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John Cleese takes $5,100 cab ride to bypass Icelandic ash cloud
While some people may just give in and spend a couple of nights at the airport, funny man John Cleese is far too important to sit around and do nothing. So, instead of spending the rest of the week in Oslo, Cleese and his assistant got in a cab and asked the driver to head to Brussels. Thankfully, the cabbie was smart enough to make the 932 mile trek with a second driver.
Once in Brussels, Cleese will board a Eurostar train and continue his journey to London. Despite the hassles of his journey, he was still able to tell reporters a joke:
According to some Oslo cabbies, the trip to Brussels wasn't even their longest drive - one passenger took a cab from Oslo to Paris - adding another 200 miles to the trip. To be honest, I'd probably pay good money to spend a day stuck in a cab with John Cleese - as far as I'm concerned, he's one of the funniest men around. Then again, I could also just sit back at the airport and enjoy hours of Fawlty Towers over and over again.How do you get God to laugh? Tell him your plans.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
AceTracer Apr 16th 2010 6:28PM
I'm going to assume all trains were booked? Because it seems kind of ridiculous to do that when you can take a more comfortable train from Oslo (Norwegian trains are great).
gw Apr 16th 2010 7:28PM
Guess he just wanted to get the hell away from Oslo. Can't say I blame him.
meanvee Apr 17th 2010 1:04AM
Hey John, give me a call next time, i'll do it for 4K, its much more comfortable in my suv and i have a dvd player, you can watch movies all the way.
Digi Apr 20th 2010 5:29AM
Um, do they not have rental car places?
Ruchita Jul 17th 2010 8:12AM
Thank you for writing such an appealing post. Normall I see the same thing and it starts to get on my nearves. Thanks again and I’ll be back for more. Cab Share