Well, a little tired today but not for lack of sleep. Went to bed early last night and got up late. Bottom line, it takes a couple of days to get over jet lag.

Even the Giants looked a little low in the eyelids today as they broke from their meetings. But don’t feel too sorry for them. They’re off the rest of the week. Just some meetings and a little conditioning today, and it’s ta-ta until Monday, when they’ll reconvene to begin preparations for Dallas.

Meanwhile, if anybody plans to head overseas for their bye week or, heaven forbid, some other week during the football season, here’s a couple of things I learned over there.

The dollar gets you almost nothing. Conversion rate is almost 2 1/2 American dollars to the pound, which builds up enormous mounds of expenses before you can say “Cherrio, old chap!”

The taxi drivers in London are almost as crazy as they are in New York. Pedal to the metal, passenger beware. The fact that you have very little time to get used to driving on the left side of the road makes for an unnerving, if not scary ride.

The people are friendly. Well, the folks I ran into were. Had a wonderful conversation with a guy and his kid who went to the game from Bristol. He’d actually vacationed in Miami and took in a Dolphins game last year. That’s sort of in contrast with the good-natured but suspicious (I thought overly so) fellow with a wife and two daughters who got off at the next Underground stop “for some air” right after I started telling them about our subway system.

If you crossed the ocean with two carry-on bags, expect to check one of them at airport security over there. There I was, in the middle of Heathrow Airport Monday morning, pulling out my laptop bag from my clothing carry-on and inserting my bulky briefcase, transferring papers I needed for working on the plane at the same time. A real mess.

Football games on soccer fields stink. Those things aren’t made for 300-pound lineman pushing on each other, or wide receivers making quick cuts. Soccer is a graceful game, and the grass they use is almost as delicate as some of the ball placements. They just don’t hold up.

That’s it. We’re putting all the London talk to rest now. We get to talk to the coaches tomorrow, so I’ll have some snippets for you.

Ciao for now.