Tasha & I went to Peterborough, where there is a giant mall - and I got this nifty little 'ruck sack' from Top Man.. I loved that store when I visited Dublin the last time... I am blanking on a lot of the details, but I do remember walking the wrong way to the car after getting off of the 'lift' = elevator. & also being very very stuffed from our meal (which has kept consistent this entire trip)
Random: toilets are so clever here! There's a little button for "half a flush" when you don't need as much water.. But this one.. Was hand censored. So you wave it over briefly for a short flush and hold it a long time for a large flush haha
It's funny because I had to take this photo twice.. The toilet paper require a long flush
Oh! & 'Car Parks' = Parking lots, are incredibly tight and tricky to navigate.. it was a bit frightening.. Tasha isn't... the best driver ha.
Her folks made a lovely meal for dinner.. & since Tasha had to leave for work, it was just us three! Her dad is fantastic at making soup. like. fantastic. (Photo already attached in previous post) I had seconds. and they laid out this spread of cheese, crackers, and oddly enough this jam! which is a British thing (so they told me) it was absolutely fabulous on my crackers.. it had the perfect blend of spicy, sweet, cheesy, and crunch. YUM.
The following day we went to Cromwell's Bar, which is in Huntingdon.
THEY TOOK SHOTS OF FLATLINER .. Which has tequila & TOBASCO SAUCE. EW.EW.EW.
we danced like crazy, it was hilarious! We ended up going to this Southern Fried Chicken place after to grab a bite to eat..
Oh & we visited a cemetery before ending the night! ha.
We took photos before we left:
The next morning George made omelets!! yummy scrumptious! I seriously HATE omelets, his were great. I don't know what this guy does!
We drove to the base & picked up the boys [Sidenote: Tasha lacks a rear view mirror. It no longer sticks to the windshield.. We can blame her shotty driving on that.. or the cellphone permanently fixed in her palm.. or ADHD. any of the three haha]
Anyways, we went to Cambridge! Where we at Fish & Chips! (I was a tad obsessed with fish & chips - AND mushy peas. They're the best. legit.)
(That's a fork exclusively for chips)
(Tasha wanted to do a Titanic pose - she actually did this last euro trip too haha) 
EPIC FAIL. The river wasn't even thankful when we poured it out.
When we got home, Tasha took me for a moped ride! First moped I've ever been on!
Bucket List : CHECK.
That night, we actually went BACK to Cambridge with a British friend of Tasha's from work! He was quirky.. It was a fun time :) we went to 'the club'. why on Earth London cannot name clubs and bars a little bit more creatively is beyond me. The first time we went to London, we went to 'the bar' or something like that.. maybe vice versa
Anyways, in between dancing to throwbacks [sidenote: OMG ENGLAND HAS NO SENSE OF MUSIC. I DONT UNDERSTAND. Their radios & clubs think that it's acceptable and normal to play hard rock, pop, country, reggae, classical music, 80's music, throwback music from my childhood, and only God knows what else during a thirty minute period.
one. that messes up a good dancing flow. two. that makes me want to drive a car off the road. I just can't believe we dance to Christina Aguilera's Stripped and Shaggy at the club. like, hey.. everyone knows I'm all for Christina.. but she has made music this decade!?
... I made a video of the ridiculousness - it's on Instagram..]
ANYWAYS: after jamming out, or trying to.. because, I guess in London.. guys think I want them.. like.. every 33 seconds.. we went outside.. where I disapproved of Tasha's smoking.. haha (hey someone has to care about her lungs!)
I would say I eavesdropped on the group of kids on the street, but.. let's be honest... anyone within a thirty mile radius knew that "Peter's friend from Primary school was here, and they haven't seen eachother since their wee ages" British people, with their accents and mannerism are absolutely hilarious intoxicated.
After an incredibly late night (because clubs close at 4:30 here, which means.. we don't get back til after 5.. that's toooooo much for my old bones)... We woke up & went to SPICELAND.. recommended by George.. Spiceland looks like the shiesty warehouse of spices from the outside..
