Month Five in London

Things feel a little strange at the moment. I’m facing the reality that I haven’t had much luck finding a job I might actually like so I’ve started looking for one that’s within my previous industry that I may not like so much. Our happy little flat will be no more at the end of the month with K going home due to a great job offer. So we’re in the process of trying to find a new flatmate – my vote is for a boy but we’ll see what happens!

One trip this month to Edinburgh, Scotland but it’s probably been my favourite trip so far apart from Greece. Edinburgh was great to visit and it was so nice to hang out with G and do some cool stuff and the food was fabulous which is always a highlight for me (apart from a disappointing two course deep fried fest on the first night that’s probably best forgotten).

Because I’m not working I’m trying to limit my going out and therefore my spending – and besides, we have the glorious internet at home so I’m keeping myself entertained – however I am getting very well acquainted with daytime TV and if I don’t see another car insurance ad or debt consolidation ad it will be too soon.

Edinburgh, Scotland 29th July – 2nd August

Catching up with G in Edinburgh was fantastic. I had the best time and it was nice to visit somewhere without being in a hurry and we had great weather everyday!

We had a restaurant recommended to us called First Coast and it was so good we ended up eating there every night – for those who may have accused me of being fussy in the past – this is a restaurant with no buts! There was a very memorable dinner that involved a couple of delicious bottles of Pinot Grigio and some introspective conversations.

We spent a bit of time just wandering around the city looking at the shops, including a trip to Jenners, the Hannahs of Scotland. We also found a great place for breakfast called Tiger Lily where I had my first Eggs Benedict for months and it was delicious!

We also went to an exhibition called “The Naked Portrait” – it’s all in the title! It was really interesting and the photograph of Linford Christy was a highlight.

We also managed to catch the opening of the Fringe Festival and saw a couple of comedy acts and Greg McHugh was a standout – some very funny commentary on road rage.

Edinburgh itself is a lovely city, full of lovely architecture and so clean compared to London! It’s got a great vibe and does have a bit of a ‘university town’ feel about it – really young and vibrant.

G and I at Tiger Lily

G and I at First Coast


The compass in Scotland



Edinburgh

Month Four in London or It’s A Tough Life

Month four in London may be a bit of a misnomer has I’ve hardly been in London. I’ve had an absolute ball and now believe even more I could quite happily be unemployed and just travel the world. I have more stamps in the passport and 4 new countries visited. The biggest surprise was Greece , which for some reason I didn’t really expect to be all that impressed by, I guess because I love the beaches in Australia so much I don’t really expect to be impressed by other countries but the beaches in Greece were so beautiful. The sun is lovely soft sun as well where you can actually lie in the sun and not be burnt to a crisp! The food was so good…zucchini fritters were definitely a highlight!

Hanging out with P&T was fantastic, first of all being in Greece together and sharing the great experience there and then sharing London with them.

I’m loving the ease of travel and being able to just jump on a plane and go – an hour or two and you’re somewhere so different.

I am much more settled now with a permanent place to live and my bank account finally sorted and London is starting to feel like home. There’s always something though and now the job hunt begins!