Yesterday I ate the most expensive egg in the world. It was £13 or $27 but you got a free English Muffin and a two slices of ham so that’s all right then. Good Evening everyone and thanks for tuning in this evening.
Last night I went for dinner in London with three friends and business associates. They are Jonathan Blackburn, and Gary Parks and his partner Juan. These gentlemen have been responsible for booking all the amazing entertainment acts and the wonderful musical duos who provided such unforgettable experiences for all this season’s Carnival Freedom European cruises. Jonathan and Gary also provide the entertainment for all of London’s major hotels including The Dorchester, Claridges, The Ritz and Motel 6. They are “faces” in London and everyone knows them. So, knowing I was feeling blue without Heidi they invited me out for dinner to a new and ultra cich, shich, scheek……..posh restaurant called ……..well see for yourself………..www.thewolseley.com.
This is one of those hip new restaurants that London has become famous for and after drinks at the Dorchester Hotel………..diet coke for me of course…..we headed to the restaurant. Getting a table there is ……..well………..lets just say unless your George Hamilton, a Spice Girl or someone who walks in carrying a small white fluffy dog with a skirt the size of a belt and saying your name is the same as the capital city of France ……..then as the New Yorkers would say…….forgedaboudit.
Luckily, my three friends are “connected” and we did indeed get a table and sat down for a quiet dinner and a chat. Well, as soon as we arrived using the word quiet became as pointless as putting the words “one size fits all” on a hotel (yes or a cruise ship) bathrobe………….it was bedlam. People were sitting, eating and even though they were at the same table seemed to be screaming at each other……….its a big restaurant……..probably 150 plus being served………and the noise level was louder was off the scale. Looking around it seemed this was the fashion, the style, everyone wanted to be louder than everyone else, more excited then anyone else as if everyone in the restaurant was French and had just discovered they had won a war. What had happened to English respectability in restaurants, the whispering, the “how do you do” etc……….it was extraordinary. Then our waitress arrived. She was from Australia and really had a wonderful sense of humour which she demonstrated right away by looking at me and saying “you look like you are ready to eat”……….now, I doubt she said this because I looked starved and supermodel thin……….I returned her quip with “wow, an Australian with a sense of humour, we should have you stuffed”…………we were best friends from then on………….she was fantastic. Before I get onto the meal I have to tell you that I was so excited the whole meal myself because you will never guess who was at the table across the way from us…………Burt Reynolds…………yep……..as large as life………..Burt Reynolds……….and if I may say ladies………apart from me………he was the best looking man in the restaurant even though he is now 156 years old. I looked at my dining companions and said………..look……….it’s Burt Reynolds……..would you like to meet him said Gary Parks…………no, I said I would rather sit here and watch Jonathan chomp on a bread stick……….so, I met him. Gary, it turns out organised his birthday party and entertainment for him at the Dorchester the night before and walked me over to the table and introduced me…………as………..John………the most famous cruise director in the world……….he stood, shook my hand and I mumbled something about being a big fan and happy birthday and something about Dom De La Luise……….mostly though I was thinking it was another great day to be wearing brown pants.
Back at the table it was time to order. Go onto the website and you will see an amazing and varied menu. Normally, I go for red meat or fish but I was struck by two words “Eggs Benedict”…………..for dinner. Now, even finding this on a breakfast menu in the U.K. is as rare as finding a spotted dick in Miami so as the last time I had one was in Dennys……….I asked for the eggs with the Tiger Prawns as an appetizer. Gary and Juan had the Lamb and Jonathan had the Grilled Steak. I am not a food critic…….I don’t know about sauces or how to drizzle a scallop ……….I just know if I like the food or not……………the Shrimps and the garlic butter were amazing but the eggs………..well……..they were historic……….the béarnaise sauce stuff was so tasty and creamy and the eggs were cooked perfectly although at the price I think they must have been laid by a chicken dressed in Chanel and wearing little Prada boots whose egg drops gently onto a Versace cushion……….whatever it was the best Eggs Benedict in the world……….ever. If you are going to London……….book the place………..its brilliant and shows that London has some of the best restaurants in the world now and certainly the best Eggs Benedict.
