Somehow, Graffiti in Greek Doesn’t Seem As Bad…

I realize that it has been forever since I’ve written…so basically this is a short hand version. Some of the random things that have stayed in my mind about the past places that I’ve visited! For those of you who enjoy my longer rants, I'm going to try to be better and stay on top of it! Enjoy!

Zagreb:
-Old people like to go up on the mountain in crazy hiking outfits. Is it beneficial to wear socks that go up past your knees in bright colors??
- Good hostel. Stay at Hobo Bear if you are ever in Zagreb

Sarajevo:
- Don’t try to buy one onion because the store owner will yell at out in Bosnian and chase you out of the store…
- The ugliest Holiday Inn in history…yellow and brown and tacky…any right next door to the street that’s nicknamed “Sniper Alee”…
- If you’re going to beg on the streets, learn to cry more realistically (heartless…I know).

Belgrade:
- Don’t stop in the middle of the pedestrian zone to shake someone’s hand or the cops might detain you
- how many guns can we fit inside a castle wall? Only enough that you leave room for the tennis and basketball courts!

Sofia:
- Don’t worry! They don’t dub movies in Bulgaria…oh, except for animated movies because the target audience doesn’t know English yet…
- You can bounce a ball on your head along the side of the road for a living

Thessaloniki:
- Hrmmm…nothing to say.

Athens:
- Meat is always better when you can see the whole animal. There is nothing like walking through a whole building full of pig/chicken/lamb carcasses. I guess I’m just too used to refrigerated meat…how long have these goat innards been hanging sir? Only 7 hours? Perfect! Ripe to perfection!
- Grecian beggars seem to have fewer limbs than those of other Balkan countries.
- who decided that sticky/splatting jelly tomatoes were popular? I can understand the water, umbrellas and postcards being sold…but who decided that jelly tomatoes and other amoebile (yes I know this isn’t a word!) sticky toys would be a popular sell on the Acropolis??

Random travel insight:
- vapor wick socks don’t really work in waterproof shoes…It’s a little hard for your socks to get rid of moisture if your shoes are sealed! How can you deal with this? What is better? Wet feet because of your sweat is trapped inside or wet feet because the gutter/rain water splashed into the mesh or your breathable shoes??

Ciao