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The wedding is over. The honeymoon is over. We have returned from London, and it is great to be home.
We had a great time. As typical for my European trips, it was incredibly warm. But we saw the Tower, Madame Tussaud's, Windsor Castle, and the London Aquarium. We did Stonehenge, which really is just a pile of rocks in a circle. We went to the British Museum, the British at War Museum, and the Roman Baths of Bath. We bought groceries from Tesco and Marks and Spencer. We saw weirdly British shows such as Wakey Wakey Campers, Bad Lads Army, and Dead Ringers. And I saw more of the Underground that I ever thought possible.
The best part about coming home though was that I was no longer subjected to the British Press Coverage of Hurricane Katrina. I will talk more about the Hurricane in another post, but if you listen to BBC News you would think that the entire American Government is one gigantic monster. To listen to their spin, you would think that the Federal Government was supposed to have trucks waiting on the outskirts of town during the storm waiting to pile in. Given the fact tha the storm covered an area the size of Britain, preperation for such a relief effort would surely have needed more time regardless. The BBC's coverage basically boiled down to two points: President Bush is evil, and the reason for the delay was the racism of white Americans. Never mind the fact that the BBC ignored coverage of Gulfport, Biloxi, and other towns in Mississippi and Alabama who similarly had near total destruction from the storm.
The trip was good, but I am glad that we have come home.
We had a great time. As typical for my European trips, it was incredibly warm. But we saw the Tower, Madame Tussaud's, Windsor Castle, and the London Aquarium. We did Stonehenge, which really is just a pile of rocks in a circle. We went to the British Museum, the British at War Museum, and the Roman Baths of Bath. We bought groceries from Tesco and Marks and Spencer. We saw weirdly British shows such as Wakey Wakey Campers, Bad Lads Army, and Dead Ringers. And I saw more of the Underground that I ever thought possible.
The best part about coming home though was that I was no longer subjected to the British Press Coverage of Hurricane Katrina. I will talk more about the Hurricane in another post, but if you listen to BBC News you would think that the entire American Government is one gigantic monster. To listen to their spin, you would think that the Federal Government was supposed to have trucks waiting on the outskirts of town during the storm waiting to pile in. Given the fact tha the storm covered an area the size of Britain, preperation for such a relief effort would surely have needed more time regardless. The BBC's coverage basically boiled down to two points: President Bush is evil, and the reason for the delay was the racism of white Americans. Never mind the fact that the BBC ignored coverage of Gulfport, Biloxi, and other towns in Mississippi and Alabama who similarly had near total destruction from the storm.
The trip was good, but I am glad that we have come home.
posted by Brian Griffiths at 8:11 AM
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