My plane landed a bit early. It was 7:30ish, am. It was almost exactly 24 hours ahead of when I got on the plane, including the time difference. I opted to stay up all night before the flight and try to sleep through most of the flights. I think it worked pretty well, but I was still exhausted by 6pm or so.
Most eateries I’ve been in to are cash only, which meant I couldn’t eat until one of the exchange places opened at like 10:00. When they did, I had a croissant and a cup of coffee. We passed by a McDonalds and decided to go in and see what’s different. We had the McKroket, which is essentially a breaded and fried patty of beef gravy. It’s then slathered on mayonnaise which looks like it’s got whole mustard seeds in it.
Worked through most of the day. My throat is still a bit sore from the few hours we spent in a “coffee shop” doing some brainstorming. I only had actual coffee, but the room was thick with second hand smoke.
We had dinner at some miscellaneous place that we ducked into because it was freezing out. I can’t believe how much butter and mayo they have on everything here. I ordered a plate of these tiny pancakes that were maybe 1 inch across. They were served with a hearty dose of powdered sugar and about forty-thousand calories worth of butter, which had been haphazardly slapped onto the plate. Everything we had was very good, though I didn’t try the fries that were swimming in mayo.
We walked through the red light district on the way back to the apartment. It’s a very bizarre area. It’s got about as much foot traffic as any other area of the city. Most of the people seem unfazed by the goings ons. Other than some very graphic advertisements on the street and the red glow coming from most of the storefronts, it’s really that different from the rest of the city. That is, unless you walk down one of the alleyways where prostitutes stand in the windows in their skivvies and beckon you to come in and join them. A very unusual kind of window shopping.
We were supposed to go out tonight, but I fell asleep around 8. I have no idea if anybody else went out or even if they’re here now.
good times!