This week a Colonel who's been here for two winters stated that they've only had one big snowstorm, in those two years, I can deal with that. This morning when I woke up, I looked out the window and saw nothing, just white. The city was socked in with really heavy fog. This is a picture out my 10th floor window to the highway below. Additionally it was only 46° F out, quite chilly for mid-August.After letting it warm up a little, I went to what is apparently the only English language bookstore in town, called Tom's Books, he sells each book for €1, which is expensive given that most of his stock are pocket paper-backs. He will also trade 2 for 1 (I bring in 2, get one free) and be buys for €0.25. His little shop is a tad musty, and good grief did he like to talk. When I got there he was talking with a couple of German girls, then he started in with me. While I was there, this Army Colonel and her husband came in, asked a couple questions and started browsing. I managed to get out as they were leaving. We talked along the street and they joked that they wanted to get out of there before I left, otherwise they would be the victims of chat.
I then went downtown to try and get a month long tram pass, but the office wasn't open. I then headed out to the mall I had been to two weeks ago to get cell phone service (the place on base won't deal with iPhones). I got a prepaid SIM card but it's not working in my phone. I'm suspecting that something went wrong and my unlock didn't complete. So now I'll have to spend another evening doing it all over again.
The cats are starting to try my patience. They are pretty good most of the time. The other afternoon, I got home a little early (before housekeeping had done the room) so after I dropped my bag, I opened the door to hang the "Do not disturb" sign and Spooky got out. I chased her and grabbed her pretty quick, but not before the door closed and I realized I had left my key in the room. The other thing the girls will do is wake early and start chasing each other around. This may have been fine in a house with multiple rooms, but in a one room hotel room, the chase involves around, over and through the bed on which I am trying to sleep.
