Saturday, July 28, 2007

2007 - Post-Graduation Mediterranean - Day 55

Day 55:

- Wake up for Rila. The assigning to cab situation. Separated from Dave.
- Chicago/Colorado/smelly kid. Cool driver (sunglasses, music, good driving).
- Seat belt before police.
- Monastery small. Very well painted church inside and outside. Smoke from candles inside, many light beams visible inside from grated windows. Chanting monk. Seated someone and people around.
- Amazing yoghurt (rich and buttery), honey, beignets. Powered sugar. long line up. shake head confusion.
- Went up monastery tower. Nice views. Toilets. Painted chapel at top (off limits).
- See Dave after yoghert and chapel. Car broke down. Separate tour decided.
- Tall mountains.
- Short hike and clear, cool stream.
- Return taxi.
- Others sleep, I stuck middle.
- I go buy train ticket. Domestic -> info -> sleeper reservation -> correct office.
- Changed money for ticket. Now too much. 12 lv lent to David -> 20 euro extra change.
- Goto dinner Dave, British, Cali and the two Americans in my car.
- Short tour St. George.
- Pri Yafata again. "hate to have that as the symbol of my city"
- Boyar's Arrows "congrats"
- Beer and lemonade.
- Leave for train. Taxi. Get there 7:10.
[wait for Mihail]
- See 3 Brit (high school) on tracks. Ask.
- Train: Assigned same cabin as the 3 British.
- Leave Rusian looking station
- Decide Bran trip 2nd day due to museum closing times.
- chat and read Romanian book.
- sleep at 12.
- Cliffs with cafes, villages.

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