Wednesday, January 28, 2009

More of London, with Pictures

i want out of London!! i am trying to find a place to stay in Paris but it just isn't working. my back up plan is to take an overnight bus to Paris, see the city in just one day and then get on another bus to Bordeaux. i would rather stay in Paris for the weekend and hitch to Bordeaux on Monday or Tuesday but if i cant find a place to stay, i am not about to pay 25 euro for a hostel....

anyway, the rain has set in again and my shoes are old and falling apart so my feet are always wet. i did find a nice little farm in the middle of the city today! there were pigs and sheep but the horses were on holiday. its nice to know that there is a farm in the middle of a city for people to come and learn about plants and animals that otherwise wouldn't be there.

yesterday i walked the length of London, again. i took a few pictures and got lost and had to ask an old London messenger for directions. if i hadn't been so shy i could have made a new friend but after i had my way and we talked about bikes, i was too shy to make the conversation go any further. i guess i just have to learn the hard way.... i also found out yesterday, that the street i am staying on is where Jack the Ripper's first victim was found!

hopefully i will leave for paris tonight or tomorrow. I like london but i cant take anymore of it. the city is very ugly and the people aren't much better. that sounds terrible. what i mean is that the city is void of any color. everything is grey, even the people. the city is nice to get around in and can be very exciting but for the most part its portland without the green. the people are nice but usually cold. everyone seems kind of sad.

paris should be better, even if it is only for a day. i hear bordeaux is beautiful and hopefully i can stay there for a few days before making my way to spain.















1 comment:

Jake said...

that is a rad pig.