I had to drive home afterwards……..it is about a two hour drive through London to where we live. I would have enjoyed the late night drive pass Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the two thousand Starbucks but I was in a bad mood…….the memories of meeting Burt Reynolds, the golden eggs and the amazing company had disappeared. Why……….well I had just filled my Honda Accord up with petrol ( gas ) and a full tank had cost me……..£65…………that’s $130……….bloody hell. The price of oil is outrageous…….unbelievable….and goodness knows where the price will be this time next year. It is no wonder that Carnival Corporation has had to add the fuel surcharge thingy and as the other lines follow suit it won’t belong before the rich and famous are swapping their Hummers and Range Rovers for skate boards. Talking of that, I see many of you have accepted with understanding the surcharge on the fuel. One or two were understandably surprised but everyone I am sure we realise that this was done after much deliberation and probably should have happened long before. Lets all hope that as we all continue to enjoy these wonderful cruises that the price of the black gold starts to drop………….soon.
I will be answering more of your comments and questions tomorrow I promise.
So, the drive home was a lonely one. I cheered myself up when I remembered that the gentlemen of Blackburn Entertainment and Parks Entertainment had paid for dinner. It was as I reached the outskirts of London and joined the Motorway (freeway) that I realised that I really missed Heidi even more tonight………….I wished she was there to share the nighttime drive with me……..she on the other hand would not have been wished to be there in the small Honda with me as by the time I joined the motorway………… the aroma of the worlds most expensive eggs filled the car.
Goodnight
Your friends
John and Heidi
Just one more quick note before I go. Coming up in the next few days are two big interviews with two very special people within the industry.
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Hi John,
Sounds like you had quite the meal. I’ve never been a huge fan of Eggs Benedict but after reading what you had to say, I might have to reconsider.
$130 to fill up your car? Yikes! That’s scary.
Great to hear from you and hold your head up!
David
Well, you answered 2 of my questions in your blog tonight. First, the price of gas is outrageous in London, I can fill my tank for $40 and thought that was outrageous in Florida! And the 2nd being question was how far you live from London (2hrs. huh)? Guess you didn’t know Angelina was there this past weekend, or you are so upset with her right now you could care less about meeting her in person! HA! HA ! You are so lucky to have met Burt Reynolds. He has a home in Jupiter, Florida but I will NEVER meet him I am sure. You are a celebrity of sorts in that you KNOW the RIGHT people to get to meet the right people, and be in the right places. Paying $27 for Eggs Benedict is outrageous too, even in such a posh restaurant, by the way SHEEK is spelled Chic! Now that you have had your spelling lesson for the day! HA! Actually, I am the walking dictionary at work and home, whenever someone can’t spell a word they call me. HA! I know you a missing Heidi, but it won’t be long before she is home, just make sure you get that wine stain removed before she gets back. You didn’t say, how is Alan doing? Hope I hear from you one more time before we leave in a few days on our cruise. Can’t wait! I am sure all cruisers realize the fuel surcharge was about to go up and $5 a day isn’t bad at all. Our gas in Florida where I live is over $3.00 gal. now – I paid $3.11 the other day and it keeps going up-they say it will hit $4.00 gal. by next summer. I guess we all need to start bicycling everywhere! Take care, Hi to Heidi, and Alan and hope to hear from you soon. Your friends, Linda & Mike
Even on land you live a very exciting life and your influence is amazing! I’m heading out for lunch and for some strange reason, I’ve suddenly developed an overwhelming craving for eggs benedict.
Now I am really confused, the info. below is on the website for Burt Reynolds, and his birthday is in February- why would he have a party in November? I thought he was an Aquarius like me ( I am 2/18-so I checked it out) What gives, John?
Burt Reynolds
Biographical Information
Sex: M
Age: 71
Birth Date: February 11, 1936
Astrology Sign: Aquarius
Chinese Sign: Rat – Yin
Birth Name: Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
Birth Place: Waycross, Georgia, USA
Website: http://www.burtreynolds.com/
Occupation: Hollywood film star, tough guy
John,
You are such a “crack up”. Forgive the “egg” pun. I just love this blog everyday. You know you’re going to be one of those famous people someday, especially if this blog keeps up it’s good work!!
I thought our gas prices were high until I read what it cost to fill your car. Good grief!!! We are up to $3.20 a gallon in this area of Montana and I thought that was outrageous to fill my midsize car for $40.
That restaurant sounded interesting, but I don’t think Eggs Benedict is worth that kind of money. It’s time to go back to Perkins!! They even have variations of an Eggs Benedict. All kinds of goodies added to make it even higher in fat. Yum Yum!
Call Heidi and have her come home sooner. You sound like you really miss her!!
Hi John,
i am glad you are enjoying your time off!! You deserve it. I was wondering if you could find out if the Carnival Triumph is getting a makeover anytime soon? I will be cruiseing on her in August!
