Sunday, 15 October 2006
Elephants and flu
This weekend was meant to be spent in Lille, where we were going to check out the parade and festivities for the India-themed Lille 3000 celebrations. I have absolutely no idea what Lille 3000 is (it's not a reocurring festival or anything), but whatever it is, it has a big budget. Witness this photo of downtown, where the train station has got a wooden façade like an Indian palace, and the road is lined with lamps and gigantic elephants.
(Sorry for the low quality, it was taken with my cell phone. Note that those elephants line the street, there's probably twenty of them in all.)
Unfortunately, though, we didn't get to go though. Just as I was laid low two weekends ago with a cold, this weekend it was Emilie's turn, only she's got the flu. The joys of teaching a class full of sick kids :-/ So far I'm not showing any symptoms; it may not last, but I sure hope it does.
So we mostly stayed home; we did pick up Dominique and Pascale at the airport (they were in Marrakech) and finally got rid of Igor (the dog, whom we were babysitting). Emilie and I both agree that we do not want a dog now—especially as long as we're in an appartment: it's no fun for the dog or its masters.
Emilie spent the weekend (when she wasn't rushing to the bathroom) playing video games and watching her Quantum Leap
