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I was sittin on the plane to South Africa and forgot I didn't mention some good times in London... So I thought I would, Remeber the time...

KB and I had a hard time a justing to looking right when acrossin the street, we thought we were sooo clever, we would just follow people, well let me tell you, was that a bad idea... we stepped off the sidewalk to follow a local and look to our right just in time to see a bus a a ...

... up with me. When he came and sat down I was so excited. I said Glenn look do you see the poodle? Well he looked at me like I was nuts, I am amazed he didn't reach over and take my temperature. Needless to say he did not see what I saw but he then realized I had seen a bit to much and we needed to find our way out soon. Cathy I took a photo of what I saw and I will up load it when I can. I know you will share my poodle sighting!

... or a manual. Hmm.. can you guess which one I took? Oh yeah, against him being quite insistent about me taking the automatic, I took the manual. After awhile I was fairly comfortable with the round-abouts (fairly), however, shifting with my left hand while attempting a round-about during London rush hour is an entirely different issue. It was an experience to say the least. In the end, the car was returned in one ...

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Today I wandered around Watford where Paul lives – went to the mall and walked up the high street. They have a big shopping chain here in the UK called Primark, it is one of the cheapest stores with tops for £1 - £3! I will go there and get some more work clothes when I get a job. The variety in the stores here is amazing – I have seen heaps of clothes and shoes that I like, it will be hard to decide what to buy. The shoes are really ...

... person his or her name before finding an above-par answer to the question, "How long will you be staying?" And that is perhaps when the big "C" word entered my mind and vocabulary. I decided that I did not care WHERE in the world I lived, so long as I was surrounded by people with whom I shared like values, trust, mission, curiosity and intentions; Community. One in which I could foster my new understanding of the concepts of interconnectedness and interdependence. A place ...

Nobody respects you when you're green. Shrek...Martians...Kermit...the Wicked Witch of the West...and the list goes on. Last night I went and saw the play "Wicked". It's the untold, or in this case, the rest of the story about who the "Wicked Witch of West", from the Wizard of Oz fame, really was. As in real life, there's always a second side to every story. What we have been told and/or perceive as reality can be totally different then was is "real ...

... had to imagine some of the scenery of the Jack the Ripper murders. It was so WET!!!! and by that time we were very tired. Well, I was anyway. It was quite dark and about 9.30pm when the tour finished, and we headed back to the underground, where we got sort of lost, having to change trains, and being told about 3 different directions by different people. We finally arrived back at Jane's place quite late. I was a bit peeved, as Jane was totally ...

... array of preserved body parts of both humans and animals from all around the world. Included is a skeleton of a 7'7" Irish giant! This was one of the most interesting museums I have been too. Afterwards we headed down to the Borough market to feast on so wonderful food and visited a wonder cheese shop. Finally we couldn't leave without visiting the British Art museum and Camden market where you could find a gift for anyone ...

... the different markets have the same tack in them. Camden town is cool but maybe a little too much punk for my liking. It was ******* rain by the way! Later we caught the Northern line down towards Westminster and seen Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, the South Bank etc. We didn't go on the London eye as it is a bit too expensive but the eye itself is the most impressive part, never mind the views of London from ...

... the tunnels of Vimy Ridge. But it's not to be. Select reverse gear, going backwards. Back in December, we stayed overnight in Hamburg, getting blind at the Christmas markets. In the morning, I awoke with pins and needles in the first two fingers on my left hand and half of my middle one. It was quite weird, lining up in customs and watching one of my fingers pulsate. Lucy called it alien finger syndrome. I had no power over it. I battled on, and went to Spain, before I ...