If it wasn't for the weather getting colder and the sun setting around 4:30 in the afternoon, we wouldn't have anything to complain about living in London in Autumn. Sam now has a job working for WDMP Communications (an advertising agency), Mat is enjoying his job and the role he is being given and we have been doing lots around London.
It is amazing how much you can do here for free. There is always something happening. Each weekend brings something new to go and be part of. Yesterday we went to see the Lord Mayor's Parade near St Pauls. It has been happening since the 1200's and there are six thousand participants. We managed to miss the RAF fly-by but other than that it was an enjoyable morning's activities. Afterwards we went to the Borough Markets on the South Bank where we have ended up having lunch a few times now. We then spent an hour in the bank trying to add Sam's name to our account (now that she is a productive member of society). We think it is because the English are so polite but they seem to have no difficulties with standing in line FOREVER to get anything done. They don't complain so no-one does anything about it. It's not uncommon to walk past an ATM and see 10-12 people standing waiting to get their own money!
The city is quite pretty in autumn. The leaves have been dropping for a while now and the streets are lined with brown and red. Everyone is wrapped up with scarves and gloves and the heating is on everywhere you go. It might be the novelty of it all and it might be because it hasn't started raining too much yet but it is quite nice.
It is amazing how much you can do here for free. There is always something happening. Each weekend brings something new to go and be part of. Yesterday we went to see the Lord Mayor's Parade near St Pauls. It has been happening since the 1200's and there are six thousand participants. We managed to miss the RAF fly-by but other than that it was an enjoyable morning's activities. Afterwards we went to the Borough Markets on the South Bank where we have ended up having lunch a few times now. We then spent an hour in the bank trying to add Sam's name to our account (now that she is a productive member of society). We think it is because the English are so polite but they seem to have no difficulties with standing in line FOREVER to get anything done. They don't complain so no-one does anything about it. It's not uncommon to walk past an ATM and see 10-12 people standing waiting to get their own money!
The city is quite pretty in autumn. The leaves have been dropping for a while now and the streets are lined with brown and red. Everyone is wrapped up with scarves and gloves and the heating is on everywhere you go. It might be the novelty of it all and it might be because it hasn't started raining too much yet but it is quite nice.
The markets here are the best we have been to on our trip so far. Instead of the cheap plastic Chinese trinkets they have antique sections, some half decent clothes (although Sam's jacket is the exception to the rule) and some great food. They're well worth a look if you're in London. The nice thing too is that each market has its own flavour – Borough Markets for food, Camden Markets for art and Portobello Road for antiques and clothes. We look forward to checking out some more soon.
Now that we've settled in we have begun to allow ourselves to think about doing some travel. We'll be starting off by going to Exeter as soon as we can (to see some of Mat's family) but we plan to find some snow for Christmas (Switzerland/Austria?) and hopefully some sun and windsurfing for our first anniversary in February. We are also looking forward to sailing in Turkey with Mat's parents and uncle and aunty in summer next year. The holiday entitlements here are.....generous.
That's pretty much all for now. Things are action packed with Sam having a major launch for a client this week. Mat has a couple of projects on the go and Christmas is coming!
We hope all is well wherever you are.
M+S
Now that we've settled in we have begun to allow ourselves to think about doing some travel. We'll be starting off by going to Exeter as soon as we can (to see some of Mat's family) but we plan to find some snow for Christmas (Switzerland/Austria?) and hopefully some sun and windsurfing for our first anniversary in February. We are also looking forward to sailing in Turkey with Mat's parents and uncle and aunty in summer next year. The holiday entitlements here are.....generous.
That's pretty much all for now. Things are action packed with Sam having a major launch for a client this week. Mat has a couple of projects on the go and Christmas is coming!
We hope all is well wherever you are.
M+S
When Kiwis go to London they.....
Go to see the Exponents at the Shepherds Bush Walkabout!
Run into Katie Newell in the pub.
Start to miss the sea and think that walking over a Thames River Bridge is getting pretty close to going to the beach.
Fly to New Zealand for a wedding.
Get very drunk in Cardiff without seeing the rest of the city.
Buy hats, scarves and gloves.
Go to Oxford Street for the Christmas light turning on ceremony...thing....
The best meal we've had since our last update was.....
At the Borough Markets – fresh produce, made on the spot!
Underground countdown
Our total so far is 46/324 and new entries include:
South Kensington, Willesden Green, Camden Town, Lancaster Gate, Holburn, St Pauls, Chancery Lane, Waterloo, Monument, London Bridge and Heathrow 1,2&3.
P.S Sam writes....this whole writing in the 3rd person thing is quite weird but Mat likes it this way!
P.P.S. Mat says that if we were to write in the first person it wouldn't be something that "we" wrote and we would have to start everything with something like "Sam writes" this and "Mat says" that.
Go to see the Exponents at the Shepherds Bush Walkabout!
Run into Katie Newell in the pub.
Start to miss the sea and think that walking over a Thames River Bridge is getting pretty close to going to the beach.
Fly to New Zealand for a wedding.
Get very drunk in Cardiff without seeing the rest of the city.
Buy hats, scarves and gloves.
Go to Oxford Street for the Christmas light turning on ceremony...thing....
The best meal we've had since our last update was.....
At the Borough Markets – fresh produce, made on the spot!
Underground countdown
Our total so far is 46/324 and new entries include:
South Kensington, Willesden Green, Camden Town, Lancaster Gate, Holburn, St Pauls, Chancery Lane, Waterloo, Monument, London Bridge and Heathrow 1,2&3.
P.S Sam writes....this whole writing in the 3rd person thing is quite weird but Mat likes it this way!
P.P.S. Mat says that if we were to write in the first person it wouldn't be something that "we" wrote and we would have to start everything with something like "Sam writes" this and "Mat says" that.
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