Back in Paris after 4 (5?) days in Reims with Lap's Aunt and family. Saw another Notre Dame of something, where the french kings used to be coronated or somesuch. Champagne cellar-caves were also visited. Ate really well :D

Going to Nice on thursday via TGV, the train big fast

So, I spent a week (8 days) in Paris, three of them with Lap. Now we're in Reims, but, Paris. Paris smells, is my strongest impression. The city is really pretty filthy, and at times the stench reminded me of Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. Like, people don't clean up after their animals, or apparently even after themselves, rubbish, etc ( Read more... )

harkon: The hostel has free breakfast.
chifley: Oh yeah, I'm so stuffing that in.
chifley: The idea is to eat enough so that you can skip lunch.
harkon: What?!
harkon: The idea is to eat enough so that you don't have to eat again until lunch.

Hello kids, not dead yet ( Read more... )

So I went to the Post Office to post a letter - Willesden Post Office, to be precise. I discovered that this london post office does not sell envelopes... that is way wrong, yeah? I mean, I don't think I've ever posted a letter before, so I don't have my finger on the post office pulse, but if someone had asked me where to get an envelope, the post ( Read more... )

I'm working two days a week sorting magic cards, a job which I got through literally the only person I knew in London. Two days a week isn't much; it is basically breaking even with a week's accomodation and a week's food, or coming up a little short - so I'm going to try to find some other work, since I'd like to be able to go out or something ( Read more... )

Still in London; I've moved to a slighty cheaper hostel that is slightly further from the center of town - but it has several other advantages: free breakfast, less people, better kitchens and a better common area. I've got a week here, but I might extend it. Right now the plan is to spend two months working in London to bolster the money reserves ( Read more... )

So yeah, got to London successfully. I got a window seat, with an empty aisle seat next to me, so mise - but then I discovered that even with two seats, I can't find enough room to be comfortable and sleep. It was like, this one time, there was a pea under my mattress. Man, I could not sleep that night ( Read more... )

Currntely in the airport waiting to board my plane to London, an hour till I board then 13 hours in the air. Superb -_ ( Read more... )

Jakarta is a pretty crap city fyi. It is really crowded and has incredible traffic. It is pretty hot although it gets a sea breeze so it isn't as hot as KL. It smells. It is loud. It seems like the only good thing about it is that it is cheap, but that is partly due to our country, so jakarta can't take full credit for that.

Walked down to the old ( Read more... )