17th June

I'm still enjoying the Laguna Beach Resort. Not been in the pools tho... but the view at least makes you feel on holiday... even if the logframe fuzzy head feeling reminds you that you aren't. I'm reading "Sophie's Choice", which is compounding the feeling of surreality. It is really good... but with a fair chunk of the book set in Auschwitz is also reasonably distressing (I've had to wiki the plot and alas it doesn't look like it will get any better). On a slight diversionary note we are going to a wedding in Krakow next month and have a few days holiday either side. My husband informed me some years ago that one of the major tourist destinations in the area is... a salt mine (sounds thrilling)... but more importantly a salt mine with a salt statue of the old pope in it. The renounced Catholic that he is wants to visit... anyway... I also understand that Auschwitz is relatively close too. I wonder should we go? With my mind full of smoking crematoriums and twisted Nazis etc. I'm not particularly keen... but perhaps we should... to be reminded of mans capacity for evil... hmmm will ponder that one.Anyway lest we become too depressed here are some more of the Tesco England wrist bands on tour. Outrage as Nigeria lost to Greece today... people were seriously angry with the bloke who got the red card... and thought the Nigerian team deserve to go out of the contest due to their indiscipline. The feedback on France's match with Mexico will be interesting. Most people sort of support France, especially as half the team is West African (so they say... I of course know nothing and am mostly experiencing the world cup vicariously as I get updates on match status from one person or another)... we will see... I'm sure I will be given a detailed low down over diner!