I went to my favorite patisserie this morning. Yesterday I discovered that they’re a chain. The brioche croissants that I buy are in the foreground of this photo. Try to ignore the bug zapper. I can’t believe that the chain is using that photograph. I had hoped to get some work done but they are still re-roofing above me and just started re-carpeting my hallway, so I’ve had to stay away most of the day. Maybe they do this in institutional settings and I’ve never noticed, but the carpet was glued to the floor, which meant that they had to use a very loud scrapping machine to get it up.

I left the Château and went to Esch to buy a SIM card for my phone. I brought my passport and was expecting to have to fill out some forms or something. Nope. I just asked for a “starter pack” (they use the English expression) and the clerk asked for 15€—and nothing more. The whole transaction took two minutes.

I’m sure that I did something else today but for the life of me I can’t remember. I know it wasn’t sleeping.