Hmphh - too many miles away methinks, but virtual hugs anyway.
Ohh - and look what I found lurking in the depths of my "memories" folder...happy thought inducing I hope (and can you believe that it was nearly seven years ago????)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans Path: argus.demon.co.uk!news.demon.co.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!zetnet.co.uk!peernews.ftech.net!Aladdin!aladdin.net!ns2.aladdin.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!globalcenter1!news.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!howland.erols.net!infeed2.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!204.238.120.130!jump.net!world!sidhe From: sidhe@world.std.com (Rebecca L Schoenberg) Subject: Happy/Rant - back in the States Message-ID: <eekn1q.jwg@world.std.com> Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 01:34:37 GMT Lines: 62 Xref: demon alt.callahans:104667
An extraordinarily tired-looking blonde elf in black velvet leggings and a giant green sweatshirt with the Royal Shakespearian Company logo on it stumbles into the Place. Pausing to get a glass of cranberry juice from the bar, she curls up in a seat near the fireplace.
"Well, I've survived my trip to the UK, and with one notable exception, it was one of the best weeks I've ever had. However, I need to state right here and now that I am never, ever having anything to do with American Airlines again.
"Their 8:15 am airport shuttle arrived at 9:30. I still managed to get onto my flight from London to NYC, thankfully. When I got through customs faster than expected, they offered to move me onto an earlier flight to Boston. This involved getting my bags from the later flight, however, which they couldn't do in time.
"Then the flight I was supposed to be on was cancelled, and they wouldn't tell us what they would do to fix this. Eventually they had to bus us over to another airport - and when they sent us to pick up our luggage, mine wasn't there. Apparently it had made it onto the earlier flight after all.
"Then the driver of the shuttle decided to take a shortcut, and got lost. We got to the airport 4 minutes before the flight left - and then spent 45 minutes sitting on the runway. I made it home, eventually, somewhat the worse for wear.....
"That being said, I had the best time imagineable while I was there. London is an absolutely beautiful city, full of green spaces and parks and trees everywhere, and Journeyman and Bill are the best escorts a girl could ever hope for. Too much happened to go into any real detail (though not enough - I've already started making a list of things to do on my next trip over!)so I'll just have to list some of the highlights....
Climbing trees in Hyde Park Seeing the RSC perform Hamlet, about 60 times better than *any* production of the play I've ever seen Walking around the city until my feet gave out under me Exploring every nook and cranny of a giant ancient castle somewhere in the middle of Wales, and finding the parts where you can't see anything but castle and trees and river, no billboards or cars Splashing barefoot in the fountain in Trafalgar Square Sitting on the edge of a stream in Regent's Park and watching all the baby ducks and goslings and cygnets come swimming up to me Driving around the middle of nowhere in the rain and looking up at the canopy of green over my head Finding the maharajah's well (ask Andy for the story, he knows it better than I do) Hunting down the statue of Peter Pan in Hyde Park Finding (wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles) a tiny dark store in a tiny dark sidestreet of Leicester Sqare, called Dance Books, with an entire section devoted to books on Renaissance Dance (where I spent the vast majority of my money) Learning that, whatever negative reputation British food has, they make some of the best desserts known to mankind
And about a dozen other things, too many and too detailed (and I'm too tired)to relate now.... I don't what else to say, other than the fact that I'm in love with the place." :)
That said, she proceeds to curl p the rest of the way and fall asleep, a small brown teddy bear in one hand and a copy of "Orchesography" in the other.
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Ohh - and look what I found lurking in the depths of my "memories" folder...happy thought inducing I hope (and can you believe that it was nearly seven years ago????)
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From: sidhe@world.std.com (Rebecca L Schoenberg)
Subject: Happy/Rant - back in the States
Message-ID: <eekn1q.jwg@world.std.com>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 01:34:37 GMT
Lines: 62
Xref: demon alt.callahans:104667
An extraordinarily tired-looking blonde elf in black velvet leggings and a giant green sweatshirt with the Royal Shakespearian Company logo on it stumbles into the Place. Pausing to get a glass of cranberry juice from the bar, she curls up in a seat near the fireplace.
"Well, I've survived my trip to the UK, and with one notable exception, it was one of the best weeks I've ever had. However, I need to state right here and now that I am never, ever having anything to do with American Airlines again.
"Their 8:15 am airport shuttle arrived at 9:30. I still managed to get onto my flight from London to NYC, thankfully. When I got through customs faster than expected, they offered to move me onto an earlier flight to Boston. This involved getting my bags from the later flight, however, which they couldn't do in time.
"Then the flight I was supposed to be on was cancelled, and they wouldn't tell us what they would do to fix this. Eventually they had to bus us over to another airport - and when they sent us to pick up our luggage, mine wasn't there. Apparently it had made it onto the earlier flight after all.
"Then the driver of the shuttle decided to take a shortcut, and got
lost. We got to the airport 4 minutes before the flight left - and then spent 45 minutes sitting on the runway. I made it home, eventually, somewhat the worse for wear.....
"That being said, I had the best time imagineable while I was there. London is an absolutely beautiful city, full of green spaces and parks and trees everywhere, and Journeyman and Bill are the best escorts a girl could ever hope for. Too much happened to go into any real detail (though not enough - I've already started making a list of things to do on my next trip over!)so I'll just have to list some of the highlights....
Climbing trees in Hyde Park
Seeing the RSC perform Hamlet, about 60 times better than *any* production of the play I've ever seen
Walking around the city until my feet gave out under me
Exploring every nook and cranny of a giant ancient castle somewhere in the middle of Wales, and finding the parts where you can't see anything but castle and trees and river, no billboards or cars
Splashing barefoot in the fountain in Trafalgar Square
Sitting on the edge of a stream in Regent's Park and watching all the baby ducks and goslings and cygnets come swimming up to me
Driving around the middle of nowhere in the rain and looking up at the canopy of green over my head
Finding the maharajah's well (ask Andy for the story, he knows it better than I do)
Hunting down the statue of Peter Pan in Hyde Park
Finding (wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles) a tiny dark store in a tiny dark sidestreet of Leicester Sqare, called Dance Books, with an entire section devoted to books on Renaissance Dance (where I spent the vast majority of my money)
Learning that, whatever negative reputation British food has, they make some of the best desserts known to mankind
And about a dozen other things, too many and too detailed (and I'm too tired)to relate now.... I don't what else to say, other than the fact that I'm in love with the place." :)
That said, she proceeds to curl p the rest of the way and fall asleep, a small brown teddy bear in one hand and a copy of "Orchesography" in the other.
-banshee, very tired, very footsore, very happy