After a while, all of these beautiful places start to look exactly alike. I promise I turned a corner today and had no idea what city I was in....seriously. I had to think on it for like five minutes. J Dorn thought I was joking, but I really didn't know.
So far we have been to Berlin, Prague, Dresden, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and now Krakow (pronounced Krakov). It is a lot to keep straight, so I'm glad that I've journaled, but even my journal is starting to feel a little discombobulated. I really won't know until later on when I get home, I guess.
I have seen the most interesting people on this trip: male, female, gay, straight. And since being in Europe, I am even more convinced that everyone on the earth has a twin. I kid you not, I saw a woman that looked EXACTLY like Blaire Christie! No joke, it could have been her or at least her sister. Somebody please let me know if Blaire's sister is living in Budapest. I have seen the cutest most adorable couples while travelling. I have so far seen 5 couples of note that I will use for fiction writing next semester. I will tell you one story now, so that you don't have to wait that long.
Imagine a quiet subway station in the middle of winter. It is so cold that everyone is bustling about, not paying attention to anyone. Everytime the door to the station opens, the wind snaps at whoever is standing about inside. To avoid the cold, you see a middle-aged woman in a long black coat standing beside one of the pillars. Perhaps, her hair was once blonde, but she is one of the few European women who has let her age naturally. She is all alone with her hands in her pockets. Her silence and her dark clothes almost make her fade into the cold like a ghost. But then suddenly, you see her face come alive with expectation and then joy. You turn your head just in time to see her husband ride up the escalator like a knight in silvery-cold armour. He has no roses or candy, just a warm hug. The woman seems to become twenty years younger. She glides into his arms and they whisper excitedly to one another in a language you can't understand anyway. You just wonder how long he has been away and why in the world did he stay gone so long.
Okay, that's it.
-ash
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Krakow huh-We just saw the Schindler's List-any Nazi work camp remains still there? Seen any twins of me yet? lol.
~Amanda
Really Ashley? Are we playing where in the world is Carmen San Diego. You've been globe trotting that much, that you can't even remember where you are. You need help, lol.
For like a whole day, the fact that you were in Krakow had me thinking about something, because I knew the name 'Krakow' was familiar to me for some reason. Then I remembered it was a book I read back in like middle school, but I couldn't remember the name so I had to look it up. It was a fictional book called "The Trumpeter of Krakow." It deals with alchemy or something like that. I don't know why I remembered that after all this time. I guess you don't here Krakow every day.
Well I'm glad that you know where you are now. Don't get lost trying to find your way back home. Can't wait to hear from you next week when you get back. Miss you lots. Be safe and enjoy the rest of your trip.
Allen, about the Trumpeter of Krakow thing...in the old town square of Krakow, every hour on the hour, a trumpeter appears in the tallest window of the tower and plays a portion of a warning. This is to commemorate the invasion of the mongols in probably like the 1200s or something. But the trumpeter doesn't play the whole alarm because apparently the mongols shot him through the throat with an arrow. I saw it the other day while I was there and it was pretty much amazing.
Amanda, I have not seen your look a like, but I have seen many ruins.....and rocks, lol.
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