Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.
I did something not so intelligent yesterday, I did not drink any coffee or have any breakfast. By the time I was finished talking on the phone with the wife and we were ready to head downtown for some sightseeing I was not in good shape. My head hurt and I was a little dizzy. But I am stupid sometimes and pressed on.
We had decided to head to the town center to sight see on Sunday as this would be the last weekend the coworker would be here. He heads home next Saturday and given that we get home so late in the evening from work, this was our last shot. We discussed whether or not to walk vs. taking a taxi and once we realized it was only about 1/2 mile to where we wanted to go, we decided to walk. When you are walking the streets of Cordoba you see these things along the roads...
They are actually trash receptacles of a sort (I think anyway as that is all I ever saw put in them). My coworker suggested it was to keep the animals out of the trash (good idea!). We walked about 14 blocks and arrived in good time enjoying the great weather (although I do have a little sunburn this morning from the walk). There are many shops downtown but most were closed due to the day being a Sunday. I made a mental note to come in 2 weeks when another coworker will be here. There is talk of switching hotels at that time so we will definitely need a taxi then.
We arrived at the town center and took a few touristy photos...
This monument has a plaque that reads, "Jeronimo Luis De Cabrera - Fundadot De Cordoba - Julio 6 De 1573." We wandered around for a little while longer and by the time we got back to the hotel, 2 hours had passed since we left. We opted for lunch in the lobby bar but I only ate about 1/2 of my sandwich and hardly any fries and headed to the room and took a 3 hour nap. I ended up laying in bed a little longer and watched the last 1/2 of "The American President" on TV and then I saw that the Chargers / Patriots game was actually being broadcast. Once it was halftime I decided to head over to the grocery store in the mall for some snacks to enjoy the second half with. I met up with my coworker who was doing some work in the lobby bar as that is the only place to get an internet connection. We headed over and I purchased some snacks...
The MegaTubes were like Bugles back home and the cookies were your standard el cheapo cookies (one was on sale for US 17 cents). Once we got back we went to my room and enjoyed the Patriots win which sets up a dream AFC Championship game with the Colts at Indianapolis. I will be arriving back in the states the same day as the Super Bowl so maybe, just maybe, the Colts will be in it against either the Bears or the Saints. Go Colts!
The game was over around 10 or 11 as I recall and I went to bed. I am off now to find some breakfast and coffee so I don't repeat yesterday's mistakes.
Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.
Jon
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