Towards A Virtual Williamsburg!

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Oh dear.

Damn. They already procreated their defective genes.

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

Two of the best meals I've ever eaten in my life were in Bologna and Venice. Alas, I couldn't tell you where they were aside from the Bologna restaurant didn't have a sign and seemed to be in a back alley, and the Venice one seemed to be on the lagoon side and required a lot of back tracking and cursing to get to. But pretty much every venture in Venice requires backtracking and cursing. I went to the Bologna restaurant with a friend who was a professor at the University, and I don't think we actually ordered anything other than to say that the American's weren't all that interested in the horse carpaccio. 16 years later, and I still remember how awesome the meal was. The Venice restaurant probably had its own fishing boat, but it was shellfish soup that blew us away.

Also, I don't know when your trip is, but I really loved Italy in December. Not as many tourists, towns decorated for the people who live there, etc. Venice, in particular, was awesome. The sun set at around four, it seemed, and the fog rolled in shortly afterwards. We stumbled up on a night market in a little piazza where the vendors were selling all sorts of treasures and baubles at around 11:00 pm. When we went back the next morning, there was no trace of it. I'd been to Venice before that trip in the spring, and it seemed much more Disneylandish then. In the winter, it felt both real and somewhat otherworldy. I loved it.

Venice would be late August. Tourist hell. However, I will totally search out the raw horsemeat. Awesome.

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

or mumbai, I'd love to see driver's ed in any of them.

Bangkok. I spent 45 minutes (pleasant because it was airconditioned) in a taxi to go 6 kilometers. The city does not work. Manila is right there too.

[Jack Manfred]

Exile In Guyville is 20 years old.

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by Jack Manfred

Exile In Guyville is 20 years old.

And I missed her playing it tip-to-toe a few years ago. Slave and Catrin went, but I was off somewhere.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

Venice would be late August. Tourist hell. However, I will totally search out the raw horsemeat. Awesome.

What amazed me about Venice was how quickly it stopped being tourist hell if you got just a little ways off the beaten path. Walk away from St. Mark's for a little and you can get into the interesting parts of the city.

And go to St. Mark's at night, to one of the cafes or bars on the Plaza. Even in high tourist season there were no crowds at all, and it was really beautiful.

It's been over 10 years since I was there.... but Venice doesn't change, does it?

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

And I missed her playing it tip-to-toe a few years ago. Slave and Catrin went, but I was off somewhere.

I missed that too. Shit.

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[Tyrone Slothrop]

I have had the clusterfuckiest clusterfuck of a ticketing experience with United in the last day, and am now talking to the sixth customer service representative to sort it out. The original mistake was mine, and they have just been excellent in trying to help me sort it out. If it every does get sorted out, I will be so very grateful.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

I have had the clusterfuckiest clusterfuck of a ticketing experience with United in the last day, and am now talking to the sixth customer service representative to sort it out. The original mistake was mine, and they have just been excellent in trying to help me sort it out. If it every does get sorted out, I will be so very grateful.

You travel more than any of us, i think, but my experience is that once air plans are screwed there is a decent chance that the "fixed" are actually still screwed up and you find out once at the airport. careful.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

You travel more than any of us, i think

Speaking of which, would very much appreciate Venice recommendations.

eta: And where to spend a few days not far from Venice and with easy access to RyanAir?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

I have had the clusterfuckiest clusterfuck of a ticketing experience with United in the last day, and am now talking to the sixth customer service representative to sort it out. The original mistake was mine, and they have just been excellent in trying to help me sort it out. If it every does get sorted out, I will be so very grateful.

Why not just send a subordinate on the screwed up route and rebook for yourself?

[Hank Chinaski]

from the "Drunk Hulk" twitter: SUPREME COURT DROP DOMA! BARNES & NOBLE DROP NOOK! FOOD CHANNEL DROP DEEN! BAD WEEK FOR BIGOTS! BOOKS! AND BUTTER!

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

from the "Drunk Hulk" twitter: SUPREME COURT DROP DOMA! BARNES & NOBLE DROP NOOK! FOOD CHANNEL DROP DEEN! BAD WEEK FOR BIGOTS! BOOKS! AND BUTTER!

And don't forget the City of Bahston.

First they get to see Patty Kane skate the Cup around Bahstan Gahdan. Then they get to see their tight end get switched to wide receiver.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

I am enjoying the "gay" searchbar on google now.