This is a somewhat wider view of the town from across the river. I had a look at a new shopping mall a friend urged me to visit. A shopping mall? They're all the same except that the signs here are in Slovenian. At least I got a nice photo for my efforts. Walking through the streets of the old town a bit later I stopped to examine a map of the town and heard some music drifting into my consciousness. It was a bit too exotic to be European. My ears did not deceive me: it was Indian music. A little ways up the street sat a lone Hare Krishna guy, shaved head, saffron robes, the whole kit, singing gently and accompanying himself on a harmonium. It was so unexpected and incongruous I did a double take. Passersby on the busy shopping street looked at him as if he had just landed from another planet. As I passed him I made an effort to nod and smile, to thank him for his courage. He flashed me a huge smile. The guy was blissed out. Hare Krishna y'all!
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