As I snuggle in the sheets while Stan is spending his first time of the day with Internet, I realize that all our sheets on this trip have been multi-layered, like duvets. The cotton "envelope" is filled with thick layers instead of our American way of one thin sheet with additional single layers sliding around on top. On the ship in the Ukraine (Dnieper Princess, remember?) the bottom sheet was also a filled envelope, just the width and length of the berth. The top sheet was twice the size, but folded to the size of the berth, then a decorative top in the same brocade as the upholstered seat (and window curtains) was over it. When they prepared our beds at night , this top cover was folded neatly and put on the shelf (I still used mine as extra cover). The hotel in Warsaw (first night), the hotel in Istanbul, in Edinburgh and now here all have similar configurations. A woolen blanket was the insert on the ship; here it is a prepared flannel filled with additional stuffing. All the sheets have been cotton; I've noticed very few synthetic fabrics.
The skies seem huge here. Since we're on top floor (fifth) and few buildings are any taller, that seems obvious, but delightful nonetheless.
This room is about the size of hotel rooms in US, but the entry with arched door is larger than our ship room. The linoleum floor of the bath (again, as large as our ship room) is heated, at least at the entryway.
Having missed breakfast here, we're headed out to forage for our breakfast. Stan's wearing the new shirt he got at department store Debenham's, Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh to replace the knit shirt that got torn somehow in earlier days of camera straps, backpack straps, etc.
Oh, the woes of shopping in new cities! (Throw me into that brier patch!)
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