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Should've tried to update a little more regularly so I wouldn't forget all the entertaining bits and pieces from my adventures but haven't had great internet access until now... And now that I finally have my own computer accessing the net I will be able to upload pictures from the last few weeks :D
So to try and continue on from my last update... Flew into Heathrow for a brief stopover on my way from Dubai to Hungary and was met at the airport by the delightful Pants, who took me to the nearby Hilton Shortstay Hotel for a couple of hours. I was starting to get a bit sick by this stage, and also quite sick of flying, and had managed to sleep on every single trip I had done so far, including bus trips to and from Abu Dhabi, so relaxing in a hotel was heaven. In true Trolley form I slept on the flight to Budapest and actually awoke feeling quite refreshed!! Unfortunately by that stage it was about 10pm local time.
Hungary was absolutely beautiful - gorgeous weather and perfect temperatures for me with a couple of electrical storms thrown in for extra excitement. The city is so old with Gothic architecture so lots of nice things to look at, but sadly the concept of customer service is still a little foreign to them... The place we stayed at, KM Saga (Beethoven Room) was kitch and adorable, owned and run by this hilarious eccentric old gay man. If you're ever headed to Budapest, I really do recommend it!! Apparently Budapest is quite well known for its baths, and we did try to get to one that alternates between mens' days and womens' days, but sadly we got to the door and found that the place was closed until September!! Was very sad as we were so looking forward to having a nice swim. Apart from that, going to the Franz Liszt Museum, and a little eating out, everything was quite low key but it was wonderful to finally be with Pants again and the main point of the trip really was to spend some good q.t. with her :)
Got back to London a week after my heart breaking departure from Sydney airport and we were lucky enough to be met at the airport by my old school mate Sarah, who had invited me to stay with her and her sister. We dropped Pants off at her place near the city, got about two streets away heading on our way back down south to Sarah's place... and the car died going through an intersection!! Fortunately Sarah's brother only lived a couple of blocks away and managed to rescue us but that was the end of us having a car :(
I'm now staying in Sarah's house in Thornton Heath, Croydon, which is about a 25 minute train ride south of London, but she and her parents have just sold the house so we're moving to Southwark (south bank of the Thames) area soon. Croydon's a pretty rough area, and even though I'm quite used to be fluorescent white, I have never been so self conscious of it in my life!! I have to be quite careful about walking round at night so I'm really looking forward to our next move!
Had my little brother here in London last week so was really cool hanging out with him and doing the whole touristy sightseeing thing. Got to see a great Dali exhibition at the Tate Modern, wandered around and looked at the usual stuff like Nelson's Column, The Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Leicester Square, Brick Lane, Camden Markets etc etc and this weekend is Soho Pride - apparently it can be a bit of a shambles and really doesn't even come close to stacking up in comparison to the Sydney Mardi Gras but the other events that go on around it sound amazing!! There's a queer club here called Hard On which is a mixed SOP type clubby place and OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG the special performer there this Saturday night is BUCK ANGEL - wheeeeeeee :D
Other than that, really gotta put my head down and start looking for work. The pay offered in the jobs I've seen advertised is really quite depressing so will have to see what I can work out around that... It's looking like agency work will probably be the best way to go despite its irregular nature. At least that way I won't be risking doing that stupid thing I do and burning myself out too quickly by working too many hours.
I'm missing Sydney and everybody there immensely. Keep thinking about the beautiful pets I had to say goodbye to and how much I would give to have cuddles with them and my friends... Had nice chats on Monday with Steve, Alex, Lara, ML and Timmeh - made me sad but fark it was good to hear their voices!!
Big Brother's on TV here and it's effen scary to think that the people in the house could possibly be a representation of this country's population!! Check out this muppet:
Possibly the Dumbest Man In England
It's torture watching it, but just like BB in Oz, you just seem to be completely encaptured by a self-harming fascination.
Hokay kids, really do have to do some serious stuffs now, but photos soon, I promise!!
