Abroad Excursion!

[Mac]

I feel bad in leaving my buddies behind but from June 6 to June 20 I will be going on a learning experience trip to Europe! Yeahs for Europe! We will be visiting:

London,
Paris,
Switzerland (i'm looking forward to here the most),
Venice,
Florence,
and Rome!

If I have time to snag a quick look in a internet cafe I'll try but no promises can be made sadly. I'm hoping to be inspired enough to develop a plot or something. . . .

[Ru'Thor]

Venice? VENICE? VENICE?!?! You're going to VENICE and you're not taking ME?? *spasms* Venice is the greatest city EVER! Where else is it impossible to get run over by cars? Where else can you ride in a boat that looks like a banana? VENICE!

*sniffs* Have fun Mac! Take pictures! Get them onto the site! Of VENICE! lol

[Lali]

*runs in circles*

AAAAH!! You're crossing the Atlantic and I don't think I can get to London for whatever day you're there!!

Nwargh!

You'll only be four hundred miles away instead of four thousand!!!

Which day are you in London, by the way?

[Ru'Thor]

*thinks* Bring back pictures of London, too! For my Computer Ap project! Stupid, stupid, stupid computer ap.

Speaking of the stupid project... Lali, do you know any interesting places in London that a tourist would like to see? I can't find anything good.

[Shira]

IF ANYONE IS GOING TO BE IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA:

Don't be afraid to drop me a pm. With enough time (and some transportation) I would love to meet someone to hang out, chat, whatever.

Just so ya know.

[Mac]

Haha, we fly into London on June 6 but only spend a day or two there. I get to see The Phantom of the Opera there too.

Pictures? I'm gonna take tons! My sony card right now can hold like five hundred. . .

I forgot about the internet cafes in Europe. If I have any free time to spare near one I'll pop some pics up on a board if I can or post an update. I'm keeping a journal so hopefully I'll have everything covered.

Yeah, Venice. anyone read The Thief Lord? I saw it in blockbuster the other day and was tempted to get it. The same german lady also wrote Inkheart and it's sequel.

I went to Chicago a few years back to visit a friend and abosolutely fell in love with the Cheesecake Factory. It was heaven. . .

[Ru'Thor]

*waves* I LOVE that book. I saw the movie, it was actually really good. There were a few things changed, like Scipio found Prosper and Bo instead of Hornet, and they had just gotten there instead of been there for a while, but it was really good.

I like Inkheart and Inkspell, too. And Dragon Rider. Heck, I love Cornelia Funke. I mean, dude... she's got FUNK right in her name!

*crickets chirp*

Eh... bad joke.

[Lali]

*squeals*

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!!

Argh, and you're there on the day I have my Further Maths exam, so I've no chance of skipping on down.

*dances* POTO ROCKS! It's SO SO good!! Enjoy. Take lots of spending money. The t-shirts are about 20 pound each. (That's about 40, 45 dollars, I think. Roughly. I could be adding conversions the wrong way round.)

Cool places in London that tourists must go to see:
Tower Bridge
The Tower of London
Buckingham Palace (to be seen from a distance, they don't let people in, as far as I'm aware)
Hyde Park! (Very nice place - mention Speaker's Corner, where anyone can get up on a soapbox and rant on about whatever they feel like)
HAMLEYS - GIANT toyshop!
Harrods - very nice, very exclusive, very expensive clothes and stuff shop.
The London Eye - a really slow giant ferris wheel that's quite cool but bizarre
The British Museum!! - Tutankhamun's stuff! HURRAH!
The Science Museum - loads of fun stuff here
The Natural History Museum - very famous, but I don't recall going there myself. I probably have though.
The Victoria and Albert Museum - VERY big, very very pretty. Has LOTS of stuff, including a room dedicated to Japanese swords... *drool*
Leicester Scquare - all the big cinemas are here, including the Odeon where they present the BAFTAs (our version of the Oscars, in case you didn't know And I've been there! Saw Monsters INC there. Great place.)
Downing Street
Cabinet War Rooms
Westminster Abbey
Trafalgar Square (with Nelson's column - the really famous square)
Madame Tussauds
MI6 Headquarters!! (Ahem. Yesh. If you've seen the latest Bond films, it's always amusing to see the real MI6 place, which they did film...)
All tourists must also use the Tube at some point. It's one of the best ways to get around.

Um. I'm sure I've forgotten some really obvious stuff, but I've gotta run in a moment and there's another thread Ru's posted on that I must dash and have a look at, so tata! I'll check back tonight and add more.

Modified to add a ton of stuff that I did forget (that was really obvious....). And I now sound like a crazy tour guide. Ace.

[Ru'Thor]

lol. I saw Phantom of the Opera when it came to Pittsburgh, it was AWESOME. I got a T-shirt with the phantom's mask and a rose... the mask GLOWS IN THE DARK. *drools*

And thanks, Lali, that really helped. I got a ton done in class today. ^_^ Can't wait until this stupid project is done...

[Lali]

Flying visit before my driving lesson just to yell:

I FORGOT BIG BEN! Argh how could I, add that in Ru, and the Houses of Parliament!

[Mac]

Haha, thanks for the list but sadly I only get one free day in London. *sigh* My job will have to do something with traveling because I'm fascinated with foreign countries.

[Mac]

I am truly beating myself upside emotionally and mentally. I hope everyone will forgive my abscence- I've been working my butt off and trying to find myself and what i really want to do. Enough about my troubles! I will try to post as soon as I get back [the 21st] or sooner if I have some down time in an internet cafe. I'm trully sorry again but I just had to post something because it's midnight my time and I leave at 9 am in the morning. I hope I will make it up to all when I return by dazzling everyone with 398 pictures and amazing posts!

Ciao, my fellow roleplayers, I shall see thee in two weeks.

[Lali]

Ciao, Mac! Have fun!

[Mac]

Had a blast in London, it is a tad over rated for there is nothing to do after things close for 17 aged peeps if ya know what I mean. Saw the tower of London and Windsor Castle, that was AWESOME. Have some great ideas, keeeping a journal, took tons of pics. Sorry this is a crappy post I only have 30 min. No jet lag luckily. Next stop Paris!

[Lali]

Whoot! Updates!

And, in defence of London, there are plenty of pubs 'n' clubs 'n' such, if you know where to look... And there are always the many many shows which run reasonably late at night...

Ah well. Maybe next time!