I can't believe you didn't get any of the food that was offered!! It was EVERYWHERE!!! The shellfish dishes were in the left side tent, the coffee in the back and desserts were all over the place! There was enough juice to float a boat...Actually, I thought it went quite smoothly and actually pretty much on time..not like most official happenings.

I believe the reasons the fireworks weren't advertised is that they didn't want the Corniche packed with people when it was over and the officials were trying to leave for a dinner at the palace. As it was, I got caught in the traffic when I left "early" and was stuck waiting for the entourage to clear out of the museum for 15 minutes.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.