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Day 1: "The Journey Begins" 5/9-2010
We flew from Gardemoen the 5th of September, and landed only 2 hours after in the airport of Gatwick. Neither of us had ever been in London or Gatwick, so the usual minutes of what the hell do we do now, came crawling down or backs. OK, so we found out how the subway/trains worked and managed to get …
First day in London Town
... had filled out the form correctly - capitals were his main criteria. Glad he is not reading this blog which on past efforts will be littered with mistakes.
Headed off for the tube with instructions to go to Sth Kensington and then get a taxi to my host in Battersea Park. It was great to get a peak inside some of the homes as I passed, quite well heeled and very English. Crossed the Chelsea Bridge which was bedecked with lights, as was many of the streets ...
Finally...
... to the fact that 66days will most likely fly by and we'll be back in the UK before we even realise we left. But for now, two flights to sit back, rest and finally start to plan the trip ahead. I'm already thinking that my 27kg of baggage contains too many gadgets compared to Ana's 8kg. Some reorganisation at hotel number one I think!
So....where am I going again...?
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Further wanderings
... had an insight into how mad she was. At the bottom of the cliff were two rows of beach huts so beachgoers can shelter from the stormy blasts. There was an ad in the kiosk for one of these huts and the asking price was £19,500.00 i.e. $31,000.00. Not bad for a bit of beach side real estate about 3.5m square. Still, it would keep you away from the weather. We had hot chocolate, not icecream.
We went home through the ...
Let the Games Begin
... is located. The Queen's Guard's Band, officially know as the Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards, were playing as we entered the venue. This was in stark contrast to the event's ahead. Beach Volleyball is announced as a "Beach Party" with DJ and dancers covering the downtown between and during matches. Something that wasn't evident in the debut at the ...
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