London for the last time

After packing up our wee flat in Cambridge and cheerio-ing Mum and May off we headed down to London to check in to Hotel Bronwyn in Bethnal Green.

As I'm writing this, we've only got a weekend left in London before we leave for Perth. The last week has been so so busy, by far the busiest of all our London trips, and it's been GREAT!

The Friday that we arrived, Matt, Ross and I met up with Darren and Lindsey for a night in China Town. Lots of wine and a bit of Chinese later we decided it would be a great idea to find a Karaoke bar. Such a great night out!!

Saturday night I headed out with Jesski, KatyB, and KK from soccer for dinner and drinks. We had a fantastic meal at an Argentinean restaurant in Angel followed by a few cocktails just down the road. The cocktails were going great until a random boy thought it would be funny to harrass us. So we got him kicked out and kept drinking the night away. My first mini-cab home by myself experience - wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Too easy.

Sunday arvo was our recovery session - a picnic in Hyde Park with Jesski and KatyB followed by a bit of frisbee action. Sweet. Even though the weather was rubbish, it was still a great afternoon.

Jennie arrived from Hereford on Monday and we decided that wee night in wouldn't go astray - although that didn't mean we wouldn't be drinking. Drunken monopoly and pizza's - all class!

We woke on Tuesday hoping for good weather as we were heading to Brighton for a day trip. Unfortunately for us, it wasn't the case. It was overcast, grey and a bit drizzly - not the best weather for a trip to the seaside. But we weren't going to let it ruin our day. We got down there in time for a bit of lunch and then we hit the pier. After about an hour on the 2p amusements (which I'm pretty much addicted to!) we came outside and what did we find, but glorious sunshine all around us - hurrah! We headed off to a big park to play some more frisbee (the bestest cure for hangovers!) and were back in London that evening in time for the last tube home. Good day out for only 6 pounds (cheapest thing we've ever gotten in London, ever!).

Wednesday saw us do a spot of shopping and we caught dinner and a show. For 20 quid we were treated to a two course meal and some balcony seats to take in Spamalot - a show written by the writers of Monty Python all about the knights of the round table who are on a quest for the holy grail. Great stuff. The heat was unbearable in the theatre (I know, heat in London, what the?!) but the rest of the night was awesome.

We fared Ross and Jennie well on Thursday evening as they were heading back home on the Friday morning. Matt and I met up with some of my soccer friends - Norway and her sisters for a few ciders; and KatyB had us over for dinner - which really was lovely and great to catch up.

The weekend sees us doing lots of other things and catching up with friends before having to sort through our bags and decided if we really really want to keep that tacky souviner from that place we went to one time.

Unfortunately the end of our stay is coming up fast! And we seem to be falling apart at the seams. Matt has a chest infection and I have conjunctivitus. Not the best combination really. But maybe it's a sign that our timing is great. We're off to Perth for a week and then will be heading back into Bris-Vegas. Bring it on :)