Sunday 3 January We have great plans for the day. It's raining. We FaceTime family and go down for breakfast. Packing time. It's amazing how a few extra things makes it that much harder to fit it all in! We wait till the rain lessons then check out and head to our new hotel. It's not too far. We have to wAit some time in line before we are told we cannot check in yet, but we can leave our luggage. We head off to the mall. We get there in time to see the first pr...

Saturday 2 January We get ready to go and head down for breakfast. We try and figure out the metro system tickets and another lady asks us for help. Man, I hope I got the right tickets for her, because it turns out ours were wrong and we could exit the gate. Opps. It's getting pretty hot as we walk towards the complex where the church is. We follow some ppl in, but then we are not sure where to go. Turns out lots of churches and groups meet on the complex. We m...

Friday 1 January We wake in time to get some breakfast. It doesn't feel like enough sleep though! The shops on the streets below us look all shut up. I guess we won't be doing any more shopping today. We just spend a quiet day relaxing. Malcolm takes a nap. Before I know it the days over.

Thursday 31 December As I'm prepping to go for breakfast I find a switch that might be for the hot water. I hope! Salad for breakfast! Yay. Excellent. And eggs. I like buffet breakfasts. Once in our room again I have a shower that is much warmer than last night. It feels so good to have my hair washed. We just relax, planning to go into town later. I decide I want to check out the local markets since they are not too far and we prepare to leave. There are lots ...

Wednesday 30 December A very late airplane dinner. I don't dare eat much after my last experience, but I still end up feeling bloated. Some fitful rest makes it easier to get out of the plane. It's a breeze getting through immigration and soon we are sitting on comfy couches in the lounge. We have about 5 hours to kill. It finally passes. The airport gets very busy. Lots of European's here collecting ppl - I guess they live here! I picture myself living here. ...