More Random

So far the most random and inexplicable things we have seen have been as follows; a spanish cabaret band at octoberfest, a tepee symbolizing some sort of protest in prague, a ford truck in budapest, a feminist rally in san sebastion, and here in zagreb two people dressed up like bees just walking down the street .

The protests here in europe are a joke. I think about all the protest i hear about or read about and maybe its that america was more publicized or that we had more people but its rediculous. OKay the french strike for the age extension was far reaching and highly trecherous to anyone trying to go through france but the strike ended, like on a specific day. We are pretty sure that they did not win and nothing was gained besides alot of backpackers being seriously pissed off for having france inbetween spain. No joke we get on a train and the entire car was going to barcellona, all of us had been delayed and rerouted and it was aweful. SO of course we pull out the booze and pass it around becaue we were actually going. We walked around with the protest against NATO in Lisbon. RIght we were in lisbon when obama was there and at first you see all these people and its cool and then you see all the police with macheties and machine guns not moving and you think yea this is a good protest something is going to happen. No nothing, we basically walked from one part of town to another and back again. We never knew what everyone was saying but it sounded cool and someone had the sense to bring a drum. But nothing really happened, at none of the protests has anything happened. But you think it will from the feeling you get from the militia of armed police and military. Maybe protesting has lost its certain zest that it did in the 60s and seventies but im not sure anything was accomplished or gained. What happened to the masses of people holding hands refusing to move, or the will and brains to actually try and appeal whatever is being protested. I dont know that much about politics but if you look at it from a military standpoint and approach it in such im sure results would be different. I'm not saying take up arms and hold the queen at knife point, but decisive clever thinking. Whatever it was interesting regardless.

We are planning on stakling garth nix in australia. Hes one of my favorite childrens authors. He just has such a briliant imagination that truely takes you to the fantasy adventure you have always wanted. Great writing enticing characters with interesting names and he has such great ways of naming things.

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cant sleep, at least there is a tv here so i have something to do. Sometimes i just have to stop reading for a while and do something that takes almost no brain power. Although you would be surprised about how much i have learned from television. I for some reason am able to recal even the most random and miniscual shows at the drop of a hat and coralate it with other prevelant shows comparing and contrasting. Perhaps i should work in television or movies, i would do well in either one. Most people i talk to about my insomnia brush it off and then talk about their own breif times. Most people like to sleep. I however do not. Sleeping is something that if i could i would give up entirely if i could. I sleep sometimes, but then i have nightmares, always nightmares. Never a good or pleasant dream. However thats almost better than not dreaming at all. Sometimes when i sleep i dont go into rem cycle so i dont even dream. I basicly close my eyes and open them without getting any rest. Did you know that after 18 hours of not sleeping you have a .08 intoxicated level. I can stay awake for 7 days, its longer than anyone ive ever met. Lots of people dont believe me when i talk about my sleeping disorders or blow it off like its not that big. However they are wrong, i would probable be completely different if i sleept better. I cant help it. Pretty sure if i took sleeping pills i would go crazy and start killing people. I wouldnt be able do disalusion my dreams from reality. Which is a problem. So i have decided to write a book about it you know it my spare time which just happens all the time. Anyway its cold in the room and everyone snores so why bother sleeping when i can just stay awake and do random things like always. Like my maze, pretty sure in zagreb if our hoste is not a crazy party place i will be doing some major mazing. Im so exited its almost done and it looks incredible.

Frost

San sebastion is worth a trip. We stayed in the best hostel with really cool people that just made it so much fun. Sure it rained every day and it was really cold but it was fun and seriously the best common room ever, everyone would just go out and play quitar we even had a waltzing matilda sing along, which just led to more australian odd songs. It was good though because they could paly the guitar really wellso it was nice. Then after a few days it was off to paris. I hated paris. It was so cold there and we had to take a train a lot earlier than we thought because they wouldnćt let any more eurail people on the night train. So we get into paris at about 1130 at night and under no circumstances would our hostel let us check in early they were very specific on the sight. So we had to stay in the train station. Which wouldnćt have been a big deal if it wasnćt below freezing. Even indoors in the trainstation it was so cold we put on all our cloths climbed in our sleeping bags and were still cold. the ground was that granite that does not get warm it just gets colder. Some how though our delierium and laughter over random things we fall asleep and wake up to find the trainstation full of people which would have been really awkward if it was our first time, Which it wasnćt. So eventuallz we make it over to our hostel and walk inside and blend into the breakfast crowd. So we check in finally at eleven and the evil french man informs us that we have to leave and come back at 3. They kick everyone out of the hostel and clean it. So i walked around and shannon walked around i went to the graveyard and she went to the museum. I saw jim morrisons grave and oscar wildes. then i just had to get home because i was so cold and couldnćt remember what it was like to be warm. Eventually we left and went to amsterdam. Saw the van Gogh museum which was incredible a little sad though, i swear america has all the best art on loan, both stary night and the coffee shop were gone. And about half of his self portraits were gone. The building in amsterdam were so cool they were all leaning on each other and just adorable. Plus it might be the best water i have ever had, it just tasted so good. It was cold, like negative 15 one day. then we went to brugge to see the ice sculpture festival. the hostel was like a reformed dorm, which would have been okay if there were other people there, and there were we just could not figure out why we were all alone at the end of the halway and they were all together. Again the most thirst quenching water ever. Still freezing, did you know that its the coldest winter in like 300 years, fuck thats cold. We drink massive amounts of tea to stay warm. And trains are now heated instead of blowing cold air at the end of november. Frankfurt was weird going and gone then to Austria. Everyone was in such a rush. We walked around Vienna and people kept hitting us with their elbows and throwing out of their walking way. I think everyone should go to america and learn how to walk around the streets and not touch each other because it just drove me crazy all i wanted to do at the end of the day was walk around with my arms straight out and just spin and slowly work my way home. Its a little warmer in slovenia, but not by much. We are pretty much looking forward to prague though. It will be freezing, but we remember it so well and we are going to drink lots of coffee and warm wine. However cold it is i still bear in mind that i have not put on all my layers so im not the point of death cold just slightly colder in a way that makes you want to jazersize.