Convalescent

"We have been ill at the outpost.  Terribly ill with chills and the feint.  Some vapor or corruption of the water has overtaken our small party."

I actually don't know if people ever said "the feint" but it sounded like something someone would write to their friends and family if they were sick in a faraway land.

And so it has been with us.  Which mostly explains the lack of writing...though, I suppose, being sick you might expect me to be spending more time on a computer writing.  But, it's just not been happening.

Instead, we spent our convalescence trolling the internet for hours and hours at a time looking for cheap deals to Prague and Istanbul.

Galata Bridge in Istanbul

 Then we actually purchased things like train tickets and hotel reservations!  --What brave new world is this?--  Instead of just watching the Amazing Race and sending pining looks to the TravelZoo Top 20's, we're actually, you know, doing them.

For example, getting  Lucia di Lammermoor tickets for
14 euro at the Prague State Opera.

Which caused us to send out weak, sad-sounding cheers and then fall back into our bed wheezing.  Occasionally, in the darkness of our be-blinded bedroom, one of us will occasionally get up the energy to say "Hey.  We're going to Prague and we're going to hear Pachabel!  In Prague Castle!  On your 30th birthday!...what!? ::nose blowing::"  or "Istanbul.  We can get a Turkish Bath in Istanbul and go to the Spice Market and see the Hagia Sophia ...what?! ::cough::"    It's very exciting over here in The Garrett, let me tell you.

I also think part of our exhaustion, other than the sickness, might have something to do with this:

Miles Walked

Sunday: 4.2

Monday: 7.2

Tuesday: 2.5

Wednesday: 7.4

Thursday: 4.5

Friday: 3.4

Saturday: 10.3

Yes, I've been keeping track.  Mostly because I find mapmyrun.com semi-addictive, but also because keeping track of distances is just something I do.  So, check me out, I've gone from walking .3 miles a day to walking 5+ miles a day--Welcome to Europe.

Schloss Schwerin (Schwerin Palace) - We went to there.*

And I'm proud to report that, even with watery eyes and sore throats we sucked it up and ventured forth on Saturday to go look for an adventure.  I'm sorry to anyone who touched a door handle after us--but it really was a lovely day!

We went to Schwerin and Wismar and found a palace and a friendly swan and a freaky ghost and a pig bridge and a monument to mooning.  You should check it out at this link (for the internet beginner, that means you can just left-click on these words right here.).

*Shout out to all the 30 Rock fans.