European Hotel London

... the school where I have a chance of receiving up to an additional $500. I'd still need about $2,000 to feel "secure" over there though. As a graduation present (yes I graduate in exactly a month), I plan to just come out of pocket for the plane ticket and I'm going to work myself to death to save up for the other $1,000. Right now I'm getting paid for 30 hours a week, next semester I'm getting paid (hopefully if everything ...

... buildings as a retired naval home. We had looked unsuccessfully for the Royal Observatory from the ferry, and when I spotted it while standing at Henry VIII's birthplace, the family really thought that I was joking when I pointed us towards a building on a distant hill. I said 'it's closer than it looks', but I was probably trying to convince myself of this more than just convincing them. Ann and Grandma took the safe option and decided to tour around the retired naval ...

... of course.

Why not do it? It had been a few weeks of shall I shan’t I? and what sold it for Mike was doing something different. So we went to the tourist info and located the one and only fancy dress costume place.

A 10 minute drive later I found myself in an old lady’s living room trying on her custom made gorilla suit. It’s a moment like this that you realize you are unemployed, on the far side of the planet, dressing up as a monkey about to fly ...

... as when he left NZ the remains of a Maori youth's heart was found on a canoe with his lungs and bowels on the beach "the flesh they believe was all devoured". Now I've been to some parties which have left some carnage but that is something - let's hope they've calmed down a bit since then.

Well,I'd better get back to my packing and see if I can get my photo upload working...

Until the next time - Mx

... 20 days.



Mon 12th April, Day 84




The long weekend was coming rapidly to a close. Although our funds were
drying up we could not help but to take a tube into the city for a bit
of clothes shopping. We went to this big fashion superstore called Top
Shop. This place was four massive levels of clothes. The top level of
top shop was men’s fashion and I had a look. I don’t usually get
excited about clothes shopping, I ...

... and his doomed  expedition, and the other explorers who tried to find him and the Northwest Passage. I was really cool because it had been designed to look like an ice cave, but it was also scary to think about what those men had gone through.  We went over to the Queen's House because I wanted to see inside it, but we got there a few minutes too late, it was already closed. So instead we headed over to the Painted Dinning Hall where they filmed for "The Golden ...

... needed sleep. Day 2 - 24th June After having the worst coffee EVER (which was throw out after one sip) we paid £5.30 for a train ticket that lets you travel within the 1st and 2nd zones. First stop was Piccadilly Circus, where we just took a few pictures and walked around for a little while before heading to the London Bridge. We walked the wrong way about 3 times before we actually found the unmissable Bridge! Even with signs at ...

... more to ask for the price of - for London - paltry 27 pounds? Besides, we never planned to spend our days in the hotel. It was just to have a place to stay overnight. It was enough for me. I was satisfied. The day was sunny. Now, whether the sky over England had cleared up or London simply had different climate than Bristol, I had no way of knowing. But either way, the sun was high up. However, the afternoon was already quite advanced and you could already call it late ...

... your longitude and latitude when you are out at sea. To find latitude you can measure the angle of the sun when its at its highest point of midday, on the two equinoxes (if 8th grade earth science serves me correctly...) and to find longitude you can compare the time in Greenwich with wherever you are (local time). For every 1 hour of time difference, is a 15degree change in longitude. To find local time ...

... with her choir in Westminster Abbey. Tara here. Some of you may know that Nathan and I LOVE going to the theatre - especially to see musicals. So for us London was an opportunity to take in some great shows and we took full advantage. On the first night I saw Fame with Kathryn while Nathan went and saw Lord of the Rings with Patrick. Thumbs up overall. Second in the lineup, and our favourite of all the shows we saw in London, was "Avenue Q" - starring a cast ...