John's working the night shift, 3pm to 2am, so he sleeps until about 10 or until I can't get Alex to stop jumping on him in bed. John's a slow morning person, so it takes him maybe an hour and a half to two hours to read the paper, check ESPN online, go to the bathroom and eat a muffin. This means we're not leaving our hotel room until after noon.
Alex and I are generally getting up at 8am and go down to the pool first thing to give John an opportunity to sleep a little longer in peace. We get back, take a shower, I brew some coffee, Alex drinks a bottle and we watch one of his readinig DVD's or play with his toys. By noon, Alex and I are REALLY ready to get out of the room.
Here's the problem. By 1:00 Alex is ready for his nap which means he's either falling asleep in his stroller or throwing an "I'm tired" fit the entire time we're out. We've got to be back to the room by 2 so John can get ready for work. As you can tell, we're not really getting much sight seeing in during the week.
I'm hopeful I can get John to do some touristy things this weekend. I'd settle for one touristy thing really. John is probably the least fun traveling companion one can have on any given trip. No matter where you are or what you're doing there, all he wants to do is lay around in the hotel room and watch TV. Even more so on this trip because he's here to work, so the weekend means he wants to relax. But with Alex and I basically trapped in the hotel room all week, I'm aching to get out and do something.
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