Sick of techno....

This city has quite the vibe to it......everybody seems to go about their lives in some laid back/confident sort of manner...like they're actualy enjoying themselves...such a difference then london/prague/canada/everywhere else.....these people make vancouver look like toronto...

and the cooperation...after a couple of days you notice how much respect people seem to have for others....it's really quite refreshing....even over-the-counter conversations with clerks aren't the usual "please-5 dollars-change-thankyou" crap you get back home...but at the same time things are efficient....people count out their change in advance of paying (because taxes are included in the price....why not at home!?!?!...duh...)....transportation is intricately planned....everything seems to run smoothly and everybody knows (and obeys) the rules....

We've spent most of our time just chilling in the parks etc.... things are expensive here (museums and such) and the parks are amazing....full of people.....always kids playing...the schools don't have set playgrounds...the kids just go and play in the park with the rest of the population...who would have guessed that the greater population is capable of providing a safe place for kids to play....almost as if there ISNT a rapist lurking around every corner (dripping with sarcasm....................)

Met a couple American dudes from upstate New York that we've been hanging out with the whole time....very chill dudes...fit right in back in van...

The red light district is unreal....when we first saw it i had no idea what to expect so was just wandering around thinking there would just be some theatres or some shit...walked by a window and thought i saw a naked mannequin......mannequin proceeds to shake her tits at me.....better than having them on the streets though....

All in all it been the coolest atmosphere so far,

ryan