Donnerstag, August 10, 2006
The Seven Days of Yesterday
The past week, ending a few days ago, that is, was a week full of yesterdays. I lived every single day to the fullest and all of them were incredible in their own ways - yet, it seemed as if time went much too quickly during those seven days. They were all their own history before they had finished, but that in very positive ways.
On Tuesday I went to Hamburg with Val and his brother. A day of walking around the city. About 2 1/2 hours on comfortable fast trains that day. But I have already talked about Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday saw a mini-trip to Luxembourg to meet up with Ellie and Meredith there for about, hmm, 26 or 27 hours? 13 hours on trains those days. People kept giving me strange looks while I was on the train, and I never figured out why. Maybe it was the expression on my face - I was tired from the day before, yet wild with anticipation of arriving in Luxembourg. The time I spent there was marvellous and could be explained using many big words. Mostly, it was very random, and more words would not do it justice. I arrived back home just after eleven in the evening.
Friday and Saturday was a small, hmm, "social experiment" of our Hannover post-UWC group and a bottle of Absinth. Again, two very intense days. We did not actually manage to fulfill the tasks that we had set ourselves, and the bottle was done before the first day was even over (admittedly, we did start early). On Saturday Val joined us for a bit of sightseeing. The "A-Days" being concluded, Val and me walked around a little more and stayed up talking for a long time - with his very early train the next morning being maybe the best reason to eventually go to bed.
Sunday, after bringing Val to the train station, I got ready to drive down south with my mum to visit relatives for two days. The first time I drove on the highway for more than just a few kilometres. A lot of talking, exchanging stories, family news etc. All very interesting again, but tiring - by now it had been nearly a week filled with travelling or excitement of other kinds. When we got back Monday evening, I was glad to have a week of calm evenings ahead of me ;) .
Now it is Thursday, and I am about to repeat what I have just come back from. Tomorrow I will meet a friend from Scotland. Then I will go north to a UWC meeting, stay for the weekend. Probably I will go up north again on Monday to visit my grandmother. It looks like I have no lack of excitement to complain about :) .
Current Music: The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me
On Tuesday I went to Hamburg with Val and his brother. A day of walking around the city. About 2 1/2 hours on comfortable fast trains that day. But I have already talked about Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday saw a mini-trip to Luxembourg to meet up with Ellie and Meredith there for about, hmm, 26 or 27 hours? 13 hours on trains those days. People kept giving me strange looks while I was on the train, and I never figured out why. Maybe it was the expression on my face - I was tired from the day before, yet wild with anticipation of arriving in Luxembourg. The time I spent there was marvellous and could be explained using many big words. Mostly, it was very random, and more words would not do it justice. I arrived back home just after eleven in the evening.
Friday and Saturday was a small, hmm, "social experiment" of our Hannover post-UWC group and a bottle of Absinth. Again, two very intense days. We did not actually manage to fulfill the tasks that we had set ourselves, and the bottle was done before the first day was even over (admittedly, we did start early). On Saturday Val joined us for a bit of sightseeing. The "A-Days" being concluded, Val and me walked around a little more and stayed up talking for a long time - with his very early train the next morning being maybe the best reason to eventually go to bed.
Sunday, after bringing Val to the train station, I got ready to drive down south with my mum to visit relatives for two days. The first time I drove on the highway for more than just a few kilometres. A lot of talking, exchanging stories, family news etc. All very interesting again, but tiring - by now it had been nearly a week filled with travelling or excitement of other kinds. When we got back Monday evening, I was glad to have a week of calm evenings ahead of me ;) .
Now it is Thursday, and I am about to repeat what I have just come back from. Tomorrow I will meet a friend from Scotland. Then I will go north to a UWC meeting, stay for the weekend. Probably I will go up north again on Monday to visit my grandmother. It looks like I have no lack of excitement to complain about :) .
Current Music: The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me
# posted by derniko : 23:35
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That seems like really good visit..I got some visitors this year too..And indeed it feels good to have flashbacks..
pretty pictures,pretty pictures :D
you still haven't told me about the Absinth session in detail btw. So, whenever you are back and online, we shall talk. skype this time, and no Ben around ;)
you still haven't told me about the Absinth session in detail btw. So, whenever you are back and online, we shall talk. skype this time, and no Ben around ;)
Nikolino, your hair is wonderfully long:D I love it! Now that you have developed a life style of non-stop travelling you should drop by in Helsinki to visit me:D I am moving soon, going to study devt.studies, politics, lat.american studies, etc. I'm excited to hear you're keeping yourself busy. Take care!
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