Diary

Damo Suzuki with Magical Unicellular Music (V.O.M.3 + V.O.M.5 + V.O.M.23): Batman Electricity (Guitar), Dee (Guitar), Hamlet (Bass), Lampi (Sound Devices), Mitya (Bass), Stereochuvak (Guitar) and Tubbi (Drums)

There is a quite few direct flight from outside to Minsk, a capital of last communist country in Europe feeling, I’m going to very isolated place….near but so far. Took flight Cologne to Prague (has modern airport it’s like Western Europe, price here at airport is already level of West.)

Get to terminal to Minsk, not so many people were waiting for flight. Some 15 people? It’s not like international flight, much like island to island private jet. Minsk Airport placed around 40 km outside the city.

I was picked up by Sasha, 21 young guy, is organizing probably alone indie/alternative concerts in Minsk with Alexj after waiting some 10 minutes at meeting point airport. Shops (There were not much) were closed even exchange office..this time almost nobody is at airport. I didn’t check it but, I guess there are not that much flight start and land.

Belarus is isolated.. and one of most unknown countries for many people. I don’t have any idea to expect as this is absolutely exotic country for me. Drive into the city, you can find only field after another, sometimes there are small villages far from the road. On the way you may find parking place with communism propaganda stature. When car get into the city there are block apartment houses in typical communism building style. Somewhere between placed proud communism style official or party building (I imagine). Belarus is far as they don’t have any relationship to Europe for political reason, this country is ruled by a dictator. The city has around 2 million of population and the country has around 9 million people. All solutions are similar to all those communist countries before 1989.

They brought me to Antons apartment. There are many of these apartment house block, almost all buildings are bombed at WW2, so all building is exist after that period…after the war apartment complexes. Anton’s girlfriend who is one of organizer of this show cooked me Salmon and vegetable before I took rest. I slept quite well and deep. When I woke up it was already dark outside. I was invited by Minsk part of V.O.M. V.O.M. is kind of relationship of minimalist musicians since 1993 found here in Minsk then in Moscow. Actually, these people are doing what I am doing…connecting people with music. V.O.M. has different formations…Anything like 50 musicians under same name. From formation to formation they put no…..V.O.M. 4 is Moscow band, etc…..

In the evening we went to rehearsing room belongs to part of V.O.M. sound carriers, who will perform with me tomorrow. In very tiny room, tight to next people. After I, Sasha and the girl who cooked me went to their friend DJ, where I can internet access , She cooked me again food with goods just we bought on the way here in supermarket. Suddenly, I get tired and slept… One thing is so, if you go to foreigner country and you don’t understand speech, you get quite tired.

Next fresh morning we took walk through the city. Pedestrians way is so wide. I just wonder why so wide pedestrians way? I was asking them, what is traditional national food? They say there is not…….Food generally her is same like Russian food. We get into restaurant/bar. I order vodka and the dish a girl beside me recommended …and was good. At this point we were joined by two girls both are students and speaks English. One of both is girlfriend of Sasha, a cute friendly person. Sasha have to prepare for tonight’s concert. So, he let me alone with three nice girls for sightseeing. Then, took taxi to pick up all my stuff as I have to leave at midnight, 10 hours by train to Moscow then get airplane to St/Petersburg. On the way to the venue, I saw thousands of people in public viewing, watching soccer at square, buildings are like dream spotlight from low..many Russian cities has this kind of illumination.

The venue is at middle of main street, clean and modern… place with restaurant/bar upstairs. During sound check appeared Anton from Moscow (There are many Antons), who is organizing this Russian tour and also as sound carrier on guitar and an another Anton (from Minsk). I tell you, how stands this Russian tour… There is a guy called African who contacted me from Ukraine asking if I’m interesting to perform in Ukraine around two years ago via internet. For any reason (mainly financial part), i couldn’t meet the agreement. Later African asked me if I have interest to perform with Russian band he likes/ So, he forwarded my mails to Anton. Then everything went quickly, get visas for Russia and Belarus, etc….Then fixed, Moscow, St.Petersburg and Pskov.

After the show we went to restaurant before take train..we had quite enough time, also station is just few blocks. Eat fake Sushi..(now a days even you can get Sushi at place like here) which wasn’t that bad, was also cheap. Drink and talk, then we went to station through middle of the city in night air. At the platform, many other young people came to say “goodbye” to me and two Antons (one Anton, organiser/guitarist, an another Anton is founder of V.O.M. lives in Minsk).

Train didn’t start soon we had enough time to see each faces on platform and three in train through window. Very sentimental moment….when I’ll see them again?..hopefully take not long. The long train to Moscow carry his weight forwards, very slowly, but seculity. Young people is getting smaller and smaller in midnight.

Damo Suzuki with French Doctors: Edward Perraud (Drums), Sébastien Borgho (Guitar, Electronics), Nicolas Marmin (Bass, Electronics), Olivier Manchion (Guitar, Bass, Electronics) and Frank le Quengo (E-Drums)

To stay at someone who is expecting baby is kind of positive flow. Nick picked me up from Charles De Gaulle Airport to his new house, outside Paris, quite closer to the airport. He and Verginia lives here since two years. 30Km to Paris, quiet place with country ambiente. I came a day before the performance day as I couldn’t find any possibility to come on the performance day. There was one possibility from Cologne, but it’s too late for sound check. So, I arranged to come here a day before from Dusseldorf, which is just neighborhood to Cologne where I live…around 35 km distance.  

The venue is at outside Paris….for me it’s part of Paris as you cannot find city border. I and Nick went there in time, but you know, sound carriers were coming one after another. I perform tonight with French Doctors, in year 2002, with initiative of Nick as curator, pick up line-up for my first performance in Paris since 30 years, they find chemistry and after that performance they formed the band French Doctors. Sound engineer Etienne was already there when we arrived. Frank and Sebastian came, then Edward in Red shirts just came back from China tour, then Olivier from Reggio Emilia…Most of them I didn’t see for almost 5 years (Hew…time fly so fast) since then Edward became two times father of two girls and Now, French Doctors were complete also Arte (French-German culture TV) team were there to documented our live and interview with me …it will be shown in three months. (Broadcasting date January 30 2009)

So, I’m looking forward to it even I found that I didn’t say anything about Network project. (after man get clever). At sound check, everybody of us felt if we performed together yesterday. I made with French Doctors 2 Paris performance and small French tour with 4 dates. The venue has nice atmosphere as nice people are working there. Also they have gallery around 150 meter from the venue.

As I heard the venue will moved to gallery place, then they have much bigger venue. This was the day everything went well, friendly people, nice venue…after show everybody had smiles on their face. What I need more…… I slept really deep.

Damo Suzuki with Cristian Calcanile (Drums), Paolo Cantu (Guitar), and Xabier Iriondo (Guitar)

Luca and Ricci brought me to Reggio’s rail station. They looks so good future parents. Met Xabier, Varentia and Paulo came from Milano at Piacenza rail station. Before they came I had talk with an old man, who was very curious to know about Japanese language, so I gave him short lessens. Funny named venue “For Sale” was not yet open..(Already sold?)but, we had luck to go to Wobbling market just cross the street run by social aides. I bought very tiny cafe set. Every time interesting to see old toys, watches, clothes, dishes…some nostalgia stuffs. Olivier expected to perform with us, but he was not able to do for any reasons.

The venue is wide than from outside. Relative huge place for city like here.

After performance all Milano teams went back to home, I stayed here at Gianluca, young music student.

