Holiday Inn Express Epsom Downs

... pulled up and started sorting something out. As soon as the bouncers saw the sirens they froze up and started making sure everything that went on was 100% within the law. This meant they did not want to over-crowed the club and made us wait another hour before they were going to let anyone in. It was horrible standing at the very front of the line and not being allowed in. Especially since there were annoying people pressed up behind us, and the bouncers kept letting new ...

Hello All! While clearly I haven't gone anywhere yet I thought I'd write an entry to kick start the blog. Last night Jess and I had a great time with everyone who came to The New Rose to see us off, thankyou for coming! However today I feel like a bag of smashed crabs. I blame the black sambucca. There was an excellent turnout from the Tyndals girls with 8 of the 10 of Jess' old housemates traveling ...

Today we started our trip. We are currently at heathrow terminal 3 waiting for our cheeseburgers. We were surprised to find out that the wacky online and free australian visa system actually works and we'll be allowed on board. WE DO LOOK FORWARD to the 26-hour flight we have ahead of us!! Mina is excited about the chinese food which we will have during flight and at Hong Kong, Thomas not so much :S We already miss ...

We've been to London to see the Queen. The last few days were filled with shopping, running errands, and nighttime sightseeing. On Friday we spent a great deal of time with family, and drove around London late into the evening. My family showed us around Piccadilly Circus and London Bridge. The city changes completely at night. On Saturday, we set out for our visit to the Queen's home- Buckingham Palace. We got there at a perfect time. The estate rooms are open ...

... stories of violence, bloodshed and torcher. There are a lot of things to see in the tower once you've completed your tour. Of particular interest is the White Tower which is the facility's central element. The tower features, among other things, displays of battle armour and weaponry used throughout the ages. Outside the Tower of London is the best place to get a photo of London Bridge, that other famous icon. By the afternoon it had stopped snowing and was feeling a bit warmer.

... here, as she went to Scotland for a few days, but it was great to catch up, all the same. The last weekend of October I ventured back to Amsterdam with my friends Amanda, Jen and Meghan. It was a girly weekend to the extreme, basically nothing but shopping, dining and partying. It was a fabulous time and I am glad I got to spend time with some of the best friends that I have made here before I go home. The past few weeks have snuck by and have been ...

So after Shirls and I parted our ways, I made it to London on Monday afternoon! I met up with a friend of Stefanie's who lives here for and he showed me around some of the sites and local pubs. Aside from the dollar pound exchage rate, the city is absolutely amazing...yet another place I want to live now on my list. Tuesday, I got up and hit the hot spots...saw the changing of the guard ...

Epsom....... Arriving into the UK after the short night of the Atlantic crossing, we negotiated our way through the immigration queue, the Hertz queue and on via the M25 queue, to Epsom. We spent the next three days in and around Epsom where Jen's Mum lives. It's been good to catch up and spend time with Anne, and yes of course - we ate and ...

... sit for a minute or two then turning it back on to get one or two more shots. The rest of the trip I made sure I had plenty of back up batteries in my purse. While on the cruise boat I glimpsed what was to become my favorite landmark of London...The Tower Bridge, I just fell in love with this bridge when I saw it looming closer as we neared The Tower of London. At The tower we switched boats and headed back to the ...

... downstairs to pay respect to Florence Nightingale. The crypt is close on Sundays. We went to the gift shop and bought some souvenirs. From the cathedral we took a double decker bus to the Tower of London. We took a tour with a Yeoman Warder (beefeater) and discovered its 900-year history as a Royal Palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint ...