A Tuesday in London
Hey Kids,
So I am sitting in my hotel lounge in London, updating the LJ and watching Top Gear.
Today the shower stopped working in my hotel while I was in the middle of rinsing the shampoo from my hair, so I will have to redo the showering later to properly wash. Upside: I went out to Boots, the chemist ("Drug Store" to you North Americans) and picked up some bodywash, which was on a Bogof deal ("Buy one get one free"), so not only do I not have to use shampoo to wash the rest of me next time, but I also get to take some of this British bodywash I like home. I also got some good eczema cream, which is good, because it is BAD again. I think it's Staples' fault. It's so dry in there.
After visiting the chemist, I took a ride on the VERY busy Tube to St. Paul's cathedral, where I stopped in a Cafe Nero, which is a coffee chain over here. A coffee chain I actually LIKE, which is strange. I stayed there and worked on my novel for awhile, which is going so so well. Mostly at the editing stage now. And my writerly contact (quite a famous Canadian childrens' writer, but I won't publish who it is on here) has agreed to read it when I am done, so my new goal is to be done the editing and happy with a FULL draft by the end of this trip. (June 6th)
After writing for about 2 hours, I wandered across Millenium bridge and followed the south bank of the Thames, which is probably my favourite place in the whole world, exploring a few little places I have never been. After stopping for a little lunch, I crossed back over the river at Tower Bridge, (yes, that Tower Bridge!) and wandered back down the edge of the Thames, passing some lovely things, (including of course, the Tower of London) and back to St. Paul's cathedral, where I nipped back into the Cafe Nero to have another hot chocolate and work for another hour before jumpin' a Tube back to the hotel to write this entry. Anyone who has been here and has any recommendations of cool, lesser known cool things to see in London, let me know, as I will be wandering here for another week and a half before heading up North where I have a better handle on what's essential to see. ;')
Until next time,
I'm Ktwilight
So I am sitting in my hotel lounge in London, updating the LJ and watching Top Gear.
Today the shower stopped working in my hotel while I was in the middle of rinsing the shampoo from my hair, so I will have to redo the showering later to properly wash. Upside: I went out to Boots, the chemist ("Drug Store" to you North Americans) and picked up some bodywash, which was on a Bogof deal ("Buy one get one free"), so not only do I not have to use shampoo to wash the rest of me next time, but I also get to take some of this British bodywash I like home. I also got some good eczema cream, which is good, because it is BAD again. I think it's Staples' fault. It's so dry in there.
After visiting the chemist, I took a ride on the VERY busy Tube to St. Paul's cathedral, where I stopped in a Cafe Nero, which is a coffee chain over here. A coffee chain I actually LIKE, which is strange. I stayed there and worked on my novel for awhile, which is going so so well. Mostly at the editing stage now. And my writerly contact (quite a famous Canadian childrens' writer, but I won't publish who it is on here) has agreed to read it when I am done, so my new goal is to be done the editing and happy with a FULL draft by the end of this trip. (June 6th)
After writing for about 2 hours, I wandered across Millenium bridge and followed the south bank of the Thames, which is probably my favourite place in the whole world, exploring a few little places I have never been. After stopping for a little lunch, I crossed back over the river at Tower Bridge, (yes, that Tower Bridge!) and wandered back down the edge of the Thames, passing some lovely things, (including of course, the Tower of London) and back to St. Paul's cathedral, where I nipped back into the Cafe Nero to have another hot chocolate and work for another hour before jumpin' a Tube back to the hotel to write this entry. Anyone who has been here and has any recommendations of cool, lesser known cool things to see in London, let me know, as I will be wandering here for another week and a half before heading up North where I have a better handle on what's essential to see. ;')
Until next time,
I'm Ktwilight