# A Maryland Yankee in King Arthur's Court!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 8, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-maryland-yankee-in-king-arthurs-court/127574 "2002-09-08T22:38:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-maryland-yankee-in-king-arthurs-court/127574/1 "2002-09-08T22:38:08Z")

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… or, I guess I should be saying, _returned_ from King Arthur’s Court, i.e. England. My last post here was asking for advice on what to see. Well, I’ve just gotten back a few hours ago and lemme tell you, the jet lag is still there. At least, that’s how I interpret this feeling that the room is still moving. (No, I’m not drunk… 🙂 )

Well, I didn’t get to see anything anyone here suggested, because of the limits of time and circumstance, with the possible exception of the London Eye, which I saw from the windows of the train. We spent the week in the far east country, in the sleepy resort town of Broadstairs, a former home to Dickens. I say ‘we’ because this was a family occasion; my grandmother was turning 90 and family & friends gathered from parts near & far. We did go to Canterbury one day, Greenwich one day to see the Cutty Sark and Thames Barrier, and London proper one day to hit the Science Museum and a little shopping.

Ruminations:[list=a]  
[li]Dang, these cars are small![/li][li]British TV isn’t much better than American TV anymore.[/li][li]Hi, Opal![/li][li]Many, many beautiful ladies, few of which would talk to me. Just like in America![/li][/list=a]

That’s all I can remember for now. I’m going to lie down now, and hopefully the room will cease moving. Cheerio!