England Phase 1

Ok, after a long absence here comes a recap of events. Lets go back in years to 2004. That was the year that I headed to my Uncles in London for Christmas.

London is a very nice city if your pockets happen to be deeper than the English Channel. The pound to dollar conversion rate was not helping anything, about 2:1, but 4p for a beer, give me a break. Fortunately I had a free place to stay and meals to help lessen the burden.
Things to do in London:

Drink Ale: It’s no German pils or Weißen but tasty in its own reich.

Take an open top bus tour: Found a mildly fair day on which to take the open top bus tour. Got to see all the famous sites of London, but couldn’t be arsed to get off the bus to examine any of them in detail.

Drive on the left: A bit tricky, every time you turn or stop you have to assess the situation an decide were your going and were traffic will come from, and don’t forget to ignore the horns of the people who are pissed off that you have been working on this calculation for sixty seconds at an empty intersection.

Speak English: Very relaxing.

GWoD: Reich – Realm, Empire, Rich or Prolific



P.S. The English customs workers are some of the friendliest I have met thus far. The man who stamped my passport failed not only to give me the immigration officer scowl but smiled and said welcome! Maybe just luck of the draw.