{"id":10399,"date":"2018-04-11T19:30:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T19:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=10399"},"modified":"2018-04-11T19:30:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T19:30:52","slug":"wednesday-11th-aoril-2018-so-here-i-am-once-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=10399","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 11th Aoril 2018 – SO HERE I AM ONCE MORE …"},"content":{"rendered":"

… not in the playground of my broken dreams but in a little studio in the Dekenstraat in Leuven. Didn’t that four weeks go quickly?<\/p>\n

But at least my body clock seems to be working okay still. Despite a night that was … errr … somewhat later than I intended, I was wide-awake at 05:40 and waiting for the alarm;<\/p>\n

Despite not having breakfast and not having a shower, I still didn’t have time to do everything that I wanted to doso the floor will have to remain unwashed until I return. But I emptied the rubbish, bleached everything that needed bleaching, cut my fingernails and changed the bedding so that I’ll have nice clean comfortable bedding when I return.<\/p>\n

Yes, I lead such an exciting life, don’t I? At least I remembered yesterday to turn off the electricity for the heating and the hot water, even if I did forget to unplug the machinery in the kitchen. And I also forgot the opened jar of jam that I was planning to bring with me.<\/p>\n

For some reason or other the walk to the station didn’t take as long as it usually does and I was there in less than 20 minutes. Plenty of time for a coffee and a relax as despite what happened four weeks ago, the train wasn’t in the station.<\/p>\n

When it did come in, it was a six-carriage train instead of the usual 12-carriage train, and the seats were not reserved. We could sit anywhere we liked. I chose a seat right at the front – less distance to walk at my destination. As we know, time is pretty important when on the Travers\u00e9e de Paris<\/a> without Bourvil to carry your suitcase.<\/p>\n

We were late arriving at Paris Vaugirard due to track repairs and the subsequent congestion but there was no queue at the Metro ticket window so I was through there very quickly. And even better-I convinced them to sell me a carnet<\/em> of 10 tickets which means that I don’t have to queue at all for the next few weeks. And a carnet<\/em> comes at a substantial discount.<\/p>\n

The metro was reasonably painless -line 4 to the Gare de l’Est and then line 5 to the Gare du Nord and that’ll be the route for the next while until the repairs to the Gare du Nord station on line 4 are completed. It’s all getting to be quite complicated.<\/p>\n

For the first time so far this year I was able to sit outside and eat my butties. How long this weather will last, though is anyone’s guess. We’ll be back in the snow before long.<\/p>\n

The TGV was packed yet again but I had a good spec. And much to my disappointment we arrived 10 minutes late in Brussels.<\/p>\n

That meant that I had missed the train that I like and had to catch the older less-comfortable one instead.<\/p>\n

And at the place here I had to wait around for the office guy to come with the keys.<\/p>\n

So now having been shopping at Delhaize and had my tea, I really am going for an early night. I’ve been fighting off the sleep all day and I’m about done.<\/p>\n

I’ll be up early tomorrow though. A shower and a clothes wash and then the hospital. <\/p>\n

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