Chelsea Cloisters London

London. The name conjures up images of Big Ben, double-decker busses, Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, fish and chips and the Tube. Growing up in a distant colony – these things were somehow commonplace and foreign all at the same time. These were clichés related to the posh accents of the Spice Girls and Austin Powers that I dreamt about ...

This was the day we explored London on our own, sort of.   We caught the metro fairly early and made our way to Tower Hill to explore the Tower of London.  We were early enough that the crowds were minimal.  We took a brief tour with a beefeater and had a look at the crown jewels.  Again, this is a place where you could spend many days and not s...

After I signed off on Saturday, we decided to explore the Paddington neighborhood of London where our hotel was located. The hotel's concierge recommended a short walk to Regent's Park, gave us a map, and sent us on our way. Many others in our group were headed out to the theatre. We had gone on the theatre outing at the beginning of the trip, s...

At 8:30am, I was already sweating like a dog. But that's the Northern Line for you during rush hour.

My first stop today was North Greenwich in order to attempt a few close up photos of the O2 Arena. Since it’s not possible to get around the site properly, this trip didn’t last long and I soon hopped back on the Jubilee Line t...

Its 0512 Hours (SGD) and close to 2200 hours here. Temperature’s going down by the minute and its freezing, literally. Yeah, cause I have my window open, BOTH! Haha. Talking about clean and clear air in the room! LOLS. But one thing's for sure, I love the way the smoke comes out when I talk. I’m getting so used to that(: And grabbing...

Hi all... I have now been away for just over a week and so far so good!! It is going to be hard to update this blog all the time because there is so much to say and will take hours each time for me to re-encounter them for you. The easiest way for me to fill you in with all the details is by going day by day....so here goes! Day 1 - Wednesday 12...

This morning we headed to Buckingham Palace to visit the State Rooms which are only open to the public during August and September. We had bought our tickets yesterday which saved hours in the queue and arrived there just before 10am, our scheduled time. Fletcher had done this once before but I had not had the opportunity of being here as usuall...

Final day in London, if only we could stay another week. We started by grabbing some coffee and pastries at Costa coffee across the street and then started in on seeing the sites. First off Tower of London...yet again for me. I gave them a quick tour with everything I can remember learning the first 2 times that I had gone there. We followed the...

Well Life has been continuing on, as it does. Winter has gotten it's claws into everything again. The trees are almost bare, the coats are on, and we have been plunged into darkness. But Christmas is on its way, and this keeps people happy for a bit longer. We have been lucky enough to catch up with some people from home, which i find very excit...

noooooo i dont want to leave! please, no!! but oh, god, my warm, fluffy featherbed, down comforter, feather pillows, my puppy doggies jumping on me as i come in the door, daddy hugging me goodnight everynight, oh gosh. libby and me layin out with the kids. melanie NOT answering her phone (just kidding, i don't really miss that! keep answering wh...