Exhausted

Seven hours of classes, last three of them one-to-one tuition which proved to be very useful, much more effective that I had expected.

In electric hardware shop

Needed an extension cord and had to ask it from the salesperson. Before my turn came, I checked the dictionary; no, it wasn't there. So I asked what I assumed was right, and indeed, a simple extension cord was brought. I then explained (much with hands) that I needed one with several sockets, after which the saleswoman brought another one and very kindly explained that the adjective for multiple sockets was multiprise! ☺

Rearrangement

Some rearrangement of the afternoon classes, resulting in being in a minigroup with just another student and a teacher. Very useful, I think.

Curiously, the first story I had to tell involved a cat which recalled me of a story about a cat which I had to retell in its entirety many years back in school at a similar course when other students were absent and the teacher had all his time only for me.

Stories of celebrities

While discussing what celebrities we have met, the teacher told that last year some students (but not she) saw in a bread shop near the school Brad Pitt who appears to own a house in Provence.

The story of a motion picture being filmed at the house next to my office exceeded my linguistic abilities, but in 2006 it happened that one morning a Slovenian coworker rushed in and very excitedly told something to my Slovenian roommate, in Slovenian. Exotic temperament, thought I. Later I heard that the reason of a colleague's exitement had been that, while walking towards the office, she had seen no one else than a life-sized Demi Moore.

Just one thing left behind

I have realised that there is only one useful thing I did not took along: the charger for my camera batteries. The optimistic estimation is that the two charged batteries left have enough juice for about 200-300 photos and if I economise later that week, I may extend this to last at least till Sunday afternoon. After this it would be more or less OK to take photos with the phone, unless I can find a new charger from a camera shop here, but on Sunday there will be a nature trip and Saturday I am planning to make a hike. (Where do they sell topographic maps, I wonder?)

Another class

The afternoon classes are extra classes, composed of people from all levels of the morning classes. I happen to be one of the two ones from our level, and our level is the highest in the afternoon class, so that once at last it was truly enjoyable.

And I did enjoy it to the last moment and minute.

Sunny

As forecast, today was sunny. It was a market day, and the sad state of fruits in the supermarket got some explanation—much better produce is available on the markets.

The post office was closed until afternoon because of the strike

In the morning there was a strike. Those who arrived on car or bus were late, as the streets had been blocked. It seems that there are nationwide protests against the governmental plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65. From the class window we could see that the protesters were mainly school students. Good to start political activity at such a young age.

After the market

After the class I had my lunch at a tiny restaurant, a Spanish one, and then had a little walk in the old town, taking photos, and back for the afternoon for some more classes. After these posted a letter from the post office (nice weighing and stamp-issuing machines), strolled a bit more, through places I had not yet been and visited the local supermarket.

It was a warm day today, and I could see insects and butterflies flying. This means there were also bats in the evening. Of the many gadgets I have taken along, I also have the bat detector; how very convenient, isn't it?

Town hall and belfry with the astronomical clock and its Autumn figure