Tuesday, May 27, 2008

First Weekend in London



The first couple of weeks I was here, the weather was so beautiful. Sunny everyday and warm (20-25 C or 71-81 F)...and it stays warm at night so no jacket SF'ers!
Hyde Park is not too far from where I am living; thats me in front of the most amazing purple flowers, they were everywhere. People were paddle boating on the lake, playing futbol and just hanging out sun bathing.
On a different day, my poor co-worker Simon played tourist guide (btw, everyone in London is named Paul, Simon or Ian). We walked to Westminster, saw Big Ben of course and the London Bridge which crosses the Thames River. I also had the pleasure of going on the London Eye with a group from work. Its a massive ferris wheel that holds 20 or so people in each glass capsule (you can see the white circle in the pic. If you are afraid of heights, might not the best idea, however the views are sublime.

2 comments:

FinnyKnits said...

Welcome to your new home! Glad to hear things are going smoothly so far and you're having unseasonably warm weather.

Warmer than here, in fact. What happened?

Global Samba said...

Thanks Jess! I know, the weather has been pretty good here I must say. I think the summers are pretty nice here (not like Italy or anything) but good. I have heard the winters suck so we'll see. When are you coming out to Italy? I know you said your friend is moving back to the states soon...