Well it's been exactly a week since we have arrived in London. The weather has been beautiful with the exception of yesterday morning when it rained for the first time. Otherwise it's been blue skies and sunny every day. The London marathon was held on Sunday and apparently it was the "hottest marathon ever" at 23 degrees.... you just have to laugh when the "hottest ever" anything is 23...
It has been surprisingly pain free settling in. We spent the first 2 days on admin - setting up mobile phones, bank accounts, etc. Apparently it is difficult to open a bank account here in London because you need official address proof, but you can't set up anything which gives you official address proof without a bank account. Luckily Ryan had done his research and referred us to a company called First Contact which somehow can get around this requirement by paying them 35 pounds. Best 35 pounds I've spent so far.
The rest of the time we've spent househunting which is the perfect way to get to know London. We've now been around Angel, Islington, Chelsea, Sloane Square, Kensington, Bayswater, Notting Hill, West Kensington, and Holland Park. We've made one offer for a place in the next street to JLo and Po so fingers crossed.
We went to Ronald's big b'day at a restaurant inside St James Park on Friday night and managed to catch up with everyone in town which was lovely. On Saturday we had more househunting and also went to Portobello market in Notting Hill. Mike has been watching plenty of football so we are really getting to know the local pubs in Miranda's area. I've been introduced to Magners and Bulmers by Yuey (girls I think you'll like it...) and we've actually started drinking at lunchtime now. On Sunday we went to this retro bowling place with Miranda and her colleagues for her b'day where there was live music by a series of indi bands. Very cool.
Unfortunately my computer hasn't arrived yet so I can't post any photos until then. Please continue to leave us your comments!
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I"m still in denial that you're gone! Glad to hear all's been well so far. One of my ex 'leng's from the secondment last year was in that marathon!
I've been dreaming lots about work. Isn't that bad? So b/c of this I've been thinking about how to sell my furniture ... where to live after i break my lease at K.Town ... what size storage i shd get ... what clothes i shd pack ... and even .. (u r going to kill me ...) where i am going to stay on my 1 yr spree from London.
Yes. I think, I think too much.
Correction: shd be "where i am going to stay on my return from my 1 yr spree from London."
Very nice to know you guys settling in well there. Who is this Ryan guy you keep mentioning?
Ryan's my cousin who moved to London on the same day as us!
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