Jet lag hit me hard yesterday. Or I think it did anyway. I’ve only ever been on one trip that caused jet lag, and it was the last time I was here. I was so tired on arrival that I just slept on through the day last time. This time around, I found myself yawning a TON at the grocery store yesterday. To the point that a woman in line behind me said, “Someone is tired.” I purchased some necessities (Carlsberg, Nutella, garbage bags, toilet paper, new bread, water, soda) and decided to go home for a nap despite the fact that it was 5:30, well past siesta time and I hadn’t really eaten all day. (A granola bar and a cappuccino don’t really count). I woke up wide awake at 11pm. So much for a nap. And of course, there’s nothing going on in town mid-week at 11pm. So I pulled out a 100 calorie snack pack and some toast and settled in to watch “Penelope.” I hadn’t seen it before – it was pretty cute. That got me to 1am so I laid back down. At 2:20 I was still wide awake. So I put in one of my favorites, “Big Fish.” This got me to 4:45 a.m. I laid down again and finally fell asleep again at 5:30.
The next thing I knew it was 1p.m. and it was a real wrench to force myself out of bed. I figured though that by the time I got going, I could miss the crowds at the mall (b/c of siesta), buy some pants, find another spot for internet, and be back well before dinner time. And that’s what’s up now. I’m sitting at a McDonald’s (of all places) with a great connection. I really hope I find another spot because I am NOT going to spend everyday in Malta at a McDonald’s for cryin’ out loud. I did buy some pants (cuz I’m sure you’re all keeping track), the kind you can fold into shorts. They are really popular here and now I can see why. Between the clouds and the rain I can’t believe how different the weather has been from the last time I was here since my arrival. One of the taxi drivers told me that he thinks we’ll have another 2 weeks of hot though before it cools down for good. I just hope it’s hot when Wim gets here in 2 weeks because we were planning to spend a ton of time on the beach.
So since non
e of that was interesting, what else can I say today? I live across the courtyard from a closed down store called “Beaver Fashions” – that’s comedy on its own. Last night the drunken Germans who live above me started a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” at midnight. It made me feel less guilty for watching a movie so late since they were clearly awake and not being bothered by it. Oh and Sue will love this – the bells at St. George’s? Yeah – they ring ALLLLLL through the night. And I haven’t figured out the rhyme or reason to it either. Sometimes there’s a lot of ringing at a quarter of the hour. Definitely at 5:45 a.m. Maybe there’s a service that starts at 6 and it’s a wake-up call? I don’t know but since they are right outside my door it kind of reminds me of home. Hopefully, like the ones at home, they’ll fade into the background and I won’t notice them anymore.
Real exciting stuff, I know. But hey, that’s jet lag for ya. Or at least…I think that’s what it was. That’s my story anyway.
The next thing I knew it was 1p.m. and it was a real wrench to force myself out of bed. I figured though that by the time I got going, I could miss the crowds at the mall (b/c of siesta), buy some pants, find another spot for internet, and be back well before dinner time. And that’s what’s up now. I’m sitting at a McDonald’s (of all places) with a great connection. I really hope I find another spot because I am NOT going to spend everyday in Malta at a McDonald’s for cryin’ out loud. I did buy some pants (cuz I’m sure you’re all keeping track), the kind you can fold into shorts. They are really popular here and now I can see why. Between the clouds and the rain I can’t believe how different the weather has been from the last time I was here since my arrival. One of the taxi drivers told me that he thinks we’ll have another 2 weeks of hot though before it cools down for good. I just hope it’s hot when Wim gets here in 2 weeks because we were planning to spend a ton of time on the beach.
So since non
e of that was interesting, what else can I say today? I live across the courtyard from a closed down store called “Beaver Fashions” – that’s comedy on its own. Last night the drunken Germans who live above me started a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” at midnight. It made me feel less guilty for watching a movie so late since they were clearly awake and not being bothered by it. Oh and Sue will love this – the bells at St. George’s? Yeah – they ring ALLLLLL through the night. And I haven’t figured out the rhyme or reason to it either. Sometimes there’s a lot of ringing at a quarter of the hour. Definitely at 5:45 a.m. Maybe there’s a service that starts at 6 and it’s a wake-up call? I don’t know but since they are right outside my door it kind of reminds me of home. Hopefully, like the ones at home, they’ll fade into the background and I won’t notice them anymore.Real exciting stuff, I know. But hey, that’s jet lag for ya. Or at least…I think that’s what it was. That’s my story anyway.
Who would have ever imagined that a store called "Beaver Fashion" would fail and go out of business???? I mean how can they keep people out of the door much less go out of business???
ReplyDeleteI'd pay money to see what they put on the mannequins at "beaver fashion."
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it there safe and sound! You need to take pictures of where you stay and post them. I'm interested to see how it looks there since my google "research" wasn't ver clear!
ReplyDeleteBeaver Fashion! Sounds like another career opportunity for Chad! :o)
Hi Jessica, I hope you are finally rested. You poor thing. I know bells are beautiful to listen to, but all day every day? I don't think so. I really hope you can adjust to that. :)
ReplyDeleteToo funny.....you can never escape the bells.
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