Author's Notes/Other Thoughts, 04-06 June 2004

04 June 2004 (04 April 2008)

• Ran into Luke again today, at the post office. We made some small talk, then went our separate ways.
• Alyssa tried on her Audrey Hepburn hat at the station, and pulled it off fairly well.
• Considering the fact that I didn't end up turning in some of my homework until October, I kind of wished I had gone on the sleeper train. Oh well.
• One of my drinks was made with Smirnoff, and the other used house vodka, and it was not hard at all to tell the difference.

05 June 2004 (04 April 2008)

• I actually had two days left on my rail pass at this point. If I had had any money left (which I didn't), and if my plane ticket hadn't been for the next day (it was), it would have been nice to get some side trips in.
• Trains have more legroom than planes, but only if there isn't anybody sitting across from you.
• I am very glad that I don't get plane/train/carsick by reading on the go... even if your seat is comfortable, eight hours is a long time to be stuck in a vehicle.

06 June 2004 (07 April 2008)

• Turns out the other folk on my flight would have been willing to take the lighters for me. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that was an option, and wasn't sure where they were during my "interrogation" anyways. Oh well. I think I gave the last one to one of my younger brothers as a souvenir.
• Hmmm... "souvenir" looks like a French word. I wonder what it actually translates as? [ed: according to Babelfish, it means "to remember"]
• Gotta love traveling with the sun. I flew for 10 hours, and landed two hours after I left.
• Jet lag sucks going this way too. It was only about 16:30 local time when I landed, but that was after midnight London time, so I feel asleep for most of the ride home. I managed to sleep a good 13 hours or so that night, but had trouble sleeping through the night for a few months after that.
• It was kind of odd having to fill out an immigration form to get back into my own country. Luckily, it was a much quicker process than actual immigrants have to go through.
• As much as I loved the trip, it's a good thing I came home when I did... I had right about $4.00 left in my bank account.