Fifth of November ; Mr. Bean

Remembered the Fifth of November? Here’s some interesting background from another North American who knows more about it than I do.

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And speaking of England, I saw the second Rowan Atkinson’s Bean character movie “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” [8/10] and was surprised at how good it was. The ending was fantastic, and there were only a few parts throughout that were cringingly uncomfortable as Mr. Bean so often is. I want to bike through France now more than ever. Thoughts of Europe come up a lot at this time of year for me, as November 11 rolls around. Speaking of Remembering…