Well, yes we did and travelled to many other great US destinations which I will endeavour to up date you on but right now we are actually in London.
We arrived on 1 August 2008. It was 17c and raining and has barely stopped since. To be honest we have been a bit flat since we arrived. The USA, while it has its warts is vibrant, energetic and in your face and London feels stodgy in comparison. We have been living in a hostel which costs a fortune. 180pounds a week for a small room with a double bunk, a sink and a fridge. The other people here are like us; broke, looking for work and somewhere cheaper to live just younger. Alan took down every scaffold number on the buildings that we saw and has managed to get a job with a scaffolding company doing casual work. I have my name with the recruitment agency and am waiting to see what happens. If I hear nothing in the next week I will send my own CV out to different places.
We have been looking for a flat and have had an unpleasant encounter with someone who after a few emails was very certain that we should go to Western Union and send money to each other so he could be sure we had the cash. He sounded more and more sus so we told him we were no longer interested. A lot of people find work and accommodation on a website called Gumtree but I think there may be plenty of shiesters on there ready to rip you off. The real estate agents here charge 79pounds just to release the stuff on their books. I think its probably better to pay it than have to put up with these other people.
Anyway we have been into town and had a look at the tower bridge and walked around Kensington Gardens and the Kensington Palace but we cant afford to go inside yet. We also wandered around Greenwich yesterday which is a lovely area. The Cutty Sark which was moored there unfortunately burned and only the hull is left. Such a shame.
I will keep adding our other adventures in America as I can. Its been difficult getting to an internet spot and having the time to do it. So sorry if its out of sequence.
2 comments:
Hi Leonie
Missing you and very jealous of your adventures, hoping you update soon with the job news.
Enjoyed Texas part, as we also went to the Alamo where Ben spent ages chasing the chipmonks alover the grounds!
Waiting to hear from our Houston friends since the latest hurricane/storm this week. Love Michelle
Very sad about the hurricane. i saw the beautiful houses in the paper standing in water, totally washed out and destroyed with only a few standing.
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