Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?

Hello,

I'm home again from London and while I had a great time there is no place like home, especially when you leave someone rather important behind...

Anyway I got to London and successfully caught the tube to South Woodford where I caught the bus to Neil and Ellie's to stay with Ema-Joy. It was pouring with rain but at least it was rain in a new place so I was tired but happy. Friday the sun came out and stayed out for the rest of my week in London, it was a real summer holiday and an amazing piece of good luck.

Mostly I hung out with EJ and sometimes with Simon (her boyfriend) also. We did some classic summer stuff, sat and watched cricket in singlets and shorts while drinking beer, went to a bbq and even to the Notting Hill Carnival. I did one tourist day in London and lots of shopping.



Big Ben, just to prove I've been there.



Parliament buildings, these are much bigger and more ornate than pictures show and are so worth seeing if you're in town.



This is how many tourists are around parliament buildings if you get up and catch the tube when EJ goes to work.



Cool sculptures outside the Tate Britain, which doesn't open until 10! As it was only 9 I decided to wander down the thames to the London eye and see if it was open and how much it cost.



Me at the top of the London eye, it costs 15 pounds to take a "flight" as they are called and one flight takes half an hour. Well worth it especially if it's a good day as it was for me. The eye moves really slowly and smoothly so it's not scary at all and the view is amazing.



Big Ben and Parliament from the London eye.



Wednesday I hung out with EJ and her nannying charge Bella, we went to Regent park and walked past the place where the Beatles recorded their music on the way. We even went across the crossing from the album cover, and there were people there walking across it taking pictures as we went past!

After work we went out to dinner with Paula and Alex who have just landed in London. It was great to see them and they seemed really relaxed and in good shape for newbies to the other side of the world.

I know it's not the most action packed blog but really what I did most was relax so it wasn't the most action packed holiday. London as always was busy and exciting, I spent about 3 hours in the Tate Britain looking at amazing art, I wandered up and down the Thames, I shopped Oxford street and went to a carnival attended by 1.5 million people, and that was a quiet week. What can I say, I love London... but I'm glad to live in sleepy old Galway.

Love ya, miss ya,
Aimee