Another year almost over, am sitting at home this afternoon, quite often around this time I'll be in the pub with my cronies, but I'll start a bit later today if I'm to last until midnight! Tonight we will have a few drinkies to be sure, and tomorrow there will be free food provided at the pub too, luckily I am not working tomorrow, though I have been these last 4 days, the only supervisor on duty and a good few problems were encountered. Am back at work on the 2nd though, so just a normal weekend really.
Been a year that my work/life balance was not exactly as I liked, though will be doing slightly less hours next year so hopefully my discipline will return and I'll start trying to be fitter again. Not just a beer swilling slob. Got new boots and jacket this year so it's about time I put them to the test, I do walk a lot, mostly along to Kirkcaldy though, hardly a long distance challenge. The year 2017 will be a landmark year for me though, am still in good enough shape for a West Highland Way or similar, so I'll plan something soon.
Went to Berlin for the umpteenth time during this month, also went to Cottbus and it's surrounds, also Potsdam for a night, was good, and very mild, was not cold at all and the Christmas feeling just hasn't been there for me, still managed a good few mulled wines with rum though! The trip was overshadowed by the attack on the Christmas market by a brainwashed terrorist though, was not at that particular market, but was at it last year I think. I had left Berlin the day, or maybe 2 days before, but it certainly makes you think. There will probably be many more of these attacks all over Europe in the future, largely due to the failure of the ruling elites to address the problem. Still, I'll not rant and rave right now, not enough energy.Here are a couple of photos, taken with the phone (which now has a charging problem and might have to be binned), one is drinking mulled wine at Alexander Platz, the other on TV Tower, probably my 2nd or 3rd visit to the top of that, suffer a bit from vertigo though. The other is of a Christmas Market in Cottbus, not very busy, but it was quite early in the day.
Will be officially ancient by the time of the next update, still I've outlived quite a lot of celebrities..have a great New Year loyal reader.
