Sydney bound in Melbourne
Trip Start
Oct 08, 2007
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53
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Trip End
Dec 16, 2008
Melbourne,
Australia
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Brunswick street is the main drag of Fitzroy, a trendy hood in Melbourn right on the edge between alternative and mainstream. It reminds me of Melrose Place, Avenue A and Shoreditch, all at the same time. It is a long row of two story town houses with live-in quarters upstairs and fashion shops, restaurants, and coffee stores on the first floor - one after another, block after block. Cars and bikes cruse along the street
Federation Square
. The place is vibrant with people having brunch, or looking for one. How I miss those long brunches with friends in the Village....I've noticed that cities make me feel lonely. The bigger the city, the lonelier I feel. Life in the countryside is simple, close to nature. You can be totally alone on a hilltop and wouldn't feel lonely. Just the opposite - you feels one with nature...or at least I do. Cities on the other hand are all about going out and meeting people - for brunch, for dinner, for drink, for coffee, for movie, for walk in the park.... And meeting people usually involves having conversations - about who you met, what you did/thought/felt, what you are planning to do tonight/next weekend/with your life. No friends - no conversations. Even people watching is not as much fun. You can't share neither your nasty nor your naughty comments. You just sit there, having your coffee, contemplating between two choices: either engage yourself with something totally absorbing (like updating your blog) which limits your chances of striking a random conversation with the stranger sitting on the table next to you, or just sit there, looking like someone who is, hum, trying to pick a conversation. And who the hell wants to talk to someone who is just sitting there useless, trying to pick a conversation. Everyone wants to speak to someone interesting, illuminated, charming, purposeful..
Sky skraper
. or at leas I do. Those people are too God damn busy with their life to be picking a small talk with tourists. Catch 22. Flying to Sydney in 2 days! Can't wait really, although I'm sure I'll be sorry I didn't check out the Melbourne museum (totally do-able alone) as soon as I get on that plane. I need to get going. Go for a run or something. Totally wired after those coffees.
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