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Nov 10 1999 [Clearwater Beach] Frolida,US Stayed HI-ClearwaterBeach
It was really hard schedule that droped by this small beach town on the half way of from Orland to Miami. I have been planning that rent a car and drive around Frorida. But it seems little difficult that if I am alone, because it
getting cost too much over. But, I didnt want to change the first plan to visit.
Thus I got The Grey Hound and visited Clearwater Beach. The name was really tempting me.
When I got the city, the last bus has gone. I had to get a taxi and go to a hostel where is far from the bus depot. I felt there are lot of old men in the guests who was staying the hostel. So, it was not only in the hostel, but also in the town and on the white sand beach. Next morning I was walking on the beach and felt so. One hour later, I left the small town with small regret.
Nov 7 1999 [Orland] Florida,US
I have missunderstood that was in Miami, when I got Orland International Airport. Because, the view of the airport likes Miami I used to imagened before. I understood that whole Florida is like that, that is why it's not like other states.
The character is there are lots of damps, and strong sun shine. As whole the state like a amusement park.
I checked in the HI Orland Kissme by a taxi. I don't care using taxi, but there is no bus from the airport. The hostel seems to be for visiting the Desney land actually. If I have a girl friend, might take her there.
I spent dull in a day because of was tired and worm with the high humidity. In the evening a Japanese boy checked in the same hostel. We got be cham each
other soon, and went to shopping mall and checked the Nicolas Cages new flick.
I like it!
Next day we left there with a promiss that meet at HI Miami.
Nov 3 1999 [Atlanta] Georgea,US Stayed HI-Atlanta
Atlanta has a useful metro line in the town. It crossed two lines at the center of the down town, and one of the tip reached the Atlanta International Airport.
I got on the train, and went to a station which is the nearest from HI-Atlanta. I couldnt check-in the hostel soonerly when I got there. Because they have a working time and rest.
I was little upset them, but went to find a cafe or something like that because I was really hungry at the time. Finally I understood that is why I was loosing my temper.
I met some Japanese at the hostel and talk about some things.
There were a middle aged man one of them. He told me about his travel. He asked me where was a basket for through out the used toilet paper. But I have never heard like that by the moment.
I re-asked to him what was that? He said he used to be South America, and it is
prohibited flashing the toilet paper there.
Since before I hope to go to South America. Because I met a Scandinabian girl who has traveled around there, at a hostel in San Francisco and I found her funny fashion but cool.
And I have met this guy here and heard some funny stories about South-America.
I have a air-ticket for Mexico. I am sure that go to South America next to Mexico.
I have heard a sound like car accident at the night after everyone got sleep deeply at the dormitory. I was just having a bed that placed corner of the room and I could see outside easily. Two police car was on the cross road.
And there was something near one of the cars. Seemed to a mortorcicle crushed with the police car. Then the officers came to the rider, one of the officer shout something and getting cry hard. I imagined the police men chased the rider and wated him at the corner, but he never stop, crashed and dead. I have just stayed at the hostel in a few days, but so many things happend.
That is also one of the remember of the travel.
Nov 1 1999 [New Orleans] Louisiana,US Stayed HI-New Orleans
I saw a girl who looks a Japanese in the bus which was for New Orleans from Batton Rouge. I think she was aware with I am a Japanese same with her. I have a reason, I was reading a guide book which writen in Japanese and very famouse in Japanese travelers. And she must has watch that from her seat which was not so far from my seat. I didnt remember well which spoke to another first. Anyway, we talked some, and started to find out HI - New Orleans by foot.
I knew she has got mistake that she was insisting that the direction for the hostel. But I didnt care which is collect. We had enough time at the noon. She had a big back pack on her back. Looks heavy. I had just a carry bag with two rollers and a handle. I was not so hard. But she is bigger than me. Looks tough. Also I had a plan at the moment. There are street car that is known by every one, famouse in New Orleans. And same place with our mistaken direction. Fainally, I told her that. She admired her fault, and we got the street car.
On the car, which looks like a small old train, we found out another Japanese guy. He also had a big back pack. He was going to same hostel as we were heading. After check-in we left our laggages in the hostel, and went to see the down town New Orleans.
We had fan the sofisticated sight seening place.
At a cafeteria which is writen that has nice one, on the famouse Japanese guide book, we had a cake and a cup of coffee there.
