dimanche 28 juin 2009
lundi 18 mai 2009
Day 417
samedi 16 mai 2009
Day 415
mardi 12 mai 2009
Day 411
lundi 11 mai 2009
Day 410
vendredi 8 mai 2009
Day 407
Almost youloulou, but for now: Ale Betchka!
mercredi 6 mai 2009
Day 405
Je m'ennuie de la maison. Surtout quand je ne comprends plus rien dans mes histoires de trains. Et là, je ne savais plus quelle date j'etais donc j'ai pris le train Amsterdam-Berlin comme je fais normalement. Premier probleme: la petite controleuse me fais debarquer au prochain stop car ma passe a expirerait hier... Deuxieme truc: la dame d'Amsterdam ne m'a pas imprimé l'itineraire pour aller à Berlin, mais plutôt à Hamburg... Donc grosse confusion, je reste prise 2 hrs dans une ville inconnue des Pays-bas où tout le monde parle une langue si étrange. Surtout que je m'étais bien habituée à ne parler qu'en Français suite à une semaine en France, notre terre patrie! He-heum!
Well, I met that cold man who really didn't care about my life story and all. The only ticket he found for me, to go to Berlin, was 97,20Euro. No way he was going to try to find me an other possibility... I was crying like a baby. In my head was like: What the fuck am I doing here while I could be home with moooomy? Why am I in a city I cant pronounce the name, at 7am, waiting for a good idea to come out from the rain?
So then I thought about buses, should be longer but cheaper right! Came back to the old man, still very cold and all. Asked him about international buses or anything like that : "No no there is nothing else. No."
So, one global pass for unlimited train journeys within one month cost 400Euro, while Small city to Berlin is 100... The worst was the train itself. If at least it was a nice TGV, super fast and top modern... No.
I spent 2 days here, in Berlin, then back to Poland for the weekend. From there I'll take a plane to London. I.ll stay there untill the 17th and then! All that story will be over. London, Pret a Manger, Proud, Camden, Pubs, clubs, trains, Europe, weird langages, everything will be finish...
Je sais pas, ca me fait tout drôle on dirait de penser à ça. C'est fucké tout simplement.
dimanche 3 mai 2009
Day 402
Paris was great! I went to the protestes of the 1rst of May, fête des travailleurs. Workers unions, students associations and minority groups were there to say one thing to the governements; we dont want to pay for the capitalism mystake, for the final crisis. It was sunny, people where playing music and percussions, some others were doind BBQ, well, a very nice event!
Before Paris I was in Marseille, really nice place too! I think a start loving France!
The best was absolutly to hear and read french everywhere all the time! I walk in the street and I understand everything! Wow haha
From Rome to Marseille I had 2hrs to wait between trains in Nice. I walked to the sea, with the sun and MY language everywhere, I had goosebumps and everything!
A bit on a rush now, but I'll try to give news more often, Promis Maman :)
lundi 27 avril 2009
Day 396
I know I might be a bit exausted now and unhappy about the train I missed for Marseille (because I went to the wrong train station, and it took me too long to find 1. the information center 2. sorry, the TRAIN information center 3.the ticket office to talk with someone, not only machines 4. Ah! The INTERnational train tickets office...) and now I have to wait till 11pm (instead of 6)... So i will loose one day to visit Marseille and arg! I am not in a good mood now!
Oh and the internet cafe here is creepy! 3 indians guys are working here. They asked for my id, to use a computer là! So I gave them an old student card, and the guy thought UQAM was my country of residence... Anyway. The worst is the internet connection, it is shutting all the time grrr...
And the cerise sur le sunday caliss! Marta just told me that Grzechu is now living with Ola! Can you fucking believe it! Me, I dont want to! No Grzechu no!
Ok ok, I am going outside chilling out bit.
Desole pour les mots vulgaires, ca m'aide a faire passer ma rage parfois...
Ciao!
dimanche 26 avril 2009
Day 395
He was dressed in Gold and he canonnized 4 italians and 1 portuguese as Saints. something like that. Was very interesting yes!
So, Im in Rome et je suis hebergee chez mon oncle, au couvent des Servites de Marie. We visited churches, the Colosseo and the Pantheon.
Im exausted and Im going to Marseille tomorrow, that means an other night train where I wont be able to sleep too well cause I break my back...
Je suis de retour a Montreal ben vite! Je pourrais conter les jours, mais je me garde une petite reserve, ca risquerait trop de freiner mon elan en Europe et m'empecher d'apprecier pleinement toutes les belles choses que je vois!
mercredi 22 avril 2009
Day 391
Today is my last full day with Myriam :(
Croatia was very nice, beautiful, and people were helpfull mostly when Mimi was trying to speak croatian with her dictionnary. But to be honnest, a week was a bit too long. We were not in the high touristic season so most of the time we've been fucked with the ferries schedules, same for the buses. Having a car to travel around here would have been the best option!
