a rambling of sorts

hrm, lets see what has happened since i last wrote...

the day before last we wandered toward the beach. it was the bluest more beautiful water i have ever seen in my life! i was truly amazed! we sad by the water but it was a little chilly out. we didnt do much more than that and wandered through the little old town and got some coffee. actually, while on the beach we found yet another armenian! it is so funny when that happens because we end up kind of eyeing them, questioning whether they are or not, and then there is eye contact made too many times until someone just gives in and starts talking. haha, its always a funny interaction. the guy was in a speedo and squatted down in front of us to chat. ahhh, so strange. we ate dinner here again that night, this time is was pork ribs and potato wedges and salad. all very good and fresh. ahh, its been a luxury buying a hot and wonderful dinner here for cheap.

yesterday we wandered back down to the beach with the plan of swimming. the weather said it wouldnt rain and should be nice out. we neglected to think too hard about that the weather said wind. wow, was there wind. we didnt stick around the beach for too long. literally felt as though we were going to be blown over when standing. the waves were crazy though and i wanted to be in them. it is funny because when we are wandering in town we always take care to look both ways before crossing the streets when the streets are always one way. it was the same in barcelona. it seems everywhere we go the streets are all one way. it makes me crazy enough for them to be one way only downtown at home! for them all to be one way would make me nuts. only when driving though... being pedestrians it only makes it easier. though we feel silly everytime we look both ways... but it just doesnt feel safe not to.

weve met lots of people here, but it seems most everyone is canadian, almost everyone else is american, and then a good number of australians as well. backpacking is really not such a novel idea at all, there are so many people here! and it is odd to me the crowd we encounter sometimes - people who are only looking to be drunk every night. i dont quite understand traveling all this way to do the same thing they probably do every night at home. sometimes i am confused why they are here and they seem oblivious to all the culture and interesting things around you to take in. just an observation... not meant to judge but it just makes me curious all the same. like the pub crawls you will find in every large city - a cheap way for american tourists to get drunk quick in bars that are set up just for that... i just dont understand it. i wouldnt want to hop from bar to bar with lots of other americans when i am in a city ive never seen with so many other people to meet and so much else going on in it.

yesterday was sunday and all the stores were closed. it weirds me out everytime. at home stores often close a little early - early being 9 oclock - on sundays. but here, everything is just closed. and by here i mean all the cities we visit. its so strange because i am not used to it. i remember once we had a hard time finding food because we didnt factor in that it was sunday and nothing would be open.

i dont think we are going to be stopping in geneva any longer, unfortunately, but tomoro we will head to zurich. we will be there for almost a week. then we head to greece. i am excited to be on the island of santorini and just relax. it should, and will hopefully, be warm. we will swim and sleep. i am looking forward to doing nothing, haha.

much love,
adrienne