So here I am, a new post, a new country....From what I've seen so far, Slovenia is a beautiful place - really lush, with lots of tree-covered mountains. And, from the top of the Castle Tower, you can actually see some Alps in the distance, in addition to the green foothills (aka the Tatra mountains, but they look like foothills compared to the giants behind them!!) that surround Ljubljana. This city is great. I'm not entirely sure why yet, but I'm just enjoying it here....I'll let you know when I figure out why. Stayed at an old villa last night, and I'm in an old army garrison/prison tonight and tomorrow. They've redone this prison, and gave 80 artists free rein over the decorating/designing of the rooms, so each cell is set up and decorated differently. There's also an artist's commune behind here, and some pretty wicked graffiti in the surrounding area...all in all, quite cool.
So, after talking to some guy on the street today, standing in front of his makeshift gypsy carava/snake oil salesman hut, I'm supposed to be spreading the word about Big brother and 1984 and George Bush...any takers? No? Think about it, get back to me.
Also, I have created a flickr account to upload a small fraction of my pictures, just so that you all don't think that I've been lying all this time, and have in actuality been living in the endowment lands or something....I think you can access the few pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jawmack/ .....I think. Try it, let me know. I won't be putting a lot up there, cause it takes forever on all these central european computers/hostel computers, but hey...it's better than nothing. More and more, I've been realising that I tend to take pictures that probably won't interest anyone but me, but hey, then again, I'm not forcing anyone to look......hm.
I'm really quite happy to be out of Austria, actually, cause I was getting a really weird feeling in Vienna....that one following incident wasn't the only one, so after it happened again (this time with some greek guy trying to get me to go to his restaurant, I think), I decided it really was my time to leave. But Slovenia is awesome. And yes, T - ALPS! No airplane bars here though....haha.. thank god. but there WAS some pretty bad 2 euro wine last night.
hmm....lots more to tell, but I think that's it for now....
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Hey Jaime,
I just checked out your pictures. Looks like you're seeing some pretty incredible things!
Chris and I just watched the movie "Blood and Chocolate" last night and saw the bone church you went to. Is it as creepy as it looks? Any strange vibes while being there?
I've never seen that movie, actually, but yeah...it really is kind of creepy. Not so much as you would think though. Apparently some people are completely creeped out by it and have to leave, but in reality, it's almost kind of fitting, if that makes any sense. I mean, most of the 'people' that people talk to in church are dead, and it definitely makes you think about your own mortality and all that, but so long as you're at peace with that....Also, there are enough tourists there most of the time that it almost seems like a Disney World ride or something, but once they leave, you get more of a feel for the place. Cause it's a LOT of bones.
Maybe you don't get the creepy feelings there because the people didn't die there. I definitely got that feeling at bone displays at Tuol Sleng and the killing fields in Cambodia...just a theory.
What following incident? Is there something I didn't hear about? Probably a good thing I don't hear about everything - me with overactive, worrying motherly imagination! I'm off to check out your photos - at least way I'll know you actually know how to use the camera I gave you for Xmas.
of course I use the camera! I've taken probably close to 500 pics so far, and I'm only 3 weeks in!! Just think of all the time you're going to have to take off work when I get home, just so I can show them all to you....=) love you mam
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