The Tobbot clan are presently sitting and typing in an internet cafe in Minsk, Belarus, of all places. Por que?
Well, what started as an innocent plane journey from Heathrow to Bangkok, via Moscow, 17 years ago, has now become a bi-annual pilgrimage to Mrs Tobbot's birth place, the city of Minsk, Belarus, part of the now-defunct USSR.
Back then, I was tall, slim and in Mrs Tobbot's word, "very,very hot and exotic." She was 15 (!) blonde, and I was smitten from the moment I laid my eyes on her. She still is fantastically gorgeous, and knows how to press my 'on' buttons everytime.
So here we are, celebrating her father's 70th. I spent the whole day yesterday cooking a storm in the family kitchen, and I'm just about over the travel-lag. We arrived on Thursday, and have already ordered a new pair of glasses for myself, booked appointments to see the dentist, been and visited my old place of work, and had blinis for breakfast at an old friends' apartment. All this, and it's only Sunday!
Tobbot, aka Tobstv
2008-04-06 @ 10:56