Last night in Europe
In both senses. We leave tomorrow. And last night was New Year's.
Slightly sad to be leaving Europe, since it's been fun here, but I'm looking forward to the next phase.
The Americas! After a flight to London (where I have high expectations that we'll be delayed for some indeterminant amount of time), we fly to New York. In New York, we meet with some family friends, which should be fun. They've just moved from Australia. I mean, Austria. Same diff. Also on my agenda is a visit to Nintendo World. It's just like a theme park, except with less 'theme park' and more 'Nintendo museum and memorabilia'. Should be good.
Went to Milan the other day, which is supposedly the fashion capital of Italy. Since we went on New Year's Eve's Day most of the shops were closed, make it more a 'crapital' of Italy. Poo. And I so wanted those 700 euro Armani jeans.
I'm so spoilt from these business class flights that I'm really really not looking forward to the FPS trip to the US later this year, because it's certainly not going to be business class. Did I mention that we're flying first class for a 13 hour leg!?! Dudeee......Dallas to Tokyo is gonna rock.
New Year's Eve is crazy in Italy. They don't have much concern for public safety. People were throwing firecrackers off the top of the hotel roof into the parking lot. And they were let of in the streets too, with people walking past shielding their heads and stuff. So anyhow, we had a big dinner at a fancy hotel, all the usual crap - truffle sauces, rare and/or smoked meat. Well, I guess you can't really have 'and' there. Not very filling. Then at midnight we went out to the lake just across the road (Lake Como - go look it up) and watched the fireworks from all angles. Behind us they were in the street, and the main attraction was in the middle of the lack (off a jetty). It went for about half an hour, and put Skyshow so much to shame that Skyshow decided not compete and won't happen this year. True story. It was awesome.
Then we returned and ate raw pork with lentils. Well, stared at it and pushed it around on the plate.
Luckily, the night was saved by assorted celebratory presents on the table, like these pea shooter things which started wars between tables as we fired paper balls at each other (provided with the tube, not improvised - it was clearly intended for a West Side Story-like feud).
My cold, which swapped from a dripping nose to a headcold and cough, has now reswapped back to a dripping nose from a head cold. But the cough remains. Oh crap, reserve battery power. Why am I always racing to write these things?
Also, Italian is stuck in some weird 20th century musical time zone. People were dancing to Love Is In The Air and doing The Twist. There was something in the air, but I don't think it was Love. Pot, probably.
That pretty much sums up the EU, really. Raw meat, crowded places, heavy smoking and reckless endangerment of life.
Slightly sad to be leaving Europe, since it's been fun here, but I'm looking forward to the next phase.
The Americas! After a flight to London (where I have high expectations that we'll be delayed for some indeterminant amount of time), we fly to New York. In New York, we meet with some family friends, which should be fun. They've just moved from Australia. I mean, Austria. Same diff. Also on my agenda is a visit to Nintendo World. It's just like a theme park, except with less 'theme park' and more 'Nintendo museum and memorabilia'. Should be good.
Went to Milan the other day, which is supposedly the fashion capital of Italy. Since we went on New Year's Eve's Day most of the shops were closed, make it more a 'crapital' of Italy. Poo. And I so wanted those 700 euro Armani jeans.
I'm so spoilt from these business class flights that I'm really really not looking forward to the FPS trip to the US later this year, because it's certainly not going to be business class. Did I mention that we're flying first class for a 13 hour leg!?! Dudeee......Dallas to Tokyo is gonna rock.
New Year's Eve is crazy in Italy. They don't have much concern for public safety. People were throwing firecrackers off the top of the hotel roof into the parking lot. And they were let of in the streets too, with people walking past shielding their heads and stuff. So anyhow, we had a big dinner at a fancy hotel, all the usual crap - truffle sauces, rare and/or smoked meat. Well, I guess you can't really have 'and' there. Not very filling. Then at midnight we went out to the lake just across the road (Lake Como - go look it up) and watched the fireworks from all angles. Behind us they were in the street, and the main attraction was in the middle of the lack (off a jetty). It went for about half an hour, and put Skyshow so much to shame that Skyshow decided not compete and won't happen this year. True story. It was awesome.
Then we returned and ate raw pork with lentils. Well, stared at it and pushed it around on the plate.
Luckily, the night was saved by assorted celebratory presents on the table, like these pea shooter things which started wars between tables as we fired paper balls at each other (provided with the tube, not improvised - it was clearly intended for a West Side Story-like feud).
My cold, which swapped from a dripping nose to a headcold and cough, has now reswapped back to a dripping nose from a head cold. But the cough remains. Oh crap, reserve battery power. Why am I always racing to write these things?
Also, Italian is stuck in some weird 20th century musical time zone. People were dancing to Love Is In The Air and doing The Twist. There was something in the air, but I don't think it was Love. Pot, probably.
That pretty much sums up the EU, really. Raw meat, crowded places, heavy smoking and reckless endangerment of life.
posted by nshady at
7:38 am
2 Comments:
You clearly don't give raw meat enough credit. For someone flying first class around Europe you don't seem to be very satisfied haha. Economy class + growing tall = pain as you will find soon enough.
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kristian r, At
6:16 pm
Since when was I flying first class around Europe? I'm flying BUSINESS class...big difference. Our ONE first class flight is Dallas-Tokyo. But it's on American Airlines, which is bound to be less cool than, say, a Singapore Airlines first class. Well, beggars and choosers etc.
I am (NOT) looking foward to FPS flights very much. Because Kristian smells.
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nshady, At
4:18 pm
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