Yeah, ok, so I thought I might just drop a line or two down here to say whats been going on with me in the past... two weeks (?)
Firstly, sorry I haven't said anything for ages, but I got a massive cold (we're talking fever and hallucinations here), and then about half a day after I felt up to getting up and doing stuff, the internet disappeared on me. So I signed up to the local library, and I'm stealing their intertubes from them.
Ok, first things first. I have a job now, which is excellent because it means I have money to spend. Some of that money is going towards the chick that I met over here (Faye)
We've been out on a date after... meeting :P and she seems to be pretty cool.
Apart from that though, I haven't really gotten up to much to be honest, just working and hanging out around the town I'm staying in.
Yes, still no pictures, but they will come... someday :D
Catch you all on the flipside yo
Dom
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Rates from mobiles and pay phones higher
Just in case any of you wanted to know, my new number (its in words to try to stop spammers and the like) is plus four four seven seven one seven five three five two seven five.
So yeah, drop me a sms sometime if you want to.
(Starting to miss you all)
Dom
So yeah, drop me a sms sometime if you want to.
(Starting to miss you all)
Dom
Sunday, December 2, 2007
This is London calling
Good evening, and welcome. Before we begin our broadcast this evening, first, let me apologise for the lack of pictures so far. Trust me, I'm getting round to putting them up (both pictures from my travels AND my 18th birthday party). They will be up soon in a mass photo post.
So, I've finally gone in to check out London. It was quite fun, and also fatal at times, but more on that later.
So, on Thursday, I got to London Liverpool St Station, and just started walking in a random direction, figuring that I'd eventually stumble upon some touristy thing. I didn't, so I got out my Lonely Planet (TM) United Kingdom guide to check out what was in the area. The Bank of England was apparently, so I went to check it out. It was during this journey that I was almost killed by a taxi. I would just like to say that the English obviously don't like ANYONE being in their major cities. If you're in a car, you have to pay a congestion charge, and if you're walking, fat chance if you want to cross the road. Anyways, as you may have guessed, it was during crossing the road (at the closest thing to a crossing a could find) that I was almost run down by a taxi.
While I was walking through the City of London to the Bank of England, I was surprised at how few high rises that the city had. Brisbane has more high rises by the looks of it. The ones in London I DID see looked really quite lifeless, which was unnerving.
Eventually, I found my way to the Bank of England Museum. They have a hell of a lot of security over here. Every thing I went into required me to go through a metal detector and have my bag checked. Inside, the museum was actually a fair amount more interesting than it sounds. It wasn't brilliant, but it was still OK. No pictures of this though, as they wouldn't allow it for some odd reason. No idea why :-$
After that, I went to seek out something called the Monument. I have no idea what it was for, but it sounded interesting. Unfortaunately, I never found out what it was a monument for, or even what it really looked like, as it was covered in scaffolding. It was right next to the Thames though, so I went down for a walk along that towards the Tower Bridge. I went under the London Bridge as well, and I can confirm that the popular theory of it's structual instability is a falacy.
After a fair walk, I got to the Tower of London. I would have gone in, except that it was already about 2pm, and I wanted more time for something like that. Instead, I got some lunch in the general area, and went up to the Tower Bridge. That was a pretty awesome experience, and it had stunning views, as well as a shitload of information. It also had a bunch of different possible designs. For example, did you know that the Tower Bridge almost looked like the Sydney Harbour bridge?
Speaking of stunning views, the London Eye. After leaving the Tower Bridge, I had no idea where I had to go, apart from the fact that I had to walk along the Thames. Which I did, until I got to a point where it forceed you up onto the road. Somehow, after much walking and with the feeling of being lost, I made it to the London Eye, operating off just the odd glimpse through a multitude of buildings. I'd just like to say that the 15 pounds that it cost to go up in that thing was well worth it. Especially seeing as I had gone up at dusk/early evening. It was amazing just to see the orange sprawl of London, stretching out before me.
On Friday, I went back into London to meet up with Beth (she was already in after visiting someone the day before) at the British Museum. I didn't see all of it (which isn't really a problem, I can always go and see it again, its free :P) but what I did see was amazing. Especially the Rosetta stone, and some of the Greek Sculptures. There was a part of one statue there that was a section of arm from elbow to hand that was a big as a person. It was massive! After that, we went to a nearby Italian restaurant where I had a pretty decent Lasagna (it was still bubbling when they brought it out to me!) Then we decided to walk from there down to Hyde Park to check it out, which was a fair journey, as well as the fact that there were thousands of people. As soon as we got there though, guess what? It started to rain :P So we decided to go back to the flat in Islington via the Underground for a bit while we waited for it to be time to go to see Bill Bailey.
