CAIT AROUND THE WORLD

April 6, 2023 — I woke up late and read for most of the morning. A slow day was very much in order and it was nice to lie around and work my way through a book. I haven’t done anything quite like it in some time.

I went for lunch at Yayo’s, a Greek place around the corner from my hostel. I felt that it was somewhat sacrilegious, but I ordered the chicken schnitzel with fries, which was one of their $10 lunch specials…so at least my budget thanked me!

I went for a walk along The Strand after lunch, which was quite a distance from my hostel and involved walking down a very big hill. (I wasn’t looking forward to going back up the hill.) I got gelato at Juliette’s, used the public toilets, and was enjoying myself so much that I wished I’d brought my headphones so I could spend a couple hours down there chilling and listening to a podcast.

Well, I’m solo travelling! So my wish is my command! I got a Beam scooter back to the hostel, picked up my earbuds, and then scootered back down to the pathway and took a scooter tour down the length of the path and back up. I sat for a while near the turtle sculpture and finished the podcast episode.

I scootered back to the hostel after this, finished my book, and then made some canned soup in the microwave for dinner. I tried to pretend it was a bit more decadent than it actually was because there were a few people in the hostel kitchen making some kind of casserole that smelled absolutely amazing.

I watched a whole lot of TV for the rest of that evening before calling home. I got off the phone with them, planning to shower, but proceeded to watch TikTok and YouTube instead and didn’t shower until two in the morning. After that, I finally slept. In the very very warm room.

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