Damo Suzuki with Mike Cooper (Guitar), Joe Lally (Bass), Fabrizio Spera (Drums) and Luca Venitucci (Electronics) http://www.myspace.com/sinisternoiseclub  

This is 2nd performance visit to Roma. Across under high grow up thin trees and antique buildings. You feel in ancient at this part is not that much tourists. Rome is truly the MUST… belongs to all those places you have to visit at least one time in your life time. That atmosphere hugs you from every side. Southern dull sun and worm wind, busy street, quite a relaxed people, barking cars…it’s the world of Fellini’s Rome….. around you. This performance is arranged by Massimo, the bass man from Zu. And he was expected to perform with me tonight.

I was waiting for venue owner Maxi at Piramide-Porta station, I changed at the central station. It took while to meet him. I don’t have cell phone (avoid Electro smoke, also I don’t like telephone), so sometime difficulties but, not that often, I have to say…maybe once or twice in year? He asked me what to drink… He seems to waiting my voice create words “cappuccino” next, but there is only one answer when somebody ask me in Italy . Nothing but, “Grappa!!!” Grappa, Vodka, Tequila and Rice snaps “Syoucyu” are my favorite alcohol drinks. I saw Massimo for very short time before sound check today and he disappeared for whole night. Sound carries came, sound check….Still Massimo didn’t appear.

So, show also begun without him. He knew before or just by accident, we had already bass man…from USA. The performance went far well in first time in a couple of years in Rome….The City of Forever…Never Ending. Anna ,is living here for long, is a German lady came up after the show to me at merchandising table, very exciting. Outside, a bit talk with Piero and Eva in not-really-a-cold midnight. They both are living and studying here informed me their friend Barbara got married….congratulations!!!!

Next day I was informed by Email where Massimo were… His wife was sick and he couldn’t come.

Damo Suzuki with Cristiano Calcagnile (Drums),Paolo Cantù (Guitar, Clarinet), and Xabier Iriondo (Guitar, Mahai Metak, Taisho Koto, Electronics)

Heavy eyelid, but quite hungry, found good looking Smorrebrod (Scandinavian open sandwich)after security check at Arlanda airport. Delicious full on black bread slice covered with 2 different smoked salmon slice, one spoon of caviar, herring, Boiled egg, shrimps, cheese, lever paste, salad leaf, sour cucumber…it’s gorgeous breakfast, I guess…. Two hours fly to Riga (I found no good flight connection Stockholm – Milan), two hours transit break, two hours Riga – Milan…all these hours I mainly close my eyes and try to sleep. Just I can’t sleep in plane…at the situation feeling hanging on air without fixed floor/ground.

Paolo picked me up with his van. Went to his place at suburban Milan’s, he cocked Carbonara : pasta with bacon and eggs. The venue is kind of art space beside railway. Outside some art objects.  Francesco, the guy willing to make documentation of Never Ending Tour mailed me and wants to meet me, came before us, just loading. Drummer Christiano joined us he just came from Belgium. Between this date and Next performance, I had enough time. Xabier took me to touristy attractions in Milan. Xabier has very worm mother named Afra, one day she invited me and Xabier for lunch. Also I cooked food invited Paulo and Kiara to Xabiers place. We had good enjoyable time together.

Every time I come to Italy, I think if I could speak this language. But, due to my spontaneous schedule, it’s not easy to get plan to visit lingual school. So, I have to find some way to do this finally. Yes, I had really relaxed days at Xabiers, first break day we went to two concert, one at Xabiers Sound Metak, a percussionist and a guitarist making soundscape. Xabier, organize shows at his vintage music shop, until now around 70 shows in three years. After we went to Trok! the place I performed once. Two older improviser with saxophone and guitar was really interesting to see. Also there were two other shows, one is keyboard sound carrier from San Francisco, I performed with him in Detroit. 2nd break day Xabier invited some friends…we had grill party. I made potato salad and bean salad. His girlfriend Vanetina seems to be interesting to cook. She is a young artist. See show at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41FTN1LKBB0

