Eurotrip 2004 begins!
Got to YYZ and we had to check-in our main pack since it was over the 5Kg limit... Air Transat was a nice flight and we got to London earlier than scheduled even though we left late.
Arrived at Gatwick and were lost for a moment. But we got our bearings and took a train to London Victoria station - a popular destination in London. We were still lost as to what to do but we quickly found a nearby hostel and signed in. Jet lag was a major problem as we were walking around at noon local time but used to 7am time (with only 2-3hrs of sleep on the plane)...
London is Expen$ive! The prices are the same numbers but the the currency is not! We're talking over 2x more! We found a supermarket and bought some bread and deli meat for a cheap lunch at under £4.
Later on we took a bus to Liverpool Station for a mini tour and then went to Picadilly Circus via the London Underground (UG) subway system. At PC, we went into the Virgin Megastore where Velvet Underground was going to be signing CDs. We then walked around this major shopping district and after getting tired we headed home via the UG.
Interesting notes: London transit is amazing! fast, efficient, and takes you everywhere! There are so many cool small cars here that North American roads would be better off with... The downtown (Central London) is very, very clean; there are no skyscrapers as land use is very spread out; there are no gas stations to been so far in Central London; the cops don't carry guns; supermarkets have security guards; traffic lights show red+yellow before changing to green; the prices don't show taxes...
Learning the Language: lease = let; rent = hire; exit = way out
Arrived at Gatwick and were lost for a moment. But we got our bearings and took a train to London Victoria station - a popular destination in London. We were still lost as to what to do but we quickly found a nearby hostel and signed in. Jet lag was a major problem as we were walking around at noon local time but used to 7am time (with only 2-3hrs of sleep on the plane)...
London is Expen$ive! The prices are the same numbers but the the currency is not! We're talking over 2x more! We found a supermarket and bought some bread and deli meat for a cheap lunch at under £4.
Later on we took a bus to Liverpool Station for a mini tour and then went to Picadilly Circus via the London Underground (UG) subway system. At PC, we went into the Virgin Megastore where Velvet Underground was going to be signing CDs. We then walked around this major shopping district and after getting tired we headed home via the UG.
Interesting notes: London transit is amazing! fast, efficient, and takes you everywhere! There are so many cool small cars here that North American roads would be better off with... The downtown (Central London) is very, very clean; there are no skyscrapers as land use is very spread out; there are no gas stations to been so far in Central London; the cops don't carry guns; supermarkets have security guards; traffic lights show red+yellow before changing to green; the prices don't show taxes...
Learning the Language: lease = let; rent = hire; exit = way out
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