We are now in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, host of the '89 Olympics game and center point of the begening of World War I( Franz Ferdinand and his Wife Sofia were killed here). Yesterday we spent the day in Mostar (old bridge in their language) capital of Herzegovina AND capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Makes sense?
We visited both Old Towns and got the same impression: everything was nice and made for the tourists. But walking around, far from the old town was nicer, but sadder as well. I don't know, it's weird to think that we were young kids while, here, they were in war. We can still see the damages to houses and buildings and everything. Mostar was the worst I think. The old bridge was the ''connection between Orient and Occident'' so it had a huge sybolism when it was bombed in '92. Now completly rebuilt, it is part of the UNESCO Heritage and so on, so you can imagine its beatiful, and full of kiosks selling all the same crap. But once out of there, its different, a bit scary even. So poor and its looks so old with the partly destroyed buildings. Sarajevo is a bit better about that, but still...
Today Mimi and I were visiting the city when we suddently needed to pee :) So what we did, we went to the Holidays INN in front of us. The yellow and brown walls gave a very 80's look haha, even the entrance was... wow. But in fact this hotel was the last place bombed here because all the journalists seeked shelter there. Anyway, was nice.
Mimi bought a new mobile yesterday in Mostar, because she forgot hers in Split, Croatia. We went to an internet coffee right before taking our ferry for an small island. The minute we sat down, she realized she forgot it at the coffee, but it was like 5 min. too late, the boat wasn't going to wait for her while she run for her phone... But yes, its funny to buy an second hand phone to a weird guy who doesn't really speak english. The best was to buy the SIM card and then try to activate the mobile! Because obviously it wasn't writtin in english and the machine-lady talking on the phone at first spoke only serbo-croatian or something. Ale Betchka! ...
I got more pictures and videos, but its gonna be for an other day. Can't do everything at the same time! :)
Hvala! (Thank you ;) )
samedi 18 avril 2009
Day 387
Juju, Zul, was sleeping 2hrs on a platform of a train station. Then she walked around because she was too cold and had to wait 4 more hours for her next train, to finally realize there was a safe and warm spot indoor the station... ZUL! But she wasnt alone sleeping there! Clever zul!
Justine with the english look enjoying a Capuccino in Split, Croatia. Merci Mimi pour la belle photo...
vendredi 17 avril 2009
Day 386
It's beautiful, sunny (cold at night while campiing...), locals are nice with us, and we are too happy to be together here!
Dont have too much time, just wanted to say : we are alive and happy!
lundi 13 avril 2009
Day 382
The city, few years ago, made a hole in the middle of Pest, the most modern part of the city if I can say, and they made some fondations. It was suppose to be the futur National Opera. For some reasons, they stoped it and built the National Opera somewhere else. So, there is a big hole in the city where the Budapest Youth goes during the day for a sun bath, and at night because everybody is there, drinking beer or cheap hungarian wine, playing music, or doing some street performances, etc. We went there on friday, twice, and I dont know how to describe that. Ca me rappellait un peu le festival des Mongolfieres, mais c'est plus comme si les ados avaient vieillis un peu! Za Ibista!
I"ve seen the Castle, the old Church, the old Synagogue, the citadel. Was worth it. Today I'm going to the Monument Park. Park where the government post-communism moved all the statues of propaganda out of the city. Only one is remaining in the town, only because its way too big to be move away. So, they put a gate around it, because every once in a while, someone is trowing pretty much anything to it. The hungarian flag under communism had the hammer symbol in the middle of the 3 stripes, and during the revolution poeple were simply cuting a hole in the middle of the flag. The one in front of the Parliament still has it. Quite interresting city yeah!
I'm taking the train this after-noon and 10hrs later, after 2 transfers, I'm gonna meet Mimi en Croatie esti! J'ai hate :)
PS: Je n'ai pas eu de fete a thematique de Paques cette annee, on est simplement sortis pour quelques verres dans les rues vides de budapest car tout le monde etait en famille... Quelqu'un a toujours un des medaillons que j'offrais pour Paques l'an passe? :)
vendredi 10 avril 2009
Day 379
mercredi 8 avril 2009
Day 377
mardi 7 avril 2009
day 376
Here some pictures now yeah!
I made a new friend in a park! Jinkuya to the man who gave me some food!
I made a new friend, Gzachou. His mom wanted me in the family so we dicided to get maried in the train. Thats why Im wearing very posh aluminium jewels!
But it wasnt working, so I went with Michou.
And then with Darek!
And finaly with Grabbash
Guys all went crazy of jalousy! Look at them now!
But Touchka didnt care about that. She was happy with babtcha Janina :)
The wariatchy crew in a silly club
And now only THE wariatka sirenka with the wariat clock of Praha. (Wariat means crazy... by the way haha)
My Sirenka by the river, she felt almost like home!
And final touch, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hffh9bFKVnQ
lundi 6 avril 2009
Day 375
lundi 30 mars 2009
Day 369, foto
Morceau de murailles a Chozczno. Le mur faisait autrefois le tour du village, maintenant que quelques morceaux ont survecus au temps et a la guerre. malheureusement la ville et le gourvenement n'ont pas les moyen de le maintenir en bonne condition...
