Got up before 8 this morning. That was hell after last night's hazy events, but I had promised Eva that I would meet her for an early morning coffee before she went to her appointments and hiking. Eva is a local girl who stole my heart when I was booking the kayaking trip a few days ago. We met at a nice cafe in the centre and enjoyed cappucinos and chatting. She seems really awesome. So young and so full of passion for life and travel and kayaking and everything. I told her I'd leave today, but may come back next week. She said she'd like that.
I spent the rest of the morning drinking coffee, beer and finishing that Hemingway book. I really enjoyed it, and the story, The Sun Also Rises, seems a bit like my life right now- just hanging around, drinking, talking, meeting people and not doing a whole lot of anything productive or constructive.
I said goodbye to the blond bartender with the Japanese tatoo who's name I still don't know but I feel like she's my close friend. Then I headed for the bus back to Ljubljana. I loaded my bags onto the bus, bought my ticket from the driver who seemed to be stoned, but nice. Then I chilled outside the bus with a couple of English girls who were waiting and hoping for their misplaced bags to be delivered by their hotel before bus take off. Yeah, I really think our driver was stoned. Or maybe he thought I was stoned. I don't know. But he got off the bus when I was talking to the English girls. And he started talking to me. He spoke Slovene, but with body language, he seemed to be saying that I should make a lasso, catch the spiky mountain in the distance and then climb it using the lasso rope. Me and the English girls were laughing, but really we didn't have a clue. He was so funny - tall, wirey, strong-looking, with sleeves rolled up and shirt buttoned down to show his sunned skin. And he constantly had a huge smile on his wrinkled face. I think he might have been teasing me because of my hiking boots, which I was wearing, but really, who knows?
There were four other backpackers on the bus, all English. We chatted for a little while, then I put on my sunglasses, looked out the window and went into my own world.
I arrived back in Ljubljana early evening, grabbed some dinner in town then headed to Jana's. Good to see her again and catch up on adventures. But she had just broken up with her boyfriend so she and her housemate, Inis, were having a heart to heart. I washed up, did laundry and enjoyed the comfort of a bed and room after a week in my tent.
I spent the rest of the morning drinking coffee, beer and finishing that Hemingway book. I really enjoyed it, and the story, The Sun Also Rises, seems a bit like my life right now- just hanging around, drinking, talking, meeting people and not doing a whole lot of anything productive or constructive.
I said goodbye to the blond bartender with the Japanese tatoo who's name I still don't know but I feel like she's my close friend. Then I headed for the bus back to Ljubljana. I loaded my bags onto the bus, bought my ticket from the driver who seemed to be stoned, but nice. Then I chilled outside the bus with a couple of English girls who were waiting and hoping for their misplaced bags to be delivered by their hotel before bus take off. Yeah, I really think our driver was stoned. Or maybe he thought I was stoned. I don't know. But he got off the bus when I was talking to the English girls. And he started talking to me. He spoke Slovene, but with body language, he seemed to be saying that I should make a lasso, catch the spiky mountain in the distance and then climb it using the lasso rope. Me and the English girls were laughing, but really we didn't have a clue. He was so funny - tall, wirey, strong-looking, with sleeves rolled up and shirt buttoned down to show his sunned skin. And he constantly had a huge smile on his wrinkled face. I think he might have been teasing me because of my hiking boots, which I was wearing, but really, who knows?
There were four other backpackers on the bus, all English. We chatted for a little while, then I put on my sunglasses, looked out the window and went into my own world.
I arrived back in Ljubljana early evening, grabbed some dinner in town then headed to Jana's. Good to see her again and catch up on adventures. But she had just broken up with her boyfriend so she and her housemate, Inis, were having a heart to heart. I washed up, did laundry and enjoyed the comfort of a bed and room after a week in my tent.
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