Where did you head to this Thanksgiving?
More than likely, the turkey bones from yesterday's dinner are now in a dumpster somewhere. Perhaps, you've made turkey soup already or some sort of casserole for tonight's dinner. Maybe you're pondering jumping into the shopping frenzy.
If you went home for the holidays--or you've ditched your family all together for a vacation at some spiffy location, hopefully, everyone will get back to where he or she needs to by the end of the weekend. Unless, you will still be on vacation. Good for you.
I'm kind of curious about where everyone went. I stayed home and invited people over. As I watched part of the Macy's Parade on TV this morning, I thought that from the look of the crowd, there's a lot of people who headed to New York City for the weekend. The streets are packed. Some folks are New Yorkers, but certainly most aren't. You can't really see the parade all that well unless you go early. From what I've experienced, many New Yorkers just as soon watch the parade on TV. This photo was taken at this year's parade by typho and posted on Flickr. See the crowds?
Concierge.com, also curious about people's Thanksgiving habits, has a feature "Escape the Family" where people are leaving comments about where they are spending the holiday. Mexico, Florida, Prague, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are a few of the places. This is one resource for getting ideas for next year.
Oh, before I forget, did you know that Roto-Rootor's busiest day is the day after Thanksgiving? That's the #1 drain unclogging business in America.
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Nov 23rd 2007 @ 10:38PM
bruce said...
My wife and I headed to Tokyo, Japan and are having a great time away from Thanksgiving mania.
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Nov 23rd 2007 @ 10:39PM
Justin said...
I had thanksgiving a month ago ;) and during it I pretty much just stayed at home with the immediate family.
Justin Lemaire
http://www.thetorontotraveler.com
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Nov 26th 2007 @ 1:02AM
Heath Cox said...
My family, a friend and I just returned from our Thanksgiving desert trek (yes, the one "s" sand, not the "ss" sweet stuff. We spent the long weekend at the Siwa Oasis, about an eight hour drive from Cairo. On the big bird eating day we drove about ten miles out into the dunes, set up camp, and dug a hole. In the hole we put hot coals, a nicely stuffed turkey wrapped in foil and more hot coals. We then covered the hole with about a foot of sand. Five hours later we started cooking the rest of our meal over an open fire. When the food was ready we dug up the turkey. Steam was coming from the hole as we pulled up the bird. And, oh, what a bird it was. The meat was juicy and tender that we didn't need the carving knife that we brought. The meat fell off of the bone...thankfully.
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Mar 6th 2008 @ 6:37AM
imranblog said...
I was in San Diego in Thanks Giving day. Really enjoyed the rich culture of san diego. If you have ever been to san diego, then only you can visualize how much I enjoyed the great location in the festive mood.
Pl visit Mission Beach & San Diego Zoo for sure.
I suggest to find an affordable hotel in San Diego which is near by to all major attractions and especially Mission beach, like I stayed in < a href=http://www.californiasuiteshotel.com/>California Suites hotel which is quite near to all these great locations.
Enjoy !!!
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Mar 6th 2008 @ 7:43AM
imranblog said...
I was in San Diego in Thanks Giving day. Really enjoyed the rich culture of san diego. If you have ever been to san diego, then only you can visualize how much I enjoyed the great location in the festive mood.
Pl visit Mission Beach & San Diego Zoo for sure.
I suggest to find an affordable hotel in San Diego which is near by to all major attractions and especially Mission beach, like I stayed in California Suites hotel (www.CaliforniaSuitesHotel.com) which is quite near to all these great locations.
Enjoy !!!
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