The ten hour plane ride seemed much longer during my return flight. London was magic, Michael and Sophia were great hosts/clients and Nicola served as a delightful English countryside tour guide. My cheers & jeers for London below...
- public transportation system (pedestrians are the heartbeat of every city)
- Cockney accents (a London accent with no use of the aspirant "h", the letter "t" in the middle of words such as "butter", or the final "g" in words ending in "ing")
- storied history (dating back as early as 43 A.D.)
- Arsenal futbol culture (there are pubs that you can only get into if you're wearing the Aresenal red & white)
- free admission to art museums (i.e. Tate Modern)
- the Sun set at 9 P.M.
JEERS:
- the exchange rate (approx. 2 dollars for 1 sterling pound...did I just pay $20 for that fish & chips??? BLOODY-!!!)
- the cost of living (that 3-car stall in Chelsea is 350,000 pounds?!?!)
- the rain/fog/clouds (nice...more rain)
- CCTV (police state closed circuit television...everyone in England is actually reality TV stars)
- absence of free refills (and I'm dying dehydrated because I can't afford any more refills...this sucks)
- the Sun rose at 4:44 A.M. (this AND jet-lag do not play well)
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FRED EGAN:
Sharon & Amy <<< Austin Powers...guilty as charged. YEAH BAAAABEEE!
(06.04.08 10:38 PM)
FRED EGAN:
Jared <<< I totally agree a search box is an awesome idea! Mine is at the bottom of my blog...maybe I should think about moving it up to the top navigation bar...???
(06.04.08 10:35 PM)
Sharron:
Amy...I totally see Austin Powers!
(06.03.08 11:40 AM)
Amy Martin:
Does anyone else see Austin Powers in that green chair??? ;)
(06.02.08 09:40 PM)
Jared Rey:
I think you need to add a search box to your blog so people (like me) can find old posts of yours that I want to see again. Just a random thought.
(06.01.08 11:59 PM)
FRED EGAN:
Rayleen <<< I really don't deserve half your niceties but thank you. Glad to have you in my corner ;)
(06.01.08 06:39 PM)
Tim Co.:
lol u've summed up my feelings as well...still too out of it to think it through that good..
(06.01.08 11:08 AM)
FRED EGAN:
WrecklessGirl (aka Kristy) <<< Did I mention water costs $6 U.S.!!!
(06.01.08 01:12 AM)
FRED EGAN:
Nicola <<< Heck yeah there you are! THANK YOU so much for showing me around North Yorkshire...I had a brilliant time and you are a beautiful person :)
(06.01.08 01:11 AM)
Rayleen:
Are you f*cking kidding me? Your hair looks awesome! YOU"RE SO GOOD AT BEING YOURSELF. I also love how you spend alot of time with your boys despite your world travels. Your work is the BEST and I can promise you, I'm not the only one who thinks that.
(05.31.08 10:58 PM)
Sharron:
CHEERS: international globetrotter extraordinaire...yawn...London today, Paris tomorrow
JEERS: being identified as a possible english tourist (my how many cameras do we tote)....another bloody american!
Sorry....warped sense of humor day for me.
Love the pics Fred...as always
(05.30.08 05:48 PM)
wrecklessgirl:
food for thought (or rather, drink for thought)
{water=free}
and water is the ultimate hydration for our body.
did i mention water=free?
*gets off high horse*
nothin but love for the haters ;)
teehee.
(05.30.08 12:21 PM)
Nicola Dixon:
Ah, there I am. I didn't see that coming, it's actually quite a sweet photo-you'll have to send me a copy of it. Ta for comment on blog, you are WELCOME! Enjoy your weekend :)
(05.30.08 12:05 PM)
poser:
all in all, sounds great to me :)
(05.30.08 12:03 PM)