Well Im here now. The food has been good, but the restaraunts are extremely slow. Local wine is nothing phenomenal, but is great for the money. Radio is interesting; almost all in english. On the radio yesterday I heard (in this order on the same station) that 70s song inside out, upside down etc etc, the latest song from Pink and something I can only describe as French Tejano. And at a restaraunt tonight I heard New York New York, the Beach Boys and When a Man Loves a Woman. My rental car is a Mercedes, but dont let that fool you. I never knew that they made an extremely small minivan, but thats what Im driving. Its smaller than my old car, but you sit high, and its shaped like a minivan. Driving is somewhat difficult. Street signs are small and on the buildings (or sometimes not posted at all). Nothing runs east/west or north/south, and there is no grid, and no streets are numbered. Im told that the most reliable appliances (washer, dryer, fruidge etc) are German or American. My temporary housing is very clean, and fairly new. It is small though. I have to duck to get in the entry. I have to crouch in the shower (not because of the shoer head like in the US, but because of the ceiling). The second floor (where the bed is) cant be more than 5 ft from floor to ceiling. I have to be very cautious of that in the morning! For those of you that remember the loft that Justin and I lived in during college, its just like that but with very steep stairs instead of a ladder, and no master bedroom. Well, my 2 hour limit for parking is an hour over due so I guess I should go. Ill right again when I can find free access.
Posted by Brian at March 27, 2003 03:56 PM