Hello All,
Sorry I have not been posting as much in the past few days. I have been on the move quite a bit. In Majorca there was no internet, now in London, there is internet at gold prices. So today I anted up and got the internet in my room. I need to check train schedules, places to go, racing forms, all kinds of things. But, hopefully to your likes, the first thing I am doing is blogging.
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| The big two nine in Majorca. |
Majorca was awesome, but wow, was I not totally out of gas when I left there. Fifteen hour days in the sun with pints of San Miguel can take it out of you. Plus water had to be purchased, making dehydration more of an issue. Also, have you ever noticed the weird lower leg muscles that absolutely kill you after walking several hours on the beach? I didnt even know some of those muscle groups existed. Oh well, I am uncertain if doing a tropical vacation by yourself is worth it, my feeling now is that it would be much better shared with someone else. More so than any of my destinations thus far.
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| Bangers and Mash with Guinness, Meal of the Trip?? |
So I left the island on Tuesday only to fly to another island, Ireland. I only had an afternoon there in between flights but found it pretty cool. It was a typical cloudy and cool day. My mission was to have a Guinness and local food. I did just that in The Lotts Pub. The "Bangers and Mash" I had there was one of the best meals I have had thus far on my trip. Warning, its not for everyone. Also very neat in Dublin is the level of interest in horses, horse racing is everywhere. Even the cab driver spoke of Tabor and Magnier, Sadlers Wells, etc. Very nice and welcoming after having zero in common with most in Majorca.
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| Big Ben from my subway exit at Westminster. |
Now I am in London. Great city. I really like it. It reminds me of American big cities in way. But not really. The architecture is totally different, but I guess because it has a river (Thames) running through the city and that there are some rather large financial building that look very American. The history here is flat out incredible! I spend hours yesterday inside Westminster Abbey, that is a must for anyone at all interested in history. Buckingham Palace was simply a landmark in my mind. Things are a tad bit expensive as now 1 pound is $1.63. A rate like that can put a hit on you if you dont watch it, that steal on lunch for 5.95 just cost you about 10 american dollars. Thats scary going straight into the two largest days of English racing at Epsom, but glass half full, the winnings will be compounded by the rates.
Well, I am going to go. Ironically, I didnt pay the high hotel room cost and internet costs to use them all day. I must get out and see more.
