Hilton Garden Inn Luton North

... got to London its 27 degrees and really sunny. Linz would be proud as we headed straight to the pub waiting for our bus opposite Arm Chicken... Beebs was drinking coffee and laughing about the toilet door in the pub where you can get everthing you desire at the end of a phone call.

Managed to blag on the Easy bus to Luton an hour early so no hanging around and checked into our ...

... good cup of tea is in McDonald's for a mere 80p (knocks the socks off M&S who wanted £3.60 for a feeble smoked salmon sandwich...) Let me know if you have any other hints on how to make life in Britain that bit easier on the wallet. Tomorrow I leave Heathrow Terminal 5 for Tokyo, Japan. I hope to update the old online diary so stayed tuned for more Adventures in Unemployment! xx

... all headed back to our dorm rooms to prepare Thanksgiving. Considering we have the tiniest "kitchens" in the world, we had a really great meal. I was in charge of mashed potatoes, salad, and puppy chow. We have a married couple in our group that have an apartment, so they made the turkey in their oven and brought it over. Everything was so good and we were stuffed! We sat ...

... guards do their steps, back through St James Park to the Horse Guards parade. There's one guard in the archway and heaps of Tourist's were having photo's taken of themselves next to the guard. The guard didn't flinch. Outside on the road were two more guards on horseback. Another photo opportunity. It is but a short walk to trafalger square and Nelson's Column from there. I found the National Gallery was there too, so popped ...

... t find my map of England, which would have been extremely useful. But with no map and no idea where I was, the only thing I could rely on was my compass. I just kept going south. And every time I saw a sign for Luton and followed it, it would lead to a motorway (highway.) Very helpful. I decided I would try NOT to get pulled over by the ...

... view from top). Also walked through the garden next to Parliament house, which was nice. Then as it was getting dark onto Piccadilly Circus, to have a look at the big neon advertising signs and the crowds and theatre entrances. This all made for an interesting afternoon and night! Was quite exciting navigating the tube around the city, and seeing sights and streets, that are so old and different to what we are used to, but then also mixed in with the modern.

... premium but as we weren't paying didn't mind). Flight was only five and a half hours but still wished we had some Internet Valium. Getting through Heathrow was a dream and we were home in a Flash. Then collected our cat and crashed out for a few hours.

... gone up 200 and something steps to the whisper chamber and were exhausted. Again, I am not clear on the order, but at sundown one of the days we went to the London Eye. We had an amazing view of the city. We could see the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben perfectly! I think the only thing that I wasn't impressed with was Piccadilly Circus. I didn't know what it was when we were headed to it. When we ...

... that we are still going to Budapest Loser of the Day: Beef, who lost at Poker Here were all our predictions for Football honours at the end of the season: Sai: Man Utd Win Champions League and FA Cup, Chelsea win League ((Correct 0/3) Rob: Chelsea Win Champions League and FA Cup, Man Utd win League ((Correct 2/3) Beef: Man Utd Win Champions League and League, Chelsea win FA Cup ((Correct 1/3) Final Quote of the day: All's Well that ends well!

... is only on even days this month, so I'll try to catch that tomorrow and go on from there to see more of the sights. Today was a beautiful sunny day (it got up to about 70, I think -- I was sweating with my jacket on). Hard to believe I pick probably the only 4 dry, sunny days of the season, but somehow I lucked out and it's supposed to be sunny again tomorrow and partly sunny on Saturday, my last day here. Until next time, cheers!