Tag Archives: rest 🛏️
Daniil Kharms never did this
This post is about the Bridge Of Lies in Sibiu. And about getting drunk in a cool bar whose name I forget. And about Daniil Kharms. Being sophisticated was cool but exhausting. In my case it involved considerate amounts of alcohol. And so I woke up late, had some breakfast, and did my laundry. Then […]
sophisticated
This post is about a visit to the Sibiu International Theater Festival. I walk around in the old town and see a few installations. I was staying in a hostel in the center of Sibiu. It was located next to one bar and on top of another. There were cool and beautiful people everywhere; people […]
a T-Rex called Climate Change
This post is about getting a rabies shot in Alba Julia. I take long taxi rides and watch Jurassic World Dominion, which doesn’t impress me. I had spent the evening and part of the night before drinking with another patron of the guesthouse. Nobody needed to worry about rabies, he had told me. Why was […]
and no volcano
This post is about getting a rabies shot in Vulcan. I am lucky to find rides with Ninel and Remus. And no, Vulcan does not have a volcano. Today was the date of my second rabies vaccination. I was deep in the mountains, and I had to somehow get to a hospital. where to get […]
distance to wallet
This post is about getting a rabies shot in Târgu Jiu. When I arrive at the hospital I realize that I forgot to take my wallet. The bites themselves weren’t bad at all. I had washed them in the bathroom of the Tara Restaurant, and when the management got wind of what had happened, they […]
dog attack
This post is about a dog attack in Rânca. I get surrounded by a pack of feral dogs, get bitten in both legs, and use my pepper spray on them. They came for me on the afternoon of the second day. hooligans The clouds had been dark and heavy, and I had been spending my […]
anxiety
This post is about a day of anxiety in Novaci. I worry about the road through the mountains and about bears. I was so nervous. Several times within the last few weeks I had woken up in the middle of the night not knowing where I was. It always took me a little while to […]
pineapple pants
This post is about a few days of wearing pineapple pants at a pool. I try to get rid of some anxiety, but the worry about the road is real. The village guesthouse was quite nice. It even had a pool. And it turned out that I was more or less the only guest, at […]
God’s Bridge
This post is about God’s Bridge in Ponoarele. It’s a natural bridge that used to be part of a cave, and there’s a cave next to it. When I woke up I could hardly move. Even just taking the stairs in the guest house felt difficult. Everything hurt. sore But I needed to get some […]
sideboob
This post is about a visit to the Severin Fortress in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. It’s from the 13th century, and there isn’t much left of it. Drobeta-Turnu Severin had an odd name. It was as if the town couldn’t decide which name to use and went with the hyphen. the name Apparently, this was the doing […]
hello from the other side
This post is about a visit to the Iron Gates Region Museum. I see a model of Trajan’s Bridge, and I have a conversation about Ceaușescu. It seemed as though the question of how to cross the Carpathian mountains was going to be a tough one. I had started asking random people what road to […]
I like macarons
This post is about an idle day in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. I buy a few SIM cards, then I have some fancy food near the water tower. I woke up clean on a bed in a hotel room. The hotel was very big, with long corridors, a large foyer, and a bunch of flags on top […]
Bojan’s Base
This post is about a few lazy days at the Base Camp For Adventurers in Negotin. I hang out with Bojan and his family, and I play with Ralph. I spent the whole day at Bojan’s place, the Base Camp For Adventurers. Well, actually I spent two days there. And I would have loved to […]
copper and gold
This post is about an attempted visit to the copper mine in Bor. I get rejected at the gate and walk around in the surroundings of the mine. When someone told me that they were a lot of Chinese people in Bor, I just nodded. I could see them everywhere I went. In the restaurants, […]
is it hops?
This post is about having some Zaječarsko beer in Zaječar. I also try to visit the brewery, but I only get as far as the gate. The whole town smells like beer. Or rather: it depends on how the wind blows. Sometimes there is nothing, and then at other times there’s a strong smell of […]
the party
This post is about a party in Knjaževac. There is a lot of singing and dancing, and I end up drinking too much. I spent most of the day in my room. There was always so much to do: sort my photographs, write up my blog posts, reply to a bunch of emails, etc. flowers […]
the concentration camp they called “Red Cross”
This post is about a visit to the Red Cross Concentration Camp in Niš. I have the rare opportunity to ride a bicycle. After breakfast, Rajko asked me to pick a bicycle. He wanted to take me to the Red Cross Concentration Camp in Niš. It was called “Red Cross” because when Nazi Germany built […]
the cyclist
This post is about my friend Rajko the cyclist. I stay with him in Niš, and I play with his dogs until I fall asleep. I am staying with Rajko, a retired technician and cyclist. He reminds me of my old friend Uncle Shen from Ürümqi. Just like Uncle Shen, Rajko also waited until his […]
easter eggs
This post is about an easter egg in Pirot. I take a day off and manage to find some food in a roadside restaurant. I wake up way too early, and for some reason I can’t get back to sleep. So I decide to go downstairs to have breakfast, and then I walk over to […]
Dragoman
This post is about a rest day in Dragoman town in Bulgaria. I wonder about the place name, and some local guys give me an answer. I was still trying to go easy on my knee. Every time I took the stairs I could feel it act up a little, and so I stayed in […]