Thanks,
Lindsey
Hi John,
Fantastic blog, your description of the Eggs Benedict made my mouth water. (BTW – in order to keep you out of the doghouse from your Dutch wife, I feel I must point out that Eggs Benedict is made with Hollandaise sauce, not Bearnaise).
How cool that you got to meet Burt Reynolds. A dream of mine is to be invited to a dinner cooked by Dom DeLuise, with his sons and Burt Reynolds at the table.
Here’s a question. It’s probably something for Roberto to answer. I tried to register for the Blogger’s cruise news thingy, but nothing has been sent so far to acknowledge me. Is there supposed to be an immediate acknowledgement, or have I nor received anything because there just hasn’t been anything sent out for the past couple of weeks?
All I can say John, is LOL!
It must’ve bee cool to meet Burt Reynolds.
I must tell you though, I hate going to expensive restaurants and you have no ambiance. If I am paying top dollar for a meal, I don’t want to yell across the table to my husband.
Helloooo, John, you lucky man!
You met Burt Reynolds? One of my favorite FSU graduates. Oh, and I’m a long time fan of his movies. I think he’s one of the funniest guys around. Did you get his autograph (for your Mum, of course)? Or better yet, did he ask for yours? He certainly should have.
Glad you had such a delicious dinner and that you so thoroughly enjoyed it. Now you’ll have to take Heidi to that restaurant when she gets home. I haven’t checked the place out on the web yet, but will as soon as I finish this.
Did I read the gas price correctly? You actually paid $130 for a fill-up? And we thought $45 was a lot to fill-up our Jeep Cherokee. Must be that VAT that all liberal Americans think would be such a wonderful thing for us to have. ‘Course the price is rising here, too. Personally, I think we should open up more of that Alaskan black gold and tell OPEC to shove it! Sorry, don’t mean to get political, but it just seems like blackmail, you know?
How’s Alan? Say again when his next surgery takes place. Tell him we’re all still praying for him.
Say hello from me to Heidi and best wishes to you both.
Myra
Hi, John.
Long time no blog! Here I am back home with what feels like the entire Russian army marching through my head. It’s that same “bad airplane air” thing you experienced.
Now about my lost luggage which had the gift I crotcheted for Heidi and the treats for you – - It never did arrive during the TA. One of my bags, thankfully, got to the ship on Sunday because a Carnival representative grabbed it (and others) from the luggage area in Rome and let me know it was safely on it’s way to the ship. I won’t go into the runaround I and others who started out in Cleveland were given by the two airlines involved when we tried to make lost luggage reports in Rome. But – early this Mon. a.m. I got a phone call from a very nice man in Rome saying my bag was there and that it would be sent back to Cleveland and returned to my home address. Today D**** airlines in Cleveland called to let me know it had arrived and would be delivered to my home. I hope the others got similar good news. I will get the gifts to you as soon as I can.
But enough about me. Let me thank you and Heidi for joining us bloggers and for your lovely gift. It was great to put faces to the names of the other bloggers. What a super bunch of people!
I went to the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence and lit a candle and said a prayer for Alan. Please let him know that he has friends he may never have occasion to meet in person but who care about him and pray for him.
I lit a second candle in Santa Croce – that I would get my luggage. I guess my prayers travel slowly, but are heard nonetheless.
Jen and Karen’s flights home were uneventful (thankfully) although Jen also has been attacked by the “bad airplane air” bug.
My 6-hour sinus pill has stopped working, so I’ll sign off for now.
Sue
Good Afternoon John,
It is sooooo good to log on and see a new blog although your down time has given me extra time to read and/or re-read past blogs.
So glad to hear you had a wonderful dinner. I love Eggs Benedict and I always have them (once) when we cruise. I would order them everyday but I always have a formal dress that won’t allow one pound extra so…… (I still want to turn Hubby’s head even after 36 years!)
Hope Heidi gets home soon you take care and enjoy your vacation.
GO PISTONS
Joan
“John……the most famous cruise director in the world” tell us something we all don’t know. How many CDs have received Seagoing employee of the year awards? How many CDs have a blog with over 1,000,000 slaps on it? How many CDs have a cruise named for them? How many CDs have cruisers booking a cruise based on whether your on the ship or not? But most of all how many CDs can say they have “BIG” ED as their personal “Official Assistant to the Cruise Director”? I’ll answer that one, JUST ONE, YOU.
