The weather? Between 35 - 39C and clear skies.

The food? Excellent, especially the fish. Restaurants are abundant and food is generally cheap. So is alcohol. (Petrol, though, is just over €1/litre)

Pizza and hamburgers are very popular fast food dishes, both of which are made in local versions. As you can imagine, hamburgers (€ 2) or pizza slices (€ 1) bought at the streetside can be of varying quality.

There was much less candy on sale than at home but various candy-like biscuits fill the shelves of the local "super"-markets. No bigger than kiosks at home, theses are often open 06-24 or even 0-24.

[This message has been edited by C-H (edited 08-09-2005).]