Categories: general, film, books
Tags: Fever, viral infection, Berlin, Australia
Date: 21 February 2009 16:42:46
Lying in bed or on the sofa suffering from a viral infection. I didn't eat for three days, apart from 2 bowls of Crunchy Nut and 12 uncooked swedish Meatballs (you can eat them this way mmm....). I hardly slept for 2 nights due to a fever and painful aches in my lower back.
Unfortuantely it meant that I had to cancel our offer of having the Troublesome Trucks to stay. I was looking forward to having them over last night and tonight (separately) but was just to washed out.
Today I've spent it relaxing to recover. So I've watched The Man Who Knew To Much, Schindler's List and the second half of Harlequins v Gloucester. The aim is to do very little tonight and tomorrow.
I've also been reading Silesian Station by David Downing, his sequelto Zoo Station. I love these because they combine my love of historical fiction and being set in immediate pre-war Berlin. Reading it has reignited my hunger to go for my third visit - I've haven't been since I took FW for her birthday the year we were married. Just reading about the cafes, Tiergarten, Zoo, Funktrum Tower and the food.
Last night I dreamt that I had emigrated to Australia - I didn't like it. Weird that reading about Berlin makes me yearn to return but my dream is about Australia.
Just to reassure my Australian contingent I do intend to visit at Christmas 2014 to celebrate my 50th.