Damo Suzuki with Chicken El Diablo: Johan Brolin (Guitar, Bass, Micro Korg), William Carlstedt (Bass, Philicorda) , Mathias Lillbäck (Guitar, Micro Korg), Oskar Moberg (Korg MS20) and Christoffer Narin (Drums)

Once upon a time, I was living in Sweden for two winters end of 60’s when I was teenager. Anytime I come back to Sweden I have feeling I might meet someone from that time on the street. A quite sentimental reason to visit here. Stockholm is not that city I live that time. But, feeling to be in Sweden is rather same, clean, high living quality has never changed and also Swedish girls…they’re so cute ever and they’re many.

Sometimes this is reason you move to other country. Gaven is young British guy met his girlfriend in London tube moved to Swedish capital city which has just population of 700,000 ,,this is 1/10 of this country. Stockholm is famous as Venice of North has kind charm Just two hours flight from Cologne, I arrived a day before performance. Gaven is the guy with temperament and he take care many things..he works at Indy label Airwaves and some DJ-ing in the city. His friend prepared food that night veg pasta, his friend and partner Henning at the label is at the moment in Düsseldorf he said, attending his artist girlfriend for her exhibitions there. Later joined by three members of Chickens, and enjoy chat with them slept late. Waked up with melancholy type of hangover. Red wine is not my drugs..anyway seems to drunk much last night.

As Oslo, Stockholm has tasty clean tap water, this is one of reason Gav lives here he said. Today is necessary to drink many waters. Gav picked me up from Henning’s apartment next door is his parents living in middle of the city. Fantastic weather today…since a long time I didn’t have that good weather. Walking through Gamla Stan…old town..heart of this city. Nice place to walk.

The venue is on the hill. We took elevator, to avoid much stair steps also he said he never took this so this is the chance. The venue is fantastic building with many other live hall, pubs and restaurants. From beer garden you can see skyline of Stockholm. This building is build 1815 and the venue has special charm. Typical in Scandinavian country. Simple but, has own style, not forcing.

Sound check done with guitarist from supporting band. Everybody was just friendly to me like if I am living here. Plenty time to show starts, two support acts, each has one hour…all bands signed with Airwave lavel. Gav introduced me many people that easy to forget names quickly. Leon came from Oslo for DJ-ing. He is friend of Gav, also British (half Italian)..so, within two months I met Leon again. He is worm person, he moved Oslo for his girlfriend. But, he is enjoying life there. I have to go to Airport early morning tomorrow, so I have to leave flat of Henning around 4AM. Around 8,9 people was waking together with me until I left. Gaven and Leon brought me to shuttle bus stop. they must be tired too..almost sleeping on bench at bus stop.

Damo Suzuki with Francesco Donadello (Drums), Luca Giovanardi (Guitar & Electronics), Olivier Manchion (Bass) and Emanuele Reverberi (Violin, Trumpet, Effects)

After Roma, took train to Luca and Ricci in Reggio Emilia as next days destination Carpi is not far. Travel by train in Italy is quite cheap if you compare with Germany or Britain and this route is nice, one after another beautiful Landscapes are coming and go.

The train from Roma had one hour delay, so I couldn’t catch up Luca at station in time. I don’t carry cell telephone, so he cannot call me. Anyway now a days very difficult to find public telephone. So, I decided to find his place by myself. Found no taxis at station, walk for while then I found market I know, at middle of the city. At the marketplace, somebody was calling me from far.. “D-a-a-m-o-o-o!” I wasn’t expecting anybody. Soon I found the owner of the voice……I found there Olivier with his wife Fabrizia and Matthieu, his son. So, they brought me to Luca and Ricci’s. Otherwise took hours to find their place, they told me she is a pregnant and they were looks so happy. I can’t imagine Luca as father…(I’m not meaning negative..understanding needed) ….next time I come here they are three!!!!  

