Why didn’t they release this in January? This is the exact phone I have but so much prettier… & so much more expensive. I paid 1 pence for my phone & this model is £15. But it has a Union Jack case, royal-themed wallpaper, & a ringtone of the Wedding March. Sounds like a deal to me!
Miracle of Miracles…
I was sitting in the lecture hall, waiting for Creativity class to start. One of the tutors, an Australian, was the second person in the room. We started talking about various things & at one point he said, “so you’re from Canada then?”
My jaw could have dropped the floor! That was the first time since I’ve arrived that someone has correctly identified me as a Canadian on the first try!
I asked him how he knew! He said it was when I said “aboot.” Ha!
The funniest part? March 14 2011 was Commonwealth Day…
The Beatles’ Liverpool
It had always been a dream of my Dad & I to visit Liverpool & see all the historical sights of The Beatles. Well, on March 12 2011 that dream came true!
We took a really early train up to Liverpool. It was a Virgin Train so it was super speedy fast! My friend Dave said that Liverpool was far for a day trip (day tripper?) but it was 2 hours by train & Oxford is 1.5 hours by bus so it’s not so bad! Plus, I think the Brits just have a different idea of ‘far’ than us Canadians! (See: world map & the sizes of our respective countries.)
We arrived in Liverpool & it was quite grey. The weather was forecasting for rain & it looked like it could arrive at any time. We were all hungry so we set out to find food. The first place we came across was a hotel. The women who greeted us had a thick Liverpudlian accent & even thicker eyeliner!! She informed us to go to a hotel down the way. After a hearty breakfast (complete with blood pudding which none of us tried) we headed back to the train station. Funniest part of breakfast: a cook in the kitchen saw the bandage on my knee & asked what happened. When I told him, he said I should sue! Ha!
We walked back down to the spot where our tour guide Stevie T, was due to arrive. He described his vehicle as a ‘saloon car’ so we really didn’t know what to expect! He pulled up in a regular car that said Beatles Tours on the side! We all piled in & started the journey around Liverpool!
Mom, Dad, & I rode the London Eye. It was rather enjoyable.
When we were queuing up to board the man taking my ticket said, “& you’ve come all the way from America!”
“No!” I replied.
“Australia?!”
“No!”
“France?!”
“No!”
I had to board so he never did figure it out. Why would his second guess be Australia? What accent sounds closest to America’s?
My parents are here!!! I think this photo speaks for itself.
Can You Smell It?
I got a whiff of homesickness today. Literally. The cause? I walked into Liverpool Street Tube station & it smelled like a hockey arena. Oh Canada…
Just some photos I took around east London. I might do a series on street art for my photography class so I went out to shoot… we’ll see where it goes…
Is all the news coverage of the Royal Wedding making you sick? Alternatively, does William & Kate’s true love just make you want to chunder?
Then you need one of these.
House Boats/ Party
Tonight Hannah & I trekked out to Hackney Wick to attend the housewarming party of my friend Cristina, who I know from Canada. Everyone knows Hackney as a seedy part of London so you think, adding ‘Wick’ must mean it’s even worse! Hackney Wick is actually an interesting area because it’s becoming up-&-coming for artists. It’s all warehouses &… that’s about it. Well, except for a little thing moving in next year called the Olympics.
