Mexico’s Montezuma’s Revenge, Egypt’s Mummy Tummy. And in China? More painful!

It finally happened: we ate something we weren’t supposed to. The payback was terrible. We’re not quite sure where or how it happened, but it’s likely to be some meat or vegetable from the market. After a fantastic weekend, Karl started feeling ill at dinner out with friends. By midnight, both of us had spent more time in the bathroom than in bed. The night continued quite terribly. Monday we could barely move from the couch. By the end of the day, we managed to eat a bowl of oatmeal and a banana. The weekend continued like this. Karl recovered more quickly, but ended up over-exerting himself to the point of being weak for a week. Lila recovered by Friday’s flight to the US. We have to admit – it was nice to have our clothes fit us a bit better, but it was a truly painful experience.