Blogs from England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2262

I have now gone through almost a rite of passage here, in one day I went to a cream tea (yum! The vanilla tea and scones complemented each other quite well.) then later on hit a pub called the Lamb and Flag. I liked the L&F a lot, students conversing, and laid back environment. Managed to get myself in a conversation comparing the British Empire to American Imperialism. Oxfordshire ( the Oxford area) has some gorgeous rivers (I’d call them streams, they call them rivers) and canals, so I did a bunch of the walk/hikes around the meadows and streams, which I enjoyed a great deal. I went out to Blenheim Palace for a day. What a huge place! All the Rosenblatt’s (my mom’s large extended family for those who don’t know) could take up residence ... read more

Yesterday morning brought shock and fear. Sarah has to wear a suit to work. AHHHH. Of course she looks good, but that is such "real" and formal attire. I took the bus and tube to work with Sarah, then the A to Z and i went off. I decided that i could walk to coventry gardens, and it was a pleasant walk down the Thames from Temple to Embankment then i headed up inland. I found a bus tour, so i could do the cheesy tourist thing. It came with a free walking tour to see changing of the guard. the timing was right so i walked to the meeting point infront of the national gallery. Along the way i found a nice lost aussie looking for the meeting point as well, and we spent the ... read more

Greetings from sunny London (i'm serious the weather is awesome) Here i am, sitting a whole ocean away from Saratoga, with Sarah. Everything about London is awesome except for how much things cost. NYC looks cheap compared to here. Yesterday we went to markets: Portabello Road (which is right out Sarah's front door), Camden Town, and Covent Garden. At Portabello Road i got this great book to make a Feingold style scrap book, which is a good idea, since i never got around to finishing my NZ book. We also got fresh bread and yummy hummus. Mmmmm. Camden Town is totally fun. It is what the East Villiage wishes it still was. Lots of punks, ravers, 80's style mohawks, goths, and lots of other neat little shops as well. I could live there. The highlight may ... read more

It was during the 2003 heat wave, so most decisions were about getting shade or air con, including leaving during the second half of Richard III at the Globe Theatre where the umbrella men were selling paper hats, instead, to the groundlings, before heading to Westminster Chapel and so on, but I was too cheap to go to the Tower of London and some other sites, so I'll undoubtedly return someday to enjoy it all more and still probably just force down fish and chips once and then eat the wonderful Indian food the rest of the time.... read more

The long journey home was sad - I'd really got attached to life in Brisbane - the friends, places lifestyle... but time to move. Plans change, all the time sometimes huge life wrenching changes, going home or continuing travelling in Australia and then South East Asia was for me one of those choices that would lead one way or the other. I choose to use my ticket to go home, see my family and friends and then think again. I had been working on a website over the last few weeks for a company called The Cloud. It turned out that I choose to arrive in London just a few days before the launch of the entire brand. Picked up at Heathrow in a Mercedes taken to a hotel and then made my way to work... ... read more