Cheap weekend deals!

Credit to Becka for finding an inexpensive, albeit lengthy, trip from NYC to London.

Check out google maps’ directions for getting from here to London. Note, in particular, step 12 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Norwalk,+CT&daddr=London,+England&layer=&sll=42.77584,-58.214216&sspn=139.292531,229.921875&ie=UTF8&z=3&ll=46.800059,-31.289062&spn=78.093873,114.960938&om=1

And, once you pull yourself out of the water... just look what you have waiting for you!

History...

Theater...

Football...

(these Man City hooligans were arrested during the game)

An obnoxious wheel...

Men in uniform...

Tall men in uniform...

The famous telephone booth drinking game...

And, of course, late night shenanigans on the tube.

Would you recognize a miracle if you saw one?

I did. Richard Schiff in the flesh :)

As most of you know, I'm a huge fan of -- ok, obsessed with -- the West Wing. So, last month I went to see one of the old cast members in a play he was doing in the West End.

It was a one-man show, and, as expected, he was great. Turned out the play was good as well.

I of course then waited outside like a groupie -- ok, stalker -- to shake his hand. I have to say, no offense to all my visitors of March, but it may have been the highlight :) j/j -- ok, maybe not.

At any rate, if this is ever showing again in nyc, I'd recommend it; and, I'd ask you this -- are you really here?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/arts/2007/02/14/btchas14.xml

croesawiad hyd Cymru

(aka... something like, welcome to Wales)

Cardiff Castle

The keep

View from inside the dungeon

The daring escape

Cardiff Castle and Millenium Stadium

"Stonehenge"

Llandlaff Cathedral

Caerphilly Castle (and it's own leaning tower)

And, you know it's going to be a great St Patty's Day when...

the Guinness 'mobile bar' is parked next to...

...Dempsey's. I heart the UK.