Monday, November 12, 2018

The changing world (225) Aug 1999

Aug 1st Led for David Barnes on dancing before the ark. Peter Braithwaite weds Amy at Barnett. Chase Hotel Enfield for reception.
 91F.
3rd      Rachel back with suntan and ouzo for me.
4th      Rachel back to work but came home sick.
5th      Rachel off work. The difference with public sector employment. You still get paid when sick.
6th      Katy and Rachel brought David home from Heathrow. says they are just friends.
7th        Books from library to gen up on Czech holiday.
8th      Randy led for me on prodigal son. Preached from Joshua at night.
9th       Anniversary celebrated at Cafe Rouge. Cheese poor. Mobile phone came, our first. Expensive tarif.
10th      David and Tristram decided on an early start tomorrow to see the eclipse in Devon.
11th      David left 2am and back 11;30pm. Cloud obscures the 100% for them, but not for our 97%. All work stopped for 15 minutes to watch it.
12th      Left 6:15 for Victoria. Oxford. Folkstone. Stops near Rheims and the German border. Slept fitfully despite temazepam. Three with us who were on the Austrian trip last year.
13th     An hour delay at Czech border. 7:30 arrived Berova near Prague. Into the city. Wensleslas Square. Old town square. Charles bridge. Noisy disco to 4am.
14th     Guided tour of Prague from the castle.
15th     Slovakia scenery lovely. Stary Smokovec 7:30pm. Hotel pretty basic.
16th     Novy Smokovec. Free day. Changing money a slow job. Walked on our own in country but path unclear . Boots uncomfortable. Back by train.
17th     To Levoca a medieval walled town. Tramp up to Spis castle. Hot dip in thermal spring. Beer 20p a pint, spirits 30p a shot.
18th     To limestone caves near Polish border. Two folk villages. Hitler hid his troops here before invading Poland.
19th     Took bus to Popad and back by train.
20th      To Preny Plasow. Walked by lake and 10 miles back to hotel on my own. Turkey quake may have killed 45,000.
21st       Train to Talatra Loninska. Up a cold mountain by cable car.
22nd      To a village brethren assembly but no translation. Strebe Please chair lift.
23rd       To Bratislava.
24th        Danube cruise short and disappointing. Via Vienna to Germany.
25th        Home via channel tunnel and I have a 100F fever. Told locus I may not be in to work as expected. Deb as A/S level grade C in art.
26th        Mike, locus, said to take two days off. Doctor said unknown fever. Right leg going red and swelling.
27th        GP sent me to Ealing hospital. Cellulits. Admitted with 40.4C. Food cool and stodgy.
28th        Visited by Margery and greys. Trying halal food as curry has taste. Temperature down and feeling better. David had my ticket for Spurs1 Leeds 2.
29th        Visits from David, Rachel, SC, Mike Peate, Paul Clowney, Katy and her dad.
30th Visits from Family, Hallett, David Barnes. Found the day room for a pipe.Boss had locus booked for a week.Elliott phoned and says a week in hospital at least.
31st        Leg less swollen. Walked round hospital and St Bernards.

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