Out and about

The first few weeks of being in London were spent being a complete tourist. I think I spent most of the first few days looking up - there are so many gorgeous buildings here and it is all really different to the architecure that we get in Oz. On average I was walking about 7kms a day, thus temporarily avoiding the Heathrow injection (though, sadly it is beginning to kick in a little now...) and seeing the sights that London has to offer. It really is a huge city, with so many galleries, museums, touristy traps, pubs and restaurants. I think my fave place is probably Hyde Park / Kensington Gardens (they are side by side) which is so stunning at the moment. Oops, focus - so yeah, in the first few weeks of being here I saw some cool things like Westminster Abbey, London Eye, Tower of London, London Bridge, Shakespeares Globe, Kensington Palace, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, London Aquarium, Buckingham Palace, National Gallery, and the National Portrait Gallery. I also tried my hand at beer drinking and found out that I am actually alright at it! Yay for beer! Oh, and on another note, the English have a weird obsession with peas - haven't quite figured that one out yet. So, if any of you are over here and order a meal with veggies, don't expect the usual pumpkin, potato and carrots, no, no, you will just get a mountain of peas... hmmm, the English are a little strane methinks!

Pic 1) Me at Trafalgar Square
Pic 2) Hayley and I at Tower of London
Pic 3) Me working on my beer drinking (check out the size of the glass! It's all about the pints!)