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Published: September 7th 2006
A glass of champagne, one miller light, four glasses of wine, and a vodka tonic later I landed in London. It was hot, and I was wandering around with 679543068957 lbs (a small exageration) of luggage. This meant only one thing... I better find a pub, and quick. I don't remember the name of that pub, but its where I had my first time with a real guiness, and I was ready for it!! 9am here drinking a guiness ... I was still on Kentucky time, it was like an after hours drink.
After the seduction of the guiness I sped off with my 679530907257 lbs of luggage to get my ticket to the London Victoria Station. It was only a 30 minute ride on a very nice, clean train. I wasn't quite satisfied with just the one Guiness, so after arriving at the next station I stopped in another pub for a second pint. I needed to relax a bit before trying to make my way
Victoria Station
A view of the inside of Victoria Station. You can see the Iron Duke to the right.through the station to get my next rail ticket to Bearsted. Victoria Station was huge, as well as pretty amazing with the many colorful shops and pubs cluttered about .
It took a little while of holding up the line at the self service ticket kiosk, but luckily a few nice people helped me acquire my rail pass. I had 35 minutes to kill before my train was to arrive.... so off to the Iron Duke I went!! The third guiness was just as good as its predecessors!!! Who needs breakfast in England when you can have a nice Guiness?? After my third pint I went and waited by the entrance to my train as I listened to the stories the ticket attendent told me of coming into work early in the morning and finding half naked, drunk chicks layin around the station that missed their train the night before after partying!!!! (Note to self: Go back to Victoria Station when it opens early in the morning with a camera and buy half naked, drunk girls more liqour)
The train to Bearsted lasted just over an hour. It was a tough ride because I didn't want to fall
Tired
Me on a train.. TIRED asleep and miss my stop. I made it though!!! I unloaded the 67953456957 lbs of luggage off the train, and then nearly $h^t myself as I saw the stairs I had to climb with all of it. It was an old footbridge that went over the train tracks. I might as well have been climbing the Eifle Tower. I had no other choice than to just charge the bastards, and plow straight up them!!! The power of Guiness!! Anyway, as I worked my way down the steps on the other side, a chinese guy and his daughter (yes it took two of them to carry 1 bag) took half of my heavy load for me...carrying one of the bags down the steps and through the small station to the curb in the parking lot. Everyone seems to be nice and helpful here.
From the old station at Bearsted I got a cab to John and Sharmans where I'm at now. Sharman messaged me telling me where she had left me a key so I was able to let myself in. I took all the luggage in, and was able to get a shower... what a relief!!! It took me
A door
Thank GOD ... sanctuary at last about 18 hours to get here from the time I left my house on Tuesday.
After a short rest John and Sharman got home from work and we got to chit chat a bit... then, it was off to The George!! It is a beautiful old pub, and boasts handmade tiles on the roof from the 17th century. By far the oldest bar i've ever been to. There I was introduced to the locals, and had a few pints of the local Kentish Ale. I had the Spitfire, and the MasterBrew. I love the beer here, and the people seem to be quite amazing so far!!! If Scotland is half this nice, I'll be happy!!
~EL
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Pat
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Lucky Bastard!!!!
Hey, nice to see that everything is going great! Nice picture of the half full pint of guiness! lol Everything else is nice too. lol You should've taken pictures of the first class accomodations on your flight over! dang! Nice to see you are having a good time. Don't have too much fun without me! Don't want ya' to stay there! C-ya pat