Sunday, 14 August 2011
As I explained my plan to him, that I was going to go somewhere, see some sights and return home. He was interested to hear the precise details. “I will fly somewhere, and take the train home.” Suddenly, I realised that my plan was not quite a plan.
My other destinations were not decided, so he had the choice for some destinations. Rumour had it that he has Polish heritage. But I was not convinced. Hence Poland was added onto the list of countries to visit. He is also a vegetarian. It will be interesting in Poland where apparently, vegetarianism is more of a Myth, “Can people really do that?”.
Scheduling is one of his strengths. He created an Excel Spreadsheet of where precisely we have to be at any given time. There will be “scheduled fun”. The attention to details was strangely suitable for this trip because of the lack of time available. In terms of preparation, I have never been this well prepared before. I think my opinion of “Real men don’t plan” was very outdated and needed updating. I never planned, left things to very late because I can. I had an opportunity to do something different hence I created a PowerPoint Presentation to complete the mental preparation for the scheduled fun that lies ahead.
To be honest, I don’t actually know the guy that well. Hence I have prepared a list of questions to ask him on the long train journeys. Below is a selection of the questions.
> What is your favourite colour?
> How many pets have you had?
> Which was first, the Chicken or the Egg?
> If you had to be an animal, which animal would you be and why?
> And many other interesting questions.
14 Days, 1 flight, 6 train journeys, 5 countries, 4 festivals, 2 ferries and 1 bus ride. What (Which) could possibly go wrong?
To be continued.
Adventures of Delboy 