Monserrat (after the plumber)

This morning I went up to a local what we would consider to be a small hardware store, I explained my problem about the over flow in the toilet with the help of Val a bilingual colleague and my drawing showing the problem. Within seconds the assistant had summoned Gustav who with his white hard hat on his head collected a selection of items and set off back to the flat with me. Once inside he set to work and within a few moments had repaired my problem including cleaning the inside of the cistern with a vigour beyond that required (I could drink from the cister now !!! its cleaner than my floor)He then checked and repaired the second toilet which was nice and the cost for this fast and personal service 50,000 pesos or £12.

Amazing.

This afternoon into the evening I and 3 other teachers went up to Monserrat it is a fair way up the mountains and sits at the top where there are a couple of restaurants and a church as well as various walks and the obligatory souvenir shops the views were sadly not as good as we had hoped due to low cloud which we were now above.

In the restaurant I had a French Onion Soup that the only word to describe it was exquisite followed by a steak which melted in my mouth and was provided on a bed of dijon mustard sauce. The steak was excellent but sadly put into shadow by the soup. I could have happily gone home after the soup alone feeling like I had dined as a king.

Below some photos all fairly self explanatory... of a nice day out.