May 1st-7th is a National Holiday, so no school for a week. Amazingly intricate plans to go to the south were semi-formulated, then tossed aside as I remembered what a horror travelling was last May holiday. Everyone goes everywhere, either home to their families, or just to wander about. The trains are somewhat similar to cans of sardines, and of course we would get that extra special 'happy holiday' special friend price for everything from a hostel to a bowl of noodles. So, we went camping. We tried to persuade David and Cecelia to come with us, as they had been adamant that they would enjoy it. But when it came to the crunch, various mumblings about the fact they didn't have the right egg-carrying contraption were heard from behind their beers. Jocelyn and Joakim
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