80s girl

Saw her today near the Seine.

When in Rome ...

Some photos from my time in Italy. Venice, Florence, and Rome were among the cities I visited. After 2 weeks of dreary cold weather in Western Europe, the heat of the Mediterranean sun bombarded all senses and weighed down all my limbs. Moving through streets spilling with tourists became a the biggest mission for which the reward was often gelato. There, it's cheap and tasty.

Italy has such a rich history which is so beautifully preserved. The architecture is amazing. The food is delicious. Even the cobblestone streets are nice to look at. Easily one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Then again I haven't been to much of the world, but anyway...

Venice: looking over a canal from the restaurant balcony / lunch entree: squid ink spaghetti / house on the water / by the pier, waiting for the ferry

In Florence: Hilltop view overlooking the city / flowers on the way down the hill

Rome: Bernini's Four Rivers

Vaticano: ceilings of St Peter's Basilica

An English Short Story

It's currently 9:25pm Monday in London (should be Tuesday morning in Sydney) and while at home my mindset would be along the lines of 'the night is young', being a tourist is no easy task. I am so bloody exhausted.

So after 203487 hours of flight and a night of rest, we finally left this morning to do some proper exploring of the city. We made a visit to Covent Garden in time to see the markets go from set up into full swing in about half an hour. I was looking for Topshop, which according to the website I could find at Covent Garden. When I made it to the address it was still under construction and it was sprinkling and it was so disheartening.  Then we walked back to the other side of the station and dropped into some shops - Cath Kidston, Urban Outfitters, Office. That was generally exciting having been a long time lurker of foreign brands. To finally step foot into the physical store. Ah, retail catharsis. Didn't manage to buy anything from UO though because mum was in a rush and oh well. it's okay. NEXT TIME!

Afterwards we paid a visit to Westminster Abbey to walk around the Big Ben/Houses of Parliament/Westminster Abbey and take photos and be tourists. I tried to beast composition and have vectors n shiz going through the photos but wow I realise now my focusing is so bad. Big Ben did its thing but because it was only 1pm there was only 1 bong. I'll cherish that bong. After that, we went to The British Museum (where I took the photo - wreath from anc Greece), which I enjoyed very much. And now I am too tired to elaborate.

Good night.

PS I now realise why the weather here is notorious. It's as cold as winter in Sydney ggqqpp