We went into London the following day, but first stopped at an Underground Café for a bite to eat.. because our stomachs wouldn't make it any longer
Random: I have seen an abundance of gnomes in London...
I had googled Covent Garden, it was listed as a 'not so touristy' place to go in London.. So I really wanted to check it out, since we have seen most of the hot spots in London
Covent Garden actually has 4 performances going on in the streets all day long, everyday but Christmas! It was pretty cool! We watched a guy maneuver our of chains.. He wasn't as good as the street performer in Italy, but I think it's just because he was my first street performance. So I am a little biased.. And this guy talked too much. I was like.. bah. shut up and do the trick already!!
We walked from Covent Garden, down the streets & alleys.. looking for Lamb and Flag - a restaurant I had read about... where 'you can sit on the second floor, breath in fresh air.. and have lamb..' FALSE. this place was musky.. overpriced.. and ... by breathe in fresh air, they meant... sit next to the window with your head out of it.. then yes, I suppose you could haha!
We ended up eating at a genuine Italian restaurant where it was 2 courses + wine for 10.99.. HELL YEAH! AND we got to sit out side and watch people walk by! score! the food was fabulous.
We actually ended up at the guard posts where Ginette, Anel, Jarrod, Tasha & I took photos like the guards on our last trip! Tasha has become quite savvy with directions nowadays and located the nearest underground.. which was in Green Park.. where there were HUNDREDS of people just laying in the park, enjoying the day.
I NEED TO MOVE TO A CITY LIKE THIS.
Random: I saw this really great sign outside of a shop on the street!
We actually ended up grabbing a bite to eat at King's Cross station for the ride home: I got Pret A Manger. I love that place, I seriously want to work there! Their values are super cool.
I also stopped to get a 'super thick strawberry shake' from this random place.. where they had these:
the shake was not thick, it was the consistency of milk.. I wanted to question their advertisement. They did have really cool light fixtures tho!
This is from the drive home! HOW PRETTY!!?
The next day we went into St. Ives, which is a small town nearby.. it has the cutest little bridge over some water.. I took 100+ pictures of the houses, etc. We actually stopped into two 'thrift shops'.. except that their thrift shops here ALWAYS go directly to charity! Each shop donates to a different Charity.. it was very very cool! I actually got fitted with this really cool hat and pair of shades! I'm pretty proud. 5 Pounds 5 Pence for both!
My shopping this trip has been pretty minimal. Tasha wouldn't let me stop for fish & chips again.. so we went into this pub and got "Steak & Kidney Pie" with "mash and veg" IT WAS SCRUMPTIOUS. AND HUGE. Like, I tried so so so hard to finish everything on my plate.. it felt like Thanksgiving.. It was to die for.. and ... I get to say I've eaten organ meat. BUCKET LIST: CHECK. (I read all about organ meat in my Gulp Book.. so I'm pretty excited)
Anyway, we became entranced with this show playing at the pub .. it was called ... Nope can't remember. It was British tho
On the way home, I needed a nap. Seriously, between the Cider and food here.. I could nap after every meal..
Sidenote: they sometimes call dinner - Tea Time.. even if tea is not served! ha
After Tasha left for work, THE ICE CREAM TRUCK CAME ON HER STREET.
I RAN out of the house, barefoot.. after the truck. I didn't even want Ice Cream, I just can't recall the last time I ran after an Ice Cream Truck! I ended up getting a vanilla cone with 'Flake'.. which is this crumbly chocolate stick.. it's hard to explain.. but don't worry. I bought some to bring home! haha!!
I went on base later that night and watch movies with the boys until Tasha got off work.. I think this was the night we watched Twilight - the last movie. Kill me. We bitched about it, the entire length of the movie.. We've come to the conclusion that it's better as a 'group movie' because you can all rip it apart together ...
... I know I am mixed up somewhere in here because, we watched movies with the boys two nights in a row I believe... Brave, Twilight, Wreck it Ralph, True Blood... and I know that I was with them for like three nights hanging out...