Xx
Should've tried to update a little more regularly so I wouldn't forget all the entertaining bits and pieces from my adventures but haven't had great internet access until now... And now that I finally have my own computer accessing the net I will be able to upload pictures from the last few weeks :D
So to try and continue on from my last update... Flew into Heathrow for a brief stopover on my way from Dubai to Hungary and was met at the airport by the delightful Pants, who took me to the nearby Hilton Shortstay Hotel for a couple of hours. I was starting to get a bit sick by this stage, and also quite sick of flying, and had managed to sleep on every single trip I had done so far, including bus trips to and from Abu Dhabi, so relaxing in a hotel was heaven. In true Trolley form I slept on the flight to Budapest and actually awoke feeling quite refreshed!! Unfortunately by that stage it was about 10pm local time.
Hungary was absolutely beautiful - gorgeous weather and perfect temperatures for me with a couple of electrical storms thrown in for extra excitement. The city is so old with Gothic architecture so lots of nice things to look at, but sadly the concept of customer service is still a little foreign to them... The place we stayed at, KM Saga (Beethoven Room) was kitch and adorable, owned and run by this hilarious eccentric old gay man. If you're ever headed to Budapest, I really do recommend it!! Apparently Budapest is quite well known for its baths, and we did try to get to one that alternates between mens' days and womens' days, but sadly we got to the door and found that the place was closed until September!! Was very sad as we were so looking forward to having a nice swim. Apart from that, going to the Franz Liszt Museum, and a little eating out, everything was quite low key but it was wonderful to finally be with Pants again and the main point of the trip really was to spend some good q.t. with her :)
Got back to London a week after my heart breaking departure from Sydney airport and we were lucky enough to be met at the airport by my old school mate Sarah, who had invited me to stay with her and her sister. We dropped Pants off at her place near the city, got about two streets away heading on our way back down south to Sarah's place... and the car died going through an intersection!! Fortunately Sarah's brother only lived a couple of blocks away and managed to rescue us but that was the end of us having a car :(
I'm now staying in Sarah's house in Thornton Heath, Croydon, which is about a 25 minute train ride south of London, but she and her parents have just sold the house so we're moving to Southwark (south bank of the Thames) area soon. Croydon's a pretty rough area, and even though I'm quite used to be fluorescent white, I have never been so self conscious of it in my life!! I have to be quite careful about walking round at night so I'm really looking forward to our next move!
Had my little brother here in London last week so was really cool hanging out with him and doing the whole touristy sightseeing thing. Got to see a great Dali exhibition at the Tate Modern, wandered around and looked at the usual stuff like Nelson's Column, The Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Leicester Square, Brick Lane, Camden Markets etc etc and this weekend is Soho Pride - apparently it can be a bit of a shambles and really doesn't even come close to stacking up in comparison to the Sydney Mardi Gras but the other events that go on around it sound amazing!! There's a queer club here called Hard On which is a mixed SOP type clubby place and OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG the special performer there this Saturday night is BUCK ANGEL - wheeeeeeee :D
Other than that, really gotta put my head down and start looking for work. The pay offered in the jobs I've seen advertised is really quite depressing so will have to see what I can work out around that... It's looking like agency work will probably be the best way to go despite its irregular nature. At least that way I won't be risking doing that stupid thing I do and burning myself out too quickly by working too many hours.
I'm missing Sydney and everybody there immensely. Keep thinking about the beautiful pets I had to say goodbye to and how much I would give to have cuddles with them and my friends... Had nice chats on Monday with Steve, Alex, Lara, ML and Timmeh - made me sad but fark it was good to hear their voices!!
Big Brother's on TV here and it's effen scary to think that the people in the house could possibly be a representation of this country's population!! Check out this muppet:
Possibly the Dumbest Man In England
It's torture watching it, but just like BB in Oz, you just seem to be completely encaptured by a self-harming fascination.
Hokay kids, really do have to do some serious stuffs now, but photos soon, I promise!!
Xx