Ok so Laura has headed home leaving me alone in London. I promised her that i would try to keep this blog guying. Don't get too excited though, my writing skills haven't progressed since the 4th grade so don't expect the same quality that Laura was providing.
Anyway, (btw be prepared for lots of sentences starting like this) Laura left me to head home from Heathrow Airport. It was sad to see her go both since we would not be seeing each either for nearly 3 months and because our amazing three months together in Europe had finally come to an end. I am remaining in London, at least for the time being, in order to apply for visas to Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China. Unfortunately it is most likely going to take far longer for me to get them all then i head previously thought. Apparently visas for foreign nationals take far longer to be processed then for UK and EU citizens. Wish i had known this early. Therefore my plans have to change.
Croatia is looking more and more unlikely and Scandanavia is looking unlikely too. Its alright though since i can remain in England until the train leaves in St Petersburg. To fill in time i hope to see lots and lots of london as well as get myself a Britrail pass (if it is in fact worth it) and explore as much of England, Wales and Scotland. The idea is to head off for a few days at a time and do some short walks or visit other landmarks before heading back to London to apply for the next visa in turn.
Ok so that is the boring stuff over and done with. Currently i am crashing at Martyn's house in London enjoying socialising with his room-mates that all seem to be heavy drinking Irishmen. Last night was fun, although i did pay for it the next day. Btw the stereotype about Irish drinking ability has so far seemed to be spot on. I'm a pathetic lightweight at the best of times but i never stood a chance.
Anyway till next time (hopefully i will have some interesting stories by then)