While Beth had a snooze back at the flat, I went out into Islington in search of a Barclays ATM. That was fun *rolls eyes* I was blundering around a market that was there, as well as a shopping centre before finally discovering that there WAS one in the area. At the other end of the district, near the universty but still within walking distance, so I set of in search for it. And then it started pissing down. And then it finished pissing down, and started blowing a gale. So at least I got dry again :P
Once I managed to get back after being lost (again :P) for a while, Beth and I set out to see Bill Bailey.
God. Damn. It.
That man is hilarious. Best 30 pounds I've ever spent. It went for 2 and a half hours, but it didn't feel anywhere that long. The man had me in stitchs. The only bad thing about it was the bloke sitting behind me, who was yelling out "YEAH!" for the whole time, and managed to tip beer down my back three times XD
Ah well, it was still an awesome experience.
And thats the news. We'll be back at a random time in the future. Enjoy the fest of your day.
Dom
So, I've finally gone in to check out London. It was quite fun, and also fatal at times, but more on that later.
So, on Thursday, I got to London Liverpool St Station, and just started walking in a random direction, figuring that I'd eventually stumble upon some touristy thing. I didn't, so I got out my Lonely Planet (TM) United Kingdom guide to check out what was in the area. The Bank of England was apparently, so I went to check it out. It was during this journey that I was almost killed by a taxi. I would just like to say that the English obviously don't like ANYONE being in their major cities. If you're in a car, you have to pay a congestion charge, and if you're walking, fat chance if you want to cross the road. Anyways, as you may have guessed, it was during crossing the road (at the closest thing to a crossing a could find) that I was almost run down by a taxi.
While I was walking through the City of London to the Bank of England, I was surprised at how few high rises that the city had. Brisbane has more high rises by the looks of it. The ones in London I DID see looked really quite lifeless, which was unnerving.
Eventually, I found my way to the Bank of England Museum. They have a hell of a lot of security over here. Every thing I went into required me to go through a metal detector and have my bag checked. Inside, the museum was actually a fair amount more interesting than it sounds. It wasn't brilliant, but it was still OK. No pictures of this though, as they wouldn't allow it for some odd reason. No idea why :-$
After that, I went to seek out something called the Monument. I have no idea what it was for, but it sounded interesting. Unfortaunately, I never found out what it was a monument for, or even what it really looked like, as it was covered in scaffolding. It was right next to the Thames though, so I went down for a walk along that towards the Tower Bridge. I went under the London Bridge as well, and I can confirm that the popular theory of it's structual instability is a falacy.
After a fair walk, I got to the Tower of London. I would have gone in, except that it was already about 2pm, and I wanted more time for something like that. Instead, I got some lunch in the general area, and went up to the Tower Bridge. That was a pretty awesome experience, and it had stunning views, as well as a shitload of information. It also had a bunch of different possible designs. For example, did you know that the Tower Bridge almost looked like the Sydney Harbour bridge?
Speaking of stunning views, the London Eye. After leaving the Tower Bridge, I had no idea where I had to go, apart from the fact that I had to walk along the Thames. Which I did, until I got to a point where it forceed you up onto the road. Somehow, after much walking and with the feeling of being lost, I made it to the London Eye, operating off just the odd glimpse through a multitude of buildings. I'd just like to say that the 15 pounds that it cost to go up in that thing was well worth it. Especially seeing as I had gone up at dusk/early evening. It was amazing just to see the orange sprawl of London, stretching out before me.
On Friday, I went back into London to meet up with Beth (she was already in after visiting someone the day before) at the British Museum. I didn't see all of it (which isn't really a problem, I can always go and see it again, its free :P) but what I did see was amazing. Especially the Rosetta stone, and some of the Greek Sculptures. There was a part of one statue there that was a section of arm from elbow to hand that was a big as a person. It was massive! After that, we went to a nearby Italian restaurant where I had a pretty decent Lasagna (it was still bubbling when they brought it out to me!) Then we decided to walk from there down to Hyde Park to check it out, which was a fair journey, as well as the fact that there were thousands of people. As soon as we got there though, guess what? It started to rain :P So we decided to go back to the flat in Islington via the Underground for a bit while we waited for it to be time to go to see Bill Bailey.
While Beth had a snooze back at the flat, I went out into Islington in search of a Barclays ATM. That was fun *rolls eyes* I was blundering around a market that was there, as well as a shopping centre before finally discovering that there WAS one in the area. At the other end of the district, near the universty but still within walking distance, so I set of in search for it. And then it started pissing down. And then it finished pissing down, and started blowing a gale. So at least I got dry again :P
Once I managed to get back after being lost (again :P) for a while, Beth and I set out to see Bill Bailey.
God. Damn. It.
That man is hilarious. Best 30 pounds I've ever spent. It went for 2 and a half hours, but it didn't feel anywhere that long. The man had me in stitchs. The only bad thing about it was the bloke sitting behind me, who was yelling out "YEAH!" for the whole time, and managed to tip beer down my back three times XD
Ah well, it was still an awesome experience.
And thats the news. We'll be back at a random time in the future. Enjoy the fest of your day.
Dom
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