Day: October 11, 2005

Today was a relaxed day: off to a late start, we visited a factory outlet mall (where we spent nothing), ate a good yet cheap lunch in Perkins restaurant, then drove to Erie, where we found a reasonably-priced hotel with a jacuzzi bath in the room! I took the room immediately, only to discover that the water was cut off 🙁 … luckily, only until I asked what was going on and the manageress had a stern word with the plumber.
This evening, we again ate well, this time at TGIFriday’s. Having eaten so well at lunchtime, we only had an appetizer

and lots of raspberry iced tea

(OK, and a piece of cheesecake, which I have to enjoy while I’m here, because I can’t get it in Switzerland)

We’ve been travelling under clouds and in rain for three days. It’s quite depressing after the blue sky and sun of Colorado. I’ll never again say that permanently sunny weather is boring, I promise! Today, the sun broke through the clouds twice, for about ten seconds each time. It was like a breath of fresh air after spending too long in a crowded meeting room! (But much too short.)

We’re heading south to Virginia, to visit our friends Ben and Esther Rosenbaum. I used to work with Ben before they moved back to the USA. I sent him an e-mail to let him know when we would probably arrive; he wrote back to tell me that the timing was not so good, because it would be Yom Kippur, and they would be involved with family events. His e-mail closed with the words “Sorry about the timing of Yom Kippur”.
Yeah, Ben, you really should have made sure it wouldn’t collide with our visit! 😉