Merchant Serviced Apartments Liverpool

... sure we were just about the last people to get through the check in before they closed the counter, and then we had all the other security checks and other stuff to go through. At one point, I had both our small day bags, which we usually take as carry on luggage [because on all the budget carriers, you only get one piece of luggage to check in free] and Dougie was carrying the new guitar, about ten strides in front of me having already gone through the metal detector. The guard there ...

... questioned longer than others. I saw a group of people who had football (American, not British) jerseys and the name BUSH on the back. As some of these were African-American, I assumed this was not a statement of political support for our outgoing president, but I did think about the "wisdom" of such a shirt given the European disapproval of Dubya. Later I learned what the jerseys were all about. When it came my turn to plead my worthiness to enter the Kingdom ...

... in 1844 by John Fremont & Kit Carson (later of Carson City) the original occupants were the Washoe Indians (I need to keep things ethnic) who lived around the lake and regarded the place with a deep spiritual meaning. The Californian gold rush brought the settlers in and the rest is history. The Pony Express had a station here so the mail got through! In Lake Tahoe altitude sickness is a problem because the elevation is ...

... testing all our trekking gear. We have so much stuff I think some of it will have to stay in the UK.

... stand, mir erklärte, dass sein Auto recht schnell überhitzt, sein englisches TÜV-Equivalent Ende des Monats abläuft und er selber mit dem Auto nicht mehr außerhalb der Stadt fahren würde, da das Risiko zu groß ist. Aber er erklärt mir, während er etwas Mineralwasser in eine ölige Öffnung des Motors kippte, die vielleicht die Kühlwasserzufuhr sein könnte, dass das bestimmt gut geht. Mit einem starren ...

... manage to sleep a bit. got a stamp in my passport and here i am! things here are really well labeled - it's awesome! the handy little "bobby" at the entrance to the underground (tube) gave me a map, some ticket information and a bit of "it's easy, off you go" and off i went! i must have walked half of london underground tonight. and everyone is just like me...looking around, asking questions ...

... and have no manners at all (and that's not just on the streets of London, its also in the hostels!) so that's been a bit different given Marc and I obviously have exemptlorary manners ourselves!!! The other thing which is still a bit of a novelty is the public transport system that actually works - it runs on time and can get you pretty much anywhere! A few other tourist sights we have been to include St Pauls Cathedral; which is absolutely huge ...

... onto my card We have secured flights to Amsterdam through Easy Jet and have paid a cheap £20 however we do have to get to John Lennon Airport for silly o'clock in the morning whihc will be a bit of a mission. However there is plenty of preparation to be done before that as i dont even have a rucksack yet and i have loads of stuff to do before i go to Uni and i need to set up internet banking.

Hey all, Well we have arrived in London. Our hotel is just about 5 minutes walk from Victoria station. The subway, or I should say TUBE is pretty clean. Much cleaner and cooler (temperature that is) then the one in Paris. So far the skies have been clear and we've managed to dodge the rain. Yesterday we saw the tower of London and the queen's crown jewels. Can you say ornate. Unfortunately we couldn't take any pics (this is ...

... around the course. It sure makes the golf a bit more enjoyable. By that time Tiger Woods had teed off and I followed him for about 6 holes before stopping for something to eat. I think everyone else on the course was there to see Tiger. I caught up with Tiger again on the 14th hole and followed him until he finished. That night I went out with the other aussie and a candian guy from our room. We were determined to have a few beers and get our own back on the old ...