Well, time is flying once again - sometimes it is so difficult to know where it all goes. Before the finer details of my final two days in Londres fades away I suppose I better share them. Hannah and I continued to receive top class hospitality from the Treacy family on Wednesday and Thursday which included a free quality tour guide named “Simon.” On Wednesday morning Hannah, Simon, and I were dropped off at the Fleet train station and caught a very brisk 40 minute train into Waterloo station in central London.
Our adventures got underway quickly. The first morning we (Hannah and I) spent in Fleet included a scrumptious English breakfast (of course, with fresh milk off the door step) and a trip to Fleet high street. While Simon attended to some optometry business Hannah and I explored the streets and open buildings. I found it surprisingly difficult to navigate the streets, not because there was an overwhelming amount of traffic and not because I couldn’t read the signs, but rather because of the unnatural flow of traffic.
The kick off to my next adventure this fall started off with a lovely five day visit to my good friend Simon Treacy in Fleet, Hampshire, UK. I met Simon in Granada via a mutual friend’s birthday party last March and our friendship continuously grew from there. We shared many experiences in Spain together but perhaps one of the most entertaining aspects of our relationship is our perspectives of one another’s lifestyle, language, and culture. I had never really known a true “Brit” and so my knowledge of the United Kingdom was very limited. Furthermore we found ourselves to get on quite well and our routine exchange of banter was something to which I looked forward everyday.
My friends Simon and Hannah in front of parliament.
One of the most rewarding aspects of gaining an international friend is the chance to go visit him/her. My good Spanish friend, Hannah, and I were very fortunate to be offered to stay at the Treacy residence for several days while Simon showed us what he knew about the London area. Read the rest of this entry »
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