Blogs from Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
But, but I don't want to leave Wales...
Published: May 26th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
May 26th 2012
(Sidenote: 116 views in 24 hours for the Cardiff entry where I met Susan Boyle. Uhm. Who are these people and how did they find my blog? It wasn’t even in the title ahaha.) Very slow paced day today, but that’s ok. London is the time to be busy, Cardiff is not. I woke up much earlier than I planned... my roomies were... less than quiet. I lazed in bed for a good hour though, I honestly couldn’t be bothered to move haha. Once I did get up, I packed all my stuff up and headed out to the City Centre again. I walked around Cardiff Castle and Bute Park, or at least around the parts that were free. After than I spent a good hour and a bit just sitting in Alexandria Gardens reading my ... read more
Created so I didn't have to add you all on facebook!
Published: May 26th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Brixton
May 26th 2012
Hi everyone! Seeing as I didn't want you all snooping around on my facebook and there's a very annoying time difference between London and Melbourne that makes Skyping almost impossible I thought I'd create a blog and let you all be updated on how everything is going and what I'm up to here in Londontown. I've just hit 5 weeks here and time has gone incredibly quickly! I'm still staying with the boys I met in Asia and have been spoilt rotten by them. I've only just had to start sleeping on the couch as they've been kind enough to share beds so that I had my own for over a month. They cook me dinner a lot and make me cups of teas. I just have to put up with all the farting! There's also ... read more
Another brick in the wall
Published: May 25th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » London City
May 25th 2012
Also die Wand war schon da, ich bin erst später gekommen. Naja, blöderweise war die Wand stärker, aber… dazu gleich. Wo beginnen wir? Es gibt nämlich nix, wofür es sich lohnt zu bloggen. Zumindest keine handfeste Geschichte, nur die letzten fünf Tage in meinem krassen britischen Leben. Ich sags euch … das ist der erste Job, wo die glaub ich ganz froh sind, wenn ich bald geh :) Vergangenes Wochenende … richtig, da war ich in Greenwich und am Sonntag mit Pavla in ein paar Museen. Museen deshalb, weil der Eintritt gratis ist, das Wetter saukalt, windig und regnerisch war und Pavla kunstinteressiert ist. Tatsache! So lange hab ich noch nie vor Bildern gestanden und genau geschaut, wie Details gemalt sind. Und dann begann der soziale Abstieg … Wir waren grade in der Gegend rund um ... read more
May 25th 2012
spent the day being educated about being an underpaid waitress in overpriced hotels. wilhelm scream. we wandered around lescter square for an hour or so before training today. so many theatres. got a little lost in chinatown and bought a pork bun for 1p90. i'm struggling to see why i thought this was a good idea ... met a couple of nice people but am still very much alone. and still no one accepts my manopoly money so its two eggs and a timtam for dinner. maybe three timtams.... read more
May 24th 2012
Strolling through the natrow pathways of Stratford upon Avon, the home and final resting place of William Shakespeare, I am very happy to have found the England I had come looking for. Traditional English buildings line the streets, a beautiful trail winds around the Avon river and the open spaces give you plenty of places to breathe in this place. Close to London, this town really has embraced theirdeceased playwright, charging like twenty bucks for a short tour of his house! Or the house of ann hathaway. I came to see the country side and what life is like outside of the city and as terrible as it sounds I really haven't read much of the Bards works, whoops! So I didn't visit the houses inside. Yesterday I went over to the tower of London. This ... read more
OUR HOLIDAY CONTINUED - 2012
Published: May 24th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Earls Court
May 24th 2012
OUR HOLIDAY 2012 Sydney - London Well, here we are again – continuing our European holiday. Dad passed away on 31st January 2012. We had been his primary carers for 7 months – not an emotionally easy thing to do but glad to have been there to make his life as comfortable as possible. His house has been sold and the estate has been settled. Tuesday 8th May 2012 It’s 3.45pm and we are flying out of Sydney to London. We will be staying for one week to see if we can sort out the British rego for motorhome and then fly out to Rome, then catch an overnight bus to Otranto, Puglia to collect our motorhome. (We hope it is still in one piece). Wednesday 9th May 2012. After 23 hours flying we land at ... read more
May 24th 2012
so apparently they don't actually accept manopoly money here. should really have organized some pounds. street signs are few and far between so don't bother with a map and if you make a trip on the underground without stopping for delays, well you probably arn't real. met a lithuanian girl at a diner in acton town, she was really sweet - Dola her name was. we talked for ages and she suggested that i move in with her as i told her i was on my way to a house inspection. i did think about it, but we'd be sharing a bed in a one-bedder granny flat quite far out of town so i decided i'd keep looking. going to an inspection out in Leytonstone on saturday as the one in acton wasn't overly inspiring. its ... read more
Wow London was Amazing!
Published: May 23rd 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Elephant & Castle
May 22nd 2012
Well finally made it to London after at 16 hour flight and layover. Can't say anything good about the fight other than we arrived safely so I guess that is enough. Upon arriving I had to catch the underround train (The Tube) and then a bus to get to Leslie's house. She lives in an area that was heavily bombed during the war so ost of the places are not as old as many of the other places that we saw. Her apartment i very charming and she has a sall garden which in London that is pretty fantastic. The weather was grey but thankfully the rain stayed away and allowed us a lot of walking tie. Friday Nick arrived from Italy and we just sat around her flat for the evening and just got to ... read more
Having a spot of tea with my fish and chips, darlings.
Published: May 22nd 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » WestminsterMay 22nd 2012
Well here I am, in the land of royalty, cockney accents, fish and chips, milky tea and and endless sea of concrete and tourists - London. I'm in Westminster actually and was able to stop on over and see the changing of the guard, quite a big whoop I guess, though, meh, I would give it a resounding OK. London is being torn apart right now in preparation for the coming Olympics and as such even Buckingham Palace is just one massive construction zone. The spectacle of it all is quite amusing, but between the hundreds (literally hundreds, if not thousands) of young students, and fellow rubberneckers, I am not sure that this is on the top of my list. Big Ben was quite a site as well as the offices of the Parliament. The Thames, ... read more
Conociendo Londres
Published: May 20th 2012Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » London City
May 20th 2012
En esta ocasión, os muestro mi experiencia conociendo a Londres en 3 días. Origen: Madrid, España. Destino: Londres City. Fecha de ida: 12/05/2012 Fecha de vuelta: 15/05/2012 Transporte Aéreo Me compré un vuelo por una aerolínea de bajo coste bastante conocida aquí en Europa, EasyJet . El vuelo me salió por 164,76 euros. Se puede conseguir un poco más barato, pero para las fechas del viaje había un puente en Madrid, con lo cual, los madrileños viajan mucho y los precios, naturalmente, tienden a subir. Despegamos de Madrid a las 11 de la mañana y en poco menos de dos horas ya estábamos en Londres :D. En cuanto a los aeropuertos de Londres, hay que mirar bien lo que más convenga. Yo llegué a Gatwick. Inmigración/b... read more
