London - Hyde Park

From London - Hyde...

The painters and painted the room yesterday so I thought it was high time to go exploring the local park once again but this time I had my camera fully charged.

I walked around Hyde park for 8 hours solid yesterday and I've officially got a blister on my big toe! It all started off with me chilling out, actually I went for abit of a sleep because I was extra sleepy. The weather was nice and I just propped my bag up and went for a snooze with all the other sleepers.



Then I went off to the Marble Arch, which was actually outside the park but really right beside it. The Marble Arch was the main entrance to the Buckingham Palace but extensions means that it was moved here. However I was here because gallows used to be located close by which executed many people between 1571 to 1759, though it just turned out to be a busy intersection. Theres abit of a read on one my pictures



Then there were heaps of statues around and a few gardens which had some very nice flowers and squirrels were floating about to, very cool creatures.



I went down to the iron dukes house to, didn't bother going inside but it lived up to it's name as being very un-inviting. The queens gates were worth a look and finally I went to Kensington castle, which wasn't all that exciting either. It did have some very cool gardens around it though.



Princess Dianna had a fountain in the park to and there was the center piece of the park the Serpentine, which is a big lakish like water feature. I popped into the Serpentine gallery as well which was real small but worth a little gander.



Everything is going real well, have myself a place to stay for at least the next two months in White Chapel, a bank account that works and my CV in with a number of places, so now all I'm doing is enjoying myself. Hope you are extra super.

Best wishes,

Jamie

Life in London

A week in London is a week like no other, you arrive tired and weary. Have a little sleep, recover and then head out to the tube, where people are not entirely inviting. Then you try to find the malls in your area, there are none however there are heaps of pubs everywhere.

Eventually you'll end up walking about aimlessly looking for the right shop, eventually you might find some stuff around town. Tired dazed and confused you'll navigate your way home on the closest tube station. The amount of people here just blows ya sox off, you can just look outside and there are at least 5 people wandering by in rush hours if not more. Now I have this book 'The rough guide to London', its really handy.

London feels like a big ole ant farm, this past week has been like orientation and yes I've got to know a few places. Seen a couple of flats, spent my fair share of time on Gumtree (website for Aussies/NZs/Saffas) and Jobserve.

Then there's been some social stuff to, going out drinking in Covent Garden a very cool place. Dwayne showed me a good time with Dan, we're looking at getting a place together, pretty scary :) Dan is a great guy and Dwayne well you all know Dwayne.

Oh, oh, oh and we watched the kiwi's vs the Saffa's very cool we won. Next week we play the Aussies I think, should be good hopefully we win again, time shall tell.



Well that's about it from me for now, nothing to specific very rough. Gonna catch with a few x-work colleagues later on in the week very cool. All in all things are working out well and the next few weeks ahead should be very relaxing.

Thankfully Josh and Jenny(Leons sister and brother in law) have been putting up with me this week they are the greatest. Jenny just did a huge fruit salad for dinner, very nice.

Here's some pics from the Imperial War Museum. Spent about three hours there, wasn't a big place but it was very interesting, it had a great holocaust exhibition, very cool but abit gruesome.

Confusion reigns supreme

Today I worked out the tube system, the lobster card, the coloured lines and even the different line names and all said it is a very good system but if you don't understand it, you might end up finding yourself in the wrong place. Incidentally that hasn't happened to me yet :)

I sat through a 2 hour presentation to get a bank account and at the end of it my postal number was wrong, so I need to wait until Friday before my UK bank is opened, which is actually really quick.

On top of that an agent has already passed my details to one of their clients. What a busy day and I even have a UK phone number. Pop me an e-mail if you need it.

Still abit lagged but am having fun :-) Now to top up my new UK Vodafone.

Jamie

Jet Lagged In London

Made in to London this morning at around 6am, has been a huge day today with abit of sleep to boot. Mainly have just walked around been shown the city by a couple of friends.

Wow big city, big place will have to deal with it tomorrow off to Bed :)