Thursday, June 5, 2008

I'm finally here!

I have arrived in London! The past 48 hours has been quite amusing. I spent about 40 of that travelling and waiting. Highlights:

  • Looking after the bags of an American rabbi (at least, I thought he was one) and a Texan nanny/carer (she had the whole drawl going on too) with a geriatric when I was waiting 5 hrs at Auckland airport. I was sleeping in the lounges near the gate and they made me look after their stuff. :S
  • Scoring the entire 'front row' middle aisle seats from HK - LON...you know those ones right at the front with no seats (instead that wall with the in-built cots attached to them)...meaning I could lie down and stretch my legs. Yay!
  • Fitting My Little Pony in my luggage...
  • ...and getting away with 25-26 kg check-in without getting charged for it.
  • My Sex and the City quote when I left Melbourne
  • Getting free food vouchers when my plane from HK got delayed 5 hours
  • Finished reading May/Jun Russh from cover to cover!
  • My loved friends visiting and spending time with me before I left
  • Gifts and Ron & Mash's scrapbook
  • Looking out the window of the plane upon arriving at Heathrow and realising that this was the right decision all along. 
  • Having dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Wimbledon and seeing food that is twice the price as you would find back home, but a third of the portion of a generous meal in Melb. At this rate I will surely lose weight!
Photos to come soon...I can't find a USB port in this Mac? 

Plans today are to set up a bank account, get a UK SIM and meet SJ for lunch. Feeling jetlagged so time for bed!

Nite,

M xo

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