Blogs from Bloomsbury, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 9

Emjoy some pictures of my friends. Yes, I wrote emjoy. I am too lazy to go back and change it and my head hurts. I guess in the time it took to write all this I could've changed it. Maybe. The world may never know.... read more

Hello again, I'm heading off on my Contiki tour at 6am tomorrow. YAY!! I have seen only half of what I wanted to see here. The city is so huge with so many things to distract me when I'm on my way to somewhere. But here's a quick run down of where I've been and what I've seen. Friday 25th I headed to Buckingham palace, leaving after 9:30 because the transport tickets drop by half after then. I decided to see the changing of the guards, however this weekend is a bank holiday weekend!!! So 50 thousand other tourists were there as well so once the ceremony was half way through I gave up at looking at the backs of other peoples heads and wandered up to Hyde Park, past the war monuments. Then got lost ... read more

Enroute to London. Left the ship this morning and swung by the hotel where I’d left my glasses. Sure enough they were waiting for me at the desk. Chalk up another one for the lucky monkey. Currently on a Southwest Trains train to London Waterloo Station. Having worked on the computer on Amtrak and Southwest Trains, I can tell you the ride is much smoother on Southwest Trains. It’s all about track maintenance. I think many of the train lines in England lose money. Not sure why, this particular line always seems to run full in coach. That and the luggage storage problem is why Monkey and I are in first class. We’ve got a compartment all to ourselves. Monkey looks like he’s fallen asleep. It’s difficult to tell since he sleeps with his eyes open. ... read more

We spent all of yesterday walking around London, including Picadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, Covent Garden and walked by the British Museum. We ate some disgusting food at a corner Pub, the fish and chips, bangers and mash and a hamburger...none of which looked or tasted any good. Let's just say a few of us spent most of the rest of the afternoon in and out of the bathroom. We saw the Producers last night at a theater in Covent Garden. It was a funny show and we are all glad we went. After the show, we went back to the hotel and passed out in our cute little beds. Today we are going on the London Bus Tour to check out the sites....... read more