Blogs from Hammersmith, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

Itinerary for Australia Depart: London, Heathrow Thursday 30/11/06 at 11.15 Arrive: Singapore, Changi Friday 1/12/06 at 7.50 Depart: Singapore, Changi Friday 1/12/06 at 9.10 Arrive: Perth, WA Friday 1/12/06 at 14.10 3 weeks Kings Park, snorkelling in the aquarium, surfing, diving and whale watching. I’ll be a water baby in no time. Depart: Perth, WA Thursday 21/12/06 at 11.10 Arrive: Sydney, NWS Thursday 21/12/06 at 18.05 3 weeks BBQ turkey for Christmas on Bondi and New Years in the Harbour. Bridge climb, Darling Harbour, Manly, Bondi, Coogee, Shark Island, Botanical gardens, the Rocks, the Opera House and the best fish and chips in the world. Depart: Sydney, NWS Saturday 13/1/07 at 12.00 Arrive: Melbourne, Victoria Saturday 13/1/07 at 13.30 6 weeks We’re going to buy an old banger camper van drive and live in it from ... read more

Day 16: April 21 - ICELAND - Reykjavik, ENGLAND - London Accommodation: Globetrotter Inn Hostel, Hammersmith, London I woke up around 11am or midday, packed up my stuff, then carried my bags to the nearest hotel where I was to book an airport shuttle. It was still bitterly cold and overcast as most of my days in Iceland had been. I grabbed a drink, caught my shuttle, and caught my Icelandair flight back to London Heathrow. I was so buggered that I fell asleep on the flight and missed my free meal, but it was no biggie I suppose. After arriving at Heathrow and going back through passport control (my 2nd time and already sick of the lines of people and questions the staff asked me) I was considering sleeping in the airport before a flight ... read more

Monday---BLC class and then we had the internship class. We watched an episode of the Office, the English version and it was Hilarious!!! And then we had to do mini presentations where we just told everyone where we were working and what not. Nothing too exciting. Tuesday---I was at the House of Commons with Kathleen. She is so cool and in our downtime we facebooked and stuff and then we planned out a time for me to come in the fall to see here at Notre Dame! Goodness it is exciting just thinking about it! I can't wait! Wednesday---So let's just say the Gin and Tonic is not my drink of choice... Hahaha! That is what the guys from work kept buying me at the Conservative Future. That is basically the English equivalent of the College ... read more

Bundies, T.E.D's & a meat pie @ da walkabout pub! Not a bad way to spend AUS day in london! I came back to london for a job interview, so i stayed wih Lato the first nite (cheers Lato). On the 26th I doned the beer tree shirt & the volley's (nice 1 dad) & hit the walkabout. I got stuck into the aussie bev's, dbl bundy n cokes, T.E.D''s, XXXX, a meat pie, chattin shit to random aussie's & a live band playin aus covers, top day! Then later @ nite, Ned & richard met me & we went to a few other pubs, great night! Don't forget to smile when your ridin the bus on AUS day in london!! Saturday was Ned's B'day, so we had a bit of a dinner party, good craic. ... read more

Yes I know its been a while since I last wrote, and yes I know I have yet to send anyone any postcards, pictures or anything else, but let me try to put things in perspective: 1. Jan-Feb - the settling in & finding a job months - I spent sp much of my time doing this that before I knew it it was March; 2. Feb-March - this has just been one hell of a party. Just ask Matt who had the fortune (misfortune) of spending the night in the Lounge of 120 Rannoch Rd and you'll get a small indication of what I mean.....the term "you're going to send me home in a body bag" was uttered as I dragged him from the pile of bean bags where he'd crashed at 2:00am whilst ... read more