Rose And Crown Guest House And Pub London

... food hall which was my first encounter with chocolate- they had a Harrods brand and one called Hotel Chocolat which were English while the rest were Belgian. I bought some of the English ones and we had a tasting that night. (Some were okay but one was the worst chocolate we had ever tasted. Okay, it was Violet which I hadn't imagined would be too nice but it was a sweet fondant which was horrible ...

... that is where it is from.

Our highlight today is the Princess Di Memorial Fountain. It really isn't a fountain, but a large round shaped stream that has different textures in the granit, water falls and curves. The sign says you are not suppose to go into the water, but sit and put your feet in and reflect. Well, lots of children and adults were having a great time in the water on this hot day. We figured Princess Di, the great lady that she was ...

... don’t know you Brooke J).

I moved into my new flat in Wandsworth (just South of the Thames) on Monday 29th June. I am sharing a room with a cool chick called Catherine – it turns out I went to Riccarton High School with her but she is three years younger than me and I don’t remember her. There are two other girls sharing a room, Jess and Sophia, and two people who have their own rooms, Storm and James. Plus we have a ...

... it never takes as long as it did today to get to the Tower from the terminal.

Oh yeah, so when we got to the bus terminal, there was only 2 other people at the sign for our tour, American girls from Boston. There was another group of people who were going to Bath and Stonehenge with us, but we were the only ones doing the Tower of London that day. So we had the tour guide to ourselves for a while which was really nice. I did think it was ...

... up for my first 10K race and committing to run the entire length in a 5' egg costume. (Yes, you read that right. ;)) I'll be running to promote the "Be a Good Egg" fundraiser for World Emergency Relief (http://www.beagoodegg.com/video/). Countdown to the race/Amount of time left to train: 6 weeks. Current distance I can run: 2+ miles. Racing companion: A fellow co ...

... to the muggy morning we had experienced in New York. We drove to to Anthony's boss's flat and then hit the street on foot in search of food. None of us had eaten dinner, but all of the restaurants were closed. Eventually we found a small convenience store and picked up some snacks. We watched some British television and then decided to call it a night. Even though it was only about 7pm east coast time, I was absolutely ready to sleep.

... That might explain all the weird looks we have been getting lol. Either that or they are staring at us because we are a bunch of greasy Canadians. I guess we will never know. Most of our wandering is done before we can check into our hostels, so we have yet to shower. It might explain our sweaty exteriors. The last thing we did was sit at the hostel bar for a few drinks and then went to bed early so we could catch our 6:00 train to Paris in the morning.

... We've said our emotional goodbyes to all our family and friends in Wales, Shropshire and Fleet, and are now settled in Tooting with Claire, James and Kat. We could get used to being welcomed with champagne, but i think it'll be the last glass we have for a while! Just about time for the taxi to the airport... Cape Town here we come :o)

... moved by what I experienced. Others, I was purely peaceful, enjoying the paradise and beauty that surrounded me such as in train ride through Bosnia or being in Durmitor, Montenegro. The kind people of Albania to the vacationers of Greece...every place has its stories that I will share indefinitely with others. Through this small excursion if you has given me new spirit. I know that I will return to several of these countries and ...

... on my stroll to the theatre, I encountered the theatre where the somewhat infamous "naked Harry Potter" show is playing, so obviously I took a picture. Jumping back to our first day here (sorry to do that!), Paul and I cleaned up at the hostel and then headed over to the London Eye. It took us a while to get there and we walked quite a long way - without a map, which probably wasn't the best idea, but we made it! We went on our flight there, which was really ...