Her Majesty's 80 & I'm mobile!

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I HAVE A PHONE NUMBER WHICH IS SERIOUSLY AN EXCITING HIGHLIGHT FOR ME, YAH!! I MET A CALGARIAN AND A WISCONSIN(IAN?) FRIDAY MORNING. ONCE WE GOT OUR SIM CARDS WE SAT OURSELVES OUTSIDE A WINE BAR TOTALLY GEEKING OUT OURSELVES OUT WITH OUR

MOBILES

! SORTA TAKES SOME HEAT OFF OF THE CONCEPT OF BEING HOMELESS AND JOBLESS. WHILE THE PEOPLE I MET ARE IN THE SAME BOAT, I DON'T FEEL ALONE AND AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE MET MY OWN FRIENDS, BEING SANS RESIDENCE IS AN EMPTY FEELING NONETHELESS.

TO EASE SOME OF MY WORRIES I SOAKED IN LONDON TODAY. IT WAS PERFECT FOR SIGHTSEEING AS THE WEATHER WAS GORGEOUS AND I WAS ABLE TO SET MY WORRYING ASIDE. HAPPENED TO BE NEAR THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE IN TIME FOR THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS. ALTHOUGH IT WASN’T SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO, IT TURNED OUT TO BE A WORTHWHILE VIEWING (I EVEN PHONED MOM DURING THEIR MUSICAL PERFORMANCE CAUSE IT WAS SO FUNNY TO SEE GUARDS IN SUCH SILLY LOOKING HATS PLAY ELTON JOHN TUNES WITH SWORDS AND GUNS IN THE BACKGROUND). THEN I WENT UP THE LONDON EYE. THE MILLENNIUM WHEEL WAS FUN AND THE VIEW PROVED I’M NEVER GOING TO FIGURE THE CITY'S LAYOUT BEFORE ITS TIME TO LEAVE SO I MIGHT AS WELL TATTOO LONDON A-Z TO MY BODY NOW. ALSO I’M DEFINITELY ORDERING A PRIVATE PICNIC IF I EVER RIDE THE GLASS POD IN THE FUTURE. WHILE STRICT ON BRINGING SHARP OBJECTS ON BOARD, THEY SEEMED LAXED ABOUT THE CHAMPAGNE. OVERALL, I SAW MOST OF LONDON’S MAJOR SITES TODAY AND WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUN SO DIDN’T GO INTO ANY OF THEM. REALLY GROWING TO LOVE IT HERE, ESPECIALLY THE PARKS. ALSO THE GROCERY STORES ARE GREAT. SAINSBURY HAS BEEN MY FAVE SO FAR CAUSE THEY HAVE THESE CHOCOLATE FILLED PASTRIES THAT I’VE EATEN EVERY MORNING SO FAR CAUSE THEY’RE THAT GOOD.

THE PLACE I WAS STAYING AT WAS IN A REALLY NICE AREA. MY BED WAS VERY DODGY WITH NO SPACE FOR STORING MY LUGGAGE IF I WAS IN THE ROOM. BECAUSE THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE THAN I’M USED TO BEING AROUND I DIDN’T FEEL SAFE LEAVING MY STUFF BEHIND HENCE I WALK AROUND WITH MY BELONGINGS EVERYWHERE (WHICH IS GETTING PRETTY OLD—SINCE THE DAY I GOT OFF THE PLANE! AND YES, HEIGHT AND THE LACK OF, IS A DISADVANTAGE). AND I LOVED SHOWERING WHILE STANDING IN A POOL OF WATER UP TO JUST UNDER MY KNEES (BOTH THE SHOWER AND TUB TAPS RAN SIMULTANEOUSLY). ALL IN ALL SHARONA, COMPARED TO HAMILTON IT WAS GOLDEN! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY TRIP NEXT WEEK TO EXPLORE THE REAL BRITAIN. ASIDE FROM A FEW BRITS WHO'VE HELPED ME OUT ALL THE TIMES THEY’VE FOUND ME LOST, I'VE MET MORE NORTH AMERICANS, GERMANS AND AUSSIES THAN TRUE LONDONERS. ANYWAYS ITS GREAT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY AND WISHING YOU ALL COULD RUN AROUND THIS CRAZY PLACE WITH ME. I'VE ADDED SOME PICS. I'M SO USELESS WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING PICTURES SO THE REST OF MY PICTURES ARE TOO BLURRY FROM THE SUN. THANK GOODNESS I HAVE SOME TIME TO GET BETTER SHOTS.

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Photos

DEVONSHIRE TERRACE
The street I've been living at. I took an unexpected detour my way back one night and discovered there's a mix of mansions, diverse ethnic culture and an artsy vibe surrounding the Nottinghill and Bayswater area.

Comments

[sharon]

Glad to hear..
...you are enjoying the sites. It sounds so great. Weather here has been great too. I like the look of your street. Looks very upper english! But anything is better than the hotel with the strippers right across the street!!!!HAHAHA. Can't wait to hear more of your adventures. P.S. Need that number! :)

[Amanda]

Note from a Wisconsinite
I was just looking through blogs about the UK and came upon yours. Just thought I'd let you know that someone from Wisconsin is usually refered to as a Wisconsinite. Just FYI.