Tempted though I was to spend the record-breaking day in my cool ground-floor flat, I decided it wouldn’t do, so out I went. (Last time I was in Italy, they also had record-breaking heat. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. The sweaty, sweaty t-shirt.) I looked online last night to find “where to stayContinue reading “Prague, Day 2 (Part 1)- Mad Dogs and Englishmen (and Foolish American Women) – June 26, 2019”
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Prague, Czechia – June 25, 2019
It’s some sort of mystery of physics…you can pack carefully for a trip, add nothing along the way, yet your belongings somehow experience some sort of dimensional expansion that makes each subsequent attempt to pack more and more difficult… The bus driver today was my first female bus driver. SHE actually apologized to ME forContinue reading “Prague, Czechia – June 25, 2019”
June 24, 2019 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
One thing I have a special talent for is sweating. I mean, I don’t just *sweat,* heavens, no. I also turn bright pink in the heat. I have graced Holland with my own special “lobster-still-dripping-with-cooking-water” look for the past few days. Lucky Dutch. Today from my bus window I saw a woman wearing an effectivelyContinue reading “June 24, 2019 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands”
June 23, 2019 – Haarlem, The Netherlands
Tired from my 15 hour day in Amsterdam yesterday, so slept in, piddled around washing “small and delicates” (or “moderately sized and substantial,” as the case may be), then took the bus to Haarlem for a few hours. Had…WAIT FOR IT …mustard soup (I know, right? Brilliant Dutch people, so delicious), a smoked salmon sandwich,Continue reading “June 23, 2019 – Haarlem, The Netherlands”
Life to the Point of Tears 