Paris it is. You’re all getting good at this!
I have seen the Eiffel Tower when it sparkled. (By the way, if you’re visiting, the Eiffel Tower sparkles every hour on the hour and for ten minutes afterwards. It’s pretty sweet.)
Ah, but that’s not all: I’ve been in the tower when it sparkled. Twice. Oh yeah. [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Oui, Paris
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An American in ______
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you can fill in the above movie title, then you will know from whence I am writing. No Gene Kelly running around yet, though.
It’s quite a new experience to be in a country where everyone speaks a language that is not your own–indeed, which you can hardly understand! I don’t think I’d [...]
Wooden Nickels
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I suppose I looked too much like a tourist for one clerk in Edinburgh to resist having a bit of fun–and making a bit of money–at my expense. Or perhaps it was an honest mistake. Either way, I am now the chagrined owner of a lead pound piece. Fortunately, another clerk who noticed my error also [...]
European Middle Earth–Narnia–Whichever You Like
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Congratulations to SC, who has guessed the correct location. Good work!
Yes, I am in Scotland–for now. Edinburgh today, but I haven’t been here long enough to have done anything worthy of note. Well, except to see the city from the outside. I’m pretty sure it’s built on a hill, and it has such varied, aged [...]
Of Mice and Men
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Okay, it seems that no one is willing to guess yet. So, are you ready for today’s clue? Here goes: The same man who penned the words “The best laid plans o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley” came from this country. (In fact, I bought a little book of his poems today for [...]
Of Mountains, Not Molehills
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes I feel as if I give you all far too much information, and at no cost to you. I tell you almost everything, and where’s the fun in that? No, I can tell from your eager, intelligent faces, peering so expectantly at your computer screens, that what you really want is a challenge. So, [...]
I’m Dreaming of a White Easter
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
That’s my new song. I figure a white Easter is the next best thing to a white Christmas. And, what do you know, London did have snow on Easter Sunday, which took me totally by surprise. There I was, getting all dolled up in my Easter outfit, only to find that there were apparently below-freezing [...]
Sunny in the City
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know if the sun ever shines in Dublin; I never saw it, at any rate, even passing through yesterday to get to Belfast. But I’ve a wonderfully sunny day today to explore the city until my flight this afternoon. The best news: somewhere, there’s a C. S. Lewis tour, which takes one around [...]
A Treacherous Trip to the Top of the Tallest Tower
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today I visited Blarney Castle and saw the Blarney Stone.
For those of you to whom that means nothing, let me explain: the Blarney Stone is renowned for providing eloquence to those that kiss it, which is no feat. For one thing, the visitor must brave the ticket booth (ISIC cards give a discount of 2 [...]
Ode to the Day of My Brother’s Birth–in Limerick
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My brother turns sixteen today;
I hate that I’m so far away.
But greetings I send
From fair Ireland–
And that’s all that I have to say.
(Posted in Limerick, Ireland, this 18th day of March, 2008.)
