Categories: just-life
Date: 31 March 2007 04:47:29
Well, here I am in the Southern US, and the weather has been lovely today. Really, not a cloud in the sky.
After spending my twelve or so hours in New York with the 'scary weirdo' in our dorm-room (there's always one, and this time it wasn't me!!) and managing not to go the wrong way on the New York Subway (only just) I headed South on 'The Silver Star' to Miami. I saw virtually nothing of New York, because I was mainly queuing up in a post office on 104th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam). Don't go there. Ever.
Even though there were three cashiers on duty, no more than one person ever got seen at a time. The queue was always around about twenty to twenty-five people and it took the best part forty-five minutes to buy stamps. I decided that in the end it was because the cashiers simply wanted to feel loved by having lots of people in the building.
Either that or they were bone-idle..... take your pick.
Today I looked around the lovely town of 'Colonial Williamsburg' where they have the right idea of having the Union Flag flying everywhere. They even have a cool version of the Stars and Strips but have gotten rid of the "Stars" part and replaced it with a Union Flag.
Much better.
The whole inner part of town is as it was back in the 17 hundreds, and it was all very, very nice. I especially enjoyed the maze in the Governer's Gardens and the Peanut Soup was very tasty. (imagine runny peanut-butter)
I missed the last bus out to Jamestown as I had to pop into the Amtrak station to book my ticket back to Richmond, and also booked my ticket from Washington DC to Canada. This sort of confused the poor guy as I don't think anyone has ever wanted to book that trip from Williamsburg!!!! And when I say "missed the last bus" I mean walk into the bus stop as the bus decides to leave.
Well, it is now late so I am going to read one more chapter of my book (Watership Down) before heading to bed.... actually, I'm going to check the various hockey scores first, then read one more chapter, then go to bed as it's getting late.
Nighty night!!!!