Now Im up to my neck with work, uploading stuff.
Firstly I had no acces to internet lately. All the modern stuff leave ppl utterly unmoved in these parts of Europe. 
Most of them are said to be conservative.
On the other hand, Words failed me. People hv been ever so helpful everywhere. I really appreciate their input. Ppl who hv been with me, made these occasions so very special, hope we remain close.
I guess I hv done quite well so far, half of the tour is over, and I think I would never grew tired of it!


Right now Im in Hungary. Bit dissapointed. Never mind. 
The park was nice. Will go to my next stop with a smile on my face n skate. The important thing is never to let myself down.
Quite frankly I hv missed this country like bloody hell. 

We arrived early in the morning in Romania. We were  randomly roaming the streets of the city. As a result we got lost. Felipe decided to stay with me, we then were picked up by Baloo, a local skater and his girlfriend and went to their place. It had a great deal of comfort, there's also happened to be a skateshop in his room. Pretty cool. He worx for Hedon. As a skater owned company they try and stand up for the skating community. They do it for the passion and give voice to the idea. They organize events, just got back from some tour. So determined to get their point across. Their extraordinary belief in this sport amazes me.
They fed us, helped us, took care of us.What a marvellous idea, how lovely of them to think of pleasing him as well as me. Great way of influencing. I might add. These guyz made such a powerfull impact on him. Felipe certainly realized that skating is a lot more than just a sport. Its about friendship, brotherhood, LOVE we share. He just fell in love with it and will surely deliver the message to many others!
This is it! Teaching the importance of the team spirit. A message to follow!

Im so impressed by they clever strategy. I can see the sence.
The park we skated was really my cup of tea! Met at least 4 girl skaters. Superb.
We happened to take the wrong metro and were very late to catch our train. We were in a great rush, Baloo dealt with my suitcase, wondering what on earth I carry in it. We were running the lenght of the corridor..
Christ, yes! 
Just made it on time. We both took the train to Hungary. Felipe
surely is another dear companion on my trip. Im heading to Szeged, he is travelling to the capital.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making us feel so welcome.

In Sofia unfortunately I couldn't find the so called Skate garden. I was told it didn't exist any more. So I was skating near the station. Woohoho I really fancied this spot. Had to leave after about an hour, coz this homeless guy came around and was so overjoyed watching me, or just kept his eyes on my stuff, not sure, but got scared of his shoddy behaivor.
When I got some mail saying this place I supposed to be is still there and ppl were actually waiting for me, I got mad. Im sorry. We catch up next time!
Met a guy from Columbia, who seemingly was struggling at the ticket office. They had an issue with his visa, n didn't want to let him go to Hungary. Tried to offer my help, soon we became friends, then he joined me to Bucharest.

When I arrived in Istanbul just was wondering how could I ever get to the right place, this city is like the size of a country. But i had, and in no time at all. Ozan picked me up n we headed to the place they normally skate. Drove to the Asian side of Istanbul, meaning its officially a world tour now.. Never heard of skaters from Turkey, suddenly there were 30 of us skating there which came as a genuine surprise to me. 
I felt like sun shines out of me, felt a sudden thrill of pleasure at being there. Such an inviting place, with its glorious beach,welcoming,happy atmosphere! The breathtaking sceene was forever etched in my mind. They have a nice box and some other bits on the so called Caddebostan sea side. Hm. Puzzlement flickered in my eyes. They were wondering what was on my mind. Just after seconds we built a skatepark out of benches and some other objects. Enjoyed every minute of the day and had lots of fun. No doubt about that, whatsoever. So glad we could have this bit of special time together. They have a special hold on my heart. Great hospitality! 
We were chekkin the city out, having sum beer before i left for Sofia. 
On the way back to the station we got in traffic. Screeching tyres and maddly hooting horns, crazy. N all of us needed the toilet quite badly. Managed everything.
Thank you for all you have done for me!

Started the morning with a super strong shot of coffe and a giant muffin! 
I was then keen to go to the Monestry of RILA. Hv seen a pic of it on a bus. Thats where the idea came from. Took so long to find out how to get there though. Changing buses, trams.. directed each and every time somewhere else. Realized, we hv to change plans. 
I decided to climb up to the local mountain, to the Highest point, to Vitusa. 
He wasn`t overjoyed from the idea, because had slippers on. But convinced him. Joined some more guys on the way, they were so friendly and open-minded. The waterman (Miko) and the musicman (BOBI) as i called them, and 2 others. Learned a lot from them about Bulgaria. I was absolutely blown away when we got to the waterfall. So liked it. Wasn`t sure about swimming this time but accidently just fall in it. We challenged each other downwards who can find and take the hardest or quickest way down. Well.. i got some new bruises..