Friday

We found a Supermarket!. We did not. we were taken there. We have a driver. Salim. He takes us here and there. very used to Expats and their unhappy wifes. He takes us to the Supermarket and i buy the essentials: Coke, chocolate, biscuits, crisps, moisturizer and we manage to buy a melon! Good juicy Melon. There is a Tesco counter. I was told cheese was difficult to be found but there is a selection of cheese.  We are a proud owner of a Star Clubcard. points galore.
We had dinner at the hotel. At the roof top. I put the photos on Facebook. It was 9.00 wet with humidity. I had to sit on a cushion. Nick and i washed down the spicy dishes with ice cold Kindfisher.  The bottles are brought and presented  to you as if they are bottles of very expensive exclusive  wine. You have to say 'yes, it is fine' and it is poured in the glass with a head wobble.  The beer is  Pilsener , a bit like Efes. lovely and cold . When you order water they ask you if you want it chilled or with ice. Our first conversations are awkward. Not knowing the answers the the questions. 'adjacency pairs', one of the rules of happy conversation fails every time.
We change rooms. They can not find a room for Kitty next to ours. We change floors too. Kitty is happy to have a room to herself.
Kitty will have the entrance test to the school tomorrow. It was past 12.00 when we went to bed. No New Year's Eve plans yet...