Pat got her exercise walking up and down the stairs during laundry – fortunately she did not have to iron as the school has a person who does that for the staff – he is a wonderful older man who is so helpful when you go into the laundry room. We have been so impressed with the staff and their willingness to go the extra mile for us.
I worked with the server and tech coordinator workstation most of the day. Each person has their own way of setting up a server and it takes a while to learn how the previous person did it. Towards the end of the day, the power went out and I had a heck of a time getting the workstation back up and running. Power outages can occur here at any time.
Tonight we went out to supper with another couple – we had a great meal at a Chinese restaurant at the top of the Cecil hotel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a beautiful site – unfortunately we left the camera home, so you will have to take our word. The hotel was used by the British in WWII as their Africa Command Headquarters. After supper we walked to a Baskins-Robbins for ice cream. The shopping area is one of really nice areas of Alex. In the parking lot a young man “watched” our car and cleaned the windshield – of course for a little tip.
The trip to and from the restaurant gave us our thrill for the night. It is much like riding on a dangerous ride at Adventureland. You just hope for the best – we drove along the Cornish – a famous roadway that runs all along the Mediterranean in Alex. At one time tonight there were 5 marked lanes with 9 lanes of cars negotiating for space. I forgot all my driver education concepts and just held on. Now maybe Pat won’t be so antsy when I drive back in the states! On the Cornish, we past an area where a demonstration was being held regarding the evnets in Lebanon. Over 8 trucks were parked along the street with the Arab military force in full riot gear standing between the protestors/speakers and the citizens walking along the Cornish.
