I spent eight days in Chicago visiting friends (including one who was in the hospital), family (including
my parents who were on their way back to Canada from Florida), overeating, shopping, etc.
Back in Basel on a Thursday...and an early Cinco de Mayo party on a Saturday. My
bro-in-law and sis-in-law arrived from Chicago on Saturday evening at about 5:30. Our party began at 7:30. They had hardly slept during their flights. They ended up going to bed at about 2:30 a.m. Aren't we mean?
Two days ago, the four of us left for Italy. We took the train to
Milan, and we spent one night there. Yesterday, we took the train from Milan to Venice. This is
the view from our hotel room. We've been here one night. So far, so good. I'll let you know how things go.
There...all caught up!
The bro-in-law was very excited about the fact that prunes were offered on our hotel's breakfast buffet. I think he even said something to the effect of: "God bless prunes!"
I, on the other hand, found the little, round, Italian breakfast sausages to have a similar medicinal effect. Yes...I believe I ate TWELVE of them. 
I spent eight days in Chicago visiting friends (including one who was in the hospital), family (including my parents who were on their way back to Canada from Florida), overeating, shopping, etc.
Back in Basel on a Thursday...and an early Cinco de Mayo party on a Saturday. My bro-in-law and sis-in-law arrived from Chicago on Saturday evening at about 5:30. Our party began at 7:30. They had hardly slept during their flights. They ended up going to bed at about 2:30 a.m. Aren't we mean?
Two days ago, the four of us left for Italy. We took the train to Milan, and we spent one night there. Yesterday, we took the train from Milan to Venice. This is the view from our hotel room. We've been here one night. So far, so good. I'll let you know how things go.