昨天思前想後，猶豫不決，不知應該去 Sopron，Gyor，抑或 Bratislava。

不知誰給我拿主意，今早買了火車票，去 Bratislava。

上車前到了 Wien 最後一個景點 Belvedere，親眼看到 Gustav Klimt 的 "Der Kuss"，很感動也很滿足。最後在博物館的精品店花光身上所有 AST，奧地利之旅完滿結束。

跑上火車頓感興奮，因為我要去一個完全陌生的國家，Slovakia。

一點也沒想過．．．．．．

First, I found myself taking a wrong train, again. Second time in my trip. I should go to Bratislava HI, which is the main train station at the town centre, while I was going to somewhere outside Bratislava, to the suburb. I didn't realize it until half of the journey! >.< Okay, no big deal, I'd take care of it. I took a bus to Bratislava HI where I thought I could find the BIS tourist centre and got a map or something. Well, they're closed. Okay, so!? I will find the pension myself! Then it started pouring,  not just pouring, it's thunderstorm. Doesn't matter, I got an umbrella. I should take the tram, but I couldn't find the tram station. People are extremely nice, everybody tried to help me though none of them speak English. It seemed that nobody know where the pension is. So I made a call to the pension. The staff, who, I supposed, can't speak English and couldn't understand me actually hang up the phone!! FINE!! I was so pissed I tried to get a bed at other pensions, but they're all full. Damn! Finally I met a girl who can speak German and she brought me on a train. She told me to get off at the middle of nowhere, then according to the instruction in LP I found the pension . So here I am, all soaked and exhausted, cold and hungry. The staff were quite surprised to see me, I guess they thought I couldn't make it, so they didn't clean the room. Right, I could have some food first. Nobody smile in the restaurant, none of them even look friendly. But by the time I finished my meal, the lady behind the bar started to smile at me. And when I got to the room, BOOM! That's sooooo nice! It's big with toilet and shower, clean sheet, a big bed, radio and window!!!!

As I was struggling my way to the pension just now, I've ever had the intention to give up, take the next train and leave this bloody city. But I said to myself that I must not give up. I must stay and explore this city. I dunno where did  the power and courage come from, but they are in my hand now, I will stay till Monday. =)

21/7/01  Bratislava