Sad to see it go

Only a few hours sleep last night after the WC final. We stayed in room with satellite television, AC and hot water. A change from Sera, to be sure, although things are much better when it's sunny. Italy is not worthy of the vicory, and I got the feeling that the Italian players were verbally abusing the French players with racist comments to get them off balance. So no more football. It feels sad since it has given our stay here some kind of continuity and structure to follow the games. But no looking back. I gave my Swedish team shirt (the blue verson) to Tenzin. Don't know when he can wear it though since monks dress in red and yellow only. I rushed back to Bylakuppe to get to work this morning while Anna and the kids went by themselves to Kushalnagar to do some shopping (measly vegetables and worthless toys). It was their first time out without me. It seems to have gone well. I'm not sure what will happen with our plan to have Anna and the kids stay in Mysore by themselves next week. Our favourite affordable hotel is fully booked until mid-August. We're looking for an alternative right now. We also want to visit Bandipur or Nagahole which are part of a very large national park within the next couple of weeks.