Quiet day.
I have a big problem today, I'm disoriented, literally. I try to get my bearings and there is something wrong: the sun rises in the east. OK, we have sun in the morning in the bedroom. The sun sets in the west. OK, we have the sun in late afternoon in the bathroom. But the problem is with north and south: the north side which for me is the most in the shade is actually the sunniest her and the south facade is the most in the shadow. With Jens we turn and turn the problem until we realize that we are in the southern hemisphere and that, here, the opposite is true. It is true that the south is the more shaded and the north the sunnier. I visualize the south at home turned toward the equator and our north facing the north pole while here, north is oriented toward the equator and the south to the south pole. This is certainly not very scientific but it helps me.
I have a big problem today, I'm disoriented, literally. I try to get my bearings and there is something wrong: the sun rises in the east. OK, we have sun in the morning in the bedroom. The sun sets in the west. OK, we have the sun in late afternoon in the bathroom. But the problem is with north and south: the north side which for me is the most in the shade is actually the sunniest her and the south facade is the most in the shadow. With Jens we turn and turn the problem until we realize that we are in the southern hemisphere and that, here, the opposite is true. It is true that the south is the more shaded and the north the sunnier. I visualize the south at home turned toward the equator and our north facing the north pole while here, north is oriented toward the equator and the south to the south pole. This is certainly not very scientific but it helps me.
We went for a walk through the neighborhood. It is quite a residential neighborhood, houses quite opulent, with small garden. But we can find also vacant lots and poor houses. All the "rich" houses have gates and most have alarms. Each owner is responsible for paving or tiling his section of the sidewalk. This gives discontinuous sidewalks.
We wanted to go to the restaurant "Las Lenas, a good restaurant where we went in November 2009 but it was closed. So we went to a smaller one in front and ate some kind of canapes, good and copious. Then we went for coffee at a service station. Most gas stations here have a restaurant and a terrace. Good coffee served with a glass of water.
We wanted to go to the restaurant "Las Lenas, a good restaurant where we went in November 2009 but it was closed. So we went to a smaller one in front and ate some kind of canapes, good and copious. Then we went for coffee at a service station. Most gas stations here have a restaurant and a terrace. Good coffee served with a glass of water.
Trottoir discontinu
Discontinuous sidewalk
La même chose
The same
Notre rue
Our street
Une rue voisine
A street near ours
Corbeille
Basket
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