# And Yea, Martini Enfield hath returned from his Honeymoon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 26, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204 "2008-02-26T09:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/1 "2008-02-26T09:57:49Z")
And verily, there was much rejoicing throughout the land! šŸ˜ƒ _:crickets chirping:_ Seriously though folks, Iā€™m finally back home after nearly a month on honeymoon in the US with my lovely new wife. šŸ™‚ We had 4 days in San Francisco to start off with, and made the obligatory visits to Alcatraz (fascinating place!), the Golden Gate Bridge (great views, but how about a safety railing, guys?) Chinatown (insert sound of a Gong being rung) and Fishermanā€™s Wharf (Mmmm, Clam Chowderā€¦) I did get the overwhelming impression San Francisco is one of those places that you really need to know someone who lives there so you can get the most out of it, though. We went to Las Vegas for 9 days after that, which was great. I do like Las Vegas, not least of all because I found a shooting range that rents Machine Guns, allowing me to spend an extremely enjoyable morning blowing away paper targets with a Tommy Gun, an AK-47, and a Minimi. šŸ˜ƒ Seeing as the Grand Canyon was so close, we made a point of visiting that, too. Iā€™ve always said that the Grand Canyon is one of those Famous Things that really is as impressive in real life as it is in photos, and my wife agreed completely. In fact, when I look at the photos of it now, they donā€™t even come close to capturing the majesty and sheer size of it all. The shows in Vegas are great, too- my wife and I went to see _Spamalot_ (starring Mr. Peterman- err, John Oā€™Hurley- as King Arthur), Penn & Teller (who do an incredible show), _Phantom of the Opera_ (which I hated, even though it was masterfully performed), and the Cirque du Soleilā€™s outstanding _Love_, which is the most incredible show I have ever seen and just so incredibly amazing I think Iā€™m just going to avoid Musical Theatre from here on in because nothing Iā€™m ever likely to see will even come close to being as good as _Love_. Oh yes, and I spent 5 hours straight at the Tropicana playing Blackjack, and only lost $50, and we spent days just wandering up and down The Strip, taking in the sights and going into all the Casinos. In short, we had a great time in Las Vegas. By the time we got to LA for the last week of our holiday, we were a bit short on cash- and thus spent most of the week at Disneyland. I like Disneyland- despite what anyone says, Iā€™ve only ever had a wonderful time at the park. In fact, when my boss messaged me today (ā€œYou _are_ coming back to work at some point, right?ā€) I told him to consider himself lucky I havenā€™t managed to get a Green Card yet, because otherwise Iā€™d be working as a skipper on the Jungle Cruise in Adventureland, firing revolvers at animatronic hippos. šŸ˜ƒ Alas, I have to go back to work on Friday- with the consolation that I can start saving up for another trip somewhere nice. My wife has never been to London, so Iā€™m thinking thatā€™s a situation that needs rectifying sometime in the nearish futureā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/2 "2008-02-26T09:59:01Z")
Congrats, and welcome back! _raises glass_ ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/3 "2008-02-26T10:18:54Z")
Wait, you took her on a _ **month-long honeymoon** _? Can we have you cloned? I wish you both all good things and much happiness. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/4 "2008-02-26T10:21:43Z")
Shoot anyone?? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/5 "2008-02-26T11:03:59Z")
Was that a pistol in your pocket? Or you just a honeymooner? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/6 "2008-02-26T14:45:23Z")
Well, in **ME** ā€™s defense, it is called a honey_moon_, not a honey_week_ or a honey_fortnight_. Welcome back. Now wipe that silly grin off your face and get back to work. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/7 "2008-02-26T15:35:41Z")
Guns, Disneyland, gambling, giant freakinā€™ holes in the groundā€¦ Add some cheap beer and fattening food and you experienced the very essence of America. šŸ™‚ Glad you had a good time, did she? ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/8 "2008-02-26T17:14:51Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Well, in **ME** ā€™s defense, it is called a honey_moon_, not a honey_week_ or a honey_fortnight_. Welcome back. Now wipe that silly grin off your face and get back to work. [/QUOTE] By Jove, youā€™re right! Silly of me. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/9 "2008-02-26T22:24:32Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] Guns, Disneyland, gambling, giant freakinā€™ holes in the groundā€¦ Add some cheap beer and fattening food and you experienced the very essence of America. šŸ™‚ Glad you had a good time, did she? [/QUOTE] Very much so! She really enjoyed herself too. Neither of us had been to San Francisco before, and the last time I was in Las Vegas I was 16 and couldnā€™t drink or gamble (my wife had never been). Weā€™ve both been to LA a couple of times, so it was a good way to end the trip. The funny thing is that itā€™s now 8am here and we both want IHOP for breakfastā€¦ but there arenā€™t any in Australia, so weā€™re trying to work out where we can get a decent breakfast that isnā€™t at some trendy overpriced cafeā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/10 "2008-02-26T22:31:23Z")
You were low on money, so you spent the week a Disneyland? Am I the only one scratching his head at this? OK, now list all the places in Disneyland that you ā€˜got downā€™ with the new Mrs. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/11 "2008-02-26T23:52:38Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] You were low on money, so you spent the week a Disneyland? [/QUOTE] Last year, we got annual passes knowing weā€™d be back on our honeymoon before they expired this year. Thus, it cost us nothing to go to the park every day and we just went outside the park to eat. So yes, we were low on money and thus spent a week at Disneyland. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/12 "2008-03-03T13:51:23Z")
[QUOTE=Martini Enfield] the Golden Gate Bridge (great views, but how about a safety railing, guys?) [/QUOTE] [Is the Golden Gate a bridge too deadly?](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23443266/) ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/13 "2008-03-03T20:24:40Z")
Congratulations, and all that sort of thing! Sounds a damned good Honeymoon. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/14 "2008-03-04T01:11:12Z")
Soā€¦ did you guysā€¦ ā€œdo itā€? hehehehe _::runs away::_ ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/15 "2008-03-04T03:40:35Z")
Not just contrats but welcome back mate. Glad you had a good time, but even gladder that youā€™re back on the boards. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-martini-enfield-hath-returned-from-his-honeymoon/439204/16 "2008-03-04T07:22:20Z")
Itā€™s good to be backā€¦ Now I just have to make sure I keep enough money on hand to renew my subscription at the end of the month! šŸ™‚