.....and then it's only a mile.

When in Britain, and you hear (or read) these words, beware. There is a secret math formula involved. It goes something like this:
Take the mileage quoted
Double that amount
Now add another mile or so for good measure
Take the final mileage you have figured and add alittle bit more distance
The final sum is an approximation of how far it really is to where you are trying to go.

You would think that we would have learned that secret by now. Maybe after tonight when we spent 3 hours driving around in circles looking for our hotel. Many helpful people and secret distance directions later, we arrived....but not untilafter someone told us "and then it's only 1 mile".We drove for almost three miles, didn't find the location so we drove back and forth in the dark, looking. We finally stopped in someone's driveway (they had their lights on!) and I knocked on the door. A very nice gentleman gave me directions (yikes!). The entire drama really came together when we passed the spot we originally turned around, and lo and behold... our hotel... 50 yards (around a corner) further.

Never let it be said that a European holiday is all castles and palaces.