“BIG” ED
OFFICIAL ASSISTANT TO THE CRUISE DIRECTOR
PS. Don’t forget my badge
hello everyone! glad you got your suitcase sue! that’s a relief! john when does heidi come home? poor thing must be so lonely without you and your antics.
i still have one unpacked suitcase staring at me. i am just staring back at it. buggers i say. i wonder if i REALLY need whatever might be in there.
it was grand, the whole trip. and jon printed me your blogs john. wasn’t that lovely. he delivered them to my cabin personally too. what a guy!
smiles, bonnie and prince charlie
John,
27$ USD for an egg. I’ll fry up my own at home for 26.50$ less.
BM
John – glad to see that your relaxing on your time off, even if Heidi isn’t there, she’ll be home soon.
John – glad to see your relaxing, even if its without your beautiful wife, just remember she’ll be home soon.
Since the Eggs Benedict were so expensive, its a good thing you were able to enjoy them twice!!
Burt Reynolds, how cool! My favorite movie of his was Best Little Whorehouse In Texas with Dolly Parton. I don’t know if you ever saw it, but he plays a dorky sheriff and she is the madam of a whorehouse. Slapstick kind of humor but my favorite part is when Dolly sings, “I Will Always Love You” to Burt. I have seen Dolly in concert several times and she puts on a great show. Thank God you didn’t have to pay for dinner–that is an outrageous amount to pay for eggs, glad they were tasty!!! Your description though of how the eggs must have been laid had me laughing so hard that the tears were running! I heard from crew members on the Freedom that you are funny all the time and I certainly can believe that! The price of gas here in Northern Calif. is running approximately $3.50 per gallon for regular. Highway robbery! It seems to climb, then drop a few cents, and then right back up higher than before. I am beginning to think it’s time to down-size my car! Thanks again for a wonderful blog! It is always worth waiting for!! 5 more days and Heidi will be with you. Enjoy your last few days running without your leash! My best to you both, Sheryl
LOL Juanito querido, you are very funny and interesting even on vacation and outside the ships. Do you have any doubts? Im enjoying anything that you have to tell us to the fullest.Thanks for writing, I need to laugh now more than ever , Mr.antidepressant.
Wow!! gas prices uyyyyyyyyyy!! I have and Honda CRV (I love Honda’s) and what I pay for gas is not even near to that and now its expensive. They must pay you a lot (you deserve it) but it is only a half when you are at home.Not good.
Ciao!!
Is Burt Reynolds still alive??
Kathy and Paul
Hi John,
Greetings from your friends in Cooper City Fl. We,re really struggling with post cruise depression,having just returned from the last Freedom sailing of the Mediterranean of the season. I guess all good things must end but we,ll just have to settle for looking at the fantastic D.V.D. that we purchased of all of the ports of call. Joanne and I were talking about how amazing it was to have actually been in all of those places and to have experienced things we have only seen in travel films or read about. We also want to thank you for the gifts you sent to our cabin and I am still trying to convince her to have the wonderful Freedom golden trophy as the center-piece on our Thanksgiving dinner table! We wish you and Heidi the best for the upcoming holidays and until we meet again we,ll be faithfully reading your Blog.
Best always,
Your Cooper City friends,
Bruno and Joanne
owch! $130 bucks? I thought $42 was bad…
Hope all is well,
Nico R
Speaking of lost luggage, I got mine on another flight from Amsterdam. We boarded without Lou’s 2 pieces of luggage. She was “forced” to shop at Civitavecchia for her outfit just to get by. She finally got one when we were in Malaga and the other when we were already in Miami. A million thanks to John and Kathy for sympathizing with us every night we met at the Swingtime. I hope that the dance class participants did not notice that Lou was wearing the same outfit almost everyday.
By the way, you were right. Our CD Todd was fanstastic
Hey John,
Glad to hear that you’re enjoying your time off .
Don’t worry…………..Heidi will be back soon and you will have a funfilled Thursday night! Don’t forget to lay off the jelly beans and eggs before she gets home. HINT HINT!
You’ll be happy to hear that our Dallas Cowboys are still in first place and have a record of 8-1 and will face our dreaded adversaries the Washington Redskins this week and should make short work of them!!!
Just one question……………any idea when the Fascination will be refitted with the new pool and adult area? I’m cruising in April 2008 and am curious if the changes will be made by then. Put PA007 on the case and see what pops up! Thanks
All the best and what’s up with Alan. I hope he is well and he is in our prayers.
Got your land legs back yet?
