Hyde Park London

A new country!! I'm pretty excited to get the chance to see London. It's a bit strange to be somewhere where everything is in English again. After a 2 hour flight, I got here easy enough. I stayed at a hotel near the Stanstead airport then took a bus in the morning into London.
I've realized that with every travel I make, it makes traveling …

My fiance and I went to London for a week in the fall. Fall and spring are ideal times to go to the UK since the weather is still decent and the prices are longer (although still expensive by American standards). Both of us have previously been to London so it we did not do all of the big touristy things (although how can you not take pictures by …

We only had four days, but they were incredible. I just love London even if it was freezing cold, and Christmas is definitely a great time to visit :) Anna and I spent hours meandering through incredible Christmas markets and the winter wonderland in Hyde park. We even found a carol concert done by the Swiss church of London in covent garden to go …

Rise and shine to yet another beautiful day in London.

Today's Royal London Tour led me to Buckingham Palace, Royal Parks, Kensington Gardens, and Kensington Palace.

By the time we left for Buckingham it was already noon time, so we stopped by a British pub on the way for a quick bite. Adding to my postcard London experience, I …

Here ye, here ye... Today shall hereby be named... Ultimate Tourist day!

It's currently 3am London time and the incessant jet lag is leading us to believe writing this to Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" is the best idea in the world. Don't worry folks, after 15 minutes of attempting... Failure is imminent.

After smashing …

First port of call is Paddington Station, and luckily it's only a short walk from there to my first hostel. This place was pretty ordinary and had a lot of student groups staying. I didn't like the vibe here and that's why I changed to Astor Quest. At Astor I was able to relax a bit more, cook my own meals, plus the staff and other guests are great …

Much of our time was spent just searching and applying for jobs and apartments, from day to day. This becomes quite frustrating/exhausting - not just from searching and applying to countless positions - but from the constant stream of rejection letters, or responses to say there are no positions available.

That's why it is good to get out …

I began working as a receptionist at Astor Quest to fill in some time and have a place to live for a while over Christmas. As I've said before, the place is really great and sociable - with great staff and a central location. The role gives me a free bed and brekky, plus a small weekly salary - which is just enough to help me survive while I can …

I'm actually writing this entry in January so I'll try to remember as much as I can.
There are also some pictures coming soon, so hang in there.

We did Secret Santa thingo one night, some good presents and some strange presents were exchanged lol.

We went ice-skating early in the month at the nearby Queens Ice&Bowl for a …

Edit May 11: Pics added

Working lots and lots and lots and lots this month...

Went out with a few friends and some other Crommie kids at a bar in Angel, a pretty nice area in East Central London.

Got a laptop! They 'upgraded' my old asus to a newer model asus, with twice the RAM, a bigger screen and a faster processor. …

... Lodge in Croydon by bus. That afternoon we did the British Museum, Picadilly Circus, Samuel and I rode the double decker buses, Hyde Park, Harrods and Kings Cross Station and platform 9 and 3/4. Hannah spent the afternoon with a friend from Hobart, poor ...

... even in the country and I’m already disliking Brazilian bureaucracy!! As we waited for officialdom approval we managed to visit Hyde Park (Speakers Corner was abandoned as a result of the snow- apparently ranting and raving on a soapbox is a fair ...

... Mall that occurs on the official birthday of the Sovereign. We got up pretty early and caught the Tube up to Hyde Park. At the park there heaps of police on duty and barricades erected along the road that leads from Buckingham Palace down to the Horse ...

... UK talking a bit like them. To get into town we grabbed a ticket on the National Express coach and headed for the Astor Hyde Park hostel located in Bayswater. We weren't too sure which stop to get off but luckily Meg's map skills are fantastic so we ...

... earth quake simulator, which dont actually think it was anything like a real earth quake, but it was fun! We went for a walk in Hyde Park which took ages, but was absolutelz a great idea as we got to see squirrels everzwhere! This is the first time ive ...

... MTRs) and the full range of food and drinks. I spent most of today roaming around Leicester Square, Picadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park and Oxford Street. The shopping is second to none here and I can't wait for my short-duration trips where ...

... which was close enough to walk to and which didn't imply paying any entrance fee. We thought a park would be great, but Hyde Park was a little too far for walking. Suddenly Ed remembered there was a place he wanted to venture in, and it was only a few ...

... on us and it started getting a bit chilly as we walked apst the main entrance of Hyde Park. I remembered Hyde Park from my first visit to London in 1995, in Springtime. I remembered sitting in the grass with my sisters, watching the squirrels hurry up a ...

... . After being amazed once again with what all you can get there (see the picture of the candy "section" krista!).  We walked up to Hyde park with our treats from the bakery to sit in the sun (yes SUN!) and relax a bit. This is where we wrote most of ...

... some tough decisions. 1. Do I continue to enjoy my London routine of getting up at 11am, watching some crap TV, heading off to Hyde Park to pretend I am at the beach by lying on a towel with no shirt, soaking up the sun. Meeting friends for lunch and ...