So, here I am on an autoroute car-park having spent the night next to the swimming park, I think, in Bludenz. I thought I should get off early as I was taking up 3 parking spaces, a runner having run into my protruding bike on the back of the camper. My first reaction was ‘Is the person alright’, then my reaction was one of indignation like ’anyone could see the bike over the pavement’ and finally I realised that I am the one who should take care of others not hurting themselves. The scene in ‘Philadelphia’ came to mind, just before Tom Hanks goes into Denzel Washington’s office. Denzel Washington is talking to a potential client who has walked into a hole, which was well marked, and has broken his arm. And I thought, hey, the runner is not the one who should look out, I should not park in a dangerous way. It made me think!
But what has happened since Thonon. Well, first of all I want to talk about some of the people I have met on my journey so far.
While I was in Chens sur Léman, marking, another camper came into the area I was parked. I woman got out and set up a chair and so on. I decided to do the neighbourly thing, and went and had a word with her. She had been born and brought up in Morocco, her father was a teacher there, had spent most of her life in Paris and had, five years ago, come to live in Annemasse. She was giving me information about where to camp around the lake when she asked me where I came from due to my accent. I much prefer when a person asks where I come from rather than just saying: “Ah, vous etes anglais!”. Her next question was how long had I lived in France and then if I had taken the nationality. Finally she tells me that she thinks it is good that I had not become French. Bizarre, I thought, until she told me she voted FN!!!!! After that we could not see eye to eye, of course. Finally she just said to me, “Au revoir, monsieur!” and stopped the conversation like that. Later she came and apologised and continued on about nationalism and how he would rather give two people like me a job rather than those pseudo French! I just couldn’t believe it!
After leaving Thonon, I headed for Switzerland and had decided to take the valley of the Rhône up to the glacier. The night was drawing in so I decided to stop on the motorway. As I drove onto the car park I remembered that I had read something about one of the car parks near Sion! This wasn’t the one, but very similar!!
This morning, I decided to leave Bludenz to have breakfast and shower here on the autoroute, well not really here! A couple of men drove up and stopped just outside the window. One got out to ask a question. He came round to the door. Now, just let me remind you that I am going to the Czech Republic and so am heading in the direction of Innsbruck with Switerland and France behind me. This man wanted to know if they were in France and which way they had to go to get to Spain!! Apparently he had just bought the car (bought, I’m not too sure) in Germany and were heading home for Barcelona. He had a scrap of paper with Innsbuck on it. Anyway, I showed him my map, as his friend didn’t believe they were going in the opposite direction and gave him some towns to look out for as well as Mio giving him the distance to Barcelona of 1240 kms! It’s nice to help, but I don’t understand people.
Well, I’m off in the direction of Innsbruck and hope to visit Hitler’s little Eagle’s nest, at least I think that is what he called it, at Berchtesgaden near Salzburg.
Sunday, 5th July, somewhere not far from Linz on my way to Cesky Kumla or something like that, in the Czech Republic. In fact I am in a McDonalds, cause wanted to use the WiFi, but apparently here, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t and today it doesn’t!! It’s not the end of the world though, is it,
These McCafés are great. A really good coffee and even a glass of water if you like, not bad.
Ces derniers jours j’ai été en Allemagne dans la région de Berkdesgarten. Le premier jours ou je suis arrive j’ai visité la ville. Jolie, sans plus et puis je suis allé au lac pas très loin de Koningssee. Joli lac complètement entouré de falaises. Bien sûr on peut visiter le lac en prenant un bateau électrique. Il y a des randonnés mais j’ai pris mon vélo et j’ai fait une petite tour pour mieux voir la vue sur le lac. C’était en fin de journée et il n’y avait pas beaucoup de lumière donc les photos que j’ai prises ne seront pas trop réussies ! On verra. Un couple d’un certain âge, un peu plus que moi, s’est arrêté pour m’aider prendre une photo de moi, je l’ai vue, pas du tout réussi avec mon ventre !! Que faut-il faire pour me débarrasser de ce ventre ? Le lendemain, hier, samedi, je suis allé à Obersalzbert pour visiter une musée sur le Nazisme. En arrivant j’ai payé le parking, il faut toujours payer le parking ! Pas très cher (3€) mais tu paies de partout, et puis je me suis allé voir le musée. Je ne suis pas arrivé car j’ai vu qu’il y avait un bus pour aller visiter le Kerl ???? (The Eagle’s nest) de Hitler mais à 15€ pour un aller et retour je me suis decidé d’y aller à pied. 3h30 plus tard, je suis arrivé, au moins presque… Je suis arrivé au parking des bus et l’ascenseur pour aller en haut ! Après une petite pause, et un café j’ai fait les dernier 174 mètres par le chemin. Tous le long de mon promenade de 3 heures j’ai entendu le tonnerre et en arrivant en haut, les nuages sont venues et il a plu !!! J’ai eu juste le temps de prendre quelques photos avant le déluge! J’étais déjà trempé de la montée je ne voulais pas me retrouvé sous la pluie donc je suis entré et visité le nid ! il y avait un groupe qui faisait un tour donc j’ai eu des renseignements, un visite en anglais, et puis j’ai décidé de manger. Un grand verre de limonade (50cl), une assiette de Wurst, pommes de terres et de saukraut, suivi d’un horrible café (le reste était très bon) moins que lq montée en bus !! Et puis le retour, à pied ! Je n’avais pas prévu de monter à pied donc je n’ étais pas trop bien chaussé, et le retour m’a donné des ampoules sous les plantes de pieds !!!! Ouchhhhhhhh ! That’ll teach me !!! Mais une bonne journée. Je le sens aujourd’hui aux pieds mais j’ai dû me servir des muscles qui n’ont pas l’habitude d’être utilisées ! Mais j’ai toujours mon ventre !!!!
En parant je suis filler sur Linz. En Allemagne le diesel coûte 1,10€, en Autriche entre 0,85 à 1,11 sur les autoroutes. J’ai décidé de prendre du carburant avant de commencer le trajet, et j’ai aussi pris un autostoppeur slovak qui voulait aller à Lichtenstein mais à 20h passé se contentait d’aller à Salzberg. Je l’ai lassé en vlle et continué ma route. Et voilà mes dernière journées ! Je me trouve chez un McDo sans WiFi mais à la prochaine.
No luck with the net, either it doesn’t connect or you have to pay !! Hot spots !
Esperons que le temps va changer pour le mieux, depuis ce matin il pleut et j’ai passé 2 heures en train de visiter cette ville de Cesi K ??? Jolie, un peut comme une Perouges mais dans un méandre d’une rivière entouré d’un coté par une falaise et un château. Encore une fois j’ai pris le déjeuner au resto, ou je suis en ce moment. Jusqu’il y a un moment il y avait un jouesuse de iano dans le restau juste en face. Tranquitl, pas trop de monde, probablement grâce au temps ! Après je vais visiter Tabor et puis filer vers Prague.
Being alone is not the difficult part of this Holiday, the difficult part is seeing everyone else with either one or more !! Perhaps my time will come again ! As I was visiting the gardens of the castle the thought even went through my mind that I wish I were straight, life with someone would be so much easier – well at least to find. Firstly most people assume that you are straight and there are 75% more chance of finding someone. But, I am not, so my lot is caste !
No comments:
Post a Comment