Just a quick update...
I've been in London for a week now and its already feeling pretty comfortable. It took me a day to figure out the tube and get used to the weather, but its all going pretty well.
Hana and I are still living in the one-bedroom flat in Clapham, but its not as bad as it seems. Turns out, the girl signed the lease expecting her boyfriend to be coming over from Albania at the beginning of April, but his visa got delayed. Not being able to afford the rent on her own, she's renting out the bedroom until he arrives in early May. So we can stay in this place for the full month or as short as we like, so its good we have the flexibility. We're still looking for a room around Hammersmith/Fulham. Thats where the action is! Hopefully we'll be able to move into a place this weekend.
I don't have a job yet but I had an interview on Friday with an optical company that went really well, so I'm expecting their call in the next couple of days. The job's not ideal - pay's only £7 per hour and its in North London so it'd take me an hour to commute, but they employ a lot of travellers and it seems pretty casual so it'd probably be a fun place to work.
Haven't done too much touristy stuff yet. I spent the day out on Wednesday with Hana's friend Jess. We went to Westminster Abbey and saw Buckingham Palace and Big Ben and the likes, and yesterday Hana and I went to a book market at Southbank and shopping in Oxford Street. On Wednesday, after sightseeing, we met Hana at Fulham Broadway (right next-door to Stamford Bridge) and the atmosphere there was amazing (Chelsea were playing Munich in the Champions League). I was offered a ticket from a scalper for £100 and I was so tempted!
Like I said, nothing much really happening yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far, and once we move into a share house and start meeting some people and going out it'll be even better.
I've been in London for a week now and its already feeling pretty comfortable. It took me a day to figure out the tube and get used to the weather, but its all going pretty well.
Hana and I are still living in the one-bedroom flat in Clapham, but its not as bad as it seems. Turns out, the girl signed the lease expecting her boyfriend to be coming over from Albania at the beginning of April, but his visa got delayed. Not being able to afford the rent on her own, she's renting out the bedroom until he arrives in early May. So we can stay in this place for the full month or as short as we like, so its good we have the flexibility. We're still looking for a room around Hammersmith/Fulham. Thats where the action is! Hopefully we'll be able to move into a place this weekend.
I don't have a job yet but I had an interview on Friday with an optical company that went really well, so I'm expecting their call in the next couple of days. The job's not ideal - pay's only £7 per hour and its in North London so it'd take me an hour to commute, but they employ a lot of travellers and it seems pretty casual so it'd probably be a fun place to work.
Haven't done too much touristy stuff yet. I spent the day out on Wednesday with Hana's friend Jess. We went to Westminster Abbey and saw Buckingham Palace and Big Ben and the likes, and yesterday Hana and I went to a book market at Southbank and shopping in Oxford Street. On Wednesday, after sightseeing, we met Hana at Fulham Broadway (right next-door to Stamford Bridge) and the atmosphere there was amazing (Chelsea were playing Munich in the Champions League). I was offered a ticket from a scalper for £100 and I was so tempted!
Like I said, nothing much really happening yet, but I'm really enjoying it so far, and once we move into a share house and start meeting some people and going out it'll be even better.
posted by YT at 8:15 pm
3 Comments:
Tommy here.
I know we don't necessarily see eye to eye over soccer or cricket, but I'm having some trouble with this one. You won't go to one day of the Ashes FOR FREE, but you were tempted to pay a hundred quid for a soccer match? Glad you kept your head on that one.
I think you got the Ravens email, but in case you didn't, we're doing quite well. 2-0 so far with a points percentage of just under 200. Good luck getting your spot back from Simmo. ;)
Say hi to Hana in case she doesn't read this, and thanks for the email update.
Tom,
Cricket is shit and not worth my time, let alone money. Soccer, especially matches between teams from other countries playing in a quarter-final is good. The atmosphere in the street outside the ground was electric, imagine what it would have been like inside. Massive call, but I reckon it would have challenged '97 Grand Final day - but my memory of that day is tainted...
Hi Andrew,
I am glad that you are well. Me and Sally have finally planned our trip!!!! I am so excited. We leave on the 12th of December and fly to LA!!!! we stay there for 5 days, then it is off to Denver in Colorado to ski with Sallys family for ten days over christmas. On the 28th we leave for New York City to bring in the new year, and we may even get to stay with Sal's borther for like two weeks free accommodation!!!! We then leave for London on the 7th of January and spend four days seeing the sites and spending a fortune no doubt (no free accommodation there, you'll have to make contacts for me!) Then we fly to Paris on the 11th for five days with mum dad and Sam. On the 16th of January we travel with mum dad and same through Italy and on the 26th when the family goes back to Aus, me and Sal will travel by train up to Venice for Carnivale. We leave europe from Paris on the 3rd and arrive in Bangkok to meet the girls for ten days in the sun to celebrate Laura, Sally and my birthdays!!!! then it is back to Aus on the 14th.
How Exciting....
Feel free to join us on any leg of our travels, speak to you soon
Annabel
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