Much like evolution, it appears you may have to work with the building blocks you have for your book, not what you would prefer. If it were otherwise, the book might be considered the product of intelligent design. Hum, that didn't really come out right...
Having lived in Italy for 10 years, (and traveling all over Europe) I learned that museum schedules are totally fluid and unreliable compared to the US. Museums will close for the day with no apparent reason or notice. If you plan to visit any more on this trip, check their opening schedules often, and be prepared to be flexible. You might also suggest the possibility of a guided (paid) tour, which is not exactly a bribe, but....it might work. I also learned to always carry a pen.
Yes, contacting an individual is how I gotta the neanderthal cave tour lined up. Weather foiled that one. I couldn't find an individual for Morocco... Perhaps that should have been a red flag!
Oh my word! Your travel experiences remind me a lot of my time in Tajikistan (my heart rate just went up!). I hope things start improving for you and that you don't need to rent anymore pens!
Yes, and yours was before Google translator! Another problem here was that the can drivers could speak French, but not read Latin script. So I couldn't just show them the translation on my phone. And their dialect was different enough, that Google couldn't understand them when they spoke into it!
Much like evolution, it appears you may have to work with the building blocks you have for your book, not what you would prefer. If it were otherwise, the book might be considered the product of intelligent design. Hum, that didn't really come out right...
Ha. Fair point!
Having lived in Italy for 10 years, (and traveling all over Europe) I learned that museum schedules are totally fluid and unreliable compared to the US. Museums will close for the day with no apparent reason or notice. If you plan to visit any more on this trip, check their opening schedules often, and be prepared to be flexible. You might also suggest the possibility of a guided (paid) tour, which is not exactly a bribe, but....it might work. I also learned to always carry a pen.
Yes, contacting an individual is how I gotta the neanderthal cave tour lined up. Weather foiled that one. I couldn't find an individual for Morocco... Perhaps that should have been a red flag!
Oh my word! Your travel experiences remind me a lot of my time in Tajikistan (my heart rate just went up!). I hope things start improving for you and that you don't need to rent anymore pens!
Yes, and yours was before Google translator! Another problem here was that the can drivers could speak French, but not read Latin script. So I couldn't just show them the translation on my phone. And their dialect was different enough, that Google couldn't understand them when they spoke into it!