The Review.
It was Lekha's review by her doctor. George, with his shining Tata Indigo, had arrived on the dot despite the rains and water logging in many areas. Surprisingly, the traffic was comfortable till the final approach to the hospital when vehicles from the Swaraj Round at Vadakkunnathan were diverted into the side roads as there was a protest rally that was going on there.
We, literally, inched towards the hospital and reached the main porch by the appointed hour of 10. By the time we're at the operation theatre the doctor was unavailable as he'd to attend to a situation that had cropped up. However, by 12, we're able to return after the following observations of the doctor:-
(a) the wounds were healing well.
(b) the dressings on the main wound need to be renewed every alternate day.
(c) she could start walking without being tied to the bed all the time and
(d) the next review would be within the first week of July.
The Battle of Waterloo's 200th Anniversary.
Today also happens to be the 200th anniversary of the famous Battle of Waterloo, where the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated and exiled to the island of St Helena by the Duke of Wellington and his allied forces. The fierce fighting between the two forces had begun at 1130h on 18 Jun 1815 and ended at 2030h, with the rout of the French forces.
Waterloo, situated in Belgium, was then part of the Empire of Netherlands.
The interesting part of the celebrations is that every European country is participating in it for the first time. France, despite the fact that its forces were defeated is commemorating the event as the first step towards the union of the European countries!
Tailpiece.
Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is the place where the headquarters of the European Union is sited.
It was Lekha's review by her doctor. George, with his shining Tata Indigo, had arrived on the dot despite the rains and water logging in many areas. Surprisingly, the traffic was comfortable till the final approach to the hospital when vehicles from the Swaraj Round at Vadakkunnathan were diverted into the side roads as there was a protest rally that was going on there.
We, literally, inched towards the hospital and reached the main porch by the appointed hour of 10. By the time we're at the operation theatre the doctor was unavailable as he'd to attend to a situation that had cropped up. However, by 12, we're able to return after the following observations of the doctor:-
(a) the wounds were healing well.
(b) the dressings on the main wound need to be renewed every alternate day.
(c) she could start walking without being tied to the bed all the time and
(d) the next review would be within the first week of July.
The Battle of Waterloo's 200th Anniversary.
Today also happens to be the 200th anniversary of the famous Battle of Waterloo, where the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated and exiled to the island of St Helena by the Duke of Wellington and his allied forces. The fierce fighting between the two forces had begun at 1130h on 18 Jun 1815 and ended at 2030h, with the rout of the French forces.
Waterloo, situated in Belgium, was then part of the Empire of Netherlands.
The interesting part of the celebrations is that every European country is participating in it for the first time. France, despite the fact that its forces were defeated is commemorating the event as the first step towards the union of the European countries!
Tailpiece.
Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is the place where the headquarters of the European Union is sited.
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