Lovely, lovely
I had the lovely experience of having a whole hostel room to myself last night. Ahhhhhhh. AND a double bed. AND quiet. Quite luxurious.
This is to say: I left the other hostel I was in. There were a host of problems there, which mostly don't bear reliving by writing about them, but which bear me saying that I really don't like sharing rooms with Eastern Europeans. Out of the 10 or so that I've shared with, only one was respectful of the other people in the room. I'm sure there are considerate Easterns Euros out there -- I've just only come across one (though, I think he had a crush on me...), which leads me to think that only 1 in 10 are good travellers.
But I digress into unpleasant memories.
Today, I fly to Newcastle and then bus/train it (whichever is cheaper) to Manchester, where I will spend several days, and then probably on to London.
I never made it back to the Ulster Museum yesterday, which I lament. Yet, I enjoyed the little time I was able to spend there, so that's a nice thing. I did return to the Crown Liquor Saloon last night, for another very lovely pint of Guinness. I didn't run into the fellow I met a few days ago, but I just relaxed and almost finished reading Crytponomicon.
And because someone commented on it in an email to me, I'll mention that my ankle is getting better. I'm still worried that a bone seems to be in a rather different position than the same bone on my left foot, but I can generally walk normally (and far) and I'm starting to entertain notions of wearing my dance shoes and dancing. So, a very good thing. There is still swelling, of a variety of levels, but it doesn't generally impair my ability to walk. The exercises the doc in Glasgow recommended have helped, as have walking around without using the brace I used for weeks.
So. Time to respond to some emails and then find some lunch before getting on another jet plane. Isn't The Who from Manchester? Which means there ought to be several musically-inclined tours there (like Liverpool).
Of course, there is also the Man United museum to visit. It would be beyond ultimately cool to be able to see a game.
This is to say: I left the other hostel I was in. There were a host of problems there, which mostly don't bear reliving by writing about them, but which bear me saying that I really don't like sharing rooms with Eastern Europeans. Out of the 10 or so that I've shared with, only one was respectful of the other people in the room. I'm sure there are considerate Easterns Euros out there -- I've just only come across one (though, I think he had a crush on me...), which leads me to think that only 1 in 10 are good travellers.
But I digress into unpleasant memories.
Today, I fly to Newcastle and then bus/train it (whichever is cheaper) to Manchester, where I will spend several days, and then probably on to London.
I never made it back to the Ulster Museum yesterday, which I lament. Yet, I enjoyed the little time I was able to spend there, so that's a nice thing. I did return to the Crown Liquor Saloon last night, for another very lovely pint of Guinness. I didn't run into the fellow I met a few days ago, but I just relaxed and almost finished reading Crytponomicon.
And because someone commented on it in an email to me, I'll mention that my ankle is getting better. I'm still worried that a bone seems to be in a rather different position than the same bone on my left foot, but I can generally walk normally (and far) and I'm starting to entertain notions of wearing my dance shoes and dancing. So, a very good thing. There is still swelling, of a variety of levels, but it doesn't generally impair my ability to walk. The exercises the doc in Glasgow recommended have helped, as have walking around without using the brace I used for weeks.
So. Time to respond to some emails and then find some lunch before getting on another jet plane. Isn't The Who from Manchester? Which means there ought to be several musically-inclined tours there (like Liverpool).
Of course, there is also the Man United museum to visit. It would be beyond ultimately cool to be able to see a game.
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