Melbourne Lodge Welwyn Garden City

... engines will fall upon deaf ears as I forlornly think of the comfortable life that I will be leaving behind, and all that that life contains. My girlfriend, friends and my family will seem very far away when I'm in different countries/time zones/continents/! But I'm determined not to let that happen. I'm sure that the forlorn farewell of an airport departure will all too soon blur with all the relieved joy of an Airport Arrival.

... Changing of the Guards was a bit of a disappointment, not because I saw it on Saturday but because all they really do is march, with the odd guard mounting a horse to look imposing.<br><br><br><br>At the Royal Horseguards, a large area where horses parade I think on the Queen's birthday, we were told that the venue will host a sport in the 2012 Olympics, and the guide asked us to guess which. Deutsch naturally said equestrian, another said archery, but the ...

A couple of days relaxing and preparing for my trip to Australia, Matt in Ibiza for the first week of my time in Australia. As it turned out Matt and Craig's flight was on the same day and same time as my flight so I said goodbye and Chloe took me to the airport while Matt's Dad took him to the airport.

... sorts of exciting history. We were told that it is the only theater today that allows tours during rehearsals. We were not allowed to film anything because of this, but it was magnificent nonetheless. No more than two feet away from me was London's famous jazz composer, Django Bates. We sat for about half an hour watching the musicians rehearse and then left. We grabbed some lunch and made our way into the Shakespeare exhibit where we got to see many ...

We arrived in London early on a Sunday morning and were picked up by Matt's Chloe and Achim. They took us back to River View to Matt's Mum and Dad's house. It was so great to see everyone and we spent most of the day sitting around catching up, and drinking cups ...

... I should've listened to all those websites telling me to pack light or regret it. I didn't pack so light, and now I'm paying for it. We found the hostel without a problem, but check-in wasn't until 2pm. We dropped the 30 pounds of akward weight there and took a little walk around. Things are not as expensive as I expected in some cases, but for the most part it really is just the same price but in pounds instead of dollars ...

... to do in the three reamining days before opening; there was the kitchen for starters, the kitchen that only had partial equipment delivered and no food deliveries would come until Wednesday. I was very happy to be away from Brazillian people at last, though nice they may have been at Spitalfields, they used to stick with their native Spanish and Portuguese and it's the ...

... is anyone's guess. Haf-fa would love this to be resolved, as income generated could be spent spreading the philosophical, intellectual, comic, and cosmic message of Sun Ra to new generations of music devotees. Perhaps all it possibly will take is the generous help of a person with a little bit of expertise in music publishing. A few helpful hints and some simple guidance would possibly change this situation enormously. It is saddening to see the legacy of one of music's ...

... Hyde, Emily was back from St. Joes. We played with the Kittens, and I showed her "face book"...oops. Jonathan came home from his college a few minutes later, and promptly changed to his comfy clothes: an Abercrombie shirt and a pair of cargo shirts. Dad researched Moscow, Emily and Jo played pool, Annie fooled with my computer and helped me sort out things that I might need in Moscow. Paul played in a charity golf tournament, attended a ...

... me through as I now had a pile of bags in their way. Finally I am on the underground ( at least it goes direct to Heathrow so no changing) the journey will take about an hour. I rest the large bag on the seat and stay holding the other bags.15 stops to Heathrow and I nearly fall asleep. As we approach one of the stations a message comes up that they were evacuating the station and I thought the train would stop and we all had to get off...just what ...