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kevin_standlee) wrote2025-07-13 08:56 pm
kevin_standlee) wrote2025-07-13 08:56 pm
Day in Exeter
Surprisingly, I seem to have adjusted to UK time pretty well. Okay, I woke up at 5 AM, but my normal wake-up time at home is around 4:30 AM anyway. OTOH, that won't work on the two days this coming week that I'm working remotely at the Day Jobbe, but I'll deal with that when we get there.
Today we had the day to ourselves (we have commitments tomorrow).
I took advantage of the included hotel breakfast at the Mercure Hotel, which I took on the hotel terrace. It was a lovely day.
We walked into the center of the city, passing Exeter Cathedral.
I was amused at what I called "Las Vegas Hot Dogs" in the shopping district.
We did a lot of shopping but very little buying. There was a street market with various vendors, and I bought Kayla a pair of earrings, which was about all for me. We also looked in some bookstores, but I didn't find anything that I wanted to try and squeeze into my luggage.
We were back at the hotel in the mid-to-late afternoon, as I was loaning my computer to Kayla to participate in the First Main Meeting of the 2025 WSFS Business Meeting. She participated by voice only because I didn't pack the webcam. Because of the nature of the meeting, neither she nor I have much to say about it. Cheryl put various sports on the hotel TV and we ordered room service.
Tomorrow we have non-fannish responsibilities about which we'll report later, but with luck I'll get some sleep tonight despite having to drink a bunch of coffee to stay awake earlier today.
Today we had the day to ourselves (we have commitments tomorrow).
I took advantage of the included hotel breakfast at the Mercure Hotel, which I took on the hotel terrace. It was a lovely day.
We walked into the center of the city, passing Exeter Cathedral.
I was amused at what I called "Las Vegas Hot Dogs" in the shopping district.
We did a lot of shopping but very little buying. There was a street market with various vendors, and I bought Kayla a pair of earrings, which was about all for me. We also looked in some bookstores, but I didn't find anything that I wanted to try and squeeze into my luggage.
We were back at the hotel in the mid-to-late afternoon, as I was loaning my computer to Kayla to participate in the First Main Meeting of the 2025 WSFS Business Meeting. She participated by voice only because I didn't pack the webcam. Because of the nature of the meeting, neither she nor I have much to say about it. Cheryl put various sports on the hotel TV and we ordered room service.
Tomorrow we have non-fannish responsibilities about which we'll report later, but with luck I'll get some sleep tonight despite having to drink a bunch of coffee to stay awake earlier today.
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