budapest!

I am on my way to the airport headed for budapest! the biking is done because it is just too small. I am so bummed as i never enjoyed cycling so much as when i went from zurich to chiavari!
I am excited though. the sziget festival has all my favorite djs AND bands. I will also have work and a place to stay...still i have no idea what to expect!

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so ahhh...

yeah, just had a fight with 8 or so Italians...just me and dan. the fact that we fought them off is pretty fucking hilarious and pathetic for them...I've never seen an 8 vs 2 fight turn out well for the two....fuckyou italian meatheaded dumbshit mommas boys!!!!

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good shit

so I've been working hard on my "vacation" updates coming soon, but here's a pic of a cd i found in the equivalent of a truck stop off an italian highway. i think its their best shit!

Sziget Festival

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sziget_Festival
get yer ass here!!! flogging molly, gogol, 2 many dj's...dude thats enough right there!!!
BUDAPEST!!

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life is good...

...sprained ankle but up til now i've been doing 1hr swims. im getting tan and ripped and now lafuga is hiring ne for a chiavari to venice to bergamot to geneva to alp d'huez stint!! ahhhhhh

Total like Tuscan like surf competition, whoaa bra!

No, I didn't enter it, but my bud alex did and he won it...

fucking shit on the lens! Well anyways I believe those are the appenines...

Alex's mom, his buddy kevin and alex in the middle.

Oh! So you want a camera fight!!??!

ze Franch expeeree-ents!

I was commenting on how tiny this pickup "truck" was...then the police municipale noticed me...And they wanted in!

So...I've had no internal or external dialogue about France before my trip except that a friend is living in Paris and another friend recommended Brittany area (Brittany Grey is great salt btw). So without any mental preparations conscious or otherwise, including a lack of geographical knowledge of the area I went on the trip. And France was somewhat of a change, as I can't really say it was a "shock" because it wasn't like going from say Russia to Thailand. However first thing I noticed wast he trains were on time and much fancier/techie/cleaner than the Italian ones. The ticket checkers on board seemed to have a corporate dress policy as hip casual. Some looked like straight up hipsters with some minor hat or pin that said SNCF.

The architecture was much more intricate with more detailed iron railings and much more carving in the stone/walls/facade's/etc. Colorwise it is much more drab. Everything is a shade of a very similar tannish-brown. Italy is much more colorful!

I think where France really excels though is the fact that most of the women are topless on the beach...So knowing this...in summer what the hell is the point of doing anything else in France!
Their attitude is either of welcoming friendliness or they wear a permanent frown/scowling face that one has to chip away at just to have a conversation.

French food...I tried foie gras and steak tartar...both good, however foie gras is pretty evil. The rest of French food is filled with dairy so it was a little tough negotiation that. Otherwise they have a ton of pasta dishes as well.

The French noses which although not necessarily or always large have prominent shapes to their schnozzes.

Overall, do I like France? I like the beach, and it is extremely pretty there. However I can't say I've had enough time there to give a solid yes or no. I would like to explore the beaches more though.