Blogs from Putney, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Minulla oli lähtölento Gatwickista klo 16.50. Siinäpä ehti vielä tehdä jotain aamupäivällä. Nukuin aika pitkään. Sasha lainasi naapurin pyörää ja poljimme kaksistamme Kew Gardenia katsomaan. Jessica tuli poikien kanssa autolla. Mennessä ei satanut, perillä alkoi sataa, joten olimme pääosin sisätiloissa eli kasvihuoneissa. Söimme siellä kevyen lounaan. Jessica ja pojat jäivät vielä puistoon, ja me poljimme takaisin asunnolle pienessä vesisateessa. Yhteys Putneysta Gatwickiin oli kätevä: Putneyn asemalta pääsi Clapham Junctioniin, joka onkin Englannin vilkkain risteysasema, ja sieltä juna vei Gatwickiin. Lento oli perillä Helsingissä klo 21.45, matka jatkui bussilla ja kotona olin puolenyön jälkeen. Niin, kävin näiden ihmisten luona viimeksi 1990-luvulla. Mistäpä tietää milloin ja missä näen heidät taas seuraavan kerran.... read more

So where have I travelled this week? Monday: Twickenham to Putney via Kingston Tuesday: to Clapham, back again, to Twickenham Green Wednesday: From Twickenham to Old Street, to Richmond, Kew, Ealing, Kew, Gunnersbury, home via Richmond and Kingston Thursday: Not very far Friday: Kingston (UK), home, Twickenham For those of you who may wonder (or wander!) where these places are, they are largely in the vicinity of Surrey, though my abode is on the cusp with a London address and postcode. Should you walk 5 minutes down the road, you have a Surrey postcode. Local sights include the stables, Richmond Park and the A3. Number 5 has a beautiful array of purple flowers in their front garden.... read more

We arrived in London in time for Halloween and a cold spell: both the weather and me, I had a cold and it snowed the day before we arrived. But despite the colds, we had a ball. It was Steve's first time in London and we mixed in sight seeing with seeing friends. We stayed with Grant and Kath in Putney, an area of London that is full of Aussies. We sampled two of their local pubs, actually, three, and the delicious Indian restaurant across the road from their house. At home, Steve had a go on Guitar Hero for the first time, and I watched Home and Away with Kath. For Halloween, we went to their friends' place for a Halloween Party, where we met a bunch of Londoners dressed up in crazy costumes. Grant ... read more

And so the day had finally arrived. After a year of talking about taking a break from work, several months of actually planning it, several weeks of celebrating it (Summer of Chi baby) and only hours packing for it - my 4+ month journey begins with a backpack so heavy I can hardly lift it! Thanks to all my friends and family who gave me useful and fun stuff to take along. For those of you back home reading this - I will miss you all and can't wait to share my adventures with you through this blog. Please keep in touch!! Love, Christina xoxo ... read more

Well me and Bel are both finally working! Yay! Hang on something about that last sentence doesnt sound right...excited about work? Yes well when your running low on cash, have just forked out 5 weeks worth of extreemly high rent, and living on 2 minute noodles the once torturous things like work suddenly dont seem so bad. Although in saying that I did only start on Wednesday at lunch time and by Friday i was counting down the minutes till home time! Some things just never change? But yes so were both working now, Bel got a job as a Vet Nurse working in various clinics over London and me well your going to get a kick out of this, Im working for the Church of England! Queue laugher now... ill give you all a moment ... read more