Life in London

Hi again everyone - sorry for the delay between posts!! We have now arrived and are into life in London.

We have moved into a place in Earls Court - it is a nice area and our place is modern and simple. Its about 30 min on the tube into our works and there are plenty of bars/restaurants/parks and transport options within easy reach. [Right - Our street]

Our intial impressions of London have been overwhelmingly favourable. It was a bit of a shock to arrive from the balmy summer of Brazil to the middle of winter in London - but, having said that we didn't find the winter too bad. We enjoyed two dumpings of snow in London (which is more than usual apparrently) but apart from that it was quite mild to the normal winter. Daylight hours were short - which took a bit of getting used to - however now, as we enter summer, the opposite is true and it seem light at 6am and is still 'dusk' at 8 in the evening! For the past month or so we have enjoyed great weather - allowing us to enjoy the very London pastime of sitting around in a park to relax the afternoon away.

We are also still finding the abundence of old buildings and landmarks a bit of a novelty. Its odd to be wandering along at lunchtime, look-up and see Big Ben - or to run past Buckingham Palace on the way home. Its great though - we'll be able to spend the summer lunchtimes sightseeing?!

All in all we are really enjoying life here. It has been great catching up with heaps of good friends that we haven't seen for a while - and having them here made it really easy for us to settle into life quickly. Although the week in London can be a bit of a drag there are plenty of weeknight distractions on offer and with all the UK and Europe has to offer at the weekend, the grind of the week is soon forgotten. [Above: It didn't take Michelle long to find the sweet stand at Borough Markets....]