Traveling light means I don't have a lot of spare replacement items. One rain jacket, one fleece jacket, one pair of shoes. I hope each item lasts the trip, but if not I'll get it repaired or replaced. That's the plan for now.
Then I ran into a problem of language and planning. I attempted to do my first load of laundry in my apartment. The apartment is equipped with a small combination washer/dryer. It has French labels and a French cheat sheet, all of which are a puzzle to me.
I managed to get the machine started, but I could not get it spin dry or heat dry the load. I was stuck with dripping wet clothes in December in Paris. Very frustrating. I looked on line but all I found were manuals in other languages. It took many tries, but I eventually figured the washer had stopped for me to add softener and hit start again. Now I can do laundry in France!
Actually, I have used coin operated laundries here before, so I always had that backup option. No worries, but its nicer to do laundry in house.
I apologise for all the recent typos on the blog. I have been using the touch screen pad on Chuck, which is small and error prone. The small keyboard I brought with me is terrible as keys stick or don't register. I am expecting delivery of a new full sized keyboard this week.
No pics this time because who wants to see a photo of an appliance?
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