Random Notes from the Road, Take 1

All the light fixtures at London Heathrow are made from thinly sliced Daleks."Xider" is not Swedish for "cider". It's Swedish for "garishly colored, oddly flavored alcoholic beverage that your dinner companions will be very amused to see you drinking." That goes double for the mandarin orange-chili flavor.Whoever picked the lighting for the underside of the bridge near our hotel has a sense of humor. It's fiery red, and the reflection off the ice makes it look as if a certain mythical...