIN STATION AND WIPING HER ASS WITH A BAG! (no one seemed to notice).

more to come.
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