Our friend Laurel just returned from a lovely trip in Europe and shared this fun trivia with us along the way. Enjoy
Q: What is a beefeater (no space between the words)?
A: A beefeater is the nickname of a Yeoman Warder. Yeoman Warders are Tower of London guards who have had 22 years of military service (not navy, because the navy doesn't have to take the oath to protect and serve the Queen) and they have to be at least a Sergeant major when they leave the military. There are only 35 warders. The nickname came about a long time ago, back when beef and beer were expensive and only the wealthy had access to them. The warders were given beef to eat and since beef was thought to be such a delicacy, the Yeoman Warders were called "beefeaters". The name stuck and the rest is history!
2) Q: What is a "hole in the wall" in London?
A: An ATM
3) Q: What side of the street do Paris people drive on?
A: The Right side - I was quite surprised
4) Q: If a hotel has its top floor labeled "3" how many floors are there in total in the hotel?
A: 4 - they call the ground floor either "G" or "0" - it was quite confusing when we were trying to get down to the bottom floor - we kept pushing 1 and not ending up where we belonged...
5) Q: When we were swimming in the sea by the Cinque Terre...what is the name of it?
A: Lingurian Sea
6) Q: There are small glass squares in the sidewalks all over Europe, what are they for?
A: They are for letting out the steam from the underground subway stations. I honestly have no idea how they work because we never saw steam coming from them, but that is what all of the signs near them said they were for.
7) Q: On the toilets in Europe there are two buttons. One is small and the other is large. What is the difference in the buttons (apart from the size!)?
A: The smaller button flushes only 0.8 gallons of water and the larger button flushes 1.6 gallons of water. This type of toilet is popular all over Europe, but for some reason has never made it to the USA. I think it is a great idea and quite conserving of water!
8) Q: If you order Pepperoni Pizza in Italy, what comes on the pizza?
A: Peppers!
JC Turns 28...Broadway Style
5..6...5678. (Enter Chicago overture here) What a night. I felt so loved, surrounded by family and friends, and one of my great loves...old Broadway. After enjoying Bryan's homemade crab dip and devouring the decadence of the chocolate fountain we engaged in a friendly competition to see who knew Broadway Best. After many creative performances, beautiful voices and show stopping acts the teams were neck in neck proving all had a love for the Great White Way. I think it topped the charts as the best birthday I've ever had and I'll never forget it. Thank you to everyone who celebrated with me.
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