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

24 May It's Carmen birthday.....I woke her up with a video from our dear friends, birthday present and cup cake...not just a cupcake but one from Harrods...yesterday .I told her that I was going to buy a Harrods bag and be right back . 10 minutes later....(there was a long queue for cakes) I then hid it in my shopping and sneaked it in the fridge when we got back...she was none the wiser....So we got up, had breakfast including cupcake....we looked outside, raining...we were used to the small showers....but this time it was heavy rain....so we headed to Westfield London. The shopping centre is massive..it is bigger than the parramatta one. .It has its own bus terminal attached and station is five minutes from the shopping centre...the shopping centre itself reminded us of the Bondi ... read more

My first full day in London was packed. I fully expected that the second day would be equally as aggressive, however the first day’s evening festivities got the better of me. I spent the majority of the day in bed, recovering in my normal sleep-until-the-pain-stops routine. This is actually the best time to sleep in a hostel. No one is snoring through the afternoon and you aren’t interrupted by assholes (such as myself) stumbling in at 4 AM. People walking in during the afternoon use much quieter voices and are generally sober & respectful of those sleeping. The same cannot be said for those walking in during the middle of the night. The evening of Day 2 was spent in great conversation with a lovely Irish lass, who sympathized with my condition from the night before. ... read more

London – the swinging 60;s, the song London swings like a pendulum do, bobbies on bicycles two by two, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of Big Ben and the rosy red cheeks of the little children. Very 1960’s but it is hard to not sing it when you arrive in London and are of a certain age. After Hampton Court we travelled back to London to start our City sightseeing. The trains full of city slickers in black wool trench coats, mobiles clinging to their ears and fingers tapping out messages of great importance. What did we do before the days of mobile phones? There seems a definate north south divide, London does seem drowning in both money and developments. After disembarking we walked to Trafalgar Square the home of some impressive buildings and the Statue commemorating ... read more

A word blog will follow later today. Lots of rain and mist today.... read more

Visiting London just before the beginning of the Summer 2012 Olympics.... read more