The Omega London

... city of Westminster accompanied by an unusual great weather.


How to see the most important places of London in just 2 days guide:

This is the third time I walked all along London from Hyde Park to Tower of London through Oxford st., Regent st., Piccadilly, Soho, British Museum, The Royal Courts of Justice, The Temple, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The Monument and back across the Thames river (and his ...

... later to their friends boyfriend (who’s birthday celebration it was) saying “has any body seen the 25 pound bottle of Champaign so-and-so got me for my birthday?”. They felt pretty bad and are in the process of buying him a replacement bottle.
As for me, Friday night reminded me of a night out in Brisbane with the fellas. It was Dan from Zimbabway’s birthday so we all decided we would have to have a big one. We got to the pub, Ash did what Ash ...

... But the damn water does my head in !!! We keep only being able to buy fizzy water!!
2. Cheese - well I have reduced quoto slightly although did have some for early evening snack each night with pruiscuito etc.Also had a cheese croissant!
3. Transport - metro, feet, car, then very fast train to Frankfurt and then plain to London
4. Lost - mmm - think nothing yet?? And ...

... day. With that set-back behind us, we set out for Monument, which as you guessed - is a monument! What you may not have guessed is that it's a monument commemorating the Great Fire of London - designed so that the height of the monument represents the distance to the start point of the fire. Only 3pounds to climb it and the 311 steps inside (you do get a certificate saying that you've made it), which is okay... as the views aren't really "awesome" but ...

Since being in the UK, I've been doing child protection social work. I really love being a social worker, but this particular arm of the profession is probably not for me. I do like working with the people, but it's pretty bureaucratic.

One of the reasons I looked forward to coming here was to learn more about the social services system, as it's quite different from the one in the US. Our system is founded on a belief that every able bodied person ought to work. Not so here ...

... not directly associated with shopping. With no destination in mind I moved through the city at a stress free pace; somewhere between senior citizen and mall walker. Among Londoners my pace felt especially slow. Men in suits and women in heels passed me like they had just nicked my wallet. They moved at business pace- fast enough to keep one dignified foot on the ground at all times. Both feet in the air was 'Missed Train Casual'. Effective albeit less dignified. I was ...

... a library I was a little less than enthusiastic. However, this may have been one of the coolest things I have ever seen. They have this section in the library called "Treasures of the Library" (lame title I know.) But contrary to the lame title, it was absolutely incredible. They had some of Shakespeare's original drafts of plays, the birthday card that the Beatles wrote the lyrics to ticket to ride on (and lots more), the Magna Carta, some of Mozart ...

... we went out and became part of an audience at a local bar that had 2 Thai rock bands playing the best of Dire Straits and the Rolling Stones. Another fun night before our departure to our 3rd country on our list of destinations - Laos. The trip involved a bus ride up to the border one nights stay before a ferry crossing across and a 2 day slow boat journey up to Luang Prabang, a long and scenic way to go but games and a few beers with fellow travellers ...

... pole · Short shirt · Long shirt · Standard socks · Toilet paper · Mobile · Bluetooth keyboard Folds up to a size smaller then my mobile, is light and makes blogging from ...

... tube( "mind the gap"--our new favorite slogan), met with 3 members of parliament, and drank, ALOT. Planning more tours and sigtseeing and partying around town til next tues when we leave to head north to the highlands and Edinburgh in Scotland, looking forward to that. Hope you are all enjoying life, 6 hours behind, in the states. Look for another update in a few days. Peace & Love, TK