Next day, relaxed day, in afternoon we drove some twenty minutes to Carpi. The venue is communist-meeting- kind of (culture)club – and this kind of place are everywhere in Italy, I heard from somebody. There are many rich communist in this part of Italy. This is season open day, so sound man came very late. Olivier joined us after sound check. Olivier came later…this is first time I perform with Olivier, the man with touch of “Jean Paul Belmond” since long time. We had enough time, eat in at the venue with all people who are involved in this show….this is quite often in Italy.   October 4 2008 (Saturday) Italy Piacenza @ For Sale Damo Suzuki with Cristian Calcanile (Drums), Paolo Cantu (Guitar), and Xabier Iriondo (Guitar) Luca and Ricci brought me to Reggio’s rail station. They looks so good future parents. Met Xabier, Varentia and Paulo came from Milano at Piacenza rail station.

Before they came I had talk with an old man, who was very curious to know about Japanese language, so I gave him short lessens. Funny named venue “For Sale” was not yet open..(Already sold?)but, we had luck to go to Wobbling market just cross the street run by social aides. I bough very tiny cafe set. Every time interesting to see old toys, watches, clothes, dishes…some nostalgia stuffs.

Olivier expected to perform with us, but he was not able to do for any reasons. The venue is wide than from outside. Relative huge place for city like here. After performance all Milano teams went back to home, I stayed here at Gianluca, young music student.

Damo Suzuki with IH8 Camera: Karel De Backer (Drums), Elko Blijweert (Bass), Teuk Henri (Guitar), Aarich Jespers (Drums, Percussion), Thomas Noppe (Guitar) and Geert Waegeman (Violin, Theremin) http://www.scheldapen.be/

Antwerp is the cultural metropolis in Belgium. A couple of years ago I visited for first time during my short holiday as spontaneously I’ve got idea to go for culinary tour in Belgium. Belgium kitchen is very well known. Flanders is one of most important gourmet temples in Europe. At that time I was a little wondered why I never performed here before in such cultural rich city. The guy named Elko suddenly contacted me to perform in Heaven Hotel Festival, his label festival even I’m not belonging.

They found it will be interesting to perform with me and selection of sound carriers from label’s different bands. Thomas, the guitarist picks me up from beautiful railway station. Here speak Dutch which is quite similar to German, so I could understand what he was saying. After while he brought me to my hotel, was at harbor. It’s cabin in ship. Small room ..but, everything is inside, wash place, shower, toilet..window is round, sea eagles are playing out there. Relaxing for while, Thomas showed up again and brought me to the venue, placed at a bit outside of city center, stood alone in industrial area, former custom house surrounded by garden with trees. An artist build small house on tree, I don’t know who made this, but sure that he must be a perfect dreamer as it’s so fits together in this garden. Children are very curious (I’d say I was too) what is inside and climbing on steps.

This venue has two places for performing, I and Belgium sound carriers are going to perform in garden where you can find stage. After sound check all casts are sitting together inside with long table for dinner. When our performing starts, it was a bit cool and wet outside..but, nice to be out. There are an another stage inside.

Damo Suzuki with Anthony Barratt, Einar, Per Gisle, Leon Muraglia, Emil Nikolaisen and Raymond

I have good friend named Leon, I know him since 10 years. He was the one organized my first performance since around 30 years in London at the end part of last century. Since then I know him, also arranging Kosmische  events. He changed his living sphere from London to Oslo.

He invited me to come around a month before.. Elke had never been in Norway even she has her very best friend…a Norwegian lady. This offer is a part of huge festival, but we perform in the venue, same venue as I performed two years before with Skull Defects, a Swedish band from Gothenburg. We decide to stay in Oslo for five days instead just perform and go back home. Norway is most rich country beside Switzerland, living standard is so high also things are so expensive…socialism orientated society…..still…bad side of medal is here you can find most junkies in the world…sure this is parted from population in percentage.

