Sunday stroll

I watched the Super Bowl last night. The game started at 1130pm local time and whilst I'm sure they tried to negotiate the start time, that's pretty late if they're trying to grow an international market. I found several pubs that were showing the game, but none in walking distance so I chose to try and find it online. Most sites said NBC would show it, which was true, if you were in the US. 

We don't own a TV right now, so I needed it online or via mobile phone. Most sites said it wasn't possible via phone, although the NFL site was your safest bet to watch it any way you wanted. I can't remember the cost, it was something like £50, which is a bit steep. I had sky sports before we moved, and sky charged more to cancel than to just keep the 1 year contract. I went online and after some digging, I was able to login to sky online and watch that way - nice!

Before the game we walked into town. It felt strangely quiet. It was noon on a Sunday and most everything was closed. Even a big store that had a 30 foot sign reading "now open on Sundays" was closed. It almost seemed like a holiday but I asked around and it appears it was just a relaxing Sunday. We stumbled upon one Italian cafe that was open, it was fantastic. Best tiramisu I've had outside of Italy! On the walk back, I found myself staring at the local dentist shop on the corner. There's something classic and historic about walking to the local dentist. That's just not something we do in the states (or at least very very few do).