Friday 17 July 2009

London: The Last Europe Installment

  • First meal in London: theme song from Notting Hill plays in the empty pub.
  • Sushi and Starbucks on Shaftsbury Avenue
  • Letterpress extravaganza at Covent Garden
  • Fish and chips and disgusting gravy. Also, room temperature beer
  • British Museum of Natural History Gift Shop: Should I buy a miniature bust of Charles Darwin?
  • Awww, Joel loves little birds
  • Flashback to Paris: thirsty pigeon falls into the pond
  • Hunting for peacocks in Holland Park. We find the most boring peacock of all time
  • pints of cider over ice at the Churchill Arms. No celebrities spotted.
  • Hey, remember that trip to Europe when Bethany ate meat salad twice?
  • Jamie Oliver's restaurant: when the appetizer comes on a cutting board you know it's going to be good
  • Tate Modern: big table and chairs make me feel like a little kid
  • Millenium Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 20 pence for a toilet. Don't tell Kaeli!
  • Camden Market feels just like Whyte Ave
  • Coffee at Flat White in Soho
  • Harrods London - I mistook it for Buckingham Palace
  • Krispy Kreme donuts in Harrods? Weird. But tasty.
  • Cruising on the double decker night bus
  • Three o'clock in the morning at the bus stop Joel discovers the yogurt has spilled all over his cameras.
  • It's not white. It's oat.
  • 4:15 a.m.: 30-something man walks past in a plaid suit and orange dress shirt...is it Elton?
  • Soundtrack of 4:30 a.m.: "Sugarlumps" for JK, "Ain't no Sunshine" for BB
  • Apparently other people are awake at 4:30. Who knew?
  • Joel drinks 5-hour energy followed by a latte. All before 4:30 a.m.
  • Free breakfast on Eurostar first class trains
  • Joel loves butter
  • Joel: "I am the world's best traveller! Oh wait a minute...where are my boarding passes?" Bethany: "Over there on the floor of the airport".

3 comments:

  1. dang, i had forgotten about my boarding pass faux pas. and now it's on the internet forever!

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  2. no, we thought that our miniature beethoven bust might get jealous if we bought another one.

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  3. Okay, so this set was super awesome.

    Is it dumb if I feel a little cooler because Camden Market feels like Whyte Ave and that's where I hang out sometimes?

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