Likes and Dislikes in London

Things that have begun to annoy me about London:

1. It's always raining.

2. It's bloody expensive.

3. I always feel like a car is about to run me down.

4. Strangers constantly call me "love" even when they're being rude.

Things I love about London:

1. There's always something fun to do.

2. The architecture and Thames are gorgeous!

3. It's so close to other amazing cities.

4. I can take a picture with the Harry Potter luggage cart on platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station.

5. They have Phish Food Ben and Jerrys.

6. French and Saunders's show opens today!!!

Inverness Part 2: Men in Kilts

This photo is for Sara and Kelly, since they were a TAD obsessed with bathrooms in London! :-) This is the bathroom of the restaurant Contrast in Inverness. Classy. (the restaurant, not me, who seems to be doing a bad Vanna White impression).

I think this is the court of justice in Inverness. Or a church.

The river in Inverness - SO beautiful, which was great because this was the day I went to a Scottish wedding.

You can really tell it's sunny in this photo. This is me and Christe with a Scottish tourguide.

A typical street scene in Inverness.

Me by the river.

The wedding took place at the Inverness football pitch. The ceremony took place up in the stands, but then they took pictures on the pitch.
This look like a VERY expensive bottle of scotch, since it's under lock and key.

This is me, Christe, and her friend Kay, who was SO nice!

And that's the end of my Inverness adventure! Christe and I flew to London the following morning at an obscenely early time, and had a fabulous time in London!

Inverness: In Which Kaitlin Almost Sees Nessie

Last week, I travelled to Inverness (Scotland) to meet my friend Christe and her husband Scott. The first day was lots of fun! I met some of their friends and we drank the night away at a local pub. The next day, we were all a bit worse for wear, but we still made it out to Loch Ness!

This is a photo of my at Loch Ness. At one point, as we were driving along, I saw two rocks sticking out of the lake and I honestly did a double-take to see if it was Nessie! I know, I know...my only "actual" sighting of the monster was on the small bottle of whiskey I bought my father.

 Here's another view of the Loch. I think this is the part of the Loch where most of the sightings take place.
And a castle located on the shore of the Loch - imagine living here back when it was a working castle??
And this is when we stopped at a village along the Loch. Quite beautiful. The weather was a tad drab, but it was almost fitting considering we were at Loch Ness.

First Week in London: More Photos

Here are some more photos from that first week. This church is supposedly one of the ugliest in London. On the top of the spire (just out of the shot), there is a statue of King George as Saint George (a humble guy, eh?).

This is Bush House of the BBC - I just thought it was kinda funny...

And here's that quintessential British shot! Still have to ride a double-decker bus...

Candy Cakes, on Monmouth Street in Covent Garden has THE best cupcakes! They're awesome!

In the Beginning...

First of all, SO sorry for not updating for so long. But I have an excuse! I've been under the weather for the past two days (nothing incredibly horrible - just a bug that seems to be making its way around London), so that explains those days. THe other days? Well, let's just say I've been busy trying to navigate this amazing city!

So here's some photos from my first few days. My parents and I arrived on Friday the 19th and spent most of the day buying sheets, towels, etc for my new home-away-from-home. On Saturday we did some wandering around the city, and inadvertently stumbled on some kind of parade. (We later found out it had something to do with Belfast I think).

The architecture in London is SO amazing! Apologies for completely forgetting what this is, but it is pretty, isn't it? :-)

Look everyone - Big Ben!!
In the infamous British museum, this is the photo that my father took of me by one of the statues of Ramses II.

And I know some people will make fun of me for this, but I am seriously SO excited!!! Dawn French (of The Vicar of Dibley) and Jennifer Saunders (of Absolutely Fabulous) are two of my favourite comediennes and this is there LAST EVER tour (doing sketch comedy). I can't wait!! I have tickets to see them in November! Plus, the theatre that they're playing at is SO close to where I'm living. Thus, when I get lost, this giant sign helps me to find my way back (actually, this only happened once. I have now figured out how to get back to my apartment from several different directions!).

And now that I've figured out how to get the photos where I want them, I will post more regularly!