Day One - London

Oh hi!

I'm currently wearing the same clothes I left Australia in... about 36 hours ago. *shudder* You should be thankful you're on the other side of the world from me!

I had a cool 2 minute vlog (my first!) to upload! I was coherent, only said 'uhm' a few times & managed to have some relative links in my thought process. It was awesomeness. However the hotel I am at has a strange internet connection. So while I can plug in the card reader, complete with card, the computer won't recognise it, or the hundred plus photos I've taken today (and by 'I', I mean my family). There were some really good ones too!

I'd like to say I don't miss any of you, but that's simply not true, I've thought of all of you a little at some point or another!

Anyway, to summarise our first day on the other side of the Planet, we walked. The end.

Kidding!! We're not exactly in the middle of London, but we are in what's classed as central London. We saw the Big Ben, which isn't as big as you'd think, but it's much more grand. We also saw Buckingham Palace which, to be honest, was a total let down. I wanted to see the fancy guards and their fur hats!! *pouts* ah well, I can't have everything, can I?

First impression of the city is that it was filthy, all the trash is out on the street in bags, just waiting to be collected. It's very unattractive. However once we got to where we're staying & got to traipsing about, there was almost no trash to be seen!

On second impression, London is ALIVE! Caps revolution! The women are gorgeous, the men are so well dressed it should be illegal, there is fur & fashion at every point. I even saw a guy with a Louis Vuitton bag... *sigh* ANYWAY. That's not what I came here to see, but it is a nice surprise!

The buildings and the architecture is just awe inspiring too. There is so much that is the same, but so much that is different too. I'll let the photos explain this (when I finally get them uploaded). It's just amazing.

Anyway, I've run out of things to say, or the energy to string thoughts together and then translate them into sentences... I forget which.

I'll write soon. <3 to your mother.

Bambola x