It still feels amazing to me that I'm in England -- and even more so that I'm in London...doing things like taking the "tube" and seeing all these world famous buildings like Big Ben and Westminster Abbey.
It has been wonderful being here and staying at my old high school friend's place. Burcak (pronounced Bourchuk) and her husband Cuneyt (pronounced like Sinead but with a J) have been the best hosts. They are both originally from Turkey and have lived in London for about 5 years, both working in finance. They have an adorable 2-year-old boy named Sarp -- pictures will be coming later. It's been so nice to have such a warm, hospitable place to recover from my jetlag and settle in to European life.
I've done lots of sightseeing since I arrived -- Big Ben and the parliament buildinds are my favourite. I did the London bus tour and saw so much it's a bit of a blur. I think when I come back to London I will do more focussed sight-seeing and just do one or two attractions per day. This was like an overview or survey course of what London has to offer!
I met up with another old high school friend, Gabriella, or Gabby, as she is aptly nicknamed. Was great to see Gabby again after many years of never being in the same city/country. We had lunch in Covent Gardens and has some celebrity sightings -- Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer.
The weather has been good -- very little rain except for this morning, but it's now sunny with blue skies!
I am leaving for Dubrovnik this afternoon and will likely not be online while I'm there. I will post more when I'm back and in Dublin.
Monday, September 24, 2007
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