And what a journey it has been. I guess since it's a holiday weekend, the city closes many of the subway (underground) lines to do repair work figuring many folks are not commuting. Two of the 3 lines I was going to take to my dorm were closed, so it took me about an hour longer to find my neighborhood etc. And the guy at the front desk of the dorm told me the best place to get wifi is Starbucks. Yes kiddies, I'm all the way in the UK, at a freakin' Starbucks. And now that I'm on the internet, I'm lookin' for a better solution.
I really have nothing to report on the dorm as I could not check in, but could only drop off my luggage (thank God). I did see a few angry looking punk-rock students in the reception area. I can only hope more stories including such characters will follow later (Hi Mom! Deep breaths!).
The flight was fine. Oh! I had a spankin-new plane and we could CHOOSE what movie we wanted to watch. Out of like 25 options! Or video games! I really wanted to sleep so I wouldn't be too jet-lagged, but who could resist such technology? So I did watch the beginning of "No Country for Old Men" while I waited for dinner. But about half-way in I decided I wanted to watch the rest with Jamie (it's a bit scary. you all know about my thing with serial killers), so I turned it off and went to sleep.
Flying in was beautiful. The fields were so green and full of sheep. Very English. But now it's rather cold and rainy, and I'm content to stay in and rest for a bit sipping coffee (and read up on the basketball games). I'll get out later this afternoon and maybe post some photos tonight.
Please leave me comments and tell me how you all are doing.
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3 comments:
yay!!!! i forgot you were going so soon!
did i remember to tell you to bring dried cherries? eat a handful every night before sleep and it will cut your jet lag time down to nothing. and don't nap today.
i'm so glad you're there! it's snowing here again so you aren't missing a thing.
i look forward to your adventures.
hey, lady!
i meant to say goodbye on friday. glad you made it safely.
having a good weekend...jane eyre at the guthrie was awesome. and just finished dyeing eggs.
have a super time. look forward to more posts. TALLY-HO
Don't forget that all the basketball stuff is being shown on the internet (ESPN I think). As in, Every. Single. Game. Do catch one or two or five when you're drifting off this week :).
Take lots of pix and make sure you say 'tally-ho' at least twice tomorrow.
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