That is just plain weird!

Sometimes it is hard to tell where one is from when the nationality shifts back and forth so often. Jokes often sound better in a "foreign" accent, don't they?

It's still hot here at 2130, even though the window is open. Hard to sleep. Hopefully things will settle down tomorrow....unless people are making a very long weekend of it???? Oh shush and go to sleep now Grampy.

Regarding the area being ruled by one side and then the other over the hundreds of years:

Had to chuckle a bit... '76-'78 we were stationed near Kaiserslautern and I worked with US Army and local nationals. One of the Germans told of going on travel up north for work, and upon hearing his accent, a guy asked where he was from. "Rhineland Pfalz" he replied, and the other guy in jest said "Where's that?" to which he replied, "Between France and Germany!"

I wish I could say it like he did in his English/German combination. So funny!

Your experience looks like ours down in Menton today - unseasonably hot, and very crowded. I hope the crowds dissipate tomorrow after the holiday is over - we've never seen it when it's been packed like this.

It IS nesting season after all. But we really wanted to get you a Corn Bunting!

Thanks. It's a nice touch grabbing one with its mouth full.

Aye Aye! 👍 I will do my best to “Dodie bounce”, IF needed 😬

I am fine, just some bruising and a slightly pulled left shoulder. Since Dad previously pulled his right shoulder, and we are a team, between us we have one fully functional person.

This is the kind of conflict-zone-style photojournalism the grampies are famous for eh! Hope mom is okay though…

Definitely NO falls while you are travelling. We insist on you returning in the same, or better, condition as whenmyou leave.

We have already forgotten we were there, but we have memory issues so that's not a surprise. One of many good reasons to keep a blog. Thanks for the Washington Irving book recommendation. Good for winter reading.

Hi Grampies... Sorry to learn about all your travails, as I'm just now reading your journal. Your perseverance is remarkable! My granddaughter and I visited the Alhambra in 2008, and we still reminisce about the Generalife. An interesting book is Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving.

Thank you, Nurse Dodie.. FYI, If I had not had a bone density scan I never would have known of this malady. Only child, no living relatives makes for a guessing game of “how/why”.. heredity and calcium loss equals the diagnosis. Being a real scaredy cat with the needle, the first option of daily (self) injections was nixed. Now it will be twice yearly infusions, beginning one week after our return from EU.. WITH NO fractures or breaks! I insist.

Your noggin is worth it :)