London Newbie

Within 2 minutes of walking out of London Victoria station I watched someone get arrested, I pulled my coat around me as a security blanket and took a see breath. This place is no Worthing, where the most thrilling thing to happen this week was...erm...nothing.

I tried to stride confidently into the station to look like 'one of them' (a Londoner), but the edge was taken off when I saw someone trip up a flight of stairs, and an old man laughing to himself. I don't think I will have to hide any of my quirks here.

I got to the right tube station and out of it like a pro, I also then got lost- like a pro.

Maps and navigation are not my strong point, I hated orienteering at school so finding my way around London was not going to be as easy as I had first thought.

I took what I thought was the correct path down a long road, a long road full of giant mansions. I thought I had hit the jackpot and may even have a chance of spotting Johnny Depp. What a fool.

I walked for 15 minutes following the vague directions I had and ended up at regents park. My accommodation said nothing about having to camp, so I Googled where I was and obviously I had gone in the total opposite direction.

I huffed my way back to the tube station, thankfully the rain held off and when I spotted a mattress down a side street, guessed I was on the right track.

Sure enough I was and my impressive looking hostel was on my right. I would prefer to call it a hotel as before I left my boyfriend asked me if I had seen the film Hostel. Thanks, I will be sleeping with my tweezers under my bunk bed tonight.

Don't gasp in horror at the thought of bunk beds, they are actually alright. I am on the top bunk of two. There are three tier bunk beds and as I don't like heights, I am grateful I am not on one of those.

There is a bar here open until midnight but I decided to go out and explore instead.

It was half ten at night so I just wanted a quick peek before hitting the hay. Much to my delight, there is a Mc Donald's two minutes walk away and even an ice cream place, which is open until midnight. Perfect.

I've found a cinema, gym, library, copious amounts of shops and a couple of pubs. I think I'm going to like it here.

There is even free tea and coffee in the lounge which is brimming with people from all over the world.

I'm too tired to make conversation, so it is bed time for me. I hope I don't keep my roommates awake with my snoring, else I might not make any friends.

Night, night

From LN

(London Newbie)

I apologise for the lack of pictures, I have the mattress picture and room pictures but nothing will upload to my blog and I am too tired and simple to figure it out right now.)