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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Lauren's insanely-manly-stair-dominating Legs!
Today was our last day in London and it clearly has been a very long day... we both can't seem to think of anything to write. I think it is about time we come home because we are just beyond exhausted now. We have been on the go constantly for over a month so we are in need of a well deserved rest.
We will start with the title of the post. Lauren has greatly impressed me with her up-and-coming Usain Bolt legs because everytime we leave a station (because stations are underground they have literally a Million stairs to the surface) Lauren powers ahead and runs up the stairs. So we will have to post the video of the first day of the trip when Lauren was wingeing about going up the stairs in KL to this incredible transformation of this current day.
We started the day off, like most days, on the tube which we have become masters of. Our first stop was the Tower of London were we managed to get 2 pound off our admission prices by pretending Lauren was a Uni student and had just lost her card, pure geniuses. We went into the Tower of London and had a decent look around for a few hours before heading out and catching eyes on the likes of Tower Bridge, London Bridge, that swirly tall building that looks like a female sanitary product and the Monument where I ran all 311 stairs to the top and all over again back to the bottom.
Afterwards we headed back to Oxford street to have a bit more of a look around and search for this damn Fulham top for the 10th time. After hating the crowded walkways and inconsiderate FOREIGN tourist we headed to the nicer and calmer Piccadilly Circus where we got some dinner from a nice Italian restaraunt and afterwards ended up here posting a blog.
Lauren has a new love in the form of a 4 story clothes/accessory store where once again being a student paid of as I'm entitled to 10% discount which rules.
Just thought we would let you know, but the person sitting behind us is looking at naked women and hes probably in his 50's which makes it a little more creepy and pervy!
Well its only been a day since our last post so this hasn't been a particularly long addition so we do apologise.
We are off to the hotel to watch Big Brother which is loads and loads better than the Australian version (everything is better than Australian versions over here) and then watch Zoolander afterwards because British TV is awesome.
Tomorrow is an early start so we have to be up by around 6 having breakfast at 6 45 then to the train station by 7 45 so when we arrive in Melbourne we will not be very happy travellers.
So until KL where we will post our last blog we hope everyones well and we will speak to you all then.
Kristian & Lauren.
We will start with the title of the post. Lauren has greatly impressed me with her up-and-coming Usain Bolt legs because everytime we leave a station (because stations are underground they have literally a Million stairs to the surface) Lauren powers ahead and runs up the stairs. So we will have to post the video of the first day of the trip when Lauren was wingeing about going up the stairs in KL to this incredible transformation of this current day.
We started the day off, like most days, on the tube which we have become masters of. Our first stop was the Tower of London were we managed to get 2 pound off our admission prices by pretending Lauren was a Uni student and had just lost her card, pure geniuses. We went into the Tower of London and had a decent look around for a few hours before heading out and catching eyes on the likes of Tower Bridge, London Bridge, that swirly tall building that looks like a female sanitary product and the Monument where I ran all 311 stairs to the top and all over again back to the bottom.
Afterwards we headed back to Oxford street to have a bit more of a look around and search for this damn Fulham top for the 10th time. After hating the crowded walkways and inconsiderate FOREIGN tourist we headed to the nicer and calmer Piccadilly Circus where we got some dinner from a nice Italian restaraunt and afterwards ended up here posting a blog.
Lauren has a new love in the form of a 4 story clothes/accessory store where once again being a student paid of as I'm entitled to 10% discount which rules.
Just thought we would let you know, but the person sitting behind us is looking at naked women and hes probably in his 50's which makes it a little more creepy and pervy!
Well its only been a day since our last post so this hasn't been a particularly long addition so we do apologise.
We are off to the hotel to watch Big Brother which is loads and loads better than the Australian version (everything is better than Australian versions over here) and then watch Zoolander afterwards because British TV is awesome.
Tomorrow is an early start so we have to be up by around 6 having breakfast at 6 45 then to the train station by 7 45 so when we arrive in Melbourne we will not be very happy travellers.
So until KL where we will post our last blog we hope everyones well and we will speak to you all then.
Kristian & Lauren.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Black Boogers!
Hey everyone,
Firstly starting we will explain the title of this blog for you. We have spent most of the day walking all around London including the likes of Harrods, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Sqaure. After hours walking around and sightseeing in central London, we got back to the hotel and relaxed and I (Kristian) blew my nose and Black Boogers came out! Thats how dirty you get just walking around London. You know your In London when you have black boogers thats for sure.
Anyway our morning started off having a lovely brekkie at our hotel then we were off to Harrods. Just to let you all know we have been catching the tube everywhere and we actually find it pretty easy.
Harrods was pretty cool, very big and rather expensive. Walking past all the Versace, D&G, Chanel etc just killed me... but I knew it was the closest I would ever get to those designer brands.