Have a relaxing time off…………….HI to Heidi
B&D from Canada
John -
Eggs Benedict – I have to laugh, because of Kathy’s ordering of breakfast on Saturday morning.
We had previously gone to the Posh Restaurant for breakfast and she ordered the Eggs Benedict – the only problem is that it is one Egg to many for her.
Saturday morning, she explicitly ordered (and received) Egg Benedict. Just the right amount and Carnival does it well.
As a followup to yesterday’s comment – yes, we are home, but I am still suffering from a horrendous Trans-atlantic cold. So much so that I have taken the three days off from work to avoid infecting the hospital’s staff.
One note – you were absolutely right about the Exclusive Tour of the Vatican. It was worth every penny that we paid. Just one problem – you need to have someone other than a ranked tri-athlete score the activity level of these tours. The Exclusive Tour was ranked as a one-walker (very easy), but we walked so much that I had to forego the Florence/Pisa tours to recover. In fact, the entire cruise my back was an issue.
Love
Jon
Burt Reynolds has had quite a bit of work done. Does his face look as tight in person as it does on T.V.?
John,
I’m so glad you had a nice dinner in London, I love london it’s one of my favorite cities to visit and eat in the food there is for fresh and the ideas and the classic dishes they prepare are great. I hope you ordered the Kaiserschmarrn for dessert it is one of the best known Austrian desserts, popular in most of the former Austro-Hungarian lands, as well as in Bavaria.
It consists of pancakes, usually with raisins, that are shredded after preparation and served with a various fruit compotes, including plum, lingonberry( I think those grow near Chernobyl in Russia), strawberry and apple among others. It is usually sprinkled with powdered sugar. Normally the pancake is caramelized and made with more than the usual number of eggs, and often including raisins, chopped almonds, apple jam or small pieces of apple. The pancake is split into pieces while frying, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and is served hot with an apple or plum sauce. When I saw that item on the menu I would gladly wait 25 minutes for it any time. I hope you did or will partake in trying some soon. And Egg’s Benedict for dinner sounds good also. The secret to a great béarnaise sauce is a little tarragon vinegar reduction, and not over cooking the eggs in it to cause curdling and not adding in the butter too soon. So if you say it was great then the chef really knew what he was doing. But I’m more of a eggs Florentine kind of person. I’m even more impressed with you you dined with, And Burt Reynolds wow. Too bad you diden’t get a picture with him. How is Alan doing, and Heidi. Best to mum and dad and hello to Roberto.
Cheers mate
Kevin
PS The Aston is still waiting to take you for a ride
Hey, John. Ole Burt, he was once my neighbor. (sort of) Just miles from me in a huge plantation style home named Tara…………..Turned it into a subdivision (homes in a neighbor hood with restrictions like not being able to set out a pink flamingo or one of those travel gnomes) It was once a grand thing. His 3rd wife Lonnie got that one sold I think…Older than dirt but in his prime mad me laugh like hell……..to a young fellow like you who continually makes me belly laugh, spit and generally ad years to my life with a guffaw……. Love ya man………..Bloggers cruise in my future .. whoo hoo! ( sad you miss Hedi) Dan and I work so closely together, I would miss him passionaletley………….( sppelling.)
Sweet dreams……Kap Kathie Katie………Kaperino…………
John it’s so good to hear from you. Thanks for keeping up this blog thingy, but don’t forget to relax and enjoy yourself while you are on vacation!!
Please pass on to Alan and his family our thoughts and prayers.
Hang in there and please, clean the house up…. Heidi will be home soon!
Inez
John, I could write a comment after each Blog, But I won’t…Just know we are reading it…I got a better deal..40 quid for fish & chips last time we were in London….80$ US….Two tanks full…
I thought you and Heidi were on Holiday…Sounds like you are the same as the rest of us Blokes…
Work 24-7
Be Safe,
FrankC
New Orleans
Splendor 8-30-08
Same cabin as the Freedom
Hi John,
It has been nearly 41/2 months since my wife and I arrived back here in Houston, Tx from our honeymoon that we spent in Italy on the Carnival Freedom. We loved the cruise so much that we are considering going on another European cruise next summer. I am just curious as to which cruise ship you will next work on? We loved everything you did on the cruise. You kept us laughing the entire time on the ship. Thank you for making our honeymoon one we will never forget. We hope to see you very soon!
Sincerely,
Clinton
Hi John,
Nothing much to say, just wanted to leave a comment to let you know I was still around and reading. Glad to have you back at the blog thingy. Still praying for Alan and his recovery. My suggestion about the couch, start groveling over the phone with Heidi now…that way by the time she makes it home, maybe the stay in the doghouse won’t be too long.
