Blogs from Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Travel Day - Paris to London via Eurostar high speed train through the Chunnel We said goodbye to Paris, France and hello to London, England by way of the Eurostar train. Had an (interesting?) meal - don't ask - and some great French wine to see us through. At the highest speed we were moving nearly 180 kph (about 110 mph), pretty fast for a train. We gained (or lost depending on your point of view!) another hour moving from Paris to London. The UK Eurostar was the first train we have traveled on that screened all of our baggage. Not surprising given all the recent activity. Loading and unloading all your own baggage is an art form and we have it down pretty good - regardless, it is more difficult than air travel which ... read more

but i still had to celebrate st pattys day in style. im at the library and i just spent an hour on the phone with a helpline technician guy only to figure out how to use the stupid wireless connection myself. go figure. everything here is really good, it's getting kind of cold again, it was supposed to snow last night and i wore my snow day pajamas and waited up till 3 but alas just rain. had a whirlwind of a few weeks lately! kristen and julia came to visit last weekend, so we went into london and did some fun touristy stuff, big ben parliament westminister buckingham palace fish and chips. poor kristen missed her flight on saturday so she spent the whole day getting back to kingston from london and eventually got back ... read more

hey everyone! crazy week again. went out to the pub a few times last week, karaoke night was a blast but im not too sure the brits appreciated it....saturday we went to stonehenge and bath with my british life and culture class. we got so lucky, rain in kingston but a gorgeous day at stonehenge! it's crazy to imagine how all those ridiculously heavy stones got there. i'm sticking with the theory of aliens. or the ice age made it easier to slide them accross. take your pick. we spent an hour there, then went on the bath, the city of Jane Austen! Unfortunately we didn't have time to go to the jane austen museum which i really wanted to do but it's only a 2 hour drive so i'm gonna try and make it back ... read more

hey everyone, just got home this morning from uncle johns! on thursday grandma came and met me in kingston and we went out to lunch and did some shopping, she bought me some frozen meals from marks and sparks so i wont fade away(i wish!). saturday all the girls went shopping and camilla and i ended up buying matching dresses in different colours. then we went to jills 60th casino themed birthday party, which was so much fun(you can tell by the pictures). the bostock side of the family were the only ones on the dance floor all night...! natalies kids are so cute, they are getting so biG! georgia looked like a tiny teenager, and harry was too scared to dance with me, but millie was adorable as always. i think over easter break im ... read more

This is a countdown to the day we depart with affixed photos of home, london and family for you to explore. 20 Days Had to get up at 5 in the morning to go upto London this morning (an activity I strongly discourage) in order to pick up our passports with our new shiny Russian visas and head off to the Chinese embassy for a same day service. A very friendly chinese man helped to guide us on our way to obtaining a Chinese Visa before we paid a visit to Regent's Park to see the ostriches and then onto Primrose Hill where we came across a very exciting view and a very excited pug. The morning concluded with us spotting a flustered Les Dennis strolling through the park (the first lifechanging moment of our trip ... read more