Munich
Made
it to Munich, time to find Nancy place, did look on google map and
really did seem easy to find. I was following a cyclist road near the
river and got in town about where I was suppose to but didn't found
the road I was looking for. Did turn in circle for a little wild and
decided to come back on my wait to get on the other side of the river
since she live on the other side. Once there I called Nancy to see if
I was close or not and I just went to far in the city so again I came
back on my way and with some luck I found the road I needed. But
didn't found her road. Called her again and told me your just nearby
but to far, my street is a little one. So came back and found it, yup
its a little street ! I first took a shower, and we went to the
grocery store get some food and we went out in town to a kind of huge
market in the Olympic park. Was interesting, but nothing really nice
to buy. Went back and slept. Sunday, we made a brunch with William
and is girlfriend ( sorry don't remember the name..) nice pancake
with fruit and chocolate sauce, yummy. We dropped is girlfriend for
her to take her lift back home somewhere in the north of Germany. We
went to another market where about 98% of the stuff was complete
rubbish ( well to my eye ) still spend near 2 hours there looking at
those old item, was funny. On the way to ( we didn't know yet) we
found a street festival, another market, and lot of junk food. Found
a Chinese little buffet, huge plate for 5 Euro, best deal in the
market and probably the only one that wasn't junk. went back to
Nancy place and that about it for Sunday. Monday, I went spend some
money in town, travel book, maps, mosquito repellent ect and I done
my part of tourism for Munich. Honestly am surprise by that town, I
didn't like lot of town yet but Munich was a good stop. Last night in
Munich, we just stayed at her place and I made a little diner and
that my week end in Munich. William invited me to his place near
Roseheim, and was about where I needed to go so I went there on
Tuesday. With a bit of luck, I found the place without loosing myself
to much ! Later on we went to one of his friend place to take a beer
and have a good chat with them. I slept on a nice couch outside on
his balcony, slept so well. I decided to stay another day, mostly
done some internet stuff, tried couch surfing but honestly its hard
for me to use it since practically everyone need a precise date that
I definitely understand. Also it summer season now, vacation time,
most of people leave town for that time so aren't around for the date
I said I was coming around. Anyway I tried but don't thing I will be
able to use it for this trip. After diner, we went to his friend
place again and we watched a episode of Sex in the City.... I Just
can't believe that serie survived 6 seasons.. never saw something so
stupid and boring. A complete waste of time. Went back on the balcony
and slept. Time to say good by to the funny and great William and
head down south to Austria.
Back
in the alp's, still at the beginning and wow, splendid view all day
long. My 2 first day in Austria was sunny but really cold... its
July, cold? Am not on top of mountain, im down in the valley...
anyway will see. Bad start today, I went black camping and for the
first time in 4 month, went I came out of my place, a old stupid
farmer saw me and went mad straight away. Good thing one of is
retarded son was talking a bit of English. He asked me a few
question, and he was starting to look in my stuff, I shout hey hey,
he raised is hand on my, I looked in his eye and told him go on hit
me, him not your son, I will hit back. ( sure he didn't translate
that) anyway he didn't hit. Doesn't happen often but that one am sure
I would have jump on him and hit till he get unconscious. So gave him
10 euro to make him shut the f.. up and I went in the mountain. The
Grobglockner mountain to mention is name, I saw lot of bike going up,
and even without bag, they were going slow slow. Took me 4 hours to
reach the top. Nop I didnt go all the 3798 meter, I made it to 2505
meter that were you can get on the other side to reach Lienz. Good
thing I didnt have to go all the way up, I would never have made it,
I was more then death after those 2505 meter, my leg were shaking,
made myself a cup of coffee, was kinda cold up there and started to
go down, but add to climb a bit more before It finally went down hill
till I reach the campsite. First one first will be the good one. I
meet on my wait up, philippe and Barbara, 2 french living in
viet-nam, they were on a holiday in austria and invited me to there
place, so next year, I got a stop to make in HaNoi.
8
pm I was sleeping...
after
a day off, I went back on the road, and even if the road was good,
and it was a brilliant weather, I still had a bad day doing stupid
unthinking thing, nothing bad just little road mistake like my brain
was completely off. I was actually lost in it and was thinking about
other stuff then the road. Think am in a depressing week.. Should be
better next week.
Here
I am in Slovenia after a little 30 km in Italia were the cyclist road
were perfect, new. They used a old railway to make it, it reach the
border of slovenia and that where it disappear, but after a wild I
found a good one again, but didnt stay for long. Found a nice place
to take a break near a little river, but not good for camping, to
much people around, so I went a bit further. 2 km further and found
one with view on that river and on the mountain. I was back black
camping, I love it at least we can sleep, camping are full of family,
and youngsters making lot of noise, evening and morning.
My
second day, lets reach LjublJana, it say about 50 kilo, that high way
so let but about 80 kilo max, not to bad. But o well I was wrong
again, 3 times I got in some Death end when I was following cyclist
road... and how often I found myself on road bicycle where not aloud.
Had to come back a few time cause of that. Lot of town where like
that, easy way in but good luck getting out. Jesenice was the worst
looking town, just an industrial town, big factory, ugly building ect
and Kranj was the worst to bike thought. once in Ljubljana, well just
ad to find the camp site that was on my map. Didn't took me that
long. But once there, I add a lovely surprise, she asked me 12.50
Euro a night... whoa, Slovenia is expensive, the cote d'Azur was
cheaper then that, actually about 95% of place I been to were cheaper
then here. Anyway 120km with 30 degres celcius, my head was worst
then after a hang over. I ain't gonna go look for a cheaper one, not
even sure there one.
Got
in bed by 8 and was sleeping for sure at 8h30. Only got up at 9 in
the morning.
Friday
after laundry, I went do my tourist in town, looked around, walked
everywhere and came back for diner and went take a beer at the bar.
That about it. Saturday, a bit the same I decided to stay one more
day since the weather was horrible. Still when in town and when I
came back, whoa what a storm, ice cube falling down the sky, I
stopped under a bridge and in about 2 minute, a feet of water was
stuck there. Was funny looking at the car trying to cross it. So well
back to the camp, still raining, got a good warm shower and will go
make a good hot cup of coffee once this battery will be full,
probably gonna watch a movie tonight. Well for cheap vacation I
definitely don't suggest Slovenia, everything is more expensive then
France, made a difference with food price and I was stun, was so
talking to myself in the supermarket. Even postcard where 10p more
then Germany. Really that Euro thing might be good for resident of
some country but for traveller from outside, its a pain in the ass.
Croatia is not under the Euro yet, will see how thing there.