Many Norwegian people believes Norway is most beautiful country in this world. Proud. In fact there are so beautiful spots all over this land…all in pure nature, some parts are really lonesome. Fjords are amazing. very Norwegian and one of most beautiful landscapes in nature. Leon and Rob picked us up from Airport ..was already after 11PM, when we arrived at Leons (We are going to stay here) girlfriend Guro was there preparing food. Leon and Rob are members of Radio 9 will support us tomorrow, even Leon will perform with us…..I know him for long around 10 years, this will be first time I hear his live, even first time I perform with him.

Unfortunately Guro cannot come to our performance as she, is a journalist, has to travel to Spitzbergen (Hu…very interesting place , far north and isolated from the world….I don’t know what there is like..but, interesting space..for sure) We drunk until early morning, conversations had long legs. Like last time….I had enough time for sound check to performance. Where Blå placed is former factory ground. There are some spaces for artists and bands. Beside the venue small river runs and this makes countryside atmosphere. The city is in heat with young music lovers from all Europe. We stayed very cool metropolis for another three days.

Took boat for Fjord tour, so small islands..some of them only one house in small island. Water is very silence and everything seems to be very peaceful. Feel people living here must be happy. Edward Munch Museum was so closer to Leons. A couple of years before, I was at exhibition of same painter in Melbourne, since then I found his painting amazing. So, was nice to come to his city even I found Melbourne exhibition was much more interesting as they had paintings of his different period.

If you take a walk, you may find anything which is interesting…like a small bottle bar…Bar selling only small bottled alcohol. We found cool restaurant, Det Gamle Raadhus which was build as city hall in 1641. Furniture inside is 17th century style and foods they served was fantastic. It’s not cheap, I mean Norway is very very expensive everywhere, so just forget about it. Even they are a Michelin Restaurant. We went to touristy area at port to eat at very beginning of Oslo days, As usual touristy place is not really a good place to eat. But, quality in Norway is really good. Look, just tap water!!!! Oslo has most clear tasty tab water in this world. This is real socialism, they have it FOR EVERYBODY.

Rob and Leon are tuff, all nights, we stayed with them, they went out until morning grown…

Damo Suzuki with The Lahn: Members of Ichy and the Killers, Shortyhands, Tod des Trompeters and Viitaly Tschernobyl and the Meltdowns

What Damo Suzuki is doing around 2 months without performance? He is smallest production in the world. Organizing concerts, booking flight and some office work. He has no manager, so he should do everything alone. He is manager and road manager…a girl for everything.. He was planning to get better with Italian language and almost to visit lingual school in Italy.. Some weeks ago, he got an offer from architect named Maurizio, asked if he has interest to come to Innsbruck for two days. One day just kind of warming up meeting and 2nd day performance at very special place. At this period I had enough time as I mentioned….also my girlfriend has vacation, so we decided for short trip through Austria by car before we get Innsbruck…a week trip. I have been in this country for a couple of times. Elke had never been here. So, this is good occasion, for me to know more deep and for her exciting first visit here.

Our trip begun from Linz, a kind of culture capital beside Graz in Austria. They are European cultural capital of this year. The city is world wide well known for Ars Electronica Festival, a visual art festival and also composer Anton Bruckner born here near. We reached Linz in the night, try to visit pub/restaurant called Josef, I was there for two or three times. They have amazing toilet..(I guess I reported it last year) They make their own beer….three or four different assortments. Also, they have nice kitchen (Unfortunately kitchen was closed during summer time..they had only buffet. So we didn’t stay there, instead we went for walk around to see some interesting spot.) But, we are not able to find good restaurant that night and tired from drive around 700 of kilometers.

So, we found place at garden of not tasty restaurant. Next day we went amazing museum Lentos, the house changes color time to time during the day as this is completely covered by half reflex mirror outside. They had exhibition of Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka, is energy tanked man he had bad fortune, but he had enough power to win against all of those solution.. Elke was so interested on his life in interview manor through headphone. He has amazing life, so she bought prompt his biography book. We were really happy to know this amazing artist, his arts and life. Also near the museum, there is energy shop just opposite street. We bought small tool box which make water and air clean within 60 diameter. Believe or not, it works.

