Tuesday, December 09, 2008
London: Day One!
My morning didn't exactly go off according to plan -- I didn't wake up until around 11am local time (really, not BAD considering that's 6am Toronto time). Put a bit of a damper on my plans to get out an explore the town this morning.
I tried to hit the hotel gym, but my room key didn't seem to work, so I ended up running the staircase instead. I'll do better tomorrow.
I then tried to iron my new shirt with the hotel room iron. Ya, either I'm no good, or the iron is no good, because the damned thing spilled water all over my shirt...so after I ironed the shirt, I had to blowdry the shirt with the hairdryer, which wrinkled it up again!
Anyways, worked out of the office for the rest of the afternoon, then went out for dinner with a few folks I've worked with previously. Went to a place in the "O2" (kinda like the corel centre, but with restaurants all around the outside) for bangers and mash...decent, but really, it's sausage and mashed potatoes, what do you expect. Followed it up with a few pints at a pub by the london bridge.
Hopefully I'll get out in the morning ON TIME tomorrow and be able to really do some sightseeing during the daylight -- that's the downside of winter, it's only bright from 9am-5pm : (
London - so far so good, but nothing exceptional to write home about.
I tried to hit the hotel gym, but my room key didn't seem to work, so I ended up running the staircase instead. I'll do better tomorrow.
I then tried to iron my new shirt with the hotel room iron. Ya, either I'm no good, or the iron is no good, because the damned thing spilled water all over my shirt...so after I ironed the shirt, I had to blowdry the shirt with the hairdryer, which wrinkled it up again!
Anyways, worked out of the office for the rest of the afternoon, then went out for dinner with a few folks I've worked with previously. Went to a place in the "O2" (kinda like the corel centre, but with restaurants all around the outside) for bangers and mash...decent, but really, it's sausage and mashed potatoes, what do you expect. Followed it up with a few pints at a pub by the london bridge.
Hopefully I'll get out in the morning ON TIME tomorrow and be able to really do some sightseeing during the daylight -- that's the downside of winter, it's only bright from 9am-5pm : (
London - so far so good, but nothing exceptional to write home about.
Labels: London
Monday, December 08, 2008
London!
Oh. Heck. Yah!
So I made it over all in one piece -- the new air canada planes with the in-seat on demand movies are the best thing EVER! (although, I noticed that they now make you watch 4 or 5 ads before your movie starts, which is new). I had a seat to myself which was nice - there's even power outlets for your laptop, so I got a bit of work done between watching XFiles (baaaaad movie) and Batman: Dark Knight(wiiicked movie).
So far things are pretty "normal" except the accents....mind you, my flight got in at 9:30pm London time, so I haven't exactly seen much / done much outside of my hotel room - sadly ended up getting a hamburger from the hotel restaurant for dinner since everything else around here was closed by the time I dropped my stuff off in my room.
I'm excited for the week and can't wait to get out and about in the morning! I also am sporting an entirely new, ritzy / fashion chic wardrobe. I think I bought more (atleast SPENT more) on Saturday than I have in years. 5 new shirts and 2 new pairs of pants. Mexx was a "new" store for me...pretty sweet stuff, but all super expensive. However managed to get a few things from the 50% off rack. Got a new coat thing from Bluenotes too.
Hopefully I'll be able to take some pictures to share and will keep you posted!
So I made it over all in one piece -- the new air canada planes with the in-seat on demand movies are the best thing EVER! (although, I noticed that they now make you watch 4 or 5 ads before your movie starts, which is new). I had a seat to myself which was nice - there's even power outlets for your laptop, so I got a bit of work done between watching XFiles (baaaaad movie) and Batman: Dark Knight(wiiicked movie).
So far things are pretty "normal" except the accents....mind you, my flight got in at 9:30pm London time, so I haven't exactly seen much / done much outside of my hotel room - sadly ended up getting a hamburger from the hotel restaurant for dinner since everything else around here was closed by the time I dropped my stuff off in my room.
I'm excited for the week and can't wait to get out and about in the morning! I also am sporting an entirely new, ritzy / fashion chic wardrobe. I think I bought more (atleast SPENT more) on Saturday than I have in years. 5 new shirts and 2 new pairs of pants. Mexx was a "new" store for me...pretty sweet stuff, but all super expensive. However managed to get a few things from the 50% off rack. Got a new coat thing from Bluenotes too.
Hopefully I'll be able to take some pictures to share and will keep you posted!
Labels: London
