“An Indian auto-rickshaw driver turned a 100-rupee note into a 10-rupee note with such skill that I readily agreed with him.”
). I’ve encountered all those he mentioned – and usually survived them. A more challenging trick was when my wife and I were going out for dinner in Prague, when an anonymous-looking man approached us near the restaurant, briefly showed a card and a flashy badge of some sort, and said: “I am police, we are doing identity checks, please show your papers.” This sounded improbable, so I directed my wife into the restaurant in case it got difficult, and told him to stop bothering us and go away.
My husband Michael, himself injured, dealt alone with many fraught issues. Then, one day we heard a familiar accent. My lovely home-town dentist, in India on volunteer work, visited ICU and heard another Australian was there. It was a burst of sunshine amid grim, worrying days. Her emotional and practical support was beyond price. We no longer felt alone.was notable for the old-world-centric choice of major European cities such as London, Paris, and Milan as offering the world’s best shopping.
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