Back to the workaday.

I apologize for the dearth of posting over the past couple of weeks, pleading deadlines, but I was not completely honest with you. The deadline in question was actually an Oct. 5 departure date for a long-awaited vacation to Great Britain.

If this revelation makes you dislike me, I can't blame you. Our trip to London and Edinburgh was wonderful, and worthy of all sorts of envy. All I have to say in my defense is that Mr. CR hadn't had any time off work for three years, and I had a rather rough year last year with health issues, so we decided to splash out. If you've never been there, I would highly, highly recommend it. The beauty and glory of the London Underground alone is worth the plane trip. (But then again, I have a love for subways bordering on the fanatical. Perhaps because I am the master of subways; when in them, I am very good--not infallible, but very good--at finding my way around and where I have to go. It's a nice change from aboveground, where I'm perpetually lost and couldn't find west or east to save my life.)

More in the coming week about what we saw, what we read, and how badly we are re-adjusting to normal workaday life.

Comments

[Rick]

No worries, as they say down under. I did not say that Bonnie and I would be in Australia and New Zealand before we went. I just tried to preload the blog a little and then head out. I worried about advertising that our house would be empty for three weeks. Luckily we got back in time to keep the country safe while you were gone.

[Citizen Reader]

Rick,
I did the exact same thing; I knew you were going on your vacation and rather watched your site to see if you drew attention to the fact that you would be gone. Mr. CR would be very proud of you--he's very cautious (he has asked me to stop describing him as "paranoid") about that sort of thing.

Hope you had a great vacation! I'v been enjoying your pictures on Facebook. We were glad to notice the country ran just fine without us; it'll make it that much easier to leave for good, which I am trying to talk Mr. CR into.

[Citizen Reader]

Rick,
I enjoyed your no worries, too. I am going to try and incorporate "cheers" into all my goodbyes, as they did in GB, but it just doesn't sound as good without the accent.

[Jessica]

Congratulations! I hope you had a great time.

[Citizen Reader]

Thank you, Jessica, we did. Best trip ever, and one I was most thankful for.

[Eva]

You have to visit St. Petersburg & Moscow if you love subways! :) It's illegal to take pics, though, and there are quite a few creepy corrupt policemen/soldiers around, so you have to time that bit wisely. lol

[katharine]

Yeah! You got to go on a well deserved vacation. Can't wait to see pics and hear a full description of you trip across the pond.

[Rachael]

Wow, good for you. I'm going to Turkey for Thanksgiving (yes, ha ha ha) and feel no guilt about abandoning projects for a few days. Neither should you. Hope you had a great time.

[maggie]

Ew, did you read British fun stuff or stuff for work?!?

[Citizen Reader]

Eva,
I don't know...I worry that Moscow might be a bit far afield for me (I'm scared to go to Paris, because I'm lost enough in foreign countries where they all speak English!) but I've heard that about their subway. Add it to the list! It was verboten to take pictures in the Underground, too, which made me sad, because some of my favorite NYC vacation pics are in the subway. Oh well. I will just have to rely upon memories.

Katharine, Rachael,
Thanks! We were very thankful to be able to go. Rachael--good luck on your trip to Turkey! I have a friend who loves it there (he lived there for several months), so I bet you'll love it. Any particular reason you're going there?

Maggie,
No, I read all fun stuff. Work had no place on this vacation.

[Robin]

Yay for a well-deserved vacation! Good for you!

Did you pass by 84, Charing Cross Road?

Did you see anything Austen-ish?

[Citizen Reader]

Robin,
Maybe, maybe....tune in tomorrow!