Hello London, I'm finally here. 24 hours, seven and a half in-flight movies and four serves of aeroplane food later - London. The city of red buses and a nice bit of crumpet. Jolly good.
So far it has been a satisfying experience. We've been market shopping in Camden, taken a day trip to the beach side town of Brighton and strolled through the leafy streets of Oxford. In fact we've crammed so much in that it feels like we've been here for a month.
Currently London is experiencing a 'heat wave' of such epic proportions that even the Mayor of London is concerned, and in a somewhat paternalistic manner is politely advising all commuters to carry a water bottle with them while they are on the Tube system. Somehow I can't see Connex expressing similar suggestions to its flustered passengers.
Now, being Australian, we are obviously used to hot weather and this so called heat wave is really just a warm day for us. However, since London is usually freezing cold, there is almost no need for them to believe in air-conditioning. Funnily enough, we haven't slept a wink all night as our hostel room (shoebox boiler room) is four floors up and is designed for one person and yet contains four smelly male adults.
Lack of comfortable sleep aside, we actually are having a great time. London is such an amazing city with so much character and charm. One particular pub near our hostel even has its own resident field mouse called Bob, or maybe it was Bill. We've even had a picnic dinner in an locked garden in the middle of town houses in Notting Hill. Bliss.
Our week in London is nearly over, but I hope some of the these photos will help you get an idea of what we've been doing.
Next stop is Greece and I'll try and keep this updated as much as I can.
Fearn.
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