No, we haven't gone sightseeing in the area. But after multiple days of rain, there are rivers of water flowing down the streets. And puddles that seem large as lakes. Luckily, I did bring a sturdy pair of shoes unlike one of the other hapless students at our school who thought she could make do with two pairs of sandals. But I would have preferred to wear a pair of old fashioned rubber galoshes like I used to have when I was a kid. And a slicker and big rubber hat -- like fishermen wear. Yes, that would have been the perfect style for this weather.
After class, we stopped at a little bakery close to the school to buy a fresh loaf of bread and then headed home. We were indecisive about whether it would be better to try to catch a taxi to get out of the rain or walk by a store that we thought might have a cable for my camera to upload pictures. We decided to walk, since the store is on the way to our home. But it turned out they didn't have a cable. So we got soaked for nothing.
Not willing to give up, I asked Micha to take a couple of photos with my android phone when I came in. I'll upload those to give you some idea of what's going on. You can also see a little bit of our cheerfully decorated apartment in the background.
I don't think you will be able to tell from the photo, but my jeans were soaked all the way to my knees. So I slipped into my pajama bottoms and threw the jeans back in the dryer.
Made a good vegetarian pasta for lunch--with a little onion, some local peppers and tomatoes from our grocery shopping the other day. The apartment has a well stocked spice shelf that we are welcome to use. So we had a nice lunch with the pasta, the fresh bread and cheese.
Now it's time to do some homework.
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