Mind the Gap

So thanks to Julie we were prepared to hear "mind the gap"...and what does that mean:

Don't fall in between the Tube and the waiting area. I could have used this bit of advice before exiting our boat onto the dock in Parker :)

Well, we have been here for a week now! Sorry for the "gap" between sending out more communication but our means of communication has been sort of minimal to start with. There is really so much to say after only a week so I will try to keep it short but informative!

Time Pre-Angela Starting Work:

We arrived and were able to get used to the time change very quickly, I think a benefit of taking a red eye flight. And just an FYI when you bring 13 pieces of luggage on a plain not only is it a hassle it also is very costly :) We spent the first 5 days getting familiar with the city and walking and tubing EVERYWHERE!!! We were able to see a lot of the most popular tourists spots this way and also start to get used to public transportation and the city. The weather last weekend was amazing, it was SD weather actually. Ask a Londoner though and they will tell you the weather changes every 15 minutes and ohhhhh is that true. Within a small span of time yesterday, I saw the weather change from perfectly sunny, to pounding rain, to cloudy, and back to sunny.

This city is truly amazing. All of the culture is wonderful and we are really enjoying ourselves so far. This is a completely different lifestyle then we are used to but we both think its great! We have been to several pubs and Chris and I both have tried different types of English brews. Although, I have heard that each pint has about 200 calories in it so I am going to have start running around the beautiful park thats across the street from our flat!!!! Yes, we were able to secure a flat today! You all would be amazed at what you get for your money....ummmmm...well...not 857 Via La Venta thats for sure! We have settled in Clapham which is in the Southwest part of the city and is close to wonderful High Streets (main roads with shops, restaurants, pubs, etc) and the main part of London. Our place takes up 3 floors but is only 1 bedroom...odd? Well I guess you will have to come visit to find out for yourself :) We live right across the street from a beautiful HUGE park which is lovely and have a little backyard which we share with one other tenant.

My favorite thing so far is meeting all sorts of people. It is truly eye opening. We went up on the London Eye last Sunday which was fantastic and allowed us on the beautiful sunny day to see the entire city. We are thinking of heading to Belgium at the end of the month to celebrate my birthday and our anniversary. We are saving Switzerland for December and of course will be visiting the glorious US in November :)

I need to get back to work because as most of you can already guess, these people have figured out that I am a sucker and have put me to work straight away :) We miss you all very much and would love to hear from you, please pass the blog onto anyone you can think of because I was very bad at saving emails etc.

XO, Angela