Blogs from Twickenham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Twickenham It was an early start, as we had a day of rugby ahead of us. The long awaited All Blacks tour was finally starting today. After a stressful session online trying to get tickets all the way back in June, we'd finally managed to get tickets to 3 of the four games, and the game against England was today. Duncan and I donned our All Blacks gear and headed off to catch the train to Twickenham to catch up with Mark, Lou, AB (awesome initials), and Amanda. We drew a few stares on the way (not sure why :-) and bumped into lots of fellow kiwis. We were stoked to see Justin Marshall at the train station (although he didn't seem quite as impressed to see us). We all met up at the station and ... read more

Like all hedonistic Londoners at the first hint of sunshine on a Saturday morning we made plans to spend the afternoon catching some rays in the most fitting of places, Hyde Park. But first things first ... we were in need of some decadent picnics supplies to make our afternoon a success so first stop was the infamous Portabello Markets in Notting Hill. We were up early and on the tube heading towards Notting Hill Gate in good time and quite pleased with ourselves. That was until in the middle of a dark tunnel between Earl's Court and Kensington High Street the train came to an abrupt halt. Now this is nothing unusual on the tube system in London but after we had been sitting in the unairconditioned, airless carriage for a couple of minutes we ... read more