Middle age mans stupid euro bumming Part 4
Day 1 of leg 2 (Bratislava - Wroclaw)
During a beer bash after I was out of the tournament it was decided that I would go with Pavel & Co to Wroclaw for a few days of practice and fun.. So we left Bratislava and headed out for a 10 hr trip via Krakow & Katovice. These people are really nice, but they are totally mad, so the trip was absolutely hillarious, unfortunately I took only one picture. But think about this
5 people
25 bowling balls
Luggage for spending 1,5 to 4 weeks on the road
We re-packed in Katovice and people watching us must have thought that we were idiots
In Wroclaw I have a very good hotel (Scandic) so now I will atleast get decent breakfasts and internet thats ok etc
During a beer bash after I was out of the tournament it was decided that I would go with Pavel & Co to Wroclaw for a few days of practice and fun.. So we left Bratislava and headed out for a 10 hr trip via Krakow & Katovice. These people are really nice, but they are totally mad, so the trip was absolutely hillarious, unfortunately I took only one picture. But think about this
5 people
25 bowling balls
Luggage for spending 1,5 to 4 weeks on the road
We re-packed in Katovice and people watching us must have thought that we were idiots
In Wroclaw I have a very good hotel (Scandic) so now I will atleast get decent breakfasts and internet thats ok etc
Middle age mans stupid euro bumming Part 3
sorry for late updates, but Hotel Kievs WiFi sucked big time, and so on...
Day 3 of leg 1 (Stockholm - Bratislava)
Woke up, went out, looked at stuff, went to bowling centre, looked at bowling, went to hotel, chilled, back to bowling centre, made an ass of my self, missed cut to top 32 (I won't even wrote about it) went to hotel and dank beer, slept
great day --- NOT
Day 3 of leg 1 (Stockholm - Bratislava)
Woke up, went out, looked at stuff, went to bowling centre, looked at bowling, went to hotel, chilled, back to bowling centre, made an ass of my self, missed cut to top 32 (I won't even wrote about it) went to hotel and dank beer, slept
great day --- NOT
Middle age mans stupid euro bumming Part 2
Day 2 of leg 1 (Stockholm - Bratislava)
Woke up hade a magnificant breakfast (not true), and went for a two hour walk, then lunch and another 2 hour walk in town, Bratislavas historical center is beautiful, so just for informational purposes I give you a few glimpses of the town (more pictures will be posted
I´m sorry for the poor quality on the pictures, but I´m using my telephone and forgot to switch to higher resulution from MMS mode, hopefully I´ll remember today
Bowling was again truly horrible, lanes are so dry that Sahara looks like an ocean. But I got my game together, opened with 445 on the first pair of lanes and then just grinded my way to a 1235, I will not be playing any more as the bye you get is not very valuable. 6 more games late on Saturday night will be added on, top 26 + 6 byes go to matchplay on Sunday morning. If I play ok I will make it through to Sunday, then it´s matchplay and everything can happen. Formats in many of the tournaments in central and former eastern europe are sometims a bit funny. Here 32 players will bowl best of 3 games matches, then 16 players best of 3 games matches (top seed playing bottom seed in both rounds) This is ofcourse normal.. BUT when 8 players are left it suddenly becomes rond robin play ...
Today I will try and walk more, I need exersice and I need to get a tan, so why not combine theese "needs" I also need rest and sleep, perhaps I can do all four. I also need to make plans for next week, I have a room in Olomouc from Thursday, but from Monday until then I need a plan, any suggestions ?
Woke up hade a magnificant breakfast (not true), and went for a two hour walk, then lunch and another 2 hour walk in town, Bratislavas historical center is beautiful, so just for informational purposes I give you a few glimpses of the town (more pictures will be posted
I´m sorry for the poor quality on the pictures, but I´m using my telephone and forgot to switch to higher resulution from MMS mode, hopefully I´ll remember today
Bowling was again truly horrible, lanes are so dry that Sahara looks like an ocean. But I got my game together, opened with 445 on the first pair of lanes and then just grinded my way to a 1235, I will not be playing any more as the bye you get is not very valuable. 6 more games late on Saturday night will be added on, top 26 + 6 byes go to matchplay on Sunday morning. If I play ok I will make it through to Sunday, then it´s matchplay and everything can happen. Formats in many of the tournaments in central and former eastern europe are sometims a bit funny. Here 32 players will bowl best of 3 games matches, then 16 players best of 3 games matches (top seed playing bottom seed in both rounds) This is ofcourse normal.. BUT when 8 players are left it suddenly becomes rond robin play ...
Today I will try and walk more, I need exersice and I need to get a tan, so why not combine theese "needs" I also need rest and sleep, perhaps I can do all four. I also need to make plans for next week, I have a room in Olomouc from Thursday, but from Monday until then I need a plan, any suggestions ?
Middle age mans stupid euro bumming Part 1
Day 1 of leg 1 (Stockholm - Bratislava)
Woke up in time (I normally do)
Got things organised (I normally do)
Tage was on time (He normally is not)
Drive to airport without misshaps (Not entirely normal when Tage is driving)
Check in with no problems what so ever (I fly Ryanair, need i say more)
No spare ball left at airport (I didnt have one with me)
bla bla bla lift, fly, land, got luggage, taxi to Aupark Bowling
Spoke to some of the guys who were playing, everyone said "NO OIL, DRY LIKE SAHARA" So I thought, perhaps I should play an extra squad. So I did...
Bare in mind that I knew it was dry like hell, I still missed the head pin on the right hand side on my three first shots, honestly, it was probably one of the dryest lanes I have ever played.
So I tried the old "rocket to the pocket" it hooked far to much anyway, I tried to lower my rev rate, it still hooked way to much, after 4 pathetic games I went coast to coast with a Rising-Se, did actually get a better ball reaction, plus som cheering from the crowd as they probably never have seen a lefty do that. Result ? naah, nothing worth speaking about actually
Vera Masatova was kind enough to ask if I wanted anything from a pro-shop as she is going to Thomas Trybl tomorrow. I thanked her for her initiative and got my self a plastic ball, hopefully he will be able to copy the grip succesfully
After all this action I went to the hotel.... Hotel Kiev was a luxory hotel for comunist leaders and their hang-arounds in the 60s and 70s, today its... well, look for your self people
View from my room aint to bad
This is where Im sitting right now
The night club seems to be closed, looks quite cool actually
I had a meal in the bar, not very good, but what do you get for 2.6€ ? and I belive that a bottle of Staropramen is 1€ so Im not complaining
Woke up in time (I normally do)
Got things organised (I normally do)
Tage was on time (He normally is not)
Drive to airport without misshaps (Not entirely normal when Tage is driving)
Check in with no problems what so ever (I fly Ryanair, need i say more)
No spare ball left at airport (I didnt have one with me)
bla bla bla lift, fly, land, got luggage, taxi to Aupark Bowling
Spoke to some of the guys who were playing, everyone said "NO OIL, DRY LIKE SAHARA" So I thought, perhaps I should play an extra squad. So I did...
Bare in mind that I knew it was dry like hell, I still missed the head pin on the right hand side on my three first shots, honestly, it was probably one of the dryest lanes I have ever played.
So I tried the old "rocket to the pocket" it hooked far to much anyway, I tried to lower my rev rate, it still hooked way to much, after 4 pathetic games I went coast to coast with a Rising-Se, did actually get a better ball reaction, plus som cheering from the crowd as they probably never have seen a lefty do that. Result ? naah, nothing worth speaking about actually
Vera Masatova was kind enough to ask if I wanted anything from a pro-shop as she is going to Thomas Trybl tomorrow. I thanked her for her initiative and got my self a plastic ball, hopefully he will be able to copy the grip succesfully
After all this action I went to the hotel.... Hotel Kiev was a luxory hotel for comunist leaders and their hang-arounds in the 60s and 70s, today its... well, look for your self people
View from my room aint to bad
This is where Im sitting right now
The night club seems to be closed, looks quite cool actually
I had a meal in the bar, not very good, but what do you get for 2.6€ ? and I belive that a bottle of Staropramen is 1€ so Im not complaining
The Bolg is awake
Dear loyal readers (all three of you) bolgen has become the Bolg due to massive international interest....
Right now it's the hillbilly version of Ian Robinson who is bolging, I´m wearing a pair of shorts, bare footed and bare breastead (not sure if that is correct when describing a man) drinking bear and listening to music... I should get my act together and pack my bags, get the flat sortered out and then get to bed as my great friend Tage will pick me up at 8 o´clock tomorrow morning and take me to the airport
This years trip is not yet christianed, I have a few alternatives:
Whats your opinion, any other suggestions ?
Right now it's the hillbilly version of Ian Robinson who is bolging, I´m wearing a pair of shorts, bare footed and bare breastead (not sure if that is correct when describing a man) drinking bear and listening to music... I should get my act together and pack my bags, get the flat sortered out and then get to bed as my great friend Tage will pick me up at 8 o´clock tomorrow morning and take me to the airport
This years trip is not yet christianed, I have a few alternatives:
- "Middle age mans stupid eurobumming"
- "The Bolg on tour"
- "The bowler in the hops" (2 pints of lager to him/her who solves the literary reference
Whats your opinion, any other suggestions ?
