The people I’m staying with have not 1 but 3 cats, and I’m rediscovering what a simple joy it is to have cat hair on all your clothes. They are also great big softie cats, who burst into purrs at the earliest signs of a stroke, and so as you would expect the three of us are getting along just famously. I hope Simone doesn’t start to get jealous….
Author: Dave
Continued Bigness
So it’s not only the plane that was big, both of the hospitals I’ve been to are huge, and the medical school is enormous (with something like 1500 medical students). The city has some 8 million or so residents and a motor way system to match (which is also unbelievably complex if you’re completely new to it and have to get across town using it).
Movie madness
With 14 hours to kill what else do you do but watch movies. Back to back. Four of them….
- Charlie and the chocolate factory
- Batman begins
- Mr and Mrs smith
- Madagascar
My eyes aren’t so much square as that slightly rectangular shape of the little screens on the back of the airline seats.
Fluffy
As we approached Johannesburg we descended through what I think were the fluffiest clouds I’ve ever seen from the air. It was a terrible pity I couldn’t get to my camera, as they would have made a great photo.
Big? Actually, Jumbo!
Today is going to be my first trip on a 747. Ever since I was a child I have I think subconsciously held the belief that it wasn’t really International travel unless it took a 747 to get you there. So between the jumbo jet, the 14 hour flight, and the fact that I’m on an entirely different continent makes me fairly sure this fit’s the bill for real international travel.
Ubiquitous white headphones
It’s funny how widespread iPods have become. Everywhere you go there are people with those instantly recognizable little white earphones, bopping away to their own private musical preferences.
Fluffy
As we approached Johannesburg we descended through what I think were the fluffiest clouds I’ve ever seen from the air. It was a terrible pity I couldn’t get to my camera, as they would have made a great photo.
Movie madness
With 14 hours to kill what else do you do but watch movies. Back to back. Four of them….
- Charlie and the chocolate factory
- Batman begins
- Mr and Mrs smith
- Madagascar
My eyes aren’t so much square as that slightly rectangular shape of the little screens on the back of the airline seats.
Big? Actually, jumbo!
Today is going to be my first trip on a 747. Ever since I was a child I have I think subconsciously held the belief that it wasn’t really International travel unless it took a 747 to get you there. So between the jumbo jet, the 14 hour flight, and the fact that I’m on an entirely different continent makes me fairly sure this fit’s the bill for real international travel.
Ubiquitous white headphones
It’s funny how widespread iPods have become. Everywhere you go there are people with those instantly recognizable little white earphones, bopping away to their own private musical preferences.