23 Friday May 2008
Posted in culture, health & happiness, hospitals, rants
Now this is my idea of a hospital room!
In fact, probably the only good thing that the private hospital had going for it was that all the rooms there are private, painted a pretty yellow and have an extra bed in case a friend or relative wants to stay with you.
At the general hospital where I ended up there are two patients to a room. My room was pretty basic, but there was a balcony with a nice view and it would have been quite tolerable if my roommates had had better manners. . .
04 Sunday May 2008
What a fabulous day!
I haven’t been to the Feria de Jerez since May 2005. It is absolutely my most favourite feria, much better than the very famous Feria de Abril in Sevilla. And so yesterday myself, Nog, Jay, Pipocas & Chucky & Kidlet, “R” (another of the ladies) and her visiting friend all converged on Jerez to spend an afternoon at the fair…
28 Monday Apr 2008
Posted in books & writing, culture, miscellany
I think I’m going to try this with some of my students. 🙂
26 Saturday Apr 2008
Fist seen over at SG V’s… who has apparently purchased a couple of t-shirts from Despair Wear™. What fabulously depressing products! I can see that Christmas shopping this year has just become a lot easier. 🙂
09 Wednesday Apr 2008
Posted in culture, food & drink, weird
Germany likes to call itself the “Land of Ideas” – and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine.
But Germany has surely never produced anything quite as weird as the automated restaurant.
Weird is right. Would you eat here?
(watch the video to see the place ‘in action’)
