Freezing cold, but "fine for some".

Hey all,

What up?

It's been a while...I'm afraid I'm just getting lazier and lazier with the blogging. I've also become really terrible at keeping in touch with people - if anyone who's reading this is waiting for an email from me I'm sorry! It'll be on it's way soon.

Last week I went to see Easy A in Leicester Square. Everyone at home had been raving about it so I couldn't resist. It was amazing. I wish I was Emma Stone...I want my life to be like an 80's movie! Anyway, when I left the cinema they were setting up outside for the world premiere of The Chronicals of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lame, right? They're really not very good movies. But then I saw on the big screen that Liam Neeson was going to be there! Anyone who knows me at all will be aware that I am deeply in love with Liam Neeson, so, obviously, I stood outside the cinema until all the 'stars' went through. Really the only other cool people were Ben Barnes and Skandar. And it was only cool to see Skandar because I'd been paying him out for his silly name just a few days earlier. Anyway, the point of this story is that I saw Liam Neeson right up close! I did manage eye contact (he looked my way when I started squealing in a very embarrassing, fan girly way) but failed to seduce him...*sigh*

The next day I got up at 3am to head out to Heathrow to pick Mum up. Two night buses and a half hour train later I arrived, still half asleep. I then got an espresso with three sugars to wake me up...apparently that's bad for you though...

We had a lovely couple of days in London. We went to see The Phantom of the Opera, which was amazing! I love theatre, especially musicals, and this was a top production! All of the performers were amazing. I had 'Past the point of no return' going round in my head for days. This was an improvement though, since Paris I'd had that 'Fuck you' song stuck in my and would break out into song on the streets every now and then... People didn't seem to appreciate it much - partly cos I really cant sing...mostly because I kept accidently making eye contact with randoms as I sang the chorus...

Me at Her Majesty's Theatre

We also went to see Jersey Boys, which was also incredible. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Phantom because I didn't know all of the music, but it was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I wish I could do that in Canberra...actually I kind of do do that in Canberra - whenever any of my friends at home are in a production my grandpa and I have dinner and a night at the theatre, it's fabulous. The next one on the list is Oklahoma starring dear Mat CO - It better be a good one Matty <3

We also went to Portobello Road market one day. It was pretty cool, but it was really cold and crowded. There were lots of stalls selling Christmas trees there and at one I was this old guy buy a tree, hoist in onto his shoulder, take his granddaughters hand and walk off down the street. I just thought it was really lovely.

And I found a TARDIS! Or, rather, I found a Police Box. Very exciting.

After a few days in London we got the train to Edinburgh. The weather had been pretty shocking in London. Freezing cold, compacted ice, snow, etc. We'd heard that the weather was worse in Scotland but all of the weather reports we saw were so useless and vague. All featuring the same blonde chick saying thoroughly unhelpful things like "Lots of freezing fog, but fine for some" while pointing at a map of the country with no temperatures for any city other than London - one of my British friends told me that that's because London spends so much of it's time dealing with the world it forgets that the rest of the country exists...I'm inclined to agree with her. As a result of said 'weather reports' it was a bit of a shock when we got to Edinburgh and it was completely frozen over! I have never been so cold!

A snow covered castle.

People weren't too keen on these seats...

Except this guy.

Leaky pipes.

I love playing in the snow!

Arthur's Seat looking a little different.

My favourite cemetery in Edinburgh...not that I was hanging out in them or anything...

View of the Old Town from Waverly Bridge.

The Old Town from Princes Park.

 

Our last day in Edinburgh - this is as clear as the streets got.

Despite the cold weather I still love Edinburgh. So so so much! I just want to be Scottish! We had a lovely couple of days. We walked all around, went into the castle, went to the Christmas markets and we went to a hilarious shop called Appy Feet where you stick your feet into a tank full of little fish and they massage your feet while removing the dead skin...sounds kind of gross, but it actually was just hilarious.

We were a bit concerned that we were going to get stuck in Edinburgh (that would've been too bad, eh?) but then it 'warmed up' and the snow started to melt away a bit. We're now in York which is lovely, but I'll talk about it in my next post.

Love you xx.