The bridge finished for us on Saturday evening. After the main event we played a long Imp Pairs competition (two days qualifier/two and a half day final) ending up 30th in 72 pair final. But for one poor session in final we would have ended up a more reasonable top ten finish and with more momentum might have had a chance. We then endured the closing ceremony that was not the greatest advert for a game looking to widen its appeal to the young and the poker fraternity
Brief thoughts on Phili:
Good vibe helped by the fact that the home team was in the baseball play-offs which created exciting atmosphere.
Well laid out. Traditional numbers by names (mostly trees) road layout. The city had been influenced by planners that had spent time in Paris and so the large museum/cultural area had large boulevards and lots of open space.
Friendly people. Most of the time in the states that you hear "you guys have such a great accent" you smile politely and walk away but for some reason it did not seem so cheesy there.
Good weather - mids 70's in October seems a lot more acceptable than the cold that greeted me at Heathrow
Stats :
Books read : 1 "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"(ok i know its been out for a long time but i only really get to read novels on holiday)
I Pod Tunes of Choice : mainly on shuffle
Quality of Flights: BA might be the "World's favourite airline" but it would not be in my top ten. Nothing in particular to complain about but the general atmosphere is wrong and they still seem to struggle with the concept that the customer is more important than the crew.
Blackberry: still untouched
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