Happy Leif Erikson, er, Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Day, aka Bonfire Night, is the holiday named after the villain, unless you're Roman Catholic, in which case, well, never mind, it gets really complicated and, oooo, look over there, things are popping and exploding in mid-air!
We went up to the Alexandra Palace, (the "Ally Pally"), and watched one of London's organized fireworks displays last night. I won't go into the details of getting there and back, other than to say it proves an earlier point I made about London's inability to manage mass events, so those who are planning to come to the 2012 Olympics are forewarned. We shared space with a lot of folks, including some who liked their personal displays along with the organized fireworks ....
See what you can do when you insist on shooting only in natural light?
Labels: British life, holidays, London life, non-tourist London, transit
posted by Smitty Werbenmanjensen at 9:10 PM
5 Comments:
What's the connection to Leif Erikson?
Leif Erikson Day is Oct. 9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day
I forgot which month it was.
There are always such huge celebrations for Leif that I can't imagine how you could forget....
Yes, it's a real excuse to skip work.
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