Holy crap, I haven't updated about Scotland yet?! The days are just running away with me, I'm trying so hard to squeeze in all the things I want to do before I fly home. On WEDNESDAY. Wow. That came up fast.
In one word, Scotland was AMAZING. In many, it was funny, and beautiful, and a great opportunity, and historic, and cultural, and exciting, and, and, and! Just so great! I went on a bus tour and we started in Edinburgh and travelling up into the Highlands hitting up places like Glencoe and Loch Ness, and drove even further North to the Isle of Skye, which was so pretty and actually reminded me a lot of Canada! Our tour guide was this small young Scottish woman named Debs who was this hilarious spritely girl who doubled as our bus driver! And Dianne and I made friends with these two Aussie girls, Louise and Hannah, and now I'm really tempted to go to Australia (as if I wasn't tempted already with Ryan being down there). I learned so much history and random facts about Scotland, Nessie, clans, and whisky! I bought a little souvenier for myself and a small bottle of whisky to try! All in all, a fantastic trip - I can't wait to go back!!
Now I'm in packing/sightseeing/soaking-up-London mode. I went on a huge walk from my res, down Baker St, across Wigmore, then down Regent to Oxford, then across Oxford (CRAZY CHRISTMASY OXFORD - so many people!!!) to Marble Arch. That's a looooooong walk for those of you who don't know the area - about 3km! Ok, I know, that's not a whole lot, but it is considering I didn't plan any of that. Yesterday Liz, Sarah, and Sarah's boyfriend Nathan and I saw Natalie off (so sad!) and then went Christmas shopping at Whiteleys (very posh mall in Notting Hill) and then to Oxford Circus, then to Picadilly/Leicester to see about getting theatre tickets. We couldn't get any for last night so we'll go back today and see about getting some £20 tickets to Avenue Q. So then we grabbed dinner and went to this pub I've been meaning to go to since I got here. Then we went to Vic and hung out for a bit. Long day, but a good one!
So today our foresome (aptly named Remainder Four) are hitting up the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, and then hopefully the Christmas festival in Hyde Park, and also hopefully Avenue Q tonight. Should be a good day if everything goes as planned!
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Monday, 17 December 2007
Sunday, 9 September 2007
Well hello!
It's been a while, eh? But I'm safely in London, and pretty settled, so here comes a post!
My flight was so long, and got off to a rough start: we had to stop just before we started taxi-ing to get the engine checked out. Iee! So our 10pm flight ended up taking off around 11pm. The flight itself was ok, except for being long and cramped, but that's kind of to be expected when you fly so long in a sardine can of an airplane. We finally got off the plane and then had to wait in the Customs line for about an hour and a half (CRAZY) and then I breezed through Customs and we got our luggage and left the airport. But oh no, our journey wasn't over yet! We then took a train into London, then a taxi from where we got dropped up to the main building we're staying at, to check in. THEN we had to walk a couple blocks WITH our luggage to the hall we're staying in. Whew! I get exhausted again just telling it. But we're here, and that was days ago, so onto the next events!
My first full day in London was spent just getting used to everything. I went to a Boots (Drug Store) and got some things, and went to a Barclays Bank and found out I can't deposit anything there (or in any British bank, for that matter) so the bank draft I have from my Nan is null here. So I'm pretty low on money. Not good. But the day was still good! Dianne and I hung out with some of the other London Semester girls and a bunch of us went on the London Eye, which was great! I have a bunch of pictures, but no way to dump them yet so you'll have to wait a bit longer to see anything from over here.
Yesterday was spent running errands (yet again) and hanging out with London Semester people, but with each passing day I get more comfortable being here and more used to it all.
A few random observations before I go:
- The Baker Street tube station is tiled with little outlines of Sherlock Holmes' head, very cool!
- Dianne got a new cell phone yesterday, it's so cute! And pink! And can call Canada for 5p a minute!
- My backyard is basically Regent's Park. You look out our window and see a tiny patch of backyard, a small street, and then the Park! Hopefully I'll get to it today.
- I'm getting used to it, but I find myself looking to the wrong side when I cross the street. Oops.
My flight was so long, and got off to a rough start: we had to stop just before we started taxi-ing to get the engine checked out. Iee! So our 10pm flight ended up taking off around 11pm. The flight itself was ok, except for being long and cramped, but that's kind of to be expected when you fly so long in a sardine can of an airplane. We finally got off the plane and then had to wait in the Customs line for about an hour and a half (CRAZY) and then I breezed through Customs and we got our luggage and left the airport. But oh no, our journey wasn't over yet! We then took a train into London, then a taxi from where we got dropped up to the main building we're staying at, to check in. THEN we had to walk a couple blocks WITH our luggage to the hall we're staying in. Whew! I get exhausted again just telling it. But we're here, and that was days ago, so onto the next events!
My first full day in London was spent just getting used to everything. I went to a Boots (Drug Store) and got some things, and went to a Barclays Bank and found out I can't deposit anything there (or in any British bank, for that matter) so the bank draft I have from my Nan is null here. So I'm pretty low on money. Not good. But the day was still good! Dianne and I hung out with some of the other London Semester girls and a bunch of us went on the London Eye, which was great! I have a bunch of pictures, but no way to dump them yet so you'll have to wait a bit longer to see anything from over here.
Yesterday was spent running errands (yet again) and hanging out with London Semester people, but with each passing day I get more comfortable being here and more used to it all.
A few random observations before I go:
- The Baker Street tube station is tiled with little outlines of Sherlock Holmes' head, very cool!
- Dianne got a new cell phone yesterday, it's so cute! And pink! And can call Canada for 5p a minute!
- My backyard is basically Regent's Park. You look out our window and see a tiny patch of backyard, a small street, and then the Park! Hopefully I'll get to it today.
- I'm getting used to it, but I find myself looking to the wrong side when I cross the street. Oops.
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