Prolagus said: Sigh, I didn't go anywhere. Deadlines are too close. I have to wait until Christmas holidays...
bilby said: Did you find somewhere for your weekend break?
Prolagus said: Prolagus needs a break from the City. If you know some nice country place, not too far from NYC (less than a 2-hour train/bus trip), and feel like recommending it, please contact me via facebook/Flickr mail/comment on my blog/whatever.
EDIT: This list has become both a repository for travel suggestions for Monsieur P and a log of where our doughty adventurer has actually been.
When I'm back, I will have a long weekend for Labor Day. I'd like to go somewhere in the US, some place where I can rent a car for a couple days and explore unusual landscapes. I was thinking about South Florida and Key West. Any alternative suggestion or personal recommendation? (Not necessarily requiring cars)
Welcome back, Pro! Your enormous medical bills will be in your mail when you return home. Please pay them immediately or we will be forced to turn over your account to a collection agency.
Wait--isn't Maria the one singing about the hills being alive? So maybe she knows something we don't. I say we track her down and get her to deal with the hills. She's the one scrambling about on them, after all.
Do I really have to fjord *every* stream? There's so many of them. Shouldn't I be blowing them up to delay the pursuing Nazis? Don't even get me started on the freaking rainbows. It's like a goddamned skittles commercial with cow patties up here. We need more cowbell....
*pictures reesetee in a surgical mask, with hands up in the air like they were just scrubbed and gloved*
Well, he could probably use some Viennese coffee, if he's still suffering from insomnia. At any rate, we've gotta get this sound of music out of his heart. Someone get these hills outta here!
How about the hills singing songs for a thousand years? That sounds pretty creepy--and annoying too. Imagine trying to get a good night's rest, and the damn hills are singing. What do you do—call the cops?
Well, that says more about rent in Brooklyn than it does about your trips, Pro. :) Hope it was wonderful! Still more to come, or are you settling down for the nonce?
Some people will think I am rich, since I have traveled a lot lately, but I'm not. Three months of trips have cost much less than a one-month rent for my Brooklyn room...
It's not far--less than three hours by car (if you're not stuck in traffic). Beautiful area, too--the Brandywine Valley. Lots of history there. :-)
Edit: Which reminded me--Princeton, NJ and New Hope, PA are two great places to visit (although New Hope has become much more "touristy" and less peaceful these days...).
I'm not sure how far from NYC, I don't think it's too far, but anyway, Winterthur, in Delaware, is very nice: http://www.winterthur.org/about/about.asp
Monsieur Prolagus hasn't been off the leash, so let's give him a virtual holiday, Wordies! Please list really holidayish... - things to do - places to visit - foods to eat - clothes to wear - stuff to take - things! Pack your bags and we're off. Hi-ho, away!