When a (wo)man is tired of London, (s)he is tired of life....

Well London IS tiring, but so much to see and do...that you MUST betired of life to be tired of her...Ahmed and I went to see the musical Billy Elliot the other night and itwas fantastic. It was Ahmed's first musical play and he lovedit...tonight we are going to see the Mousetrap, yes it is still playing and tomorrow night in Regent Park Midsummer nights dream..so we are flatout every day, the museum, parks, eating and drinking in British Pubsand all in all having a lovely holiday.

Ahmed makes me smile as he looks aghast at all the goings on around him - from the transvestites on the train to the religious fundamentalists trying to convert us in the street. We are in Brixton at the moment, it is a shock to the senses and not for the faint hearted - a cross between Kings Cross and Footscray. I am sure a flick knife is just a step away...

But my news is that I have scored a great job paying great money and located is gorgeous Epsom. So I will be staying in London for the near future and Ahmed will rotate between Khartoum and London every 6 weeks. So we are both happy with that (at least for now). So we have been busy flat hunting, cant stay in Brixton and hopefully I have found a room. I will find out today. Room hunting is also a very interesting process! OK, comments would be great!

Safe and sound in London.......

Just arrived in London, got to my hotel without incident, i am very>happy to say....no interrogations, no detaining, no getting lost or losing things...

wow, it has been 18 years since i have been here and it has surprised me. It is SO pretty, i didn't remember that. I just remember it being so crowded i wanted to scream, but then it was the week before Christmas when I was here last, so maybe that is the reason, Melbourne is the same at that time of year...

There are flowers everywhere, the streets are narrow and winding, the traffic is minimal (I think they have a tax on bringing your car into town) and it all in all is quite delightful. In terms of cost, again a surprise, a large coffee was 1.50, so thats about $4 - about what you would pay in inner melb cafes...so all is good...

I think i love it :))

Ahmed comes tomorrow, so that will be super. Really, this might turn> out just fine :))