Blogs from Harrow, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Andrew and I arrived in London from Liverpool about 1600. We took another train then a long bus ride to arrive at our hotel -- the Eurotraveller Premier. We are spending our last day in London in Harrow, a residential area in northwest London, not far from Wembly Stadium. Our room is really nice and comfortable. Tonight, we have taken it easy. Dinner was at the White Horse, a really nice pub down the street with the best fish and chips so far. We walked the neightborhood and picked up breakfast at the grocery around the corner. We are watching Women's World Cup, England - Columbia, and packing up. I fly out of Heathrow at 1225 tomorrow. After I leave, Andrew will be off to his next adventure. During the two weeks before his class at ... read more

Arrived in England 40 Minutes early after travelling for almost 2 days. It was definitely a long time since I woke up at 6am in Sorrento Victoria on 17/11 Aus time after a great girls weekend, until I went to bed at 8pm on 18/11 in England. Got the tube to my Aunts Place and am now sitting here in South Harrow (Harrow if you are posh and 'arro if you are cockney), one tube station away from where I grew up in Rayner's Lane. We are staying right next to South Harrow market where I used to go spend my hard earned pocket money on a new 'single' by the Beatles or even Deep Purple. I still have these singles at home. For the younger of you a single was a 45 RPM (revs per ... read more

If I was writing a coffee table travel book on "Kenton"the introductory paragraph might read: "Kenton is edgy. Kenton is placed neatly on the petite dinner table that is England's Home Counties. A table covered with a starched white tablecloth as crisp as cardboard, dressed with our finest silver and crystal. The mighty candlestick of Nelson’s Column, the flower arrangement that is Hyde Park. Baker Street and Euston, the matching cruet set. Kenton, oh peripheral, peripheral Kenton. 29 minutes from Marble Arch. Right where the side plate should be. Feed the romantic gourmet that exists in your soul, Kenton is the prime locale on which to plonk your garlic bread.” And the book would have a picture of the Glynn’s Bakery near Gooseacre Park, with a scratch and sniff panel beside it honouring the crusty granary ... read more

Hüt isch en relativ langwiiige Tag gsi leider. Am morge hemmer zerst fast 1.5h Assembly gha ide Aula wo d'Chind vom History Club ihri Sache vo dem Semester de andere Chind präsentiert händ (Römer, Ägypter, Vikinger, Steiziit...). D Powerpoint Präsentatione währed mega cooli gsi nur präsentiere chönd nöd und d Lehrerin het auno immr müsse drii schnurre. Au di andere Chind sind nöd wükli debi gsi, was fü d Arbet vode PräsentatorInne schaad gsi isch. Dänn hämmer mit de 3. Klasse Theaterprobe gha, was no chaotischer gsi isch als s Assembly. D chind chönd weder ruhig si no ruhig hocke no uf de Bühne de Lehrer zuelose was si sölled mache und alles gaht eeewig langsam. Nach de 15min Pause (di einzig am Morge) hend d chind den e Schriibarbet gmacht zum Thema "If I was ... read more

Hello there! Hüt morge isches s erste mal id Schuel gange. Grimsdyke School heisst eusi Schuel vode 1. bis 6. Klass und liiht öppe 10 auto-minute vo eusem dihei wägg. Es isch e mittelgrossi Schuel und het pro Jahrgang zwei Klasse. D LehrerInne sind alli mega nett und mir hend e kompletti Füärig vode Mrs. Marrow becho. Nachr simmer denn inere 4. Klass bimene recht lustige Lehrer gsi und hend mal chöne aacho und erlebe, wie das da so zue und häär gaht. Pro Klass hetts öpe 30 chind und alli hend en roote Pulli mitem Schuellogo ah. Es git fü d chind gwüssi Hose/Röck wos döfed alegge und es gseht rächt härzig us. Eus hät d art vom Schuelgeh rächt verwirrt bis ez. D chind höckled a Gruppetisch und es isch gern recht unruhig, wobi ... read more