It's almost noon on Saturday and I haven't done much. On Friday the heat was really oppressive and I spent the day traveling around the city to various appointments with sweat running down my face and dripping down my back from the back of my hair. I had a lesson at 2:30 and afterwards went over to Glossary to get something to eat and a lot of water to drink. People tend to drink bottled water and the question you get asked is "gas or no gas". I started out drinking non-carbonated but like the taste of a local water with gas called Morshynska so that's what I drink now. I had a cabbage/cucumber/radish/dill salad with lemon/oil dressing and a bowl of cream of mushroom soup made with fresh finely chopped mushrooms. Then I had another cup of cappuccino. I took advantage of their wi-fi for a while and when I asked for the check, my favorite waiter brought me the check and still another cappuccino (on the house). Instead of taking the metro right across from the cafe, I walked down to the main street and wandered around for a while enjoying the attitude people have as weekend arrives.
Here's another McDonald's factoid: McDonalds here only has beef products (and pork sausage for breakfast). They have another chain called McFoxy's that only serves chicken products. This morning, I walked down to our local McDonalds (about a half mile) while the heat hadn't risen too much yet, to have breakfast and to take advantage of internet. I came back to the apartment shortly before Rostek arrived from the overnight train. He had been on a three day business trip with his boss from hospice.
I decided to go back to bed for a while and just woke up a bit ago when my phone rang. It was a friend inviting me to go to a group meeting on Sunday afternoon who have questions for me. At some point today I have to was underwear and socks and get them hung out, hopefully to dry before morning.
A lot of people here wear socks with sandals. I mostly do too. It keeps my feet cleaner and prevents sunburn. I didn't even bring white socks with me because when I was in Romania two years ago, I was scolded by Florin for wearing anything but black socks. I learned that lesson well.
Rostek went back to bed after he showered also. Sleeping on the train isn't very restful. I suppose we'll head out to the center later to meet friends or just to get out of the apartment for a while.
It's really good to have a few days that aren't jam packed with activity.
Here's another McDonald's factoid: McDonalds here only has beef products (and pork sausage for breakfast). They have another chain called McFoxy's that only serves chicken products. This morning, I walked down to our local McDonalds (about a half mile) while the heat hadn't risen too much yet, to have breakfast and to take advantage of internet. I came back to the apartment shortly before Rostek arrived from the overnight train. He had been on a three day business trip with his boss from hospice.
I decided to go back to bed for a while and just woke up a bit ago when my phone rang. It was a friend inviting me to go to a group meeting on Sunday afternoon who have questions for me. At some point today I have to was underwear and socks and get them hung out, hopefully to dry before morning.
A lot of people here wear socks with sandals. I mostly do too. It keeps my feet cleaner and prevents sunburn. I didn't even bring white socks with me because when I was in Romania two years ago, I was scolded by Florin for wearing anything but black socks. I learned that lesson well.
Rostek went back to bed after he showered also. Sleeping on the train isn't very restful. I suppose we'll head out to the center later to meet friends or just to get out of the apartment for a while.
It's really good to have a few days that aren't jam packed with activity.
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