8/18 Turin defeat

When I get up, I become the lightest traveler.
That is, All I have now is; a passport, an air ticket, credit cards, a wallet, clothes and rucksack I bought yesterday, guide books, a PDA, and the healthy body. I think these are minimum things to go on journey by myself. Or I can go back to Japan easier for loosing heavy loads. Now I can go smooth in air ports or exchanging trains.
It is a great difference on yesterday morning which was slaughtering the mosquito in the tent. Yesterday, I have everything to have a life. How will be tomorrow morning?

Then, do I have to go to the police office or a hospital? I was punched several shots by robbers, and my face become better looking like a boxer after a game. But my damage in not as heavy as it looks. My condition is almost perfect except some bunks and my soles, for running with barefoot. It must be kind of time consuming to go hospital and communicate in inconvenient English.

Then what is the purpose of going to police office? Unlike last night, there must be policeman who can speak English, so easier to communicate. But will my bicycle return to me? How about camera and photos?
It is true that the case going to police office has better possibility to return than the case not going to there. But I think that possibility is as same as getting a large amount of money by public lottery. I don't think police will catch my bicycle stealer on accident.

What they can do for me is write documents of the accidents and give a little sympathy. And what I want them to do is asking to improve security.
I do not take out travel insurance. My policy is that I can protect myself from accidents only by myself, not by insurance. But now I think taking insurance is one good choice. But even so, my photograph can't return. Only money would come back. So basically I think we must keep most important thing by our own risk.

Then I will use my time effectively, no to spend to buy blank lottery.
Now I don't update my diary after Marseilles. I know there are some internet cafes in the slums, but I don't want go there again. According to the guidebook. There are other cafes.

But I can't find them. Walking, loosing the way, learning the scale of map, and finally I can arrive, there is no shop. Is it closed?Finally I gave up to find after 2 hours walking.
I have been loosing for Torino. I don't like Juventus any more!
Then I want to go the next town quickly, but I miss the train to Milano and I must wait for 1 hour. I lost also the last game with Torino.



Irretated. In the train from Torino.

I don't like city side. Because I got robbed, I lost my way, I don't know where to go for shopping, there are too many shops.
I want to go a youth hostel in countryside, and write a diary with relax today. So I will go Arezzo in Toscana. The public transport is good, and there is a good Youth hostel near the station.

I went Turin - Milan - Florence - Arezzo by train, it took 7 hours. Now changing the train is easy without the heavy loads and bicycle.

‚h arrive in Firrenze at 19:00. Searching today's hotel here will be easy. But now I avoid a croeded place. I don't want loose 3rd goal.

Arezzo. A youth hostel is out of the rampart. An old man taking a walk speaks to me, and he tells me the way to the hostel.
I told him that I can't understand Italy, but he doesn't care and talking to me. Then I answer "Si" or "Giapponese" by making a wild guess. Yes, this is the place I want to go.

The youth hostel in the center of big park. it is very beautiful. It seems very expensive pension, but actually very cheap.
A group of the physically handicapped is staying there, the wheelchairs make a line, I hear their cheerful shouting. Somehow, the wheelchair is raising the queer voice cheerfully in succession today as a physically handicapped person's organization is staying. I am the only guest except them tonight.
So I have no fear to be attacked by bad men.

(2004 8/18)