Last night(now two nights Ago because I don't have wifi), I went over around 7ish and we went to go bowling at the bowling alley on base.. but there was a league there.. so I convinced them to get Fish & Chips at the local pub instead.. we got there.. and FOR SOME REASON THEY COULD NOT MAKE US FISH AND CHIPS. I was devastated to say the least. haha I sipped my Apple Cider Beer slowly while they all ate.. we went back to their dorm, watched Wreck it Ralph and ate the cookie dough pizza with crazy candy toppings that we bought from the pub as 'take away'.
YESTERDAY: Tasha and I woke up late, since we were up til 1 am. We went into town for FISH AND CHIPS AND MUSHY PEAS!
the last time I get them!! It was tasty. After we went to Tesco & I stocked up on mushy peas and British candy for the kids! We also realized that the pubs are severely overpricing their drinks.. we could buy 4 strongbow for 4 pounds.. when you buy a Strongbow or something comparable out.. its usually 4 pounds at least. NOT COOL. so we bought four.. for tonight.. We got back to her place and tried to crash pack. I attempted to organize my stuff & went for a bike ride around the town ( YES I KNOW, me. bike ride.) I actually wanted to bike into Broughton.. which is 3 miles away.. That failed. I was nervous my little legs would fail me and I would be stranded on the side of the road somewhere hahaha... but I did make it around the town, to a store to .. buy more candy for the kids... and friends... and to a cemetery, where I actually got to sketch & take photos... Now I've just been packing (and I took a shower, figured I'd let you know I'm clean mom.)
Random Story:
So one of these nights... the first night I went to visit the guys while Tasha was working... Muir was on facebook and told me to come over so we could chill. Well he called a cab for me, since he doesn't have a car.. I didn't realize how soon the car would get to Tashas house.. So I ended up running out of the house without my shoes even on.. (I figured I had a long enough car ride to do that) so I wasn't able to let Muir know that the cab picked me up.. I DID however tell him he needed to let me in past the gate.. and since he called.. he knew the cab would get me in twenty minutes...
we get to RAF... (the base)... and .. nope, no sign of Muir. Im like.. shit.. I had no cash on me, only credit cards.. well the issue is.. in London.. they have chips in the cards.. so swipe credit card readers are far and few between.. so I explain this to the driver.. she's nice.. she waits.. we wait.. for... 15 minutes probably.. meanwhile we call back the number she supposedly has that Muir called with.. it was a British lady. Fail.
I don't have his number! why would I, my phone doesn't work here.. I don't have Tashas phone number either! haha.. I'm like hmmm.... okay. this is bad.. so I walk up to the barbed wire gate with the military men's little station is.. I am like.. bla bla bla.. do you have a way to reach Muir..? they look flabbergasted... they are like.. "do you have his number". NO. "why not". I explain.. they look dumbfounded.. The military guy ends up giving me 20 pounds to pay the cab with... which I of course will repay.. but the issue still is.. Muir is no where to be found, and I cannot get on base without him. and I cannot contact him without wifi. which is no present.. so Im like okay, lets problem solve.. I ask to borrow their phone so I can use facebook to message him.. they look offended.. finally they let me... I try to send a message basically consisting of "MUIR, Im going to kill you. Im stranded at the gate house. I will murder you. HELP." It wont send. go figure! By this time, the guys are like.. okay..well what's this dudes name again.. I repeat it.. they look him up.. they're response.. "He's black"... ya!? so!? I didn't realize it was the 1950s and I wasn't aloud to have black friends!?? They question, again, why I don't have his number. I explain.. for the third time. Then. THEN. This kid drives up.. I recognize him from the night before, when we were all out dancing.. I've talked to him on two nights now.. Im like DUDE. TELL MUIR IM GOING TO KILL HIM. He's like....oooooookkaay! They even ask if he wants to sign me on the base.. hes like nah, ill go get him.. THIS DUDE was hanging out with us all night. I was like.. seriously!????? So at this point the guards are like.. wow... got left by two guys.. hows that feel.. Im like.. Im not offended at all. I'm not interested in either of them, thank you. grrrrrrrrrrrr... after 4 minutes, Muir walks up... haha
He paid the guard back, and we all went back to his dorm and watched movies.. it was fun. but I did have a heart attack up until that point.. I literally thought I was going to be in London.. stranded... trying to locate wifi somehow.. the worst part was, I didn't even have Tasha's London number.. Now I do! No worries! haha... Boys are a little slow.. He was like.. I was waiting for you to fb back!??? .... oy. thinking outside of the box is ... a skill. But I've honestly had a blast with them all :)
anyway.. overall. London has been absolutely fabulous. I've loved every second of it, I really wish I could have researched about The Black Tunnel and The Crypt prior to this trip.. They are really cool art places in London.. I guess next time. Let's pray there is a next time! Because there's still SO much I could do!!
