Nov 19, 2009 - If ever down Lambeth Way in South London

You'll find them all doing the Lambeth Walk HEY Staying in a run down area of South London it is hilarious to see the cockney spirit shine through with regualr renditions of the "lambeth Walk" down the rub a dub dub. ... Beer in London is served in Lambeth Walk HEY Staying in a run down area of South London it is hilarious to see the cockney spirit shine through with regualr renditions of the "lambeth Walk" down the rub a dub dub. ... Beer in London is served in Jump to full entry

Oct 17, 2009 - London Trip!

but now i’m finally getting around to writing about my trip to London 2 weekends ago. ... so enough about that, on to my London adventure! So my study abroad program, AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Study) takes us to London as part of the program. ... So there are 29 of us i think and we all got a bus to the airport on that friday morning (the day after Guinness Day) and it was about an hour and a half flight to London. ... We went and sat at the bar and chatted with the bar tenders, trying to find the best place to go for the famous London night life (and I had my first Martini. ... We were just thought it was funny that we managed to come across the one Irish couple in London in a gay bar we just accidentally found. ...

Oct 11, 2009 - London again

Been in London for a few days now and knocked off a few more touristy sites. ... Went and seen that phatom show thing, gettin a bit of culture into me, and went into the tower of london to hear about all the murders and torture that went on, pretty cool. ... Flying to Vancouver tomorrow to settle in and not have to pack my bag every second day (Kirby complains about my messiness, she'll get over it).Been in London for a few days now and knocked off a few more touristy sites. ... Went and seen that phatom show thing, gettin a bit of culture into me, and went into the tower of london to hear about all the murders and torture that went on, pretty cool. ... Flying to Vancouver tomorrow to settle in and not have to pack my bag every second day (Kirby complains about my messiness, she'll get over it)....

Oct 11, 2009 - Last day in London

Today is our last day in London and it is overcast with the possibility of rain therefore a perfect time to head off to Barcelona. ... The last couple of days here have been nice and relaxing, not too much sightseeing, simply going to parks, drinking, relaxing, going out and so on.Today is our last day in London and it is overcast with the possibility of rain therefore a perfect time to head off to Barcelona. ... The last couple of days here have been nice and relaxing, not too much sightseeing, simply going to parks, drinking, relaxing, going out and so on....

Oct 9, 2009 - London

During our last 2 days in London we were able to see quite a lot with our tour guide Eric. ... We took the double decker bus across the city to St Paul's Cathedral, then crossed the Thames river walking towards The Tower Bridge and the Tower of London ( which isn't a tower at all, but a castle). ... The day was beautiful so we did quite a bit of walking, which also included viewings of the London Eye, Buckingham palace, Big Ben,Hyde Park, Trafalgar square, Piccadilly circus, the pinter china town hat London has and many of the beautiful parks they have in the city. ... In London, I don't feel like I am in a foreign country, very similar to big cities in North America, and it is nice that I can speak the language. ... I will update once more before we leave London on Sunday night. ...

Oct 8, 2009 - Museums, Harrods, Wimbeldon & We Will Rock You

Sleep in for the kids so Paul & Heather went off exploring to the National Gallery (we didn't see Mr Bean there)as well as the National Portrait Gallery.Sleep in for the kids so Paul & Heather went off exploring to the National Gallery (we didn't see Mr Bean there)as well as the National Portrait Gallery....

Oct 6, 2009 - Shopping, Soccer, Wicked & The Tube

We all unintentially slept in till 11am. They saw Smithy from The Bill who was sitting in the row of front of them (he was there to see one of the actors) Paul & Isaac travelled out to Leyton to see a Div 2 match between Leyton Orient & Brighton & Hove (about 25 min from centre of London) Heather did not enjoy traveeling in the Tube at 5:30 peak hour. ... We were all trapped in like sardines!Isaac has decided he never wants to live in London! We went shopping down Oxford St- Isaac was happy as he finally found a book shop that sold the Cherub series of novels by Robert Muchamore. ...

Oct 5, 2009 - London

We had a bit of a walk around & found our way to the hop on - hop off company where we got our tickets & went on part of one of the commentated tours around London for ~1 hour. ... We passed most of the major landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Tower of London & the major parks. ... Isaac & Samara returned back to room to catch up on Facebook/internet while Paul & Heather returned for another trip around London on the last hop-on tour of the day. ...

Oct 2, 2009 - drama

We've seen The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie's play that has been running since 1955.We've seen The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie's play that has been running since 1955....

Sep 30, 2009 - Breakfast in Switzerland, lunch in France, dinner in Italy

Today we had breakfast in Switzerland, Lunch in France and dinner in Italy! What a day! I woke the kids up early and we headed out towards Chamonix, France.Today we had breakfast in Switzerland, Lunch in France and dinner in Italy! What a day! I woke the kids up early and we headed out towards Chamonix, France....

Sep 28, 2009 - Day of Touring London

Today started with a buffet continental breakfast at the hotel, then off on a tour of attractions in London. ... The usual tourist locations but new to us.Today started with a buffet continental breakfast at the hotel, then off on a tour of attractions in London. ... The usual tourist locations but new to us....

Sep 27, 2009 - Germany to Switzerland

From Freiburg, we took the train to the Geneva, Switzerland Airport where I had rented a car for the week while we had our timeshare trade.From Freiburg, we took the train to the Geneva, Switzerland Airport where I had rented a car for the week while we had our timeshare trade....