Yesterday evening we went on an unsuccessful search for somewhere to have a beer and a snack after Phil”s chess game finished. We didn’t wander too far afield but certainly in our local area lots of small places were closed. Is this general Sunday procedure or was it special for Palm Sunday? As next Sunday is Easter Sunday we will have no way of assessing the true situation. So it goes. We ended up back at our accommodation making ham and salad sandwiches and drinking tea. Note to self: go to the supermarket and lay in stocks of emergency beer!
This morning was very quiet when I went our for a bit of a run, just a standard Monday morning.
And as Monday is traditionally washing day - according to the nursery rhymes and folklore and such - we investigated the washing machine in our accommodation and emptied our washing bags. One of the advantages of self-catering accommodation. As far as I am concerned, self-catering runs to breakfast, the occasional cup,of tea or coffee and very exceptionally a sandwich. I don’t go on holiday to cook, especially when there are local dishes to try!
Over the weekend, while we had religious processions here, there were protest marches in various places.
In London there was a huge Together Alliance march against the far right.
In the USA there were NO KINGS rallies, with supporting rallies in Italy where people took the streets of Rome for a demonstration organised by the No Kings movement on Saturday. Part of a weekend of protests, the protest was aimed at opposing a new security decree and the Meloni government’s shift toward authoritarianism.
And in Tel Aviv, Israel, hundreds of people gathered at Habima Square for an anti-war protest on Saturday. Demonstrators chanted slogans against Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump. Israeli police dispersed the crowd using force and some demonstrators were detained.
Dissenting voices are making themselves heard.
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!
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