Oh! & 'Car Parks' = Parking lots, are incredibly tight and tricky to navigate.. it was a bit frightening.. Tasha isn't... the best driver ha.
Her folks made a lovely meal for dinner.. & since Tasha had to leave for work, it was just us three! Her dad is fantastic at making soup. like. fantastic. (Photo already attached in previous post) I had seconds. and they laid out this spread of cheese, crackers, and oddly enough this jam! which is a British thing (so they told me) it was absolutely fabulous on my crackers.. it had the perfect blend of spicy, sweet, cheesy, and crunch. YUM.
The following day we went to Cromwell's Bar, which is in Huntingdon.
There we met up with a few of her military buddies! (I recognized some from the previous night at the Base Club)
THEY TOOK SHOTS OF FLATLINER .. Which has tequila & TOBASCO SAUCE. EW.EW.EW.
we danced like crazy, it was hilarious! We ended up going to this Southern Fried Chicken place after to grab a bite to eat..
where everyone at cheese burgers.. except for me! I ate a chicken sandwich, per recommendation, from the lovely Brit I met at the counter - we chatted it up while our meals were cooked! He actually roadtripped across the US a summer or two ago! It was quite nice to talk to him! Tasha creeped a picture of us talking:
The next morning George made omelets!! yummy scrumptious! I seriously HATE omelets, his were great. I don't know what this guy does!
We drove to the base & picked up the boys [Sidenote: Tasha lacks a rear view mirror. It no longer sticks to the windshield.. We can blame her shotty driving on that.. or the cellphone permanently fixed in her palm.. or ADHD. any of the three haha]
Anyways, we went to Cambridge! Where we at Fish & Chips! (I was a tad obsessed with fish & chips - AND mushy peas. They're the best. legit.)
So after touring the city (the market, side streets, really expensive clothing shops, and not walking up the 300 stairs of a church because it closed) we went Punting!
Yes, Punting... when I heard the word, I thought of.. football... our football. not soccer. And I did not want to partake in any such endeavor...
Punting... is like the boats they have in Italy! It was FABULOUS. and ridiculously heard to steer! I know, because we crashed 83,000 times.. into boats, trees, walls, etc. We had a 30 minute battle on what wine to buy for the punting ride... We bought one bottle of blush wine & two bottles of Apple Cider beer (both brands we have never tried before.. to be adventures)
Yes, Punting... when I heard the word, I thought of.. football... our football. not soccer. And I did not want to partake in any such endeavor...
Punting... is like the boats they have in Italy! It was FABULOUS. and ridiculously heard to steer! I know, because we crashed 83,000 times.. into boats, trees, walls, etc. We had a 30 minute battle on what wine to buy for the punting ride... We bought one bottle of blush wine & two bottles of Apple Cider beer (both brands we have never tried before.. to be adventures)
EPIC FAIL. The river wasn't even thankful when we poured it out.
When we got home, Tasha took me for a moped ride! First moped I've ever been on!
Bucket List : CHECK.
