July 10, 2024 The brilliance of a European breakfast buffet cannot be overstated. Everything is yummy and mostly everything is some kind of bread. I focused on little cakes (?) that looked vaguely like submarines today, but I didn’t let the chocolate croissants go untried. The crepes were delicious with no topping at all. The […]
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 I cleverly did not sleep last night. At all. What? I know. We went to bed at midnight, because the sun was up so late it was fooling us. Keith fell immediately asleep. I didn’t. I even had taken a melatonin pill to help me sleep. I was just awake. I
Monday, July 8, 2024 We checked out and went to Nando’s again. Recognize it? We ordered exactly the same things as yesterday, even though we carefully studied the menu for possible changes. Why ruin a good thing? There are a gazillion restaurants, but we decided Nando’s is a London thing for us, so we had
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 We had a very slow start today. My imaginary recovery from jet lag was sadly false and I didn’t get to sleep until 5am, which was bedtime at home. So, we rolled out of here after noon and headed to Nando’s Peri Peri chicken restaurant. Our friend from Scotland recommended it
Saturday, July 6, 2024 We slept great last night, which might be a first for the first night after jet lag. Yay. We slept in as a matter of fact. Yay. We saw my choice for a show first, at 2:30, at the Criterion Theater. The Criterion is underground. Huh. You go in on street
Friday, July 5, 2024 On the plane they had lots of Olympic movies, which I thought was cute. I chose Miracle over Cool Runnings, Eddie the Eagle, or I, Tonya. I had never seen it. Of course, I know the story, but I fist pumped when Team USA scored against the Soviets. I was going
Wednesday, July 4, 2024 It did not feel like the 4th of July – cold, rainy, and no party preparations. No worries though, we had a plane to catch. We went to the new fancy Delta lounge. Keith tried lots of foods – including a hot dog from the July 4th hot dog stand. I
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 On the last band trip (two years ago), we spent the first three days in Berlin. In the morning we were set to travel to our next town, Keith and I grabbed the back seat (because obviously we are the cool kids). Actually, I don’t know how we ended up there
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Mississippi River Brass Band 2024 had their first concert tonight. It was right in Woodbury and we were so gratified that we had so many friends come. (I don’t think it is fair to all the real grown ups, but I am always just so delighted when the guys come. Yay
Monday, July 1, 2024 I made pasta with a cream sauce today. There was leftover cream so I baked an angel food cake to give it somewhere to go. Just imagine – it’s cool enough out to bake a cake on the first of July. Weird year.