Greg and Mike, ou Grjechou y Michou
Grabbash et moi avec des tickers du genre: Fuck that, Don't fuck this up, Fuck yeah! etc. Et la main de Darek qui en etampe un sur ma joue...
Ja, Martouchka y Grabbash
Janis Jopplin with the diamond
Au party de Fete du Justyna, de gauche a droite: Darek(ikl a l'air d'un joueur de hockey Tcheck non?), moi un peu contente, Justyna, Francescou (il habite en france mais, a part moi, persone ne sait qu'il ne parle pas francais du tout!), et une autre polonaise, amie de longue date.
My bro Greg and my sista Marta! Happy in the train for 6 hours! :) fuck yeah
Grzesiu (Grjechou) faisant un remake of his first comunion. Better than the original picture!
Day 369
Nous avons passe la fin de semaine a Sczczecin chez leurs amis, Grabbash et Darek. Comme Marta et Greg n'ont pas fait de saut par la depuis longtemps, tous leurs amis de Szczecin sont venu et c'etait comme si je les connaissais depuis super longtemps moi aussi. Je suis comme part of the family now! Tellement qu'ils m'ont appris beaucoup de polonais, pas tout super utile, mais je peux maintenant dire quelque chose comme: je parle un peu polonais. J'ai aussi un profile genre facebook, mais en polonais, y'a pas moyen de changer le truc de langue, mais j'ai deja plusieurs amis yeah! Haha. Mon nom la dessus est Justyna Dokurno (le prenom est la version polonaise du mien, et le nom de famile est celui de Martouchka et Gzechou. :)
On passe 3 jours ici, Marta et moi reprenons le train jusqu'a Choczcszno, c'est-a-dire un autre 6hrs de nuit assises entre 2 inconnus qui prennent toute la place... Ensuite le plan etait de rester avec ses grand-mere, mais peut-etre allons nous modifier un peu l'itineraire pour refaire un tour chez Grabbash et Darek. On voudrait retourner au meme club que samedi passe, danser sur du Drum'n bass jusqu'a 5am yeah! Moi ca me faisait penser aux cliches des clubs Tcheck dans les films americains a Prague, ou meme au meme genre de cliche mais a Berlin.
Ah puis le cliche de la Vodka (Wódka) en Pologne c'est surtout parce que tous les autres spirits coutent 2 et 3 fois plus cher! Meme avec nos Pounds qui nous rendent riches ici, Martouchka et moi avons opte pour ca...!
vendredi 27 mars 2009
Day 366
Still haven't try to put pictures on a computer, but I start having a lot of cool pictures yes!
Marta and I are now it Csezczin (or something like that). Some of her old friends are hosting us and her friend Mike came with us. He livend in London for a year but he had problems with his back so he went back to his little city, Chosczno (or something like that yeah). He brought us to play badminton 2 days ago (my arm is still painfull!) where we met his other friend Lech, a raqueton champion! It's basicly competitions of badminton, tennis and squash. I saw his playing badminton and he is a master! Then yesterday Mike took us to the swimming pool, where there was the biggest and most boring water slide I've seen in my life! haha Was cool though!
Otherwise, I don't know. I like being here. It's a bit sad though, because you can walk in the streets and see that Poland is poor. Nothing like starving kids beging money in the streets, but the big buildings they made after WW II give a strange look at the place.
Well anyway, food's ready! :)
mardi 24 mars 2009
Day 363
Im now using the computer of Marta's best friend's brother... yes haha we came here to visit Marta's best friend's parents while this girl, also named Marta, is in Dublin... Long and funny story!
We stay with Marta's grandma, and her mother came as well, to cook and so on. Food's awesome, her family is cool, but god, no one here's speak english nor french! And I only know how to say: hello thank you yes motherfucker fuck its fucking good goodbye... Anyways. Haha! Her grandmothers solved the problem, they talk to me in polish. When they see I don't understand, they repeat slower. Obviously I still don't understand so they try with signs... not always easy... So we finaly go get Marta to translate!
We stay in this small town till friday and then will go back to Czeczcin (the city with the lovely guy at the airport). Most of Marta's friend are now living their cause honnestly, there is not much to do in this town... We'll spend the weekend there, then we'll go to Warsow to visit Greg, Marta's brother (he used to lived in London so I met him quit often). After that I think we'll come back to her grandma's, for more polish food :) I like cabbage with meat wrapped in a kind of pasta! And hareng's salads are so tasty! Menoum
Weather is shit... It was already summer in London, for 2 weeks I haven't seen any rain, only sun, wind, sun sun sun! I spent so many days outdoor in any parks wiyth my sunglasses, and now that I am in holidays... rain, snow, rain, wind, minus 2... I guess it could be worst... hu hum...
Marta just told me that we gonna go swimming tomorrow, hopefully in a indoor pool! Youloulou!