After a little retail therepy we decided to get Starbucks and jump back on the tube to go to Buckingham Palace. Unfortunatly there wasn't changing of the guard today which sucked but we did get to see a whole bunch of dudes on horses wearing funny hats.
A chat to the Queen and a scone or two later we headed back to the tube and headed towards Westminster. When we got out of the underground we noticed it was pouring down with rain. Ofcourse we were only wearing shorts and t-shirts and we didn't have an umbrella. Luckily Lauren's thongs didn't have any grip on them so we ice skated all the way to Westminster Abbey in incredible time with some near-slips and almost broken bones.
We went in the Westminster which was quite interesting and had a bit of a look around and browse then slowly moved onto the gift store where we spent most of our time. Afterwards we debated whether or not to go on the London Eye due to the horrible weather and the risk of Lauren having a heart attack because we were so high above ground. We decided to skip the giant ferris wheel and go shopping again!
Piccadilly Circus was quite a bit better then Oxford Street mainly because there were not nearly as many people and the walkways were adequetly sized. We were forced to go back to our hotel just after 4 because both our feet were killing us but soon after we go to the hotel we went straight back out to Piccadilly Circus in search for food. It was all ridiculously priced so instead we looked for an internet cafe and thats where we have ended up now.
We will probably come back here tomorrow night so we can post our second last blog for our trip with the last being KL airport because I know they have free wifi which is aawwessommeee.
So thats it for now and we will post again soon enough but probably see you all sooner.
Stay well and have a good day,
Kristian & Lauren.
Firstly starting we will explain the title of this blog for you. We have spent most of the day walking all around London including the likes of Harrods, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Sqaure. After hours walking around and sightseeing in central London, we got back to the hotel and relaxed and I (Kristian) blew my nose and Black Boogers came out! Thats how dirty you get just walking around London. You know your In London when you have black boogers thats for sure.
Anyway our morning started off having a lovely brekkie at our hotel then we were off to Harrods. Just to let you all know we have been catching the tube everywhere and we actually find it pretty easy.
Harrods was pretty cool, very big and rather expensive. Walking past all the Versace, D&G, Chanel etc just killed me... but I knew it was the closest I would ever get to those designer brands.
After a little retail therepy we decided to get Starbucks and jump back on the tube to go to Buckingham Palace. Unfortunatly there wasn't changing of the guard today which sucked but we did get to see a whole bunch of dudes on horses wearing funny hats.
A chat to the Queen and a scone or two later we headed back to the tube and headed towards Westminster. When we got out of the underground we noticed it was pouring down with rain. Ofcourse we were only wearing shorts and t-shirts and we didn't have an umbrella. Luckily Lauren's thongs didn't have any grip on them so we ice skated all the way to Westminster Abbey in incredible time with some near-slips and almost broken bones.
We went in the Westminster which was quite interesting and had a bit of a look around and browse then slowly moved onto the gift store where we spent most of our time. Afterwards we debated whether or not to go on the London Eye due to the horrible weather and the risk of Lauren having a heart attack because we were so high above ground. We decided to skip the giant ferris wheel and go shopping again!
Piccadilly Circus was quite a bit better then Oxford Street mainly because there were not nearly as many people and the walkways were adequetly sized. We were forced to go back to our hotel just after 4 because both our feet were killing us but soon after we go to the hotel we went straight back out to Piccadilly Circus in search for food. It was all ridiculously priced so instead we looked for an internet cafe and thats where we have ended up now.
We will probably come back here tomorrow night so we can post our second last blog for our trip with the last being KL airport because I know they have free wifi which is aawwessommeee.
So thats it for now and we will post again soon enough but probably see you all sooner.
Stay well and have a good day,
Kristian & Lauren.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
LONDON!
We are going to keep this short because we both have writer's block.
We left wigton this morning at around 9 30am after feeding our faithful 40 odd ducks and headed to Carlisle Station to board the 3 and a half hour train into london. The train ride went suprisingly quick which was good but I think the highlight was watching lauren sit there watching a DVD so silently then just randomly burst out into laughter whilst on a dead silent train. It made the trip quite good, Although the funniest bit was when she had 5 mintues to go in the movie (the last 5 minutes is the best bit) and the PSP died which I thought was funny. Until it happened to me that is.
So we walked to our hotel with two extremely heavy suitcases, two backpacks, a handbag and a camera bag. It was made easier that the hotel was literally right around the corner. The room is pretty nice, its got a full bathroom and a nice TV so we can enjoy watching plenty of Top Gear which Lauren has grown to absolute LOVE! (I may be exagerating?). After dumping our stuff we jumped in a cab to Oxford street which brings us to where we are now. We've had a pretty good look around now, Lauren has bought some shoes and I seem to be drawn to every London souvenir that is glass or in the slightest bit breakable.
