tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post2605781138217960189..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Our Trip to Europe: Lessons LearnedDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-11538815386282710472012-07-27T12:50:08.550-05:002012-07-27T12:50:08.550-05:00Apparently the Irish and the British are just more...Apparently the Irish and the British are just more Darwinian about their tourist sites - thinning the herd of its idiots. The US doesn't believe in such thinning, and it shows.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-67166833284905096822012-07-27T09:51:43.336-05:002012-07-27T09:51:43.336-05:00Oops, there's a typo. I meant thirty square me...Oops, there's a typo. I meant thirty square meters. I'd LOVE to have 330!Beatrice Desperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843520699216089362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-21736069567835343582012-07-27T09:50:28.372-05:002012-07-27T09:50:28.372-05:00How about this for compact? Our first one bedroom ...How about this for compact? Our first one bedroom apartment was 330 square meters. That's about 17 feet by 17 feet for EVERYTHING! My mother said that had she seen it, she would have flown over and dragged me home.Beatrice Desperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843520699216089362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-57382123233777733082012-07-27T09:47:55.857-05:002012-07-27T09:47:55.857-05:00Has anyone here heard of "the cliffs of Moher...Has anyone here heard of "the cliffs of Moher" in Ireland? The cliffs in "the Princess Bride" were based on them. There are signs suggesting that you stay away from the edge and then inform you of the number of people who died the previous year because they didn't.Beatrice Desperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843520699216089362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-53653888666603592892012-07-24T18:46:09.931-05:002012-07-24T18:46:09.931-05:00Rufus, we're not disagreeing about stuff being...Rufus, we're not disagreeing about stuff being more compact. Stuff is a nice size there (though the roads could be a bit wider) - things are just bizarrely huge here in the US.<br /><br />Sorry about Richard's car, Julie! I never did get to try those crisps, actually - I think we carted them all the way to the airport but never managed to open them. And I didn't <i>miss</i> the Cajun Squirrel crisps, I just didn't <i>eat</i> any of them. There's a difference. ;)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-79875726094027564942012-07-24T13:55:03.633-05:002012-07-24T13:55:03.633-05:00Your description of Britain is charmingly accurate...Your description of Britain is charmingly accurate - thanks! Sometimes it's nice to have visitors to remind us of what we've got so used to. Incidentally, the back of Richard's car still smells of those goat's cheese and chili crisps. You missed the Walkers' crisps thing they were doing last year with the mystery flavours, and before that, the one off weird flavours like Crispy Duck with Hoisin Sauce and Cajun Squirrel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704326408382310378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-67421505385995659872012-07-24T13:53:39.686-05:002012-07-24T13:53:39.686-05:00You nailed Sweden, especially the endless varietie...You nailed Sweden, especially the endless varieties of crackers and food in a metal tube. Speaking of food, nutrition labels -- like railings -- are also for Americans and wimps. I disagree with you on one thing. stuff isn't more compact. Everything there is just the right size.Rufus Dogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478443774384410611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-7933114426246937242012-07-22T09:53:44.232-05:002012-07-22T09:53:44.232-05:00All right, Michelle, you actually send postcards. ...All right, Michelle, <i>you</i> actually send postcards. :)<br /><br />Me, I've got an inch-thick stack of them in my luggage, along with several pages of addresses and a nice collection of foreign stamps.<br /><br />I've driven on the roads in West (by God) Virginia, including some that would qualify as B roads in England, and I was not weeded out! I'll take that as s compliment.<br /><br />We did indeed have an awesome time. Thanks!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-10557131225714264272012-07-22T08:43:09.328-05:002012-07-22T08:43:09.328-05:007. You will never actually send those postcards.
S...<em>7. You will never actually send those postcards.</em><br />Speak for yourself. ;P<br /><br />Re the roads: come to West (by God) Virginia. Our roads our how we weed out the weak and unfit. <br /><br />Sounds like you had an AWESOME time! Welcome back!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com