Next step is Wien, one of cultural and historically very interesting city in Europe. On the way we saw huge perfect rainbow one end to other end clearly you can see…. even it was double rainbows ..one rainbow over one rainbow…I had never seen this sort of rainbow before . A Nature theater. Visit friend Matthias, a sound man. …We didn’t have dinner yet, so but, we found not really good food ..it was kind of American junk food bar restaurant as it was already too late and were outside of Wien…, had to have something in stomach you know, quite savage thought…next day we found an amazing small restaurant which made us really happy that we could forget bad food late last night, in middle of the city.

Wien is Wien..very special city, very rich in culture. We walked in city centre and we found this small restaurant which is quite old and had atmosphere, What they had on menu was really for gourmet and generally in Austria, foods are not that expensive and it has good quality. This is one of things, I really like this Alps republic. Good quality and for every pocket something. Also we visited museum, exhibition of Bad Taste Art”;..it was like name of exhibition..nothing was really innovative. Actually we planned to go to Salzburg next, but we went to Steiermark, South Austria, famous for good food and well known amazing pumpkin oil. It was really good idea to be in Steiermark, landscapes are so green and proud mountains. Before, I love to live in seaside, but since a couple of days to live in mountain side is not bad…there are beautiful indigo colored lakes. They have energy.

Day is getting dark, so we found in Sankt Georgen, very tiny spot a Hotel Restaurant by accident which was if I had right tips in lottery. Fantastic cuisine and huge rooms for not fat pocket money. Amazing!! If you travel by car this kind of spontaneous experience is fun. To find something which is not big marked in tourist guide book. You can find amazing spot by yourself…own experience to tell. Good foods and beautiful landscapes, I have to remember what is reason we come to this land….Yes!!!! don’t forget to PERFORM!!!

We visit spontaneously Salzburg, Mozart city, really attractive spot…but, rush with tourist over tourist… Some decade ago, I came to Innsbruck for winter sport while I was young like fresh fish. But, I had never been here in summertime. We had appointment to meet Maurizio on his architect office at 4PM. Without any handicap we arrived exactly at 4PM, this was really exactly that Peter, the guy who often attend us during our stay here, was wondering how we manage it exactly in place to come. Architect office was just beside railway, Maurizio, Verena, Peter and other people well come us with tea and snacks.

After joined by Lissie who is a girl from Tirol you can imagine, brought me flower she picked up on her path to mountain side. Also the guy named Martin lent us whole his apartment for next three days. Lissie and Verena bought us foods. First day, for sightseeing and at the evening session with local band in club. Once here in Tirol, should have to go to mountain..this was next days program. Verena bought us three days ticket for tourist. There is well organized cable cars to Hafelekar which is 2,330m from sea level. Its perfect place for ski. Dreaming winter time in summer. An amazing panorama from there, not only to see Innsbruck city, mountains are so near and wild views. Amazing view point. Mountain train and Cable Car, we arrived, so Lissie sung Tiroler folk songs songs and we salute with snaps…

Some of mountain top were still rest of snow, so Verena, Peter and Lissie did summer snowing, just with normal shoe without ski. The venue was under the roundabout, open space middle of junction, is round space, a couple of bands performed before me, but unfortunately constant rain kept people away…but, space was fantastic place…one and only stuff.

Tirol is also nice place to eat, we had good menu with people together. Next day, we met for breakfast, but it was already around 1PM, we were planed to back home through Romantic Street and stay one night on the road. Fantastic mountain view in Tirol is over and cross the border to Germany. Southern Germany is beautiful too. Were too late to find Hotel on the way, so we continued driving went to home even it was some 700KM…….