And at the evening, had raw oyster with beer checking some live music which was not famouse New-Orleans's jazz, though.
She is 27, other guy is 29 and I am 31. We were talking about various things like people who is around 30 years old, wants to talk.
Next morning, I and the guy visited an university for use computer for e-mail. Walked through down a park and antique faniture shops street.
At the place we met an artist who draw interesting picture on 18th centurys old house's door or other stuff. And almost all of the pictures has stories of the christian bible.
At the night, we looked for jazz bar on the famouse Bourbon street, but couldnt nice one. Finally we two guys enterd a strip bar and had fan the nice girls and the show. We pushed all bills we had between their body and lingeries.
I was really looking forword to check the famouse jazz sean of New-Orleans, but I couldn't. I may go to New Orleans some day again.
I left my far coat to the hostel. I don't think need it anymore. Because, I am going down to south where is hot climate.
VIA [Batton Rouge] Louisiana,US
It was just walking for mean while during exchange the buses. I had just a few hours. I visited a musium that is small just like a house, and the name was the Powder Magazine Musium. So, the city Batton Rouge was one of the most important place in the history of the independence of U.S.A. Especially in the war. Now, the view around the musium is very peaceful. It is very hard to imagine the battlefield then. But I could do that from the pictures and the other exibits of the musium.
After the place, I ran and ran to the depot of the Gray Hound. I saw a girl who
looks Japanes, though I was not sure that where she from at the time, at the small depot. She is big, looks hard, had big bag on her back and standing strictly. I was just interested in her at the moment. Anyway, we got on a same bus which was for New Orleans.
Oct 24 1999 [Houston] Texas,US stayed HI-Houston(2days)
When I got the Houstons bus depo of the Gray Hound, there were a lot of Latinos who has cafe skin, Mexican hat and they had a mount of laggages at their around. Also there are so many blacks. Though, everywhere in south part of USA like that.
The HI Huston placed unconvinient, it neccesary to use bus for get there from the city center, in quiet residential area. And looks a comon house. Also the interior was same.
I met a Japanese boy there, too. He speaks English smoothingly, and also knows Spanish a little to his surprise.
I was really interested in him. During we visited the Houston Space Center I had fun his story about his travel.
His story made me want to go to Latin America.
The exhibitions and control center of the HSC are made us fan.
We separated on the way home. I leaved Houston to New Orleans.
I hoped to stay longer with him but the city
didnt atempt me, but it is bigger than Dallas-Fortworth, functional and
modern.
We exchanged our e-mail address and URL.
We can keep in touch each other.
I hope to meet him some other day anywhere in other country besides Japan.
[Waco] Texas,US
Oct 23 1999
It must really was a holyday or Sunday when I visited Fortworth and this small town. Nobody was in the center of the town.
And some families went to outside from some charches at noon.
I have used to watch big city at the time. So, I wanted to check a small town as like as that no one, who living in other state, doesnt know the name, too. I walked on a small rail ways bridge as attentioned front and behind carefully, though the rusty rails looks ruined. As humming a song of the movie " Stand by Me " was really made me feel good.
Oct 23 1999 [Fortworth] Texas,US
I am not sure but it seemed to a holiday when past through the small city. I want to say, there was really quiet in rain. It was just a walking during exchange the buses from Dallas and for Waco. I thought the town has good air, drinking cofee. Thats all.
Oct 22 1999 [Dallas] Texas,US
Dallas, the city is known of J.F.K killed. But, I missed the point. The city looks little quite. So, it seems to past the good time already. As I every time
do, walk and walk around the city, and serched a library for e-mail, but I couldnt that. I didnt understand their southern blackish English, and they didnt do that me worse.
I didnt check in any hotel there, and spend over the night in the depot of the Grey Hound. And next morning, moved to next town, Fortworth by the bus.
Oct 20 1999 [Salt Lake City] Utah,US stayed HI-Salt Lake City(2days)
I met a man who's from Hungary.
We got a rent-a-car and drove around SLC for a day.
We were cought by police man on the high way.
But the police man looked us and our pass port,and he did nothing and leave us.We shouted "Yeah!"
The Hungarian whose name is "Rezso" he can make a "hot-air-baloon" inexpencively
Are you interested in "hot-air-baloon"?
-VIA Portland,Oregon,US-
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