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Europe » United Kingdom » England May 20th 2009

Starting the day with another walking tour :) they are worth it, there is no way i would take a bus tour. Look there's something i like the.....oh... it's gone. Walking tours definately the way. This one covered old london, the original part of london which is only 1 mile square, it included: * St. Paul's Cathedral. * The Church of the Knights Templar. * The Tower of London. * London Bridge. * The Royal Exchange. We didn't go in to any just walked around, but it was awesome! Learnt so much stuff, don't ask me abot it though cos i don't remember any of it...LOL! After the tour i then went on a walk around Old London, i actually managed to get a free lunch from a stand that was promoting vegetarians. Don't kill animals ... read more
Trebuchet!!
Tower Bridge
The Royal Exchange

Europe » United Kingdom » England May 19th 2009

I actually got to do some things today, and best of all it cost me NOTHING! I went on a free walking tour with "New Europe" i won't go in to heaps of detail, you can just look at the photos. Started at Wellington Arch, then visiting Buckingham Palace to see changing of the guards (which i thought wasn't actually that good). Went to Trafalgar Square, saw Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and The Houses of Parliament. It was awesome considering it was free, i would have paid for it I then went back to see things we skimmed over or didn't stay at for long enough. This beautiful park, i also went to The National Gallery and saw Picasso's works as they were on display. There was some absolutely amazing art works, most were religous and ... read more
One of the queens...lol
Buckingham Palace
Guard.

Europe » United Kingdom » England May 18th 2009

I made the move from Hostel 639 to London Backpackers, thank god! It's a huge improvement, for 1 the shower is mounted on the wall...lol The beds are foam so not even a chance of a spring lancing me in the back. I wandered around this new part of London seeing if there is anything interesting close by...there isn't. I did try take some nice photos of some trees, and general things that were around at a nice park close by. I also got to see my first squirrel The shopping mall is massive and so busy it's stupid! The good thing is booze and chocolate are cheap, the bad news everything else which is necessary is more expensive. Tomorrow i will venture forth in to the big city and actually go and see some cool ... read more
Crazy Tree
Face Sucking Aliens
A train.

Europe » United Kingdom » England May 17th 2009

Arrived after my total travel time of 20 hours, thank god! Had a shower as soon as I got there, and a nap. :D Hostel 639 which is where I’m staying in Kensal Green is ok, I guess. You can literally feel each individual spring in the bed, there is a tiny shower in the room where you have to hold the hose over your head as it’s not connected to the wall. So really it’s horrible and can’t wait to leave. So now I can see that hostels have 0% privacy. I wondered around to kill some time. I managed to find the Kensal Green cemetery which looked awesome, but it was locked. I have yet to see anything worth taking a photo of, tomorrow is a new day and I’m sure the next hostel ... read more

Oceania May 16th 2009

This is the most surrealistic experience I have ever had. It feels as if I am dreaming and about to wake at any second and I’ll be back at home in my warm bed, the other comparison would be being on drugs…lol. Thanx everybody for coming to see me off, it really means a lot to me. It made me for the first time in a very long time, take a step back and see what I feel is the most important and precious to me. It was clear as day as I walked through the gates to the departure lounge, my friends and family. Steph wrote the most amazing heart felt letter. I almost felt foolish while reading it with tears streaming down my face, even before the plane had taken off. Thank you Steph ... read more




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