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| Recording the Past |
Wimbledon started today, and I have realised, that once again, I am not going to be able to watch it. I was warned, Janet said I'm sure Eurosport won't broadcast any play. I feel disappointed, it's yet another year of not seeing any action. On the boat the tv never worked very well, so I gave up watching for months on end, I missed the Olympics too. What a shame, I went into town early this morning in order to get back in time for a mega session of television watching from 1pm onwards. The BBC's IPlayer doesn't work here either, so I could get very upset about this! Never mind, I have the Wimbledon website with all the news and pictures.
These two photos show a recent archeological dig on a site I came across before I went to Dresden. I like meandering about, and something of interest always turns up. This is the site of a proposed shopping complex (yet another) and the charming lady in blue, who spoke perfect English, told me about her job of recording every little detail in the exposed strata.
She was in the cellar of an old building, and could say only that it had been in continuous use for centuries. I mentioned I came from Wiltshire and she told me about Stonehenge, Avebury and Silbury Hill! She has never visited the area but hopes to very soon. She mentioned that we bombed the city in 1944, I said, "Yes I know, but not me personally." She replied, "Well we started it, I suppose we deserved what we got."
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