getting the city feeling

little by little I realize that I'm living in a city. in an active city. in a modern city. in a city with history.

on tuesday I ate fast a take-away lunch between lectures. every tuesday I eat something different, even though I haven't gone further than 100m from the university. this week it was sushi.

yesterday I had an evening lecture starting half past six. it takes about 35 to 45 minutes to get to the campus that time of day, depending on the bus connections. I had just bought a book and so I decided to leave extra early to have some time for reading before the lecture. I'm glad I did leave so early.

slightly after the halfway to the campus, the bus driver asked everybody to get out of the bus. two weeks ago it was the same thing: we were supposed to wait for the next bus, but that one, too, didn't drive further. so there were more than enough people for two buses waiting for the next bus at the stop. when the third bus finally arrived, only one tenth could get in. then the fourth bus arrived and also didn't drive further. that's when I gave up and went back home.

anyway, this week it was different. I could see the problem right away. there was a demonstration blocking the streets and (as it seemed to me) hundreds of cars stucked. so I continued on foot. soon the demonstration blocked also my way and so I tried to pass by it. somehow I ended up behind the parliament house. I decided to give the tram a chance but my way to the tram stop was cut by the police who were setting up fences in order to protect a building.

finally, I got to the tram, to the campus and to the lecture. I had no time for reading, though.