Four Wonders in Four Days
In my on going quest to see the Wonders of the World, I recently hit four of them in four days:
The first was an original Shakespeare folio in Stratford-upon-Avon. Despite the weirdness at the visitor’s center, Stratford was somewhat enjoyable. Long before I ever thought of going there, I realized that Stratford would be a [...]
We’re Both Speaking English, Right?
There’s a quote, I can’t remember from whom, that essentially says, “The U.S. and England are two countries separated by a common language…” Ain’t that the truth.
I was in Stratford-upon-Avon yesterday, trying to find out WHERE in Stratford one can view an original folio of Shakespeare’s works.
I figured, hey, head to the tourist center. As [...]
The Elephant House
I’ve been in Scotland for a few days. It’s beautiful, though Glasgow was filled with whores… and No! I will not pay you for the pleasure of your giving me VD. Thanks for the offer though…
I’m currently in Edinburgh. The train from Glasgow to here was amazing. Green hills, sheep grazing… and the beautiful sight [...]
Munich in Passing
I spent Christmas in Munich, Germany. I had expected Germany to be a depressed country, like the way Eastern Germany and Soviet Europe had been portrayed during the Cold War - however, it was beautiful. The country side outside of Munich was covered in a light layer of fresh powder, and it snowed lightly the [...]
Le Suisse!
The PGOAT (note, not “the_pgoat” from Fark, but literally, the PGOAT that I have ever met) needed to take the Literature GRE exam. As it was being held in Geneva, Switzerland (a.k.a CH), several of us decided to join her. The co-conspirators were myself, Sunshine and the Aussie (and what do you call a boomerang [...]
Multipass!!
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. Thanks to the diligent work of Sushine and myself, the following internet flash songs have been unleashed upon France.
Banana Phone: This one went over quite well due to its catchy, oft repeated opening line, “Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring. Banana Phone!” There were, of course, some mispronounciations like, [...]
Nice is Nice
Hello, and greetings from Nice (pronounced like “neice niece”), France (pronounced like “dance” only with an “Fr” not a “d”).
Nice is great. We’re staying at a wonderful hostel that was at one time a monestary monastary.
We’ll spend the day tomorrow cruising the city, seeing the sites (including Girabaldi’s grave and a WW1 memorial), and, if [...]
