Getting Married at Bletchley Park

Seriously! You can get married in the facility that was home to World War Two‘s most preeminent code crackers. That is so cool. I am not a big “renew-your-vows” type person, mainly because YTP Spouse and I only get sentimental about things like old records, our books, and Atari video games (c’mon, no one has ever topped Frogger, ever). But I am thinking that I might have to discover some new reserves of the emotion to justify a ceremony here.

I also just found out that my favorite mapmaker, Sir Martin Gilbert, is speaking at Bletchley Park on November 30. So if any of you readers have a LA-London ticket you want to donate to the YTP cause, let me know.

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We have a winner for the Frommer’s Italy Guide! Kristan offered up the following joke, which YTP Spouse and I determined to be the funniest. There were some great jokes sent it; thanks to everyone for participating. Keep your eyes open for another contest coming up soon!

Kristan writes:
“In St. Louis you have to say a joke before you get candy trick or treating, and my husband and I were just talking about the funniest one we’ve ever heard:”

- What do you call a cross between an elephant and a rhino?
- ‘ell if i know…

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