Tuesday, January 08, 2008 Here begins the official post-travel review. London was great. Fog and rain aside, the city is charming; not beautiful like Stockholm is, but one just grows to like it and its vibrance. Not to mention its healthy cultural scene as well, with the musical buffet around Leicester Square and the street performances at Covent Garden. To top it off, it was smashing to be able to spend time with E, who became tour guide plus butler plus best friend. It was also good to meet up with C, and J and S as well. Honourable mention also goes to E's household, who made me feel so at home that I almost didn't want to go. If I had the money I would have gladly paid that week's rent. =) Also thanks to E, C, J and S for humouring lonely old me and roaring off together in a rented car on a whirlwind tour of England and Wales. I grumbled about the driving the whole trip, but the company and the travel is worth the driving. I'm still amused that J and S were amused everytime I swore while driving. Then again, I have to ditch my stereotypical idea of girls, acquired from spending 10+2.5 years in monasteries. Oh, special mention to the Chelsea-Villa match that I watched, that was worth every penny. 8 goals, 3 red cards, 2 penalties.. other people pay the same price for a 0-0 draw. The first thing I remember about Berlin is the bitter cold. I guess I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn't so bothered by the cold, but as it was I still had a pretty good time. The advantage of travelling alone is that anything goes, and I can just do whatever I like whenever I like. I'm quite dissatisfied with my stay there, actually, because I did not see enough of what I wanted to see. So it's stays on my list of places to go.
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