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

Allo. It's now up to me (J) to post a blog for all your reading pleasure. Today started late, around 1230 we left here. We took the bus down to the tube where we proceded to find the British Museum. After not being able to locate it we gave up and went on a journey to go to the Tower of London. We spent about 2 hours looking for it...after going across the London bridge twice we finally managed to get to where we were going. The Tower of London is where they hold all the royal jewels. We got on to this moving sidewalk to keep people from gawking too long. There were signs telling us that picture taking is a big NO NO and I acturally got the 3rd degree from a Beefeater because ... read more

As Joey on Friends would say...toot de la fruit! Richard is rather caught up in lying around with his foot up so after a week or so of this it is my turn to get the blog up to date. With heavy hearts and sun browned limbs we said goodbye to San Sebastian and headed to Bordeaux, our second to last Busabout stop. The bus was absolutely packed with idiots crammed in for a long day to Paris - 8am to 9pm. We were smart to break this up with a couple of nights in Bordeaux. Once again we weren't staying at the Busabout accommodation so had somewhat of a walk to find our hotel. Once again the bus didn't stop at the hostel so we had to rework our map and totally guess where we ... read more

Roho: Brrrr! Rich: Yes, lesson learnt. Roho: Get bigger backpacks? Rich: You should never underestimate how hot or cold it can be in London...as we found out at the weekend. Roho: I never underestimated the weather...hello, who's my Daddy? I overestimated the capacity of my backpack for more than one jersey! So why don't you start with Saturday...? Rich: Our first stop was the Tower of London. This was to be a whirlwind tour, as time was against us with so much to see. The Crown Jewels were absolutely phenomenal and were worth the nearly 60% off it cost us to get in, as Rohani will explain. Roho: Roho's Top Travelling Tip Number One - bugger getting someone who knows the place to show you around. Get someone WITH A DISABILITY who knows the place to ... read more

Roho: So flying long haul sucks even if you thought you were smart to break it up halfway in Singapore for a week. And for the gateway to the Middle East for an extremely popular and otherwise very lovely airline, Dubai Airport is a heap of shit. Rich: Mainly due to the showerheads next to the toilets - I mean what the hell are you supposed to do with those things? Roho: Wash your....self, I would think...but I didn't think you even got to see the toilets because of the filth? I didn't get near the toilets because of the queue! Rich: I had to queue too - for the first time in my life! I walked in, saw the water all over the floor of my toilet cubicle and thought 'I'll save it for the ... read more

HEY guys!! so i'm here and i love london... apart from getting extremely lost it is amazing!! lol its exactly like coronation st.!!! the houses and buildings are so cool... its so different from vancouver! or canada!! of course i'm missing you guys like crazy and evertime i try to go through my stuff all my friends back home come to mind... i'm seriously choking back tears every other 10 min!! well i shall write more when i have more to write! possible touristy stuff tomoroooww!! love forever and ever!!! xoxo Rosa... read more