We are just going to head out again and try and find something to eat at a reasonalbe price but who are we kidding, its London. We found an 10oz sirlion steak for £22.95 ($43ish) so it looks like Greggs for dinner! Although we haven't even seen one yet so im a bit disappointed. Then again I've had 3 today already so I shouldnt be looking for more.
We wont have much of a chance to post many more blogs because we dont have internet where we are so any chance we get we will post one at any internet cafe we can find.
Tomorrow we are heading out to Harrods then onto Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey and surrounding areas.
So we are off to have a bit more of a look around now so stay safe and we will post again soon,
Kristian & Lauren.
We left wigton this morning at around 9 30am after feeding our faithful 40 odd ducks and headed to Carlisle Station to board the 3 and a half hour train into london. The train ride went suprisingly quick which was good but I think the highlight was watching lauren sit there watching a DVD so silently then just randomly burst out into laughter whilst on a dead silent train. It made the trip quite good, Although the funniest bit was when she had 5 mintues to go in the movie (the last 5 minutes is the best bit) and the PSP died which I thought was funny. Until it happened to me that is.
So we walked to our hotel with two extremely heavy suitcases, two backpacks, a handbag and a camera bag. It was made easier that the hotel was literally right around the corner. The room is pretty nice, its got a full bathroom and a nice TV so we can enjoy watching plenty of Top Gear which Lauren has grown to absolute LOVE! (I may be exagerating?). After dumping our stuff we jumped in a cab to Oxford street which brings us to where we are now. We've had a pretty good look around now, Lauren has bought some shoes and I seem to be drawn to every London souvenir that is glass or in the slightest bit breakable.
We are just going to head out again and try and find something to eat at a reasonalbe price but who are we kidding, its London. We found an 10oz sirlion steak for £22.95 ($43ish) so it looks like Greggs for dinner! Although we haven't even seen one yet so im a bit disappointed. Then again I've had 3 today already so I shouldnt be looking for more.
We wont have much of a chance to post many more blogs because we dont have internet where we are so any chance we get we will post one at any internet cafe we can find.
Tomorrow we are heading out to Harrods then onto Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey and surrounding areas.
So we are off to have a bit more of a look around now so stay safe and we will post again soon,
Kristian & Lauren.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sorry...
Hey guys,
Sorry for not posting on here for a few days, we are in Wigton and don't really have any internet access. Luckily there is a library here so we have managed to jump on one of their computers to update you all on how things have been going.
We had a blast in Scotland and want to go back there ASAP.
Wigton is lovely, it is so nice and peacefull... plus it is so nice to finally relax a bit after walking miles and miles around Edinburgh.
The other day Eric (Kristian's Granda's brother) and his wife Dorothy took us up through the Lake District which was just beautiful. We had a nice wonder round Ambleside (which mum you would have just loved), saw some lakes and nice country side..... I may have fallen asleep in the car once or twice (or six times?)... but I am like a baby, put me inside a nice, warm, comfy car and I will fall straight to sleep.
Today we went shopping in Carlisle which was nice. There were plenty of shops to look in and we did buy a few little bits and pieces. Kristian finally had fish & chips which he has been dying for ever since we landed in the country... the wait was worth it though... he had a MASSIVE plate full. One thing we noticed in Carlisle, like most places, had an abundance of Greggs! Like they were just everywhere tempting Kristian to give up fish and chips for lunch and just go eat a dozen steak bakes.
Tomorrow we leave here unfortunatly and head off to London for the last couple of days of our trip. I think the thing that will miss us the most (apart from Aunty Marion's love for standing on Lauren's toes) is our best friends the ducks at the pond that we have been feeding twice a day. It starts off with just 2 or 3 ducks then they call out to more and more and soon enough there are over 40 ducks standing around our feet and biting our fingers (Kristian was trying to make one bite my tiny white bread-like toes). We also made friends with a little duck and may ducknap it and take it home with us (Im hoping Larry/Lulu can get used to his/her new friend).
Well we will hopefully post another blog tomorrow night when we arrive in London assuming our hotel has wifi.
Hope everyones well and we will see you all in less than a week.
Love Lauren & Kristian.
Sorry for not posting on here for a few days, we are in Wigton and don't really have any internet access. Luckily there is a library here so we have managed to jump on one of their computers to update you all on how things have been going.
We had a blast in Scotland and want to go back there ASAP.
Wigton is lovely, it is so nice and peacefull... plus it is so nice to finally relax a bit after walking miles and miles around Edinburgh.
