A Life Less Ordinary

I counted no less than a dozen channels that featured the president’s speech. $87 billion? I’ll tell him what he can do with his war…

In the Cornwall region of Southern England, in a little old farmhouse built in the mid 1700’s that has now been converted to a bed and breakfast, sits a lonely little man who types furiously on a keyboard. That man is me. It’s been a while since I last wrote because of the lack (or…

Today was nuts! We went to Stratford-upon-Avon and saw Shakespeare’s birthplace and his wife’s family’s house. We also went to Oxford and checked out Brasenose college. And that’s it. We were stuck in traffic for most of the day (on a coach (a bus in the states)), so there was little else to do. Mom…

Jamie Olvier’s restaurant in London called Fifteen is somewhere I’ve been wanting to go ever since I found out about it. We called today to make reservations for tonight. The voice on the other end of the line informed us that they were, in fact, taking reservations. For November. We also went to Harrod’s today.…

Today we went to Buckingham Palace. It was big. Very big. Stunningly so. That’s really about it, though. I saw some famous Rembrandt (leave it to me not to know). I’m really annoyed that you’re not allowed to take pictures inside any of these places. There was this really hot chick working at the palace…

So yeah, we saw Stonehenge today. I did a few Eddie Izzard routines, but no one in my family has any idea what I’m talking about. I didn’t know that you couldn’t walk right up to the stones. Mum says you used to be able to, but I guess they had a big problem with…

Windsor Palace today. And this really lame ride down the Thames that was, in my opinion, not worth the £4.40 per person. It was also hot today. Possibly hotter, but past a certain point I can’t tell anymore. I couldn’t find a loo to fill up my water bottle right before we got on the…

Today we went to the Tower of London. It was pretty cool to see where all the prisoners had been held. We also saw the Tower Bridge. I didn’t see the London Eye (it’s near there, right?), but it doesn’t much matter since it’s closed due to the heat. We also went to Madame Tussaud’s…

Oh my god, it’s so hot in London right now! Where’s the fog? Where’s the rain? Where are the temperatures that don’t leave everyone soaking wet from their own sweat? Anyway, London is amazing! Walking around is, at times, overwhelming, but the diversity of the city just blows me away. And I can’t seem to…

I’ll be in England until the 25th. If I get a chance to blog, I will, but don’t hold out too much hope. See you later this month!