tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post2195733040162171425..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: My bonkers month of extreme Euro-hoppery: a thematic travelogue - Part 2Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-53803634723639055232015-08-28T11:14:59.721+01:002015-08-28T11:14:59.721+01:00Oh fun! And I say, 'sundry' is a staple of...Oh fun! And I say, 'sundry' is a staple of mine - I used it only last night in an email in the phrase 'sundry scuffling noises'. ;)<br /><br />Also, I had no idea those words would have different pronunciation across the pond. I am forever learning more examples like that though.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-75239963462321099582015-08-28T06:03:44.315+01:002015-08-28T06:03:44.315+01:00Three words: derisory, edifice and doff. Well, whi...Three words: derisory, edifice and doff. Well, while I was looking through this post again, I found one more: sundry. Interestingly, they all have quite different US/UK pronunciation.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-32307501846153076032015-08-26T23:19:53.074+01:002015-08-26T23:19:53.074+01:00Ah no, sadly. But have almost finished my next pos...Ah no, sadly. But have almost finished my next post! Should be up in the next day or so.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2067295391497850362015-08-26T23:09:57.137+01:002015-08-26T23:09:57.137+01:00Boo... I hope you got him back. Hurry up and post ...Boo... I hope you got him back. Hurry up and post again!Sarah Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225799091497587153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23397787990641619892015-08-26T18:22:33.712+01:002015-08-26T18:22:33.712+01:00Hey Carol!
Well, well, I am surprised that your w...Hey Carol!<br /><br />Well, well, I am surprised that your weather was not as hot as is usual for the time of year - I certainly remember sweltering in Ohio in the summer when I have been out there for work.<br /><br />I sometimes use the self-service check outs if the main ones have big queues and I only have a few items that are quite straightforward to scan myself. I see no point in scanning Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41504474174123013822015-08-26T17:33:07.310+01:002015-08-26T17:33:07.310+01:00Hey V!
So many places in the world had hotter weat...Hey V!<br />So many places in the world had hotter weather than we did, which is really saying something!<br />"That's what the check outs are for" ! Hahahaa, love it! I refuse to use the self-serve check outs in stores - unless they offer a discount for using them.<br />And that soccer player - yikes! I hope he's no longer playing. I met a soccer player from Scotland once (notCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18967071739243991802015-08-25T20:38:10.169+01:002015-08-25T20:38:10.169+01:00Hi Odiferess,
'Capers' is right. Argh - t...Hi Odiferess,<br /><br />'Capers' is right. Argh - the Max Rat saga is coming up in Part 3...spoiler alert! ;) ;) Any references to him in these posts were before the terrible ratnapping incident...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85569057392058647202015-08-25T19:00:30.601+01:002015-08-25T19:00:30.601+01:00Ha! Chortling at your capers (have I spelt that co...Ha! Chortling at your capers (have I spelt that correctly, I'm sure it can't be the same as the little green bits of salad loveliness), I'll say 'japes' instead. <br /><br />Is Max Rat still with you? I thought he was taken from you on a train...Odiferesshttp://odiferess.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9696280309073066262015-08-23T19:15:18.122+01:002015-08-23T19:15:18.122+01:00Hi Undina,
Am surprised you had trouble finding a...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Am surprised you had trouble finding a drink in a major city like Frankfurt. Fast food joints are a good standby though - I was once glad to find a chicken wrap very late one night in a Burger King in Vienna! I suppose it depends on the particular district where you happen to be at the time as to what options are open, but in big cities I have quite high expectations Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41485010912841969032015-08-23T19:08:06.623+01:002015-08-23T19:08:06.623+01:00Hi Ingeborg,
Yes, it is good to be up and running...Hi Ingeborg,<br /><br />Yes, it is good to be up and running again, with the correct fonts and everything! I do usually carry water around with me at least, especially when it is warm, but am not always sufficiently organised on the food front. Well, I also don't feel like eating when I am nervous / fired up about my meetings, then emerge ravenous, as was the case here. And I do get headachesVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51128834057553951872015-08-22T23:19:46.781+01:002015-08-22T23:19:46.781+01:00Food, at 11 p.m.? You're an optimist! Once we ...Food, at 11 p.m.? You're an optimist! Once we were trying to find anything to <i>drink</i> (as in non-alcoholic beverage) at 9:30 p.m. in the downtown of Frankfurt (including the hotel where we were staying!). It wasn't the easiest task, I must say. I don't ever remember being so happy from finding finally a Burger King and buying a huge cup of Fanta (which I never drink under regularUndinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36281302103068272912015-08-22T20:55:02.708+01:002015-08-22T20:55:02.708+01:00Your blog is accessible again, nice! I must say I ...Your blog is accessible again, nice! I must say I don't know how you avoid headaches if you don't get proper food at normal times during the day on business trips. I have had the same problem a time or two, so now I usually carry some unsalted nuts or energy bars with me when travelling.<br /><br />Having had to make use of the PRM service at some eight or nine airports the last three Ingeborgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18071767529491312482015-08-22T11:47:39.270+01:002015-08-22T11:47:39.270+01:00Hi Anna,
LOL at the Taser idea - oh yes, no more ...Hi Anna,<br /><br />LOL at the Taser idea - oh yes, no more charging issues, please!<br /><br />You will be pleased to hear that I am eating loads now I am back, and thanks for your concern. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-31965615467899079052015-08-21T23:01:30.353+01:002015-08-21T23:01:30.353+01:00Goodness me - we really need to organise Food Parc...Goodness me - we really need to organise Food Parcels for you in the locations you visit. And maybe a Taser, although that would possibly give you yet another electrical gadget that needs recharging at oddly-placed power sockets!<br /><br />Making a mental note that no-one I know should stay at Charleroi too, so thank you for the health and safety tips. <br /><br />Look after yourself, please, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48226848747941773992015-08-21T22:56:46.929+01:002015-08-21T22:56:46.929+01:00Hi Lindaloo,
I am so sorry about the confusion - ...Hi Lindaloo,<br /><br />I am so sorry about the confusion - it was a coding cock up of the first water - all my own silly fault. The blog became 'scrambled' as it were, and undisplayable. It's pretty much as it was now, barring a few things in the sidebar, like my blog list which I will reconstruct when I get the chance.<br /><br />The ironing mountain was actually a good distraction Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37479472063447826162015-08-21T18:02:29.640+01:002015-08-21T18:02:29.640+01:00Woo hoo -- your blog is accessible again. For two ...Woo hoo -- your blog is accessible again. For two days all I would get was the Google One account page. I don't have a Google Account, nor do I want one. Can't have Google running my entire world. Was worried I would miss your entertaining travelogues and the comments of others. <br />Hope the mountain of ironing is shrinking.<br /><br />-- LindalooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82122413287830946062015-08-21T09:00:24.611+01:002015-08-21T09:00:24.611+01:00Hi Tara,
That's a good point about the cyclin...Hi Tara,<br /><br />That's a good point about the cycling - I was plenty hot enough! Adding insult to injury for sure. ;)<br /><br />Changing rooms is my stock-in-trade, haha. I should have been on the TV programme - well, a new one about this other form of 'change'. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11022589203876994742015-08-19T15:44:58.764+01:002015-08-19T15:44:58.764+01:00Loved the opening conversaton with the ladies who ...Loved the opening conversaton with the ladies who had "glazed décolletés", but then got worried about you turning feral again, foraging for food in massage parlours - well the foyer freezer cabinet anyway.<br /><br />Too funny about cycling to recharge your phone. As if you're not hot and bothered enough!<br /><br />Good on you for asking to change rooms. I'd have a tough time Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.com