Karen
I agree about the cost of oil. Dont you think Carnival should think about putting a few sails on thier new ships to try and reduce fuel consumption . Or how about some rowing machines in the gym to move the ship along !
Hey John
Sorry to hear you are missing Heidi so much, hope she is with you soon. If you are in Central London again during your vacation let me know, would be great to see you. Hope Alan is doing well?
Take Care
Sam XXXXXX
Hi Big Guy!!
WOW!! Your dinner last night sounded just great.
I went horseback riding at a very special ranch in New Mexico about 30 years ago and Burt was there with his friend (not sure which one) he’s had a bunch, (don’t tell him I said that) and it was soooo much fun!! Well, still waiting for the surprising news about new countries, new cruise ships or whatever is coming our way before we book again. HURRY!!!
Your friends, “Rapper Nelson” and Paula Baker
Please remember that we will only cruise with YOU!!!
SO….how much per gallon in American dollars would that gas have cost? Curious, in the NY suburbs of Long Island we’re lucky to get regular (87 octane) for $3.15 a gallon.
Your brown pants comment cracked me up completely. Nothing more to say about that. Touche.
That egg was probably a free range brown egg with Omega 3 fatty acids. And a drop of 24 karat gold in the yolk cener. Sheesh!
Dear John, It’s always so nice to read a new blog from you, but I am also glad to see that you are getting something of a break. Dinner sounded wonderful….you do seem to know many of the high and mighty. COurse, since you ARE THE world famous CD, you should know them! Just letting you know we’re still reading and enjoying your blog thingy…and we totally understand about the fuel surcharge (hehe…we’re going back on the Freedom to do the Greece/Turkey cruise in the spring 2008 and feel the fuel surcharge is worth every penny!). Hope Heidi gets back soon…meanwhile enjoy your short quiet time alone…I suspect they don’t happen often for you! Gloria
John we like your other blogger want to know if you have any plans to be on any other cruise ship out of the states. We were on the Glory with you a few years ago, and the Yabba Dabba Do thing really left us in stitches and with memories that can not be equalled…..or at least so far. We just came back from our 5th cruise, the 2nd one we have taken this year.
I’m allergic to eggs so guess you can have my share……..grin
Don and Carolyn
Hi John,
It seems the Heat appear to be as bad as the Knicks. But at least Wade is back in the lineup – so there’s hope.
Oh Kevin – Kaiserschmarrn! Someone’s been reading Wikipedia!!!! My great-grandmother was from Austria-Hungary and brought the recipe over here with her. I haven’t had it in such a long time. Now that everyone is salivating (poor John who can’t have all the sugar and carbs). And lingonberries are a staple in Sweden (and IHOP includes them in Swedish Pancakes), but they are also very nutritional. So how about answering my question – What is the name of your restaurant and where is it? After reading all your recipes and comments, I’m sure I’m not the only blogger in the area that wants to check it out. Sooooo……?
I hope everyone’s well – Barb, Bonnie, Nani? If I’ve forgotten anyone, I apologize.
Big Ed – do you have snow yet?
Regards,
Carol
Hello John, your dinner experience sounds wonderful and the old adage ‘it’s not what you know…but who’ still reigns supreme
) While on the subject of great food you asked if Deb and I dined on any spotted dick while visiting Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival, I’m pleased to say NO….Now let me explain, in the last 50 years we’ve never experienced this highly coveted delicacy, but our plans have us in London prior to sailing on the Splendor in August and guess what is high on my list…..when in Rome…sorry wrong country….we await your humble opinion on where we should feast on London’s best Spotted Dick, one more item to check off life’s to-do list. Cheers, Ray
Do you have any idea when the excursions for the Baltic on the Splendor will be avaialable to view; also is there any shopping adjacent to the pier in Dover?
See ya in July!
Do you have any idea when the excursions for the Baltic on the Splendor will be available to view?
Also are there any shops adjacent to the pier in Dover?
Glad you enjoyed your dinner last night – eggs benedict, not my cup of tea. As for the gas prices, I drive a Toyota and it cost me $50 US to fill up this morning. Very sad. Heidi will be home soon, so you won’t be quite so lonely – in fact you can begin counting the hours now, as opposed to the days. As always, our best to Alan. Take care and keep the blog thingys coming! (You were the highlight of my day today….again.)
MMM! Your eggs sounded great.