We're back
The Girlfriend, Kimberly and I are back from London. As I type this, The Girlfriend is uploading a gazillion photos to her Flickr page so I'll refer you there for visuals.
I'm still a bit dazed, but it was great to be "out of it" for three days. No worries about work or other stressful things. Unfortunately that all came crashing back down when we got off the Eurostar.
What did I learn?
- I learnt that Londoners sure love their pinstripe suits, ipods, high heels (the ladies) and football shirts (everyone on a Saturday, and the crazy Rugby League supporters that took over our hotel on Friday).
- The way to differ between a tourist and a Londoner is that the latter can sleep and read on the tube.
- London Ladies still dress uplike slappers on a Friday night, and Vicky Pollard is real.
- It's hard to find a restaurant with native English speakers, feels weird to speak better English than the people serving you. I think that's because the English just don't want to serve anyone. Ha!
- London is a world of opposites, which is why I love it.
- Walking will make your feet hurt. A lot. Next time I want one of those golf carts.
- I've never been filmed so much in my life (CCTV is everywhere).
- The Girlfriend looks more dangerous than me. The security guard at the National History museum asked her if she had any knives with her and me if I had "anything sharp".
- London is Geek Town.
- The poofs in Old Compton Street are stuck up bitches: "excuse me, you're invading my personal space, you boobie-having tourist person".
- The ratio poofs/dykes in London is about 1.000.000 to 10 (we counted).
- I've finally seen the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge! The Embankment is fabulous. But what the hell are Picadilly Square and Trafalgar Square all about? Good for getting off the tube and getting on again five minutes later.
- There is no Warner Bros shop to be found in London. *pouts*
- The Girlfriend is now addicted to smoothies, milkshakes and potato wedges.
- Camden's become even scarier than it was six years ago.
- London's bloody expensive, and I still calculate everything into Belgian francs while The Girlfriend calculates in Euro.
- Even people in London will look at you funnily when you photograph a rubber duckie.
Things to do next year: British Museum, Hyde Park, the London Dungeon, Tate Modern and a re-run of pretty much everything we did this year.
Can I go back to London now?
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The Girlfriend, Kimberly and I are back from London. As I type this, The Girlfriend is uploading a gazillion photos to her Flickr page so I'll refer you there for visuals.
I'm still a bit dazed, but it was great to be "out of it" for three days. No worries about work or other stressful things. Unfortunately that all came crashing back down when we got off the Eurostar.
What did I learn?
- I learnt that Londoners sure love their pinstripe suits, ipods, high heels (the ladies) and football shirts (everyone on a Saturday, and the crazy Rugby League supporters that took over our hotel on Friday).
- The way to differ between a tourist and a Londoner is that the latter can sleep and read on the tube.
- London Ladies still dress up
- It's hard to find a restaurant with native English speakers, feels weird to speak better English than the people serving you. I think that's because the English just don't want to serve anyone. Ha!
- London is a world of opposites, which is why I love it.
- Walking will make your feet hurt. A lot. Next time I want one of those golf carts.
- I've never been filmed so much in my life (CCTV is everywhere).
- The Girlfriend looks more dangerous than me. The security guard at the National History museum asked her if she had any knives with her and me if I had "anything sharp".
- London is Geek Town.
- The poofs in Old Compton Street are stuck up bitches: "excuse me, you're invading my personal space, you boobie-having tourist person".
- The ratio poofs/dykes in London is about 1.000.000 to 10 (we counted).
- I've finally seen the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge! The Embankment is fabulous. But what the hell are Picadilly Square and Trafalgar Square all about? Good for getting off the tube and getting on again five minutes later.
- There is no Warner Bros shop to be found in London. *pouts*
- The Girlfriend is now addicted to smoothies, milkshakes and potato wedges.
- Camden's become even scarier than it was six years ago.
- London's bloody expensive, and I still calculate everything into Belgian francs while The Girlfriend calculates in Euro.
- Even people in London will look at you funnily when you photograph a rubber duckie.
Things to do next year: British Museum, Hyde Park, the London Dungeon, Tate Modern and a re-run of pretty much everything we did this year.
Can I go back to London now?
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