That night, we actually went BACK to Cambridge with a British friend of Tasha's from work! He was quirky.. It was a fun time :) we went to 'the club'. why on Earth London cannot name clubs and bars a little bit more creatively is beyond me. The first time we went to London, we went to 'the bar' or something like that.. maybe vice versa
Anyways, in between dancing to throwbacks [sidenote: OMG ENGLAND HAS NO SENSE OF MUSIC. I DONT UNDERSTAND. Their radios & clubs think that it's acceptable and normal to play hard rock, pop, country, reggae, classical music, 80's music, throwback music from my childhood, and only God knows what else during a thirty minute period.
one. that messes up a good dancing flow. two. that makes me want to drive a car off the road. I just can't believe we dance to Christina Aguilera's Stripped and Shaggy at the club. like, hey.. everyone knows I'm all for Christina.. but she has made music this decade!?
... I made a video of the ridiculousness - it's on Instagram..]
ANYWAYS: after jamming out, or trying to.. because, I guess in London.. guys think I want them.. like.. every 33 seconds.. we went outside.. where I disapproved of Tasha's smoking.. haha (hey someone has to care about her lungs!)
I would say I eavesdropped on the group of kids on the street, but.. let's be honest... anyone within a thirty mile radius knew that "Peter's friend from Primary school was here, and they haven't seen eachother since their wee ages" British people, with their accents and mannerism are absolutely hilarious intoxicated.
After an incredibly late night (because clubs close at 4:30 here, which means.. we don't get back til after 5.. that's toooooo much for my old bones)... We woke up & went to SPICELAND.. recommended by George.. Spiceland looks like the shiesty warehouse of spices from the outside..
BUT NO. Spiceland is a fancy schmancy Indian restaurant, equipped with coy pond and Indian Buffet
I filled up on two plates of Indian good-ness & two bowls of 'dessert goods' ... so ... after deep inspection.. I realized, that Brits put bananas and grapes in... cream? it. tastes. great.
Also, they have this yellow fruit, with a hard yellow rine. I couldn't figure out for the life of me what it was, so I ate it.. then made Tasha eat it... both of us sat there, bewildered by the taste. It was so very familiar.. yet, we couldn't place it.. finally we decided it was 'exotic pear' haha. false. I ended up asking a British lady that was loading her plate full of the yellow stuff...
she responds with "melon, of course."
melon. okay. melon. hello! there are so many melon varieties out there.. it sure wasn't water melon! but it made more sense.. it tasted like a mix between honeydew and cantaloupe.. we later saw this 'melon' in Tesco = equivalent to Walmart, & it is simply listed as 'melon'... so I have no idea what melon variety this is, but it was tasty!
My belly hurt after the Indian Buffet, but it did make me want to visit India. Now on my Bucket List.
Random: Cattery is a place in which.. you purchase cats.. not to eat. I checked...
Here's a photo of Tasha counting money while driving... see, I'm not crazy.. she really is a scary driver!!
I filled up on two plates of Indian good-ness & two bowls of 'dessert goods' ... so ... after deep inspection.. I realized, that Brits put bananas and grapes in... cream? it. tastes. great.
Also, they have this yellow fruit, with a hard yellow rine. I couldn't figure out for the life of me what it was, so I ate it.. then made Tasha eat it... both of us sat there, bewildered by the taste. It was so very familiar.. yet, we couldn't place it.. finally we decided it was 'exotic pear' haha. false. I ended up asking a British lady that was loading her plate full of the yellow stuff...
she responds with "melon, of course."
melon. okay. melon. hello! there are so many melon varieties out there.. it sure wasn't water melon! but it made more sense.. it tasted like a mix between honeydew and cantaloupe.. we later saw this 'melon' in Tesco = equivalent to Walmart, & it is simply listed as 'melon'... so I have no idea what melon variety this is, but it was tasty!
My belly hurt after the Indian Buffet, but it did make me want to visit India. Now on my Bucket List.
Random: Cattery is a place in which.. you purchase cats.. not to eat. I checked...
Here's a photo of Tasha counting money while driving... see, I'm not crazy.. she really is a scary driver!!
& here's a random shots of driving home: beautiful aye?
We went into London the following day, but first stopped at an Underground Café for a bite to eat.. because our stomachs wouldn't make it any longer
Random: I have seen an abundance of gnomes in London...
