(Edited from Jem’s message to Kat)
Finally have a chance to tell you about the trip so far..
…jumped on the plane no dramas, I tried to check out what movies are on the plane but in the end I just wanted to sleep.
Slept on and off the whole 11 1/2 hours and we got off at Shanghai.
We had 2 hours to make our connection to Zurich and there was another couple of people who were making the same connection so we decided to stick together.
Made the flight, 12 hours to Zurich and we had to stay awake the whole way to decrease the effect of jetlag.
I watched 5 full length movies to keep my eyes open.
One hour in Zurich and we made our connection to London comfortably, 1 1/4hour flight. Went by so fast!
Taxi to hotel took quite a while but we got a pretty good look at London.
Our room is small but pretty nice. Bed is really comfy but that’s just coz it’s not mine.
We meant to go out to dinner that first night but I just collapsed on the bed and comad out till 5am next morning.
So Saturday morning we get up and head off to the big bus tour. These tours are mean - you can just jump on and off whenever you want and we have a 2 day pass. Each bus has a tour guide with a microphone and they’re all hilarious!
No wonder British television is so good they all have really good senses of humour.
Went on a 2 hour walking tour through the royal kind of areas. That was pretty interesting actually. Normally that stuff would bore me to death but it was pretty good.
Then we went to the tower of London, that was cool as. Once again a crack up tour guide. Told us about all the torture and beheadings etc.
Looked at lots of old guns and swords and castles and stuff, then we walked back home. That might not sound like much but it was a HUGE day, we wandered round lots of places in between.
London is awesome. You'd love it. Waaaaay cooler than Auckland - no shit :P
Went to the pub across the road for dinner, me n dad both had sausages and mashed potato it was the best mashed potato iv ever had it was INCREDIBLE!!
We spoke about 3 words at dinner just coz we were so dead. We were phasing in and out and were pretty 'wacko' hahaha.
Up this morning (sunday) at 4am. Snoozed with my ipod playlist till 7ish (bloody Kanye song is screwed up and doesn’t play properly dammit!).
Breakfast and then headed out shopping at 8.30. None of the shops open in London on a Sunday till 11.30-12 coz they’re open so late in the evening, so we had a lot of waiting to do.
Best shops are on Oxford St so we went there. There was an incredible Nike store 3 levels high. Coolest shop ever.
It had 2 nikeID offices one was appointment only where u can design ur own shoe with them! so sweet.
Went to HMV music store, most famous in Europe apparently. Again, 3 levels tall and it had its own DJ.
Spent a couple of hours trying to get home. Got on the wrong bus, walked in the pouring rain for about an hour then decided to just take the tube.
10min later wer back at the hotel chillin out on the laptops.
So yea basically that’s what wev been up to. Might not sound like much and im sure iv missed out heaps. But the days have been packed and im exhausted.
4.21pm now. I’m getting tired as u can see my English has gotten progressively shittier as the message goes on.
So yea ta ta for now
Jem
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