December 9th
– December 15th 2013
There was a period of time in
Arizona with cold weather. The temperature was barely hitting 55
degrees and born Arizonians were freezing – they were even buying
clothes for their dogs. So cold in desert. On the other hand, pretty
much rest of the country is freezing and experiencing horrible
weather – it is nice to be here. J. found this postcard (sent it to
her dad) and we think it is pretty funny. Some work days, some
practical stuff, some “normal life”.
Pretty much end of my school
(finally). Some hiking in our area. Again, it is really interesting
how green the city is. The parks within the city are also nice
(mostly the hills that are here). I was remembering J. saying how
Phoenix is flat and I was swearing because the path to the top was
pretty steep and rocky. The views were great. The distances are
greater that one thinks. On Friday we drove to the town of Fountain
Hills (established in 1970's). There is man made pond with
(apparently) really high fountain. It was interesting otherwise there
was really nothing to the town. On the way there we saw two hump
camel being walked on the sidewalk in the rich suburb. Real (and big)
f...ing camel. It was unbelievable but it was real.
Small walk in the town of
Fountain Hills. Another longer walk in McDowell Preserve on the edge
of Scottsdale. Sunny. Pleasant. Pretty. We returned home, relaxed for
a moment or two and later (6:21 pm) drove to Phoenix Zoo to see a
winter event called “Zoo lights”. They set up several millions of
lights in forms of animals and also decorate the trees, cacti, and so
on. It was crowded. It was pretty interesting, the crowds were not
very pleasant but … that is life. On Sunday we left for Tucson
(described later). Well … so far it is pretty good in here.