The other day Eric (Kristian's Granda's brother) and his wife Dorothy took us up through the Lake District which was just beautiful. We had a nice wonder round Ambleside (which mum you would have just loved), saw some lakes and nice country side..... I may have fallen asleep in the car once or twice (or six times?)... but I am like a baby, put me inside a nice, warm, comfy car and I will fall straight to sleep.
Today we went shopping in Carlisle which was nice. There were plenty of shops to look in and we did buy a few little bits and pieces. Kristian finally had fish & chips which he has been dying for ever since we landed in the country... the wait was worth it though... he had a MASSIVE plate full. One thing we noticed in Carlisle, like most places, had an abundance of Greggs! Like they were just everywhere tempting Kristian to give up fish and chips for lunch and just go eat a dozen steak bakes.
Tomorrow we leave here unfortunatly and head off to London for the last couple of days of our trip. I think the thing that will miss us the most (apart from Aunty Marion's love for standing on Lauren's toes) is our best friends the ducks at the pond that we have been feeding twice a day. It starts off with just 2 or 3 ducks then they call out to more and more and soon enough there are over 40 ducks standing around our feet and biting our fingers (Kristian was trying to make one bite my tiny white bread-like toes). We also made friends with a little duck and may ducknap it and take it home with us (Im hoping Larry/Lulu can get used to his/her new friend).
Well we will hopefully post another blog tomorrow night when we arrive in London assuming our hotel has wifi.
Hope everyones well and we will see you all in less than a week.
Love Lauren & Kristian.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Intermission
Hey guys
Sorry we haven't typed a proper blog lately, we have been soaking up the sights here in Edinburgh.
Yesterday we walked up half a mountain to Edinburg Castle. The castle was very historical but I personally found it a bit of a let down compared to the Tower of London. But don't get me wrong it is such an amazing place with spectacular views of the entire city.
After visiting the castle we walked down the Royal Mile which is where Kristian finally found his kilt. You will all be very impressed with what he is coming home with.
After a full day of exploring and shopping for kilts we were pretty exhausted so we headed back to the hotel for a rest before dinner.
Today was our last full day which we are a bit shattered about because we just love it here. So because we had done so much sightseeing the past couple of days we decided today would be dedicated to shopping etc.
Turns out Kristian has bought quite a lot of stuff so it will be interesting to see how good his tetris skills are when it comes to packing the suitcase!
Well we will post a proper blog tomorrow when we are on the train because we are incredibly tired tonight and just want to sleep.
So we promise we will post a longer one tomorrow.
Have fun and stay safe,
Lauren & Kristian.
Sorry we haven't typed a proper blog lately, we have been soaking up the sights here in Edinburgh.
Yesterday we walked up half a mountain to Edinburg Castle. The castle was very historical but I personally found it a bit of a let down compared to the Tower of London. But don't get me wrong it is such an amazing place with spectacular views of the entire city.
After visiting the castle we walked down the Royal Mile which is where Kristian finally found his kilt. You will all be very impressed with what he is coming home with.
After a full day of exploring and shopping for kilts we were pretty exhausted so we headed back to the hotel for a rest before dinner.
Today was our last full day which we are a bit shattered about because we just love it here. So because we had done so much sightseeing the past couple of days we decided today would be dedicated to shopping etc.
Turns out Kristian has bought quite a lot of stuff so it will be interesting to see how good his tetris skills are when it comes to packing the suitcase!
Well we will post a proper blog tomorrow when we are on the train because we are incredibly tired tonight and just want to sleep.
So we promise we will post a longer one tomorrow.
Have fun and stay safe,
Lauren & Kristian.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
New photos
We've managed to get to an internet cafe to upload some photos on here for you all to see....
Kristian saying goodbye to Angel (they will be best friends forever)
Leaving Auntie Angie at the train station
Getting my Scottish on
Hamish the 70 year old highland cow
Me on the Cruise - Loch Ness
We didn't realise Nessie was so small and friendly
Urqhart Castle on Loch Ness
Kristian getting soaked in the highlands
Kristian standing on some monument at Calton Hill
Anyway that will do for now, we will post some more if we have time in Wigton.
Hope you get a chuckle out of the photos.
Off to find something for dinner.
Love Lauren & Kristian
Kristian saying goodbye to Angel (they will be best friends forever)
Leaving Auntie Angie at the train station
Getting my Scottish on
Hamish the 70 year old highland cow
Me on the Cruise - Loch Ness
We didn't realise Nessie was so small and friendly
Urqhart Castle on Loch Ness
Kristian getting soaked in the highlands
Kristian standing on some monument at Calton Hill
Anyway that will do for now, we will post some more if we have time in Wigton.
Hope you get a chuckle out of the photos.
Off to find something for dinner.
Love Lauren & Kristian
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