The flight from KL to LDN on Saturday was smooth sailing, especially with the help of some sneaky sleeping aides that Kim and I found when we were packing up Clarke Street. Although the flight was a little under thirteen hours, Malaysian Airlines made is completely comfortable, and we were able to hit the ground running when we landed at Heathrow.
We were picked up in a car at the airport, which is quite a luxury here in Great Britain I believe, and were shuttled off to our temporary accommodation in Putney, right by the Thames River in London's south. After a quick dinner and a power nap for me, we headed to London's North via the Tube and a number of double-decker buses, which is uber cool I must to say, right near the Angel Underground station.
We met up with friends of friends at a house over near Islington, and the party got underway quickly with a few cheeky ones, cans of cider, Doves on the stereo and some british lads supplying us with loads of 'spiffling' laughs. We headed out to Old Street, which seemed frightfully similar to my Brunswick street, and lined up for a club called Cargo. The line was long, and it was getting late, so we decided to head to another bar, which I think was called The Music Hall (I'll be back over that way in the not too distant future- just to make sure:) and it seemed we had stumbled across another North Fitzroy gem- a First Floor replica. The beats and bass were kickin', and the tap cider choice...but everyone just wanted to talk... so we headed back to the house, via the dodgy corner shop, which also serves as an after hours bottle shop to pick up some £1 cans of beer and cider for the night ahead.
We kicked on til dawn, dancing to wicked tunes and talking utter cod-shit until we couldn't go on anymore, and it was time to head back south of the city. By the time the cab arrived at the front steps, it was broad daylight, and I could make out where I was more clearly.
Given that we needed to travel from the North to the South of London, we headed through central London, and I could see the River Thames, the London Eye, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from the cab window- which I had wound down and had stuck my head out of like a bloomin' tourist, but I didn't care! It was amazing so finally see it all, and it hit me I had finally made it!
We were picked up in a car at the airport, which is quite a luxury here in Great Britain I believe, and were shuttled off to our temporary accommodation in Putney, right by the Thames River in London's south. After a quick dinner and a power nap for me, we headed to London's North via the Tube and a number of double-decker buses, which is uber cool I must to say, right near the Angel Underground station.
We met up with friends of friends at a house over near Islington, and the party got underway quickly with a few cheeky ones, cans of cider, Doves on the stereo and some british lads supplying us with loads of 'spiffling' laughs. We headed out to Old Street, which seemed frightfully similar to my Brunswick street, and lined up for a club called Cargo. The line was long, and it was getting late, so we decided to head to another bar, which I think was called The Music Hall (I'll be back over that way in the not too distant future- just to make sure:) and it seemed we had stumbled across another North Fitzroy gem- a First Floor replica. The beats and bass were kickin', and the tap cider choice...but everyone just wanted to talk... so we headed back to the house, via the dodgy corner shop, which also serves as an after hours bottle shop to pick up some £1 cans of beer and cider for the night ahead.
We kicked on til dawn, dancing to wicked tunes and talking utter cod-shit until we couldn't go on anymore, and it was time to head back south of the city. By the time the cab arrived at the front steps, it was broad daylight, and I could make out where I was more clearly.
Given that we needed to travel from the North to the South of London, we headed through central London, and I could see the River Thames, the London Eye, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from the cab window- which I had wound down and had stuck my head out of like a bloomin' tourist, but I didn't care! It was amazing so finally see it all, and it hit me I had finally made it!
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