And I was right. We got up this morning kind of late and had no plans. I after I finally roused myself I hit the guidebook and tried to put together a rough plan for the day.The first stop was a revisit of Notre Dame. This time we actually took our time walking around and we also paid 2 EUR to get into the treasury where the cathedral has collected various holy relics over the centuries such as vestments, busts, jewelery, crowns, staffs, chalices and really gross...

Ode To The Ass Crack of Dawn Good Morning Sun, How are you?Why do you shine so dimly? Perhaps you are tired Maybe last evening you were tipsy We didn't get much sleep either Preparing late into the night Why don't you go to sleep? Just f*** off and turn out the light  I don't think when Josh woke me up this morning that he knew just how badly he was risking his life. I was so tired and angry that I almost devised an alternative use for the larg...

Shabbos was... interesting. While we both completely missed services, Josh did manage to get us a place at the Rabbi's table for dinner. It was pleasant enough except the the Rabbi was a little full of himself. That worked in our favor too though. Hearing that Josh was a fan of whiskey, he gave him a shot of single-malt blend. When Josh's reaction was kind of "meh" he insisted on giving him the last of a bottle of really good 15-year old Glenlivet....

Still driven by our need to get our money's worth on the London Pass we set out pretty early this morning to try and get in a decent amount of sightseeing before Shabbos came in. Our first stop of the day was at The Tower of London (covered by the London Pass). It's a stronghold on the Thames first established by William the Conquerer almost 1000 years ago and it has a particularly bloody history as it's known for the torture and execution of it'...

I landed last night and Panzer joined me this morning. If you are ever flying into Heathrow Airport, there are a few things that you should know. First of all, passport control is a total bich (can you block that too, you evil, politically correct censorship screen?) and the Heathrow Express, which speeds you into Paddington station in just 15 minutes, costs a whopping £15.50 off-peak and £17.50 peak. And with the British Pound at roughly two times th...