I had googled Covent Garden, it was listed as a 'not so touristy' place to go in London.. So I really wanted to check it out, since we have seen most of the hot spots in London
Covent Garden actually has 4 performances going on in the streets all day long, everyday but Christmas! It was pretty cool! We watched a guy maneuver our of chains.. He wasn't as good as the street performer in Italy, but I think it's just because he was my first street performance. So I am a little biased.. And this guy talked too much. I was like.. bah. shut up and do the trick already!!
We walked from Covent Garden, down the streets & alleys.. looking for Lamb and Flag - a restaurant I had read about... where 'you can sit on the second floor, breath in fresh air.. and have lamb..' FALSE. this place was musky.. overpriced.. and ... by breathe in fresh air, they meant... sit next to the window with your head out of it.. then yes, I suppose you could haha!
We ended up eating at a genuine Italian restaurant where it was 2 courses + wine for 10.99.. HELL YEAH! AND we got to sit out side and watch people walk by! score! the food was fabulous.
& once again we were stuffed to the brim. So stuffed in fact, we actually walked to a nearby park and took a little nap under a tree haha!
All the Brits were doing it! It is actually not illegal to drink alcohol in public in London, I guess.. because everyone had bottles & there were just groups of people laying around drinking, enjoying the sun...
after two hours probably.. we finally mosied our way toward Picadilly Circus (we walked through SOHO & Chinatown earlier, by the way)
All the Brits were doing it! It is actually not illegal to drink alcohol in public in London, I guess.. because everyone had bottles & there were just groups of people laying around drinking, enjoying the sun...
after two hours probably.. we finally mosied our way toward Picadilly Circus (we walked through SOHO & Chinatown earlier, by the way)
We actually ended up at the guard posts where Ginette, Anel, Jarrod, Tasha & I took photos like the guards on our last trip! Tasha has become quite savvy with directions nowadays and located the nearest underground.. which was in Green Park.. where there were HUNDREDS of people just laying in the park, enjoying the day.
I NEED TO MOVE TO A CITY LIKE THIS.
Random: I saw this really great sign outside of a shop on the street!
We actually ended up grabbing a bite to eat at King's Cross station for the ride home: I got Pret A Manger. I love that place, I seriously want to work there! Their values are super cool.
I also stopped to get a 'super thick strawberry shake' from this random place.. where they had these:
the shake was not thick, it was the consistency of milk.. I wanted to question their advertisement. They did have really cool light fixtures tho!
This is from the drive home! HOW PRETTY!!?
The next day we went into St. Ives, which is a small town nearby.. it has the cutest little bridge over some water.. I took 100+ pictures of the houses, etc. We actually stopped into two 'thrift shops'.. except that their thrift shops here ALWAYS go directly to charity! Each shop donates to a different Charity.. it was very very cool! I actually got fitted with this really cool hat and pair of shades! I'm pretty proud. 5 Pounds 5 Pence for both!
Anyway, we became entranced with this show playing at the pub .. it was called ... Nope can't remember. It was British tho
On the way home, I needed a nap. Seriously, between the Cider and food here.. I could nap after every meal..
Sidenote: they sometimes call dinner - Tea Time.. even if tea is not served! ha
After Tasha left for work, THE ICE CREAM TRUCK CAME ON HER STREET.
I RAN out of the house, barefoot.. after the truck. I didn't even want Ice Cream, I just can't recall the last time I ran after an Ice Cream Truck! I ended up getting a vanilla cone with 'Flake'.. which is this crumbly chocolate stick.. it's hard to explain.. but don't worry. I bought some to bring home! haha!!
I went on base later that night and watch movies with the boys until Tasha got off work.. I think this was the night we watched Twilight - the last movie. Kill me. We bitched about it, the entire length of the movie.. We've come to the conclusion that it's better as a 'group movie' because you can all rip it apart together ...
... I know I am mixed up somewhere in here because, we watched movies with the boys two nights in a row I believe... Brave, Twilight, Wreck it Ralph, True Blood... and I know that I was with them for like three nights hanging out...
