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French girl CeIine is reading on the trainfrom Budapest to Paris. The reason ofchoosing a train instead of a plane is thatshe is scared of flight. Disturbed by the quarrelingcouple sitting opposite to her, Celine moves toanother car with fewer people where she meets anAmerican young man Jesse who has beentraveling around in Europe from Madrid toVienna. Starting their casual conversation onrandom topics from languages to childhoodmemories, they discover that they share a lot ofthings in common. Since Jesse will get off inVienna from where he will fly back to America thenext morning, he feels it’s a regret that he has toleave the girl. Gathering all his courage, he invitesCeline to get off the train with him and wanderaround Vienna since he has not enough money forhotel. Hesitating for a moment, Celine gets herbag and goes with Jesse.
Hence they start their trip in Vienna. Firstthey meet a group of guys who warmly invitethem to attend their avant-garde2 drama aboutholy cows to be staged in the evening. Thenthey tour the scenic spots using the city’spublic transportation on which they play thegame of Q and A asking each other questionsabout their life experiences, including eachother’s likes and dislikes. When they comeacross a record shop, Celine picks up an albumand they try it in the booth3. It is a love songby an American singer. Though not perfect,the lYric of love is really touching. On thestreet, they talk about their parents and theirmarriages and divorce, concluding that howdifferent their generation was. Then they visita cemetery which Celine once visited. Uponseeing so many nameless graves on the bank ofthe Danube, they discuss whether there aresouls4. On the ferris wheel of the funfair,s theywatch the sunset which is so beautiful. In sucha romantic atmosphere, they can’t help kissingeach other.
When they dine in a pub, a fortunetellerpredicts Celine’s bright future though Jessedoesn’t believe such silly things. Out of thepub, they are stopped by a guy sitting in a boatat the bank of the Danube. He tells them that hecan compose a poem to be based on any wordthey are to utter. Jesse is not interested, butCeline would like to give it a try by saying"milkshake". Before long, a poem flows out ofthe guy’s pen and it reads like this.
"Daydream delusion / Limousine eyelash /Oh, baby, with your pretty face/Drop a tear inmy wine glass/Look at those big eyes/Seewhat you mean to me/Sweet cakes andmilkshakes/I am a delusion angel/I’m afantasy parade/I want you to know what Ithink / Don’t want you to guess anymore / Youhave no idea where I came from/We have noidea where we’re going/Lodged in life/Likebranches in the river/Flowing downstream/Caught in the current / I carry you / You’ll carryme/That’s how it could be/Don’t you knowme?/Don’t you know me by now?"
Touched by the poem, Celine gives a lot ofcoins to the guy. But Jesse just smiles at
Hence they start their trip in Vienna. Firstthey meet a group of guys who warmly invitethem to attend their avant-garde2 drama aboutholy cows to be staged in the evening. Thenthey tour the scenic spots using the city’spublic transportation on which they play thegame of Q and A asking each other questionsabout their life experiences, including eachother’s likes and dislikes. When they comeacross a record shop, Celine picks up an albumand they try it in the booth3. It is a love songby an American singer. Though not perfect,the lYric of love is really touching. On thestreet, they talk about their parents and theirmarriages and divorce, concluding that howdifferent their generation was. Then they visita cemetery which Celine once visited. Uponseeing so many nameless graves on the bank ofthe Danube, they discuss whether there aresouls4. On the ferris wheel of the funfair,s theywatch the sunset which is so beautiful. In sucha romantic atmosphere, they can’t help kissingeach other.
When they dine in a pub, a fortunetellerpredicts Celine’s bright future though Jessedoesn’t believe such silly things. Out of thepub, they are stopped by a guy sitting in a boatat the bank of the Danube. He tells them that hecan compose a poem to be based on any wordthey are to utter. Jesse is not interested, butCeline would like to give it a try by saying"milkshake". Before long, a poem flows out ofthe guy’s pen and it reads like this.
"Daydream delusion / Limousine eyelash /Oh, baby, with your pretty face/Drop a tear inmy wine glass/Look at those big eyes/Seewhat you mean to me/Sweet cakes andmilkshakes/I am a delusion angel/I’m afantasy parade/I want you to know what Ithink / Don’t want you to guess anymore / Youhave no idea where I came from/We have noidea where we’re going/Lodged in life/Likebranches in the river/Flowing downstream/Caught in the current / I carry you / You’ll carryme/That’s how it could be/Don’t you knowme?/Don’t you know me by now?"
Touched by the poem, Celine gives a lot ofcoins to the guy. But Jesse just smiles at