The perfume

Following in the traces of the book "The Perfume" by Patrick Süskind.

Sunday, May 29, 2005

Train

So, the plan was to follow in the steps of the main figure of the perfume. At least what concerns the travelling. My cousin warned me that I should not talk to loudly about following in the footsteps of the book, since he argued that the book had its darker sides. Luckily, my polish friend in Etampes consolated me that people tended to read the book in three different ways. Either as a criminal novel, i.e. with focus on the murders in the book. Or as a roman with focus on the perfumes. Or, finally, as a roman with focus on the voyage.

Anyway, since I hitch hiked the other day, and am sitting in the train now, people might argue that I am not following the plan 100%

And I guess they are right. But who cares?

I will try a new move tomorrow. Listening to my mother.

She said I should walk with sandals to give the feet more air and thus avoid blisters.

Hmmm.Travelling by train is really comfortable.

To be continued.