Last night(now two nights Ago because I don't have wifi), I went over around 7ish and we went to go bowling at the bowling alley on base.. but there was a league there.. so I convinced them to get Fish & Chips at the local pub instead.. we got there.. and FOR SOME REASON THEY COULD NOT MAKE US FISH AND CHIPS. I was devastated to say the least. haha I sipped my Apple Cider Beer slowly while they all ate.. we went back to their dorm, watched Wreck it Ralph and ate the cookie dough pizza with crazy candy toppings that we bought from the pub as 'take away'.
YESTERDAY: Tasha and I woke up late, since we were up til 1 am. We went into town for FISH AND CHIPS AND MUSHY PEAS!
Random Story:
So one of these nights... the first night I went to visit the guys while Tasha was working... Muir was on facebook and told me to come over so we could chill. Well he called a cab for me, since he doesn't have a car.. I didn't realize how soon the car would get to Tashas house.. So I ended up running out of the house without my shoes even on.. (I figured I had a long enough car ride to do that) so I wasn't able to let Muir know that the cab picked me up.. I DID however tell him he needed to let me in past the gate.. and since he called.. he knew the cab would get me in twenty minutes...
we get to RAF... (the base)... and .. nope, no sign of Muir. Im like.. shit.. I had no cash on me, only credit cards.. well the issue is.. in London.. they have chips in the cards.. so swipe credit card readers are far and few between.. so I explain this to the driver.. she's nice.. she waits.. we wait.. for... 15 minutes probably.. meanwhile we call back the number she supposedly has that Muir called with.. it was a British lady. Fail.
I don't have his number! why would I, my phone doesn't work here.. I don't have Tashas phone number either! haha.. I'm like hmmm.... okay. this is bad.. so I walk up to the barbed wire gate with the military men's little station is.. I am like.. bla bla bla.. do you have a way to reach Muir..? they look flabbergasted... they are like.. "do you have his number". NO. "why not". I explain.. they look dumbfounded.. The military guy ends up giving me 20 pounds to pay the cab with... which I of course will repay.. but the issue still is.. Muir is no where to be found, and I cannot get on base without him. and I cannot contact him without wifi. which is no present.. so Im like okay, lets problem solve.. I ask to borrow their phone so I can use facebook to message him.. they look offended.. finally they let me... I try to send a message basically consisting of "MUIR, Im going to kill you. Im stranded at the gate house. I will murder you. HELP." It wont send. go figure! By this time, the guys are like.. okay..well what's this dudes name again.. I repeat it.. they look him up.. they're response.. "He's black"... ya!? so!? I didn't realize it was the 1950s and I wasn't aloud to have black friends!?? They question, again, why I don't have his number. I explain.. for the third time. Then. THEN. This kid drives up.. I recognize him from the night before, when we were all out dancing.. I've talked to him on two nights now.. Im like DUDE. TELL MUIR IM GOING TO KILL HIM. He's like....oooooookkaay! They even ask if he wants to sign me on the base.. hes like nah, ill go get him.. THIS DUDE was hanging out with us all night. I was like.. seriously!????? So at this point the guards are like.. wow... got left by two guys.. hows that feel.. Im like.. Im not offended at all. I'm not interested in either of them, thank you. grrrrrrrrrrrr... after 4 minutes, Muir walks up... haha
He paid the guard back, and we all went back to his dorm and watched movies.. it was fun. but I did have a heart attack up until that point.. I literally thought I was going to be in London.. stranded... trying to locate wifi somehow.. the worst part was, I didn't even have Tasha's London number.. Now I do! No worries! haha... Boys are a little slow.. He was like.. I was waiting for you to fb back!??? .... oy. thinking outside of the box is ... a skill. But I've honestly had a blast with them all :)
anyway.. overall. London has been absolutely fabulous. I've loved every second of it, I really wish I could have researched about The Black Tunnel and The Crypt prior to this trip.. They are really cool art places in London.. I guess next time. Let's pray there is a next time! Because there's still SO much I could do!!
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