England is beachin
The weather here in London the past few days has been absolutely amazing. After 2 weeks of relative blandness--high 60s and low 40s--we got this streak of mid 70s weather that culminated in today's 80 degree day. For that reason, a few of my flatmates and I decided we had no choice but to take a coach to Brighton Beach on the Southcoast of England. Even though it was a pebble beach, meaning no sand, it was a beautiful day and one that was well worth the 1 and a half hour bus ride. We spent most of it lying on the pebbles watching the ocean, but we also made sure to grap some fish n chips for dinner and Brighton Block for dessert.
There was also some pretty cool pier jumping off the 20 foot Brighton Pier, which I got on tape. Unfortunately, it is forbidden, so by the time I got up to go jump myself, the security guard escorted me away. Ahh, maybe next time. I was able to jump off a 10 ft. platform as a bit of a consolation, however. It made things better.
My experience in London has completely changed last Thursday when I rented a bike for the semester. It was only 40 pounds, and is my new favorite toy. I bought it with Jamie in Peckham, a southern part of London that would take almost 2 hrs to walk to from our flat, but we biked all the way back from there in just about an hour through rush hour traffic. It was so sweet--we rode over the Westminster Bridge, past Big Ben, wove in and out of traffic (on the left side!!) and even stopped at Trafalgar Square to watch the fountains. There's nothing quite like biking through London--it truly is an extreme sport. The town was founded over a thousand years ago, and the idea of a grid system wasn't so chic in those days, so figuring out some of the intersections can get suicidal. Still, the rush and fun found in doing it is more than worth it. Maybe, if I ride around enough and get a good enough feel for the city, I can get a job as a bike courrier.
Pictures of my trip to Brighton Beach and of my bike will be up shortly. Until then, you can check the first batch of my London pics here: http://www.pbase.com/berliner6/bens_gallery
There was also some pretty cool pier jumping off the 20 foot Brighton Pier, which I got on tape. Unfortunately, it is forbidden, so by the time I got up to go jump myself, the security guard escorted me away. Ahh, maybe next time. I was able to jump off a 10 ft. platform as a bit of a consolation, however. It made things better.
My experience in London has completely changed last Thursday when I rented a bike for the semester. It was only 40 pounds, and is my new favorite toy. I bought it with Jamie in Peckham, a southern part of London that would take almost 2 hrs to walk to from our flat, but we biked all the way back from there in just about an hour through rush hour traffic. It was so sweet--we rode over the Westminster Bridge, past Big Ben, wove in and out of traffic (on the left side!!) and even stopped at Trafalgar Square to watch the fountains. There's nothing quite like biking through London--it truly is an extreme sport. The town was founded over a thousand years ago, and the idea of a grid system wasn't so chic in those days, so figuring out some of the intersections can get suicidal. Still, the rush and fun found in doing it is more than worth it. Maybe, if I ride around enough and get a good enough feel for the city, I can get a job as a bike courrier.
Pictures of my trip to Brighton Beach and of my bike will be up shortly. Until then, you can check the first batch of my London pics here: http://www.pbase.com/berliner6/bens_gallery
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