I guess no one else wants to talk about random European topics. OH well!
I had a few more! We didn't even get to the places in Europe that I can't stand (Athens) and those that I am relatively unmoved by (Venice). The history and uniqueness of Venice make up for a lot of its drawbacks though, but the only way you're gettin me back on a gondola is if the girl is really hot.
Underrated: Copenhagen and Stockholm. Berlin also surpassed expectations. Barcelona, aside from being hot enough to make me lose 40 IQ points, was very nice also.
Places I would like to visit but have not yet: Vienna, Prague, Moscow, Warsaw (my ancestral home!), Ireland (My other ancestral home!).
Anyway, today comes the weird part of match day. I send my sympathies out to all of the scramblers, my mind hearkens back to an old amusement park ride I used to go on called THE SCRAMBLER which was kind of like TILT A WHIRL. I didn't particularly enjoy that version of the scramble, so I certainly don't envy those who have to go through it. I'm sure it will all work out in the long run though!
In sympathy, I did not eat scrambled eggs this morning. I went for "over easy" and "sunny side up" as potential good omens.
Music of choice for the day: Beethoven's Hallelujah (From Christ on the Mount of Olives, for those who matched) vs Strauss' "Non-Stop Fast Polka" for those who have to scramble. I choose that over a funeral march, because the appropriate tone is that of frantic frenzy to find a place to settle.