On Tuesday, day before yesterday I found myself after almost 11 hours train ride here in Adelaide. In the the train however I had good company, my neighbor Jason 36,was as interested as me to spend more time in the restaurant bar than in the wagon seat. We soon got company from another Melbornian, Steven 50, and with a lot of jokes and stories the journey went so fast that I did not have time to eat.
When finally in my hostel, I was so hungry that after leaving my gears in my room I just asked for a place for a good steak. I did not find that place but another one I'd seen advertised as one of the best in town. The piece of meat was big but I have had many much tastier ones, especially in New Zealand.I then had a couple of wines more, and moved to another bar to take some Cuba Libre's, first ones for a long time.
Around midnight I decided to retire just to find out that I could not remember my hostels name or address, and because I had been doing some circling before, I did not know to which direction to go. I knew only that it was some 15 minutes away when walking. So I thought it would be the best way to start to circle again making rounds always bigger and bigger. So in nightly unfamiliar city with no one to see, it was quite an adventure. It probably took one hour before I found my place, this small hostel on a side road. Next day aasked for a map, and marked the name and the place of the hostel, but now especially in the day light I suddenly knew the surroundings easily. I had seen all the buildings at least once before!
Now, just in few minutes I shall start my very long journey by train to Perth, 36 hours.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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2 comments:
Perhaps you need a GPS to find your way!!
Not a bad idea!
Once again many thanks and best regards!
matti
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