Golden Strand Hotel London

... back on the bus, he says, Is someone sick? there is an odd smell. Ah Oh, it's my tuna salad which has now been out of the refrigerator for 2 hours plus. He asks if I want him to throw it away. well really, if you guys hadn't putzed around so much at the airport, it wouldn't smell yet. but it was a nice offer.
Luckily I am the second one to be dropped off so I walk into my hotel only 5 1/2 hours after landing. geez. travel is so much fun, yes.

... but a tad inappropriate. He played the character of Billy Flynn slightly unconvincingly. I guess he isn't really a singer/dancer. The show itself was terrific though. And I found myself singing "all that jazz" for the rest of the week....that is....until we went to see the Gypsy Kings at Kew Gardens! Then I had "bamboleo" in my head! The four of us (parents and us) prepared a dinner picnic and spent the Friday evening in the park eating, drinking ...

... and the world's people should not be silenced.



Though there were strong feelings that we should stay, it became clear that the camp was not going to make it through the night. However reluctant to go on their terms, I packed up my tent and made the decision to leave. As we walked out, the line of police jeered sarcastic comments with the artificial smugness that comes with winning a game by cheating and force. I could not look ...

... headed back to London on the second of January. My Scotland trip was now over. Scotland was freezing, I got wet so many times, the days were so short and so many places were closed for the Winter. I had the most brilliant time and rate Scotland right up there with my favourite countries to visit. Scotland is so beautiful, with savage landscapes dotted with crumbling castles, deep lochs of dark black water and mountains and forests and snow... I could go on and on.

... of the weekend. Dancing our butts off at the Chemical Brothers with Stefan in London. Discovering the best value Asian buffet in Chinatown in London - and going back for a second helping. Defying Graviteeeeeeeee with Dave T at one of his now famous kitchen parties. Sorry again for the noise, Jason! Things we learned in...England: It really is grey and miserable ALL THE TIME. London is the most expensive ...

Excusez le delai mais je viens juste d'avoir acces à l'internet donc on commence il y a deux jours ;) Excusez aussi le manque d'accent mais TravelPod a trop de misere avec ca pour que je les utilises... -------------------------------------- Dans dix heures, je serai plus loin que je ne l'ai jamais ete... On dirait que ça commence à me rentrer dedans... Il a à peine sept heures, je quittais Montreal ...

... yucky looking and green and odour of sulphur is not the most aromatic. Apparently during the Roman times this was the place to see and be seen. The few stairs leading into the bath are intact from Roman times but the columns, terrace and statues date back from the Georgian era when the Baths were rediscovered after lying under the city streets for centuries. You can then go to the Pump Room and drink the water if you want. I didn't. Apparently it tastes like blood but I wouldn ...

... you in enough suspense) to hear that I have chosen not to attend LCTA. Even before they handed me the International Student Fee sheet (which is about double of what EU students pay), I realized that this probably would not be the best move at this point in my life, but for different reasons than I had expected. The only thing that really bothers me about England (and, well, most of the world outside of California) is that everyone here smokes ...

... hand pumped ale-no CO2 in this beer. The beers are relatively weak (only 4~% or so), however when drank quickly on an empty stomach it has the effect of a stronger beer. I continued on the south side to Tower Bridge where I crossed to one of my favorite places on earth THE TOWER OF LONDON. I only had 2.5hrs here and was probably the last person kicked out of the place-they're lucky they found my hiding spot-****! From this far ...

... it was the first opportunity for us to take hot showers in over a week. Sometimes you don't realize just how dirty you are until you start peeling off the layers of dirt. Tonight is bittersweet because it is our last night with Amy. She will be leaving us tomorrow to continue her extended travels through Europe and India over the next month. We appreciated having the chance to celebrate her birthday ...