I heart Topshop

So we are in warm Italy at the moment, but yet again, I've been lazy and haven't updated since we were in London! We had a great time in London, me maybe more so than Trent, as I got to catch up with two great friends while we were in town! One night we had several drinks at where else but the Walkabout (my friend Brendan works here) and tried the berry cider which i now wish they served in Oz...and the other I went and had dinner with Holly. I think it made a big differene in how I was feeling to be able to chat with friends again... We haven't met very many interesting people, believe it or not, on our travels so it was brilliant to see them. Im starting to think that I like my own friends too much that Ive become very picky with meeting new people! They're just so substandard haha.
As I said in the previous blog, we took in the 'usual' sites and visited Topshop about 946 times. It made me very sad that I couldnt buy anything :( When Im rich and famous I am going to fly to London for the weekend just to buy shoes and clothes :) They truly have the best fashion there that I have seen anywhere...sigh
So anyway, we didn't eat fantastically in London because of the prices, so we abused Tescoe's good nature everday by buying them out of 2 pound pastas and sandwhiches. 'I wish there was a Tescoe around here' is my new line wherever we go now....
We also visited the Camden markets on our last day in town, which was great, really worth having a look at the vintage area! If you were living in London you could truly have an eclectic mix of homewares, clothing etc for cheap prices...I loved the vintage suitcases, I wish i could have brought one home....
Trent had an unusual experience in our gigantic backpackers one evening....he went to the toilet and someone asked him to pee into a bottle for him...when he told me I thought he needed some clean urine for testing, but the guy assured him it was from a jellyfish sting he acquired in Spain...a likely story haha.
Umm what else did we get up to.....erm, we went to see The Lion King at West End.. That was a great show, the childrens lead parts were a let down, but the set was phenomenal..very impressive and we're glad we forked out the cash for a show. Overall, I really enjoyed London. I think I could have lived and worked there, but being coastal at the core of me, I would have needed a predetermined amount of time there. Just some light at the end of the tunnel I think. And on the other hand I can see how others don't enjoy London..it is busy, noisy, hectic..all those things, but the mix of fashion, art, parks, experiences is too rich not to enjoy. I'm glad we spent less than a week there, and then moved on to Edinburgh.

Edinburgh is just a lovely city. Lush green gardens break up the city like no other place we've been. Roaming the city is more of a pleasure when you arent faced with wall upon wall upon sidewalk upon building of concrete. And having a castle overlooking the city isn't too bad either..
We were really fortunate to be able to stay with an old friend of mine, Kingy, who has scored the ultimate situation in Edinburgh. Kingy is living in a really lovely neighbourhood, in a beautiful apartment, while coaching and playing cricket...what a life! Kingy and his lovely room mates let us sleep on their couch, and I can tell you after being in hostels and crummy hotels for 2 months, being in an apartment was phenomenal!
NOTE TO SELF....FINISH BLOG NEXT TIME!! STILL TO COME...EDINBURGH SITES, FLORENCE AND ROME!!
Sorry for the crappy ending, but I really must get off the internet!! Greece tomorrow, need sleep!!! LOVE FROM US xoxox