Lodge 51 London

... checked emails etc. Then we went exploring around the Kensington Area. When we returned to the hotel our rooms were finally ready so I showered and took a nap. That night we went out and celebrated my birthday. There was a pretty big group of us (I think 13!) but most of the people I met that first day were on the Salamanca trip. We had a ton of fun and went out to a few ...

... he even bought two bags full of clothes (and Dave NEVER shops!). Seven pairs of socks for ninety-seven pence!!!! I still can't get over it!
Towards the end of our stay, Dave's best friend came to visit. He was on his way to Oxford. They were in their element. The Ashes cricket was playing at a nearby pub and they spent some afternoons watching the match. I joined them but got wriggly so went wandering down the streets to see what I could find ...

... was to not fall asleep! So on our way to his hosue in Paddington, we stopeed by the supermarket to make breakfast. We bought eggs, bacon, cream cheese, bread, juice ana salad mixture. After I got he tour of the house, Max started to cook us bacon and eggs. It was the longest I've ever waited for an omelt to be made -- which was worth the wait. Afterwards I took a shower in their really akwward tub. There was no door, there was no curtain, there was this REALLY high tub along ...

... away at the train station. Protesters, apparently, were not allowed on the train and - identifiable by a splash of face paint and a flower in her hair - she was refused her passage home. I cannot understand how leaving a young woman alone at 3am in the centre of London with nowhere to go can be justified.



Despite the unnecessary overreaction and disappointing aggression shown by the police, the action - overall - was a ...

... we left London we have been to Amsterdam, Munich, Innsbruck and Berlin, so there's plenty more to catch up on. We'll endeavour to update you at our ealiest possible convenience. Until then, Chris and Caroline xx P.S. Mum/Joyce: Happy Birthday for Saturday. Sorry we can't be there with you but we'll be thinking of you and can't wait to see you in New York in 80 days! Antonina: Happy Birthday again for the ...

... ca m'a permis de penser a autre chose un peu... Mais la, c'est vraiment le point de non retour... Prochaine fois que je mets mon sac sur mes epaules, je serai depourvu de tous reperes... Je serais foutuement loin de tout ceux que j'aime.... Je m'ennuie deja de tous ses sourires qui me sont familier et surtout, de celui de ma Mignonette. Juste avant d'embarquer dans l'avion, une femme ...

... s. I thought that was interesting. Anyway we were soon back in London and it was nice of Steve to drop us off at the nearest tube stop. We left him a tip and thanked him. He asked us how long we were going to be in London so we told him we were flying to Prague early tomorrow morning and Ashok and Glynis were flying to Paris but we'd be back...

We got back to Bunga's exhausted, and had to pack for our early morning flight to Prague!!!






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... to move to London, I would BS my way through school and go everywhere all the time. I do not want to BS my way through acupuncture school. That's just not how I roll. I think it would be a better choice to stay in San Diego (I know, I can't believe I just said that either) and then take some time once school is done to hang out in Europe for a while. (But not, asI had been planning, take a semester off in 2009 to do this, rather wait until ...

... s Corner in Hyde Park. I listened to some political activists trying to draw a crowd but I think they're just trying to get people to tip them b/c they really had no idea what they were talking about and just changed the subject when asked somewhat of a difficult question. One guy just kept reverting back to why he thought Naomi Campbell was the best supermodel in the world-that was enough for me so I left-we all know Heidi ...

I must say, I've never had such a pleasant customs experience as I did in Heathrow. The customs official made small talk, smiled, and was oh so nice. ...A far cry from every other customs offiicial I've ever encountered. From Heathrow I took the underground over to Victoria and then wandered over to the coach station. Just a little clarification: a ...