*Cough* *Cough* Hey, I still have a Blog page?!

So I might as well try to utilize this lil ol' space...

I feel bad for those poor bastards

A few weeks ago I was on the Amistad. I saw this on the boat...

Summer-Time

Hello all,
I am well in Koper...well enough. The heat has been the main issue and has really put a damper on my sociability. It is hard to be chatty when you are literally drenched in (your own) sweat. The good news? Today was slightly, slightly less blazing. Is it any wonder why Koper's coat of arms features the sun?

See the evil face and ominously writhing rays of light...clearly a reference to Azathoth. The Old Town is small enough to get anywhere in a few minutes. Which is also just long enough to wither under the unyielding sun. Did I mention how hot it is?

Slovenia has a "café-culture" and Koper is a perfect specimen of this. My wife likes sitting around café's for hours people-watching and enjoying the odd beverage. I, on the other hand, do not enjoy this particular past time. If you are people watching...that means people are watching YOU too! Hundreds, nay, thousands of distant eyes groping across your visage, scouring your countenance, peering into your very soul! EEEK!

But what to drink at on of these establishments? Coffee-based products? Too hot for coffee. Hmm, perhaps an alcoholic beverage? Alcohol is freely available (less so than in Venice I have noted, though)...and ounce for ounce (or deciliter, if you will) beer is the cheapest drink around. a .25 L bottle of Orangina or COCKTA can cost up-wards to 1.5 € while a huge bottle of beer...oh say .50 L bottle costs at most 2.5 € ...you see the ...hiccup...savings!

Flights

Well, both my flights got off without a hitch...and I had an empty row each leg. My hopes of an upgrade were dashed by a bunch of free-loadin' crew members. Food was gawd-offal! But it went quickly and we got there 40 minutes early. The Alps were amazingly clear however my camera was trapped in a overhead bin that was covered by a curtain draiped around the last row so that the crew could sleep...I will try to get a snapshot on the way back.

And whoever thought of building a city in a swamp should be smacked! It is so friggin' hot and muggy it is awful. Mind you the city is pretty...

Made it to Koper and my hopes of it being cool are prety much shot...to give you an idea of just how hot it is...i saw a cat on fire, running down the street...followed by a dog, also on fire!

OK next time involves pics!

This is a test post

I will